A MAN has been charged after a taxi was stolen from outside a Newbury bakery while a child was inside. A 48-year-old man from Upper Bucklebury was charged…
THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain in West Berkshire for the rest of today (Fri). Those on the coast have experienced the worst of the…
EMERGENCY crews providing cover for the district as firefighters staged their ninth strike attended one incident during the two-hour period this morning…
Mary Hare School will be bidding farewell to its principal of nine years in July. Tony Shaw joined the school in 1992 as vice principal and in 2010 he…
STRIKING firefighters are once again withdraw their labour this morning (Fri) in the latest in a series of strikes over changes to their pension scheme.…
WEST Berkshire is set to miss the worst of gale force winds and heavy rain which is forecast for the south of England tomorrow (Fri). The Met Office has…
COMPENSATION is to be paid to all those who were without electricity over the Christmas period, Southern Electric has confirmed. The firm, which provides…
ELDERLY people who faced spending Christmas alone enjoyed a festive lunch and an afternoon of entertainment thanks to Thatcham-based organisation Community…
A CRISP winter morning proved perfect weather for a duck race in Bagnor on Sunday, which raised £450 for The Castle School, Donnington. The ducks, which…
EVERYONE at newburytoday.co.uk and the Newbury Weekly News would like to wish all of our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year! This year, West…
AS RESIDENTS in the district prepare to see in the New Year, they are being urged to take extra care by the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS)…
NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. The air ambulance has responded…
THE northbound carriageway of the A34 was closed for 15-minutes today (Mon) between the junctions with Wash Common and Speen after a car collided with…
TAXPAYERS will foot the bill after West Berkshire planning chiefs lost a costly appeal over a travellers’ site at Beenham. In November last year, members…
CHRISTMAS celebrations may have begun to wind down, however there are still a number of events on offer today (Mon) as people prepare to see in the New…
IMPROVEMENT works to platforms at Reading station has caused changes to rail services this weekend. A bus service will run from Reading, Reading West…
HEAVY rain, strong winds and plunging temperatures that descended upon West Berkshire this week couldn’t deter dedicated shoppers from bagging a bargain…
January. A month renowned for its burden of countless gym sessions, endless penny-pinching and, from experience, broken resolutions about staying off…
THE remaining homes in Newbury that have been without electricity have now been reconnected, according to Southern Electric, four days after power was…
LORRIES congesting Newbury town centre could be banned from using the A339 as a through-road, if plans to divert HGVs on to the A34 gain the support of…
