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Success as first memory cafe draws in crowd at Corn Exchange

30 January 2015
Success as first memory cafe draws in crowd at Corn Exchange

Success as first memory cafe draws in crowd at Corn Exchange

30 January 2015

RESIDENTS living with dementia and Alzheimer’s now have a new social service available to them following the launch of the memory cafe in Newbury on Monday.…


Oldbury's deli celebrates first birthday in Newbury this weekend

29 January 2015
Oldbury's deli celebrates first birthday in Newbury this weekend

Oldbury's deli celebrates first birthday in Newbury this weekend

29 January 2015

A BRIDGE Street deli is celebrating its first birthday in Newbury this weekend. Family-run business Oldbury’s, owned by husband and wife team Simon and…


Public meeting on A339 estate access plans tonight (Weds)

28 January 2015
Public meeting on A339 estate access plans tonight (Weds)

Public meeting on A339 estate access plans tonight (Weds)

28 January 2015

QUESTIONS over plans to redevelop Newbury’s London Road Industrial Estate, including a dedicated link road from the A339, can be put directly to West…


Fun on the cards at Casino-themed Dingley ball

28 January 2015
Fun on the cards at Casino-themed Dingley ball

Fun on the cards at Casino-themed Dingley ball

28 January 2015

A CASINO, disco and performances from Woolton Hill youngster Emma Lawrence will keep guests entertained at Dingley’s annual spring ball in March. Tickets…


Second small Newbury business to close its doors in one month

26 January 2015
Second small Newbury business to close its doors in one month

Second small Newbury business to close its doors in one month

26 January 2015

ANOTHER independent Newbury business is closing this month after two years of trading in the town. The owner of Weavers Walk store Just Add Grapes, Greg…


Artist impressions reveal first ideas for Market Street revamp

26 January 2015
Artist impressions reveal first ideas for Market Street revamp

Artist impressions reveal first ideas for Market Street revamp

26 January 2015

But developer has not yet revealed an estimated date for scheme delivery UNDER proposals for Market Street, which are expected to be lodged later this…


Ambulance staff praised following service inspection

23 January 2015
Ambulance staff praised following service inspection

Ambulance staff praised following service inspection

23 January 2015

‘CARING and compassionate’ staff at South Central Ambulance Service trust have been praised in a Care Quality Commission report for treating patients…


Newbury businesses speak out after being shamed over minimum wage

22 January 2015
Newbury businesses speak out after being shamed over minimum wage

Newbury businesses speak out after being shamed over minimum wage

22 January 2015

TWO Newbury businesses have spoken out after the Government publicly shamed them for failing to pay some of their staff the minimum wage. Abacus Day Nursery,…


Delays on A34 at Chieveley after accident blocked carriageway

21 January 2015
Delays on A34 at Chieveley after accident blocked carriageway

Delays on A34 at Chieveley after accident blocked carriageway

21 January 2015

DELAYS are being experienced by motorists on the A34 northbound at Chieveley after a two-vehicle accident blocked both lanes of the carriageway. One lane…


Record year for Newbury Cats Protection as 500 felines rehomed

21 January 2015
Record year for Newbury Cats Protection as 500 felines rehomed

Record year for Newbury Cats Protection as 500 felines rehomed

21 January 2015

NEWBURY Cats Protection enjoyed a record year in 2014 as it rehomed 570 feline friends with new families. The figure marks a 36-per-cent increase on 2013,…


Thatcham widower launches appeal to find donor of groceries at difficult Christmas time

20 January 2015
Thatcham widower launches appeal to find donor of groceries at difficult Christmas time

Thatcham widower launches appeal to find donor of groceries at difficult Christmas time

20 January 2015

A HEARTFELT appeal has been sent by a Thatcham widower to find the donor of groceries over Christmas following the death of his partner. Tony Richardson,…


Re-listing for historic Newbury building that is 70 years older than thought

19 January 2015
Re-listing for historic Newbury building that is 70 years older than thought

Re-listing for historic Newbury building that is 70 years older than thought

19 January 2015

A HISTORIC Newbury building has been re-listed by English Heritage after historians argued that its architectural features suggested it was 70 years older…


West Ilsley marks year on from floods with comical Portaloo panto

18 January 2015
West Ilsley marks year on from floods with comical Portaloo panto

West Ilsley marks year on from floods with comical Portaloo panto

18 January 2015

ONCE Upon a Portaloo may not be the most conventional title for a pantomime, but i t was a fitting production to mark the first anniversary of the floods…


Yattendon man celebrates a century - and in the very same house he was raised

17 January 2015
Yattendon man celebrates a century - and in the very same house he was raised

Yattendon man celebrates a century - and in the very same house he was raised

17 January 2015

A CENTURY of living in West Berkshire – and in the same home – was celebrated by a Yattendon man with four generations of his family over the weekend.…


'One Lung Pete' embarks on 1,000-mile venture for Ramsbury-born charity

17 January 2015
'One Lung Pete' embarks on 1,000-mile venture for Ramsbury-born charity

'One Lung Pete' embarks on 1,000-mile venture for Ramsbury-born charity

17 January 2015

Challenge will take place less than two years after cancer operation which saw part of lung removed LESS than two years after completing life-saving cancer…


'Serious' gas leak closes James Lane in Burghfield

16 January 2015
'Serious' gas leak closes James Lane in Burghfield

'Serious' gas leak closes James Lane in Burghfield

16 January 2015

A GAS leak caused by work being carried out by contractors has closed James Lane in Burghfield, and it is not clear when it will reopen. A spokeswoman…


Train death victim last night (Thurs) was Basingstoke 19-year-old

16 January 2015
Train death victim last night (Thurs) was Basingstoke 19-year-old

Train death victim last night (Thurs) was Basingstoke 19-year-old

16 January 2015

THE person hit by a train near Reading last night (Thursday) was a 19-year-old man from Basingstoke, the British Transport Police has confirmed. Emergency…


West Berkshire councillors miss 18 per cent of district meetings between them

16 January 2015
West Berkshire councillors miss 18 per cent of district meetings between them

West Berkshire councillors miss 18 per cent of district meetings between them

16 January 2015

EIGHTEEN per cent of district council meetings were missed by West Berkshire councillors last year. Topping the chart for missing the most, in accordance…


Wanted by police - have you seen these men?

15 January 2015
Wanted by police - have you seen these men?

Wanted by police - have you seen these men?

15 January 2015

HAVE you seen these men? Jason Eastwood, aged 18, from Farnborough (pictured top), Michael Redford, aged 21, of Sandhurst, Berkshire (pictured, bottom…


Redevelopment of eyesore Sterling site stalls once again

15 January 2015
Redevelopment of eyesore Sterling site stalls once again

Redevelopment of eyesore Sterling site stalls once again

15 January 2015

A NOTORIOUS Newbury eyesore, which has been earmarked for development for almost a decade, is to remain a while longer after the latest plans for the…


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