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Middle-aged Newbury man crashed scooter after drinking

02 October 2014
Middle-aged Newbury man crashed scooter after drinking

Middle-aged Newbury man crashed scooter after drinking

02 October 2014

A middle-aged Newbury man who knocked himself unconscious after attempting to do a ‘wheelie’ on a petrol powered scooter had been drinking, magistrates…


A34 at Sutton Scotney remains closed

01 October 2014
A34 at Sutton Scotney remains closed

A34 at Sutton Scotney remains closed

01 October 2014

THE A34 northbound at Sutton Scotney remains closed - and is likely to for some time - after a lorry overturned earlier this morning. The road is closed…


Former Lambourn Primary pupils reunite after 50 years

29 September 2014
Former Lambourn Primary pupils reunite after 50 years

Former Lambourn Primary pupils reunite after 50 years

29 September 2014

MORE than half a century on, former Lambourn Primary School pupils have staged an emotional reunion. They came from around the world after Janet Yuill…


Beech Hill questions whether traveller site plans are legal

29 September 2014
Beech Hill questions whether traveller site plans are legal

Beech Hill questions whether traveller site plans are legal

29 September 2014

BEECH Hill parish council has questioned whether the district council’s proposals for a gypsy/travellers site in the village is legal. The land at Clappers…


Padworth Village Hall reopens after £150,000 refurbishment

28 September 2014
Padworth Village Hall reopens after £150,000 refurbishment

Padworth Village Hall reopens after £150,000 refurbishment

28 September 2014

PADWORTH Village Hall was officially re-opened to the public on Friday, following a £150,000 refurbishment project. More than 100 local residents and…


Exhibition to remember WW1 Lambourn village life

27 September 2014
Exhibition to remember WW1 Lambourn village life

Exhibition to remember WW1 Lambourn village life

27 September 2014

LIFE in Lambourn during the First World War will be brought back to life in a special exhibition commemorating the village’s fallen. The Patronal Festival…


Trinity School opens new sixth form centre

26 September 2014
Trinity School opens new sixth form centre

Trinity School opens new sixth form centre

26 September 2014

TRINITY School has opened a new state-of-the-art sixth form centre. The centre was opened by Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading, Sir David Bell,…


Council gets tough with Parkway homes developer

25 September 2014
Council gets tough with Parkway homes developer

Council gets tough with Parkway homes developer

25 September 2014

WEST Berkshire Council has finally lost patience with its Parkway partner, Standard Life Investments (SLI), claiming the developer is preventing vital…


'Unplayable' Victoria Park tennis courts closed due to cracks

23 September 2014
'Unplayable' Victoria Park tennis courts closed due to cracks

'Unplayable' Victoria Park tennis courts closed due to cracks

23 September 2014

THE popular tennis courts in Victoria Park have become the latest victim of subsidence damage. Newbury Town Council said it had taken the decision to…


Huge turnout for Royal County of Berkshire Show

22 September 2014
Huge turnout for Royal County of Berkshire Show

Huge turnout for Royal County of Berkshire Show

22 September 2014

THIS year's Royal County of Berkshire Show is being hailed as a huge success after a crowd of more than 60,000 people crammed into the Newbury Showground…


Bayer employees complete Newbury to Paris bike ride

22 September 2014
Bayer employees complete Newbury to Paris bike ride

Bayer employees complete Newbury to Paris bike ride

22 September 2014

FORTY-ONE Bayer employees set off from the company’s offices in Newbury recently to embark on an gruelling 250-mile, three-day bike ride to Paris.


Kintbury toilet funding options put to public consultation

22 September 2014
Kintbury toilet funding options put to public consultation

Kintbury toilet funding options put to public consultation

22 September 2014

KINTBURY residents are being invited to comment on whether they want the parish council to pay more than £10,000 a year to keep the village’s public toilets…


This week's 'My Newbury' picture

21 September 2014
This week's 'My Newbury' picture

This week's 'My Newbury' picture

21 September 2014

AUTUMN may have officially arrived, but West Berkshire is still basking in beautiful weather and above average temperatures - as this week’s My Newbury…


What's on today (Sat)

20 September 2014
What's on today (Sat)

What's on today (Sat)

20 September 2014

THE Royal County of Berkshire Show is just one of the many events that will be keeping families entertained throughout the district today. More than 60,000…


More than 60,000 expected at Royal County of Berkshire Show

20 September 2014
More than 60,000 expected at Royal County of Berkshire Show

More than 60,000 expected at Royal County of Berkshire Show

20 September 2014

THERE will be flying daredevil motorcyclists, celebrity appearances and more than 2,000 animals on display at the Royal County of Berkshire Show this…


What do you do with a problem like Shaw House?

19 September 2014
What do you do with a problem like Shaw House?

What do you do with a problem like Shaw House?

19 September 2014

THE headline reflects the question being asked after West Berkshire Council was accused of wasting £1m of taxpayers’ money over the last six years in…


More than 60,000 expected at Royal County of Berkshire Show

19 September 2014
More than 60,000 expected at Royal County of Berkshire Show

More than 60,000 expected at Royal County of Berkshire Show

19 September 2014

THERE will be flying daredevil motorcyclists, celebrity appearances and more than 2,000 animals on display as the Royal County of Berkshire Show returns…


Time set to be called on Duchess of Cambridge's local pub - exclusive

18 September 2014
Time set to be called on Duchess of Cambridge's local pub - exclusive

Time set to be called on Duchess of Cambridge's local pub - exclusive

18 September 2014

TIME is set to be called on the Duchess of Cambridge’s ‘local’ pub, the Newbury Weekly News can exclusively reveal. John Haley, the landlord of The Old…


Dog breeding centre plans approved despite strong objections

16 September 2014
Dog breeding centre plans approved despite strong objections

Dog breeding centre plans approved despite strong objections

16 September 2014

PLANS to relocate a dog breeding centre to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been approved, despite more than 100 objections, including those…


Council puts up new Park Way bridge warning signs

12 September 2014
Council puts up new Park Way bridge warning signs

Council puts up new Park Way bridge warning signs

12 September 2014

WEST Berkshire Council has responded to pressure to make the signage at Park Way bridge in Newbury more clear - by putting up two new signs warning motorists…


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