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Postal workers call off strike after talks progress

31 October 2013
Postal workers call off strike after talks progress

Postal workers call off strike after talks progress

31 October 2013

THE post will still come through in West Berkshire after a planned strike by Royal Mail and Parcelforce employees was called off yesterday (Wednesday).…


Rugby players (almost) bare all for charity

31 October 2013
Rugby players (almost) bare all for charity

Rugby players (almost) bare all for charity

31 October 2013

CHEEKY photographs of rugby players almost baring all could soon be displayed in homes across the district after the shy and retiring chaps from Thatcham…


New pavilion in pipeline for Stockcross as proposals move to next stage

30 October 2013
New pavilion in pipeline for Stockcross as proposals move to next stage

New pavilion in pipeline for Stockcross as proposals move to next stage

30 October 2013

STOCKCROSS is one step closer to having a revamped pavilion as Speen Parish Council voted to continue with the project. The plans sparked concerns among…


Residents urged to be wary of 'check-and-send' websites for official documents

29 October 2013
Residents urged to be wary of 'check-and-send' websites for official documents

Residents urged to be wary of 'check-and-send' websites for official documents

29 October 2013

FRAUDULANT websites which see users pay for unnecessary services have prompted a stark warning from Trading Standards after a number of residents were…


Engineers still on site at Calcot gas leak following storm

28 October 2013
Engineers still on site at Calcot gas leak following storm

Engineers still on site at Calcot gas leak following storm

28 October 2013

ENGINEERS are still at the scene of a gas leak in Calcot, caused when a tree fell during St Jude's storm as it tore through West Berkshire overnight.…


Direct trains to London cancelled due to overrunning engineering work

28 October 2013
Direct trains to London cancelled due to overrunning engineering work

Direct trains to London cancelled due to overrunning engineering work

28 October 2013

COMMUTERS are experiencing alterations to train services this morning as planned engineering works overrun between Bedwyn and Westbury. First Great Western…


Cordon in place in Calcot after St Jude's storm ripped through West Berkshire

28 October 2013
Cordon in place in Calcot after St Jude's storm ripped through West Berkshire

Cordon in place in Calcot after St Jude's storm ripped through West Berkshire

28 October 2013

A GAS leak sparked by a fallen tree has caused police to put a 560m cordon in place, prompting delays in Monday morning rush hour and the evacuation of…


Halloween happenings, Newbury food festival and Armed Forces Raceday today (Sat)

26 October 2013
Halloween happenings, Newbury food festival and Armed Forces Raceday today (Sat)

Halloween happenings, Newbury food festival and Armed Forces Raceday today (Sat)

26 October 2013

COME rain or shine, there is plenty to keep the family entertained across the district today (Sat). From 10am, Northbrook Street will come alive as the…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

26 October 2013
Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

26 October 2013

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…


Official photographs released following christening of Prince George

25 October 2013
Official photographs released following christening of Prince George

Official photographs released following christening of Prince George

25 October 2013

THE beaming faces of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and members of the royal family have been captured in official photographs following the christening…


Newbury woman and canine honoured with award

22 October 2013
Newbury woman and canine honoured with award

Newbury woman and canine honoured with award

22 October 2013

A NEWBURY woman and her canine companion have been honoured at the tenth annual Hearing Dogs Awards. Helen White, aged 47, and her hearing dog Bruno won…


Photographer 'did a great job' as father

21 October 2013
Photographer 'did a great job' as father

Photographer 'did a great job' as father

21 October 2013

A LOVING father died after a 20-year battle with alcohol addiction that damaged his vital organs, an inquest heard on Wednesday. William Hayden Wheeler,…


Abandoned Mo is now the picture of health

18 October 2013
Abandoned Mo is now the picture of health

Abandoned Mo is now the picture of health

18 October 2013

Look at him go – but not so long ago this little terrier was found dehydrated, injured and underweight, abandoned at Chieveley M4 services. He was rescued…


Neighbour could be a not-so-secret agent

15 October 2013
Neighbour could be a not-so-secret agent

Neighbour could be a not-so-secret agent

15 October 2013

ELDERLY residents within the district who are isolated from local services could soon benefit from a volunteer scheme being rolled out across West Berkshire.…


Town to become more visitor friendly with direction monoliths

14 October 2013
Town to become more visitor friendly with direction monoliths

Town to become more visitor friendly with direction monoliths

14 October 2013

NEWBURY town centre will soon have nine 8ft-tall information monoliths to direct visitors to some of the main attractions. Expected to be installed early-November,…


Woman died after swallowing shard of glass in her dinner, inquest heard

11 October 2013
Woman died after swallowing shard of glass in her dinner, inquest heard

Woman died after swallowing shard of glass in her dinner, inquest heard

11 October 2013

A SHARD of glass in a steak dinner ended up causing the death of a Thatcham woman, an inquest in Newbury heard on Wednesday. Fay Wesley, aged 68, was…


Contingency measures to be brought in for second time as fire union confirms another strike

11 October 2013
Contingency measures to be brought in for second time as fire union confirms another strike

Contingency measures to be brought in for second time as fire union confirms another strike

11 October 2013

EMERGENCY fire crews will once again be called in to attend emergencies next Saturday as the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) stages a second strike in less…


Rare spiders given leg-up to survive at Beale Park

11 October 2013
Rare spiders given leg-up to survive at Beale Park

Rare spiders given leg-up to survive at Beale Park

11 October 2013

ONE-hundred spiderlings of the country’s largest and most endangered spider are being hand-reared by staff at Beale Park in a bid to help save the species.…


Beenham site ‘suitable pitch for travellers’

08 October 2013
Beenham site ‘suitable pitch for travellers’

Beenham site ‘suitable pitch for travellers’

08 October 2013

A SITE in Beenham is “remarkably” suitable for a travellers’ pitch, a planning appeal in Newbury has heard. The claim will dismay hundreds of people who…


Search for new Dingley homes resumes after escalating costs

08 October 2013
Search for new Dingley homes resumes after escalating costs

Search for new Dingley homes resumes after escalating costs

08 October 2013

A CHARITY which provides care for West Berkshire children with specialist needs has had to abandon its plan to build a new home in Newbury despite years…


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