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Easter madness in West Berkshire and Hampshire today

30 March 2013
Easter madness in West Berkshire and Hampshire today

Easter madness in West Berkshire and Hampshire today

30 March 2013

EASTER will be in full swing today (Sat) with several activities geared up for family fun. Compton village is hosting its second annual Easter bonanza…


Council set to give-away £3.9m site to developer

28 March 2013
Council set to give-away £3.9m site to developer

Council set to give-away £3.9m site to developer

28 March 2013

WEST Berkshire Council has been blasted for giving away public land worth millions of pounds in Newbury to developers to build ‘an urban village’. In…


£1k raised in Dingley fundraising effort

27 March 2013
£1k raised in Dingley fundraising effort

£1k raised in Dingley fundraising effort

27 March 2013

MORE than £1,000 has been raised by a Thatcham mother for the Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centre. On February 23, Laura Howe, 35 and her…


Countdown to decision over control tower

24 March 2013
Countdown to decision over control tower

Countdown to decision over control tower

24 March 2013

GREENHAM Parish Council has six weeks to put a hold on proceedings to sell off a Cold War building. West Berkshire Council has officially announced plans…


Car boot sale to help Burghfield Bowls Club move

24 March 2013
Car boot sale to help Burghfield Bowls Club move

Car boot sale to help Burghfield Bowls Club move

24 March 2013

FUNDRAISING is underway to help Burghfield Bowls Club get their new home ready in time for the start of the season next April. The club, which currently…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

23 March 2013
Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

23 March 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…


Five generations celebrate 100th birthday

23 March 2013
Five generations celebrate 100th birthday

Five generations celebrate 100th birthday

23 March 2013

ONE hundred years were celebrated at Fairclose Day Centre last weekend, as friends and family gathered to celebrate the landmark birthday of a former…


Greening event in Newbury tonight (Fri)

22 March 2013
Greening event in Newbury tonight (Fri)

Greening event in Newbury tonight (Fri)

22 March 2013

A PUBLIC meeting is being held tonight to promote a Greening Campaign in Westfields, Newbury. The meeting is being held at Ace Space, on St Nicholas Road,…


Community orchard planted at City Playground

22 March 2013
Community orchard planted at City Playground

Community orchard planted at City Playground

22 March 2013

GLOOMY weather failed to deter residents from getting stuck-in with an orchard planting in Newbury last weekend. About 30 residents turned up at the city…


Woman sexually assaulted in Newbury yesterday (Weds)

21 March 2013
Woman sexually assaulted in Newbury yesterday (Weds)

Woman sexually assaulted in Newbury yesterday (Weds)

21 March 2013

A WOMAN was sexually assaulted as she was walking in Newbury yesterday (Weds). The 21-year-old woman was walking through an alleyway which runs parallel…


Crowds flocked as Aldi supermarket opened its doors today (Thurs)

21 March 2013
Crowds flocked as Aldi supermarket opened its doors today (Thurs)

Crowds flocked as Aldi supermarket opened its doors today (Thurs)

21 March 2013

CROWDS lined the carpark at Newbury's newest supermarket this morning as German budget supermarket Aldi opened its doors. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony…


Fir Tree first primary to gain acadamy status

21 March 2013
Fir Tree first primary to gain acadamy status

Fir Tree first primary to gain acadamy status

21 March 2013

FIR Tree School in Newbury is the latest to become part of the Newbury Academy Trust after it was granted academy status. Trinity School is sponsoring…


Newbury man takes on triathlon challenge for cancer care

21 March 2013
Newbury man takes on triathlon challenge for cancer care

Newbury man takes on triathlon challenge for cancer care

21 March 2013

A MAN whose family has been hit by cancer three times is taking part in a triathlon to raise funds for Macmillan cancer care. Chris Barnes, aged 49 of…


A brighter hospital experience for fracture clinic

20 March 2013
A brighter hospital experience for fracture clinic

A brighter hospital experience for fracture clinic

20 March 2013

AN ENCHANTED forest can now be found in the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s fracture clinic in Reading. The magical scene was designed and painted by Newbury…


Speen sewage leak fixed but road still flooded, says Thames Water

19 March 2013
Speen sewage leak fixed but road still flooded, says Thames Water

Speen sewage leak fixed but road still flooded, says Thames Water

19 March 2013

A SEWAGE leak that was causing a stink in Speen on Monday has been cleared, however water remains on the road surface after a winter of heavy rain. Newburytoday.co.uk…


Merry marmalade sees bronze for local mum

19 March 2013
Merry marmalade sees bronze for local mum

Merry marmalade sees bronze for local mum

19 March 2013

A STAY-AT-HOME mum has cooked up a recipe for success and scooped an award for her whisky infused marmalade. Vicki Murphy, aged 35 and also known as Mrs…


Town donates £1k to Navy charity trekkers

19 March 2013
Town donates £1k to Navy charity trekkers

Town donates £1k to Navy charity trekkers

19 March 2013

ONE thousand pounds was donated to military charity Help for Heroes by West Berkshire residents on Saturday as three Royal Navy soldiers passed through…


Sewage leak in Speen causing a stink today (Mon)

18 March 2013
Sewage leak in Speen causing a stink today (Mon)

Sewage leak in Speen causing a stink today (Mon)

18 March 2013

A SEWAGE leak on the A4 is causing a stink in Speen today (Mon) after a blockage formed in the sewage network. A spokeswoman from Thames Water, Natalie…


Local teacher feeds the 400, every school day

18 March 2013
Local teacher feeds the 400, every school day

Local teacher feeds the 400, every school day

18 March 2013

FOUR-HUNDRED starving children in Ghana now benefit from free school meals thanks to the determination of a former Winchcombe Primary School teacher.…


West Berkshire needy missing out on support, claim Lib Dems

17 March 2013
West Berkshire needy missing out on support, claim Lib Dems

West Berkshire needy missing out on support, claim Lib Dems

17 March 2013

TWO thirds of council funds allocated to assist with local housing support has NOT been spent this year, despite figures suggesting that housing costs…


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