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Wartime evacuees share experiences with pupils

18 January 2020
Wartime evacuees share experiences with pupils

Wartime evacuees share experiences with pupils

18 January 2020

Calcot schoolchildren learn about rationing, air raids and blackouts CALCOT Junior School’s hall was transformed into a 1940s billeting station…


Plans to demolish garden centre refused again

01 May 2019
Plans to demolish garden centre refused again

Plans to demolish garden centre refused again

01 May 2019

Councillors stick by members' original decision to convert it into a house THE future of a West Berkshire garden centre – whose owners have “ploughed…


Commemorating 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings

28 April 2019
Commemorating 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings

Commemorating 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings

28 April 2019

Special performances at Greenham Business Park GREENHAM Trust has teamed up with The Watermill and the Corn Exchange to mark the 75th anniversary…


Town council objects to cafe outdoor seating

28 April 2019
Town council objects to cafe outdoor seating

Town council objects to cafe outdoor seating

28 April 2019

Councillors criticise 'al fresco ' dining idea for approved cafe at former retail unit TOWN councillors have objected to plans for al fresco dining at…


Newbury woman gearing up for the London Marathon

27 April 2019
Newbury woman gearing up for the London Marathon

Newbury woman gearing up for the London Marathon

27 April 2019

Edwina Gudgeon is raising money for Daisy's Dream in memory of her late sister A NEWBURY woman who vowed never to run 26.2 miles again after completing…


Urgent talks over unfinished Newbury school

25 April 2019
Urgent talks over unfinished Newbury school

Urgent talks over unfinished Newbury school

25 April 2019

District councillors will discuss options to put a half-built primary school out to tender for a third time AN urgent meeting will be held tonight (Thursday)…


Richard Benyon voices support for cystic fibrosis ‘wonder drug’

25 April 2019
Richard Benyon voices support for cystic fibrosis ‘wonder drug’

Richard Benyon voices support for cystic fibrosis ‘wonder drug’

25 April 2019

The Newbury MP urges Parliament to make revolutionary medicine Orkambi available for 11-year-old Bradfield girl NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has called on…


Third climate protest strikes Newbury

21 April 2019
Third climate protest strikes Newbury

Third climate protest strikes Newbury

21 April 2019

Students hold third demonstration in Easter holidays THE Easter holidays and demands of springtime revision did little to deter a third pupil-led protest…


Children soak up puddle jumping

20 April 2019
Children soak up puddle jumping

Children soak up puddle jumping

20 April 2019

The annual popular event raises more than £300 for Naomi House & Jacksplace NEWBURY’s Market Place was awash with wellies on Sunday as the town…


Swimming the length of the channel for Connor

20 April 2019
Swimming the length of the channel for Connor

Swimming the length of the channel for Connor

20 April 2019

A Newbury woman wants her 10-year-old pupil to carry on learning to swim A NEWBURY swimming instructor is aiming to swim the length of the English…


Mental health crisis phone line deemed 'shocking'

18 April 2019
Mental health crisis phone line deemed 'shocking'

Mental health crisis phone line deemed 'shocking'

18 April 2019

Healthwatch West Berkshire call for change after NHS-run service ruled ineffective AN NHS-run mental health crisis helpline for people in West…


Appeal for witnesses following Kennet Centre incident

16 April 2019
Appeal for witnesses following Kennet Centre incident

Appeal for witnesses following Kennet Centre incident

16 April 2019

Police want to speak with these people who were in the Savers store last Sunday THAMES Valley Police has released images of specific witnesses who may…


West Berkshire primary schools tackling budget deficits

15 April 2019
West Berkshire primary schools tackling budget deficits

West Berkshire primary schools tackling budget deficits

15 April 2019

Schools are scaling back staff and changing timetables A PE teacher changing his timetable, the resignation of assistant headteachers and scaling back…


The Queen gleams in green at Newbury Racecourse

13 April 2019
The Queen gleams in green at Newbury Racecourse

The Queen gleams in green at Newbury Racecourse

13 April 2019

The monarch was all smiles this afternoon despite having no winners at the first flat meet of the season THE Queen arrived at Newbury Racecourse today…


Skydive in memory of Newbury man with 'verve for life'

13 April 2019
Skydive in memory of Newbury man with 'verve for life'

Skydive in memory of Newbury man with 'verve for life'

13 April 2019

Event is a family's latest fundraisier for Daisy's Dream A DETERMINED family from Wash Water have increased their fundraising total for a Berkshire-based…


Puddle Jumping returns this weekend

12 April 2019
Puddle Jumping returns this weekend

Puddle Jumping returns this weekend

12 April 2019

Newbury town centre will be closed to traffic from 8am on Sunday NEWBURY’S popular annual Puddle Jumping event will return this weekend. Children…


All About Dogs returns to Newbury Showground

10 April 2019
All About Dogs returns to Newbury Showground

All About Dogs returns to Newbury Showground

10 April 2019

The two-day event will take place this weekend ALL About Dogs – one of the UK’s biggest canine-friendly shows – is returning…


Newbury woman pleads guilty to burglary and theft

09 April 2019
Newbury woman pleads guilty to burglary and theft

Newbury woman pleads guilty to burglary and theft

09 April 2019

Sammy-Jo Dillon "showed complete disregard for her victims" A NEWBURY woman who pleaded guilty to a multitude of burglary offences will be sentenced later…


Bradfield pupils' plea to MP

07 April 2019
Bradfield pupils' plea to MP

Bradfield pupils' plea to MP

07 April 2019

Schoolchildren want Richard Benyon to help make the drug Orkambi available on the NHS PUPILS at a West Berkshire primary school hope their persuasive…


Libraries helping those with EU ‘settled status’

07 April 2019
Libraries helping those with EU ‘settled status’

Libraries helping those with EU ‘settled status’

07 April 2019

West Berkshire libraries can help with online application process. WEST Berkshire libraries are offering help to people looking to obtain EU…


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