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Newbury mother and daughter's gruelling challenges for charity

20 August 2014
Newbury mother and daughter's gruelling challenges for charity

Newbury mother and daughter's gruelling challenges for charity

20 August 2014

A MOTHER and daughter from Newbury will push themselves to the limit by taking part in two gruelling endurance challenges to raise money for two cancer…


Search still on for Northbrook Street jewellery thieves

19 August 2014
Search still on for Northbrook Street jewellery thieves

Search still on for Northbrook Street jewellery thieves

19 August 2014

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men stole a large amount of jewellery from Earnest Jones in Northbrook Street on Monday. At 3.25am , two…


World War One commemorative ale presented to soldier's families

19 August 2014
World War One commemorative ale presented to soldier's families

World War One commemorative ale presented to soldier's families

19 August 2014

BOTTLES of ale brewed by a local brewery to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War were presented to the families of local soldiers recently.…


Police searching for man after 17-year-old is sexually assaulted in Newbury

18 August 2014
Police searching for man after 17-year-old is sexually assaulted in Newbury

Police searching for man after 17-year-old is sexually assaulted in Newbury

18 August 2014

POLICE are searching for a man in his late twenties after reports that a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Newbury last night (Sun). A spokeswoman…


Thieves ransack Northbrook Street jewellers

18 August 2014
Thieves ransack Northbrook Street jewellers

Thieves ransack Northbrook Street jewellers

18 August 2014

[caption id="attachment_100565" align="alignright" width="345"] Pic by Phil Cannings[/caption] THIEVES have made off with several items of jewellery after…


Thornford Park Hospital promises to up security following patient's escape

18 August 2014
Thornford Park Hospital promises to up security following patient's escape

Thornford Park Hospital promises to up security following patient's escape

18 August 2014

THORNFORD Park Hospital has promised to step up its security after one of its patients escaped from the Crookham Common site last month. The hospital…


Victoria Park to host first ever Newbury Youth Fest today (Sun)

17 August 2014
Victoria Park to host first ever Newbury Youth Fest today (Sun)

Victoria Park to host first ever Newbury Youth Fest today (Sun)

17 August 2014

AN exciting line-up of local musicians will take to the stage in Victoria Park today (Sun) for the first-ever Newbury Youth Fest. The event, which is…


Missing Burghfield man found safe and well

15 August 2014
Missing Burghfield man found safe and well

Missing Burghfield man found safe and well

15 August 2014

A MAN who went missing from his home in Burghfield Common on Thursday has been found safe and well. Kiran Chauhan, 21, was located in the early hours…


Council criticised over housing and traveller sites consultation

15 August 2014
Council criticised over housing and traveller sites consultation

Council criticised over housing and traveller sites consultation

15 August 2014

WEST Berkshire Council was this week accused of seeking to avoid public scrutiny of major housing development plans and new traveller sites. The suggestions…


One of Newbury's oldest buildings could become a restaurant

15 August 2014
One of Newbury's oldest buildings could become a restaurant

One of Newbury's oldest buildings could become a restaurant

15 August 2014

PLANS to turn one of Newbury’s oldest buildings into a restaurant have been submitted to West Berkshire Council .French restaurant chain Côte has applied…


Police appeal to trace missing Burghfield man

14 August 2014
Police appeal to trace missing Burghfield man

Police appeal to trace missing Burghfield man

14 August 2014

THAMES Valley Police says it is "increasingly concerned" about the welfare of a man who went missing from his home in Burghfield Common earlier today…


Lane blocked after lorry and car collide by Swan roundabout

14 August 2014
Lane blocked after lorry and car collide by Swan roundabout

Lane blocked after lorry and car collide by Swan roundabout

14 August 2014

ONE lane of the roundabout next to the Swan Inn pub in Newbury is currently blocked after a collision between a lorry and a car. Thames Valley Police…


Pub plans submitted for Newbury College grounds

14 August 2014
Pub plans submitted for Newbury College grounds

Pub plans submitted for Newbury College grounds

14 August 2014

MARSTON’S Brewery has submitted a formal planning application to build a pub and restaurant on the grounds of Newbury College. The brewery wants to put…


Motorist who stole £300 worth of diesel brought to court

14 August 2014
Motorist who stole £300 worth of diesel brought to court

Motorist who stole £300 worth of diesel brought to court

14 August 2014

A NEWBURY motorist tried a novel solution to his cash flow problem – filling up with diesel then fleeing from the forecourt without paying, Newbury magistrates…


Mad Hatter's Tea party one of 'Stockfest' highlights

14 August 2014
Mad Hatter's Tea party one of 'Stockfest' highlights

Mad Hatter's Tea party one of 'Stockfest' highlights

14 August 2014

THERE were smiles galore as the community of Stockcross came together to celebrate the opening weekend of the village’s popular festival. ‘Stockfest 2014’,…


Local musicians all set for Newbury Youth Fest on Sunday

12 August 2014
Local musicians all set for Newbury Youth Fest on Sunday

Local musicians all set for Newbury Youth Fest on Sunday

12 August 2014

AN exciting line up of local musicians will take to the stage for this year’s Newbury Youth Fest on Sunday. The free open air festival, which celebrates…


Ufton Court Educational Trust wins heritage award

12 August 2014
Ufton Court Educational Trust wins heritage award

Ufton Court Educational Trust wins heritage award

12 August 2014

UFTON Court Educational Trust has received the Sandford Award for Heritage Education.The award is an independently judged, quality assured assessment…


'Supermoon' is a super sight in West Berkshire

11 August 2014
'Supermoon' is a super sight in West Berkshire

'Supermoon' is a super sight in West Berkshire

11 August 2014

WEST Berkshire residents were treated to a phenomenal sight yesterday evening (Sun) as a 'supermoon' lit up the skies. The moon was the closest it has…


Celebrity chef calls time on tenure at The Pot Kiln

10 August 2014
Celebrity chef calls time on tenure at The Pot Kiln

Celebrity chef calls time on tenure at The Pot Kiln

10 August 2014

CELEBRITY chef Mike Robinson has put his popular West Berkshire pub on the market. Robinson, who became nationally known as a game chef after appearing…


Research dates Northbrook Street building back to Henry VII

08 August 2014
Research dates Northbrook Street building back to Henry VII

Research dates Northbrook Street building back to Henry VII

08 August 2014

AN exciting find has been made in Newbury with the discovery of a building that dates back to the time of Henry VII. Recent analysis has revealed that…


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