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Victoria Park ice rink talks stall

18 March 2019
Victoria Park ice rink talks stall

Victoria Park ice rink talks stall

18 March 2019

Town council rules an ice rink in the park would be too costly TALKS to bring an ice rink to Newbury’s Victoria Park froze this week after…


Tilehurst school ranked in top 1 per cent in the country

17 March 2019
Tilehurst school ranked in top 1 per cent in the country

Tilehurst school ranked in top 1 per cent in the country

17 March 2019

St Paul's Catholic Primary School was even congratulated in a letter by the education secretary A WEST Berkshire primary school has been ranked in the…


Thatcham woman located

16 March 2019
Thatcham woman located

Thatcham woman located

16 March 2019

A woman police wanted to speak to has been found safe THAMES Valley Police (TVP) have located a woman in Thatcham they were trying to trace.  The…


West Berkshire villages face longest wait for ambulances

16 March 2019
West Berkshire villages face longest wait for ambulances

West Berkshire villages face longest wait for ambulances

16 March 2019

Response times for some of the district's areas were nearly three times longer than in other locations across Berkshire RURAL villages in West Berkshire…


Newbury students stage bigger climate change protest

15 March 2019
Newbury students stage bigger climate change protest

Newbury students stage bigger climate change protest

15 March 2019

Pupils from secondary schools demonstrate outside district council offices SCHOOL pupils from Newbury staged a second climate change protest in as many…


Company building Newbury primary school enters administration

15 March 2019
Company building Newbury primary school enters administration

Company building Newbury primary school enters administration

15 March 2019

It is not clear if the school will open as scheduled in September THE opening of a new primary school in Newbury has been thrown into doubt after the…


Newbury burglaries believed to be linked

13 March 2019
Newbury burglaries believed to be linked

Newbury burglaries believed to be linked

13 March 2019

An XBOX one, cash and a silver watch were among items that were stolen THAMES Valley Police are appealing for witnesses following two burglaries, which…


Councillor 'regrets' pupils taking climate change action

12 March 2019
Councillor 'regrets' pupils taking climate change action

Councillor 'regrets' pupils taking climate change action

12 March 2019

Senior Conservative polititian says school students were vulnerable A SENIOR district councillor has congratulated pupils for attending a climate change…


Seven arrests in Newbury's Victoria Park over past year

10 March 2019
Seven arrests in Newbury's Victoria Park over past year

Seven arrests in Newbury's Victoria Park over past year

10 March 2019

Police were called out to incidents including domestic violence and robbery POLICE were called to 28 incidents in Newbury’s Victoria Park between…


West Berkshire parents' fight for cystic fibrosis 'wonder drug'

09 March 2019
West Berkshire parents' fight for cystic fibrosis 'wonder drug'

West Berkshire parents' fight for cystic fibrosis 'wonder drug'

09 March 2019

Ross and Nikki Green want their daughter Tilly to have access to life-changing Orkambi A DESPERATE West Berkshire couple are hoping that a ‘wonder…


Women in lowest paid council jobs

08 March 2019
Women in lowest paid council jobs

Women in lowest paid council jobs

08 March 2019

The majority of senior roles at West Berkshire Council are held by men IN total, 83 per cent of the lowest paid jobs at West Berkshire Council council…


The Green Party co-leader urges West Berkshire locals to push carbon-free agenda

07 March 2019
The Green Party co-leader urges West Berkshire locals to push carbon-free agenda

The Green Party co-leader urges West Berkshire locals to push carbon-free agenda

07 March 2019

Sian Berry spoke at a 'climate emergency' protest on Tuesday THE co-leader of The Green Party has urged West Berkshire residents to use the passion and…


West Berkshire Council to install solar panels on its buildings

07 March 2019
West Berkshire Council to install solar panels on its buildings

West Berkshire Council to install solar panels on its buildings

07 March 2019

Local authority anounces major £750,000 carbon-cutting investment WEST Berkshire Council will soon be installing solar panels on a number of…


Here scrum the bride and groom

06 March 2019
Here scrum the bride and groom

Here scrum the bride and groom

06 March 2019

Newbury couple win a paid-for wedding reception at Newbury Rugby Club A NEWBURY couple have won a free wedding reception. Paul Hemming and Maggie…


Longer opening hours for Padworth Recycling Centre

06 March 2019
Longer opening hours for Padworth Recycling Centre

Longer opening hours for Padworth Recycling Centre

06 March 2019

The waste facility will be open every day from 8am to 6pm as part of a pilot scheme WEST Berkshire residents living in the east of the district will soon…


Climate change protest in Newbury tonight

05 March 2019
Climate change protest in Newbury tonight

Climate change protest in Newbury tonight

05 March 2019

Demonstrators will gather outside council offices at 5pm DEMONSTRATORS urging West Berkshire Council to declare a ‘climate emergency’ are…


Council's fly-tipping expenditure falls

04 March 2019
Council's fly-tipping expenditure falls

Council's fly-tipping expenditure falls

04 March 2019

Decrease comes despite implementation of £50 green bin charge WEST Berkshire Council spent less money clearing incidents of fly-tipping between…


"West Berkshire residents love their cars"

04 March 2019
"West Berkshire residents love their cars"

"West Berkshire residents love their cars"

04 March 2019

District council chief executive wants another crossing over the river Kennet to help ease congestion on A339 AN additional road crossing over…


Primary school's Oftsed rating soars

02 March 2019
Primary school's Oftsed rating soars

Primary school's Oftsed rating soars

02 March 2019

Enborne C.E Primary School receives 'outstanding' rating by inspectors A NEWBURY primary school, which was heavily criticised by Ofsted less than three…


Victim fought for her life as she was strangled and stabbed

01 March 2019
Victim fought for her life as she was strangled and stabbed

Victim fought for her life as she was strangled and stabbed

01 March 2019

Mark Sinclair admits killing Kylie Dembrey, but denies murdering her A THEALE woman fought for her life as she was being strangled, a jury heard. Scratches…


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