WEST Berkshire Council's website will be unavailable this weekend due to essential maintenance. It will be unavailable from 8am today (Saturday) until…
OBSCENE graffiti insulting local police has hit Newbury’s Victoria Park two nights in a row, causing the closure of the skate park this morning (Friday).…
EIGHT fire crews were called to a blaze in a thatched cottage in Inkpen last night (Thursday), in which 20 per cent of the roof had to be removed. The…
A MAN who died after being pulled from the River Thames on Sunday has been named as 23-year-old Adam Hutchins, from Newbury. He had been residing at the…
WEST Berkshire Council has come under fire after it emerged that decisions on where to build thousands of new homes across the district will be held behind…
CONCEPT have described their time on the X Factor as “surreal and incredible” in an interview with the Newbury Weekly News. The boyband, made up of Ben…
EXPECTANT mothers in labour could not be admitted to the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s maternity unit on several occasions in August, with staff shortages…
A BUDDING young artist at Chieveley Pre-School has secured a place in a national Christmas art competition after impressing judges with this cheeky reindeer.…
ALCOHOL could soon be delivered to your front door with your takeaway pizza order if Domino’s Pizza is successful in its application for an alcohol licence.…
THE northbound carriageway of the A339 in central Newbury was closed for four hours last night (Monday) due to a multi-vehicle accident which left one…
A CAMPAIGN to combat disability hate crime is being run throughout October by Thames Valley Police. The force is encouraging victims, friends, family…
A STRETCH of the A339 northbound in central Newbury has been closed due to a multi-vehicle accident, causing severe delays to rush hour motorists this…
THERE will be no access to or from the A343 Andover Road into Monks Lane or Essex Street from tonight (Monday) as resurfacing works are carried out. It…
REGENERATION plans for a corner of Newbury will not be scuppered by the appointed developer recently pulling out of a similar scheme in Bognor Regis,…
VICTORIA Park’s boating lake could be transformed into an ice-skating rink every winter if plans to change its water source are implemented. The chairman…
RESURFACING work will begin at the double roundabouts at the junctions of Monks Lane and the A343 Andover Road in Wash Common tomorrow (Monday). It is…
POLICE have been at the Great Grooms Antiques store in Hungerford today following a burglary in the early hours of this morning (Saturday).It has not…
TADLEY boyband Concept have vowed they 'will not stop' after being sent home from the X Factor competition last night (Friday).The five-strong group consists…
GUIDED trailer rides of Hungerford Common, detailing its history and management, are on offer from 10am – 12noon, and again at 2pm to 4pm today (Saturday).…
CCTV could be installed outside Victoria Park’s new cafe in Newbury when it opens next year, to act as a deterrent to vandals. The decision was in part…
