A WEEKLY five kilometre run across Greenham Common is celebrating its first anniversary today (Sat). Since Newbury Parkrun was established on February…
SPECTATORS at the Betfair Super Saturday will get a rare opportunity today with retired champion racehorse Denman making a one-off public appearance.…
SEVERE weather warnings have been issued for Sunday by the Met Office for the south east of England. The warning comes after predictions that rain forecast…
ALL lanes on the A34 southbound at chieveley have now reopened. Minor delays were previously being experienced this morning (Fri) after one lane was closed…
IT may not look like a new supermarket will open here next month, but Aldi is confident that its London Road store will be delivered on time. Its project…
PUPILS at primary schools have been shaking up their wake up routine this month in a series of breakfast workshops. Chieveley Primary School was among…
SPEEDING fines obtained in certain parts of the district could be invalid and challengeable, claims one local road user. Bucklebury resident Eugene Johnson,…
FIRE crews are attendance at a chimney fire in Woolton Hill. A spokeswoman for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue service, Ellie Gray, said crews were alerted…
POLICE and fire crews are in attendance at a two-car collision in Curridge this morning (Thurs) that has left a female driver trapped in her car. A spokesman…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, West Berkshire Council announces a tax increase of 2 per cent to cover £5.6m of savings, as revealed in its annual…
THE size and scale of the housing redevelopment of Newbury racecourse became very apparent with the erection of scaffolding at the main entrance. The…
West Berkshire Council wants to make £5.6m in budget savings and increase council tax on top of making further redundancies. The council said on Wednesday…
A FURTHER 58 jobs have been axed from Speen-based IT firm 2e2 after administrators failed to find a buyer. The firm announced it had gone into administration…
ROADWORKS on Hambridge Road in Newbury are set to finish in March - four months after the scheduled completion date. In August, work started to install…
EIGHT men have been charged in connection with a mass brawl that erupted at Newbury racecourse last year and will appear before Reading Magistrates’ next…
PASSING shoppers concerned by two fire engines in Northbrook Street, Newbury today (Mon) can be reassured that the incident was a false alarm. A spokeswoman…
INCREASED police patrols are to take place in Speen after local community support officers received reports of drug paraphernalia in the area. Regular…
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…
SNOWY weather caused uproar in a quiet West Berkshire village last week as numerous cars skidded from the road, tearing up a local resident’s garden fence…
A PETITION for a pedestrian crossing on the A340 has racked-up more than 70 signatures from local residents. Residents of Fallows Road in Padworth have…
