ANOTHER restaurant has been given the go-ahead in Newbury town centre, this time in the current home of hardware store Robert Dyas. Last week, West Berkshire…
A DECISION on a retirement living complex in central Newbury has been deferred while claims that it is not viable to build affordable housing at the site…
VISITORS to Newbury town centre are being urged to be vigilant after a spate of thefts from handbags recently. The incidents occurred on November 9 and…
A MAN has been charged with theft after a Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal charity box was stolen from a Newbury fast food outlet on Remembrance Sunday.…
JEWELLERY which formerly belonged to King Edward VII’s mistress and great-grandmother of the Duchess of Cornwall, Alice Keppel, is to go under the hammer…
POLICE searches are underway in the street in which a convicted murderer used to live in Swindon, for any items which could be linked to the murder of…
BUCKLEBURY Farm Park has rubbished reports that a ban on photographing others on its grounds is to protect royal guests. National media reports have this…
LOCAL businesses have been left disgruntled and out of pocket in the aftermath of Newbury’s cancelled jazz festival in May, with some claiming they have…
DOCTORS’ surgeries in Newbury and the surrounding areas are now opening on Saturdays as part of a trial to cut down the number of unnecessary trips to…
A CHRISTMAS appeal to help Newbury’s homeless will be launched in Northbrook Street’s Tesco Metro next month. From December 8, shoppers will be able to…
A CROOKHAM Hill man is due to be sentenced today (Thursday) after admitting sexually abusing 25 boys at a Holmes Chapel school, Cheshire, in the 1970s.…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service has launched an inquiry after it took 41 minutes to reach the scene of…
A MEETING to raise awareness of cold calling activity and advice on how it can be dealt with is being held at Newbury library today (Thursday). Officers…
AN OUTSTANDING achievement is being celebrated at The Castle School, Donnington, following the best possible rating from education regulators Ofsted.…
A MULTI-faith memorial service for people who have lost loved ones in road traffic collisions in the Thames Valley is being held in Thame next weekend.…
SPOOKY goings-on at a Shaw salon raised over £120 for the MS Society last week. On Wednesday, the staff at LK Hair, on Regnum Drive, opened the doors…
A MOTION to make a district planning group’s meetings public to “increase transparency and openness” to the public was rejected on Thursday night, after…
TRIBUTES have been paid to “diligent, passionate and dedicated” district councillor David Betts, who lost his battle with cancer at the weekend. The former…
INCREASED police patrols will take place across West Berkshire tonight (Friday) to make sure trick or treaters don’t make this Hallowe’en spookier than…
A MAN has been arrested in connection with a rape in Tilehurst on Sunday. The incident, in which a man reported being raped in a wooded area near the…
