In this week’s Newbury Weekly News, West Berkshire has been named as the seventh worst local authority in the country for the proportion of schools…
A LESSON in first aid was given to Gardner Leader employees by a colleague who volunteers for St John Ambulance. Corporate and commercial solicitor Emma…
A CAMPAIGN to find the UK's rural community champions has been launched.Run by national farming support firm Agrii and the Farming Community Network charity,…
NEWBURY has been hailed a ‘great retail destination’ by a Government department. Representatives from UK Trade and Investment visited the…
CHARITIES and organisations interested in helping people with mental illnesses to volunteer in their communities are being invited to attend free training…
AN UPPER Basildon man has stitched his way to success after being crowned winner of this year’s Great British Sewing Bee . Dad-of-two Matt Chapple,…
THE REDEVELOPMENT of the eyesore Sterling Cables sitemoved a step closer last week when a district planning committee voted unanimously in support of…
HIGH RISE plans to redevelop the Sterling Cables site in Newbury are back on the table. Amirantes Company Ltd is seeking permission to demolish existing…
VILLAGE halls in Yattendon and West Ilsley are soon to be transformed into fine-dining bistros with the emergence of a pop-up restaurant. The Wandering…
A TWENTY-FOUR hour strike is being staged by firefighters from 7am tomorrow (Wednesday). Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will be taking part,…
ST GEORGE'S Day will be marked with flair this year, with a brass band to lead a parade of more than 400 of the district's Cubs, Beavers, Scouts and Explorer…
KICKING off the Newbury Corn Exchange’s Big Weekend is a junior drama workshop from 11am till 12noon. It is aimed at those aged between six and 11-years-old,…
TWENTY-four hours of non-stop mountain trekking is being undertaken by a former Kennet School pupil in May to raise awareness of mental illness charity…
FIREFIGHTERS will stage a 24-hour strike from 7am on Wednesday (February 25), in their period of industrial action against changes to its pay and pension…
AN UPPER Basildon dad of two has made it through to the next round of a prime-time television sewing competition. Matt Chapple, aged 37, is in his third…
A CATERING firm which provides hot meals for housebound and elderly residents could close its Newbury depot, just six months after it said that jobs there…
A CATERING firm which provides hot meals for housebound and elderly residents could close its Newbury depot, just six months after it said that jobs there…
NEWBURY went flipping mad this lunchtime (Tues) as the annual Pancake Day race once again graced the Market Place. Organised by Soroptomist International…
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist attempted to steal a woman's handbag while she was walking near Speenhamland school last night (Monday).…
A LEUKAEMIA survivor has been united with the man who saved her life by donating his bone marrow in a BBC documentary to be aired this month. Mum of three…
