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School records highest Oxbridge offers

07 February 2019
School records highest Oxbridge offers

School records highest Oxbridge offers

07 February 2019

Seven sixth formers from The Downs School in Compton have been offered conditional places THE Downs School, Compton, is celebrating its highest number…


Sport in Mind networking event tomorrow

06 February 2019
Sport in Mind networking event tomorrow

Sport in Mind networking event tomorrow

06 February 2019

The free breakfast session will coincide with Time to Talk Day BERKSHIRE mental health charity Sport in Mind will be hosting a breakfast networking…


The Greggs vegan sausage roll is coming to Newbury

06 February 2019
The Greggs vegan sausage roll is coming to Newbury

The Greggs vegan sausage roll is coming to Newbury

06 February 2019

The quorn-filled snack will be launched in the town's two bakery stores later this month IT’S the most hotly-debated snack which has divided opinion…


Calcot pupils enjoy 'tea with an evacuee'

06 February 2019
Calcot pupils enjoy 'tea with an evacuee'

Calcot pupils enjoy 'tea with an evacuee'

06 February 2019

Youngsters revisit the 1940's through local evacuees’ tales and dressed up as wartime children YEAR 6 pupils at Calcot Junior School were transported…


New night shelter for homeless opens in Newbury

05 February 2019
New night shelter for homeless opens in Newbury

New night shelter for homeless opens in Newbury

05 February 2019

The former snooker hall on West Street opens its doors to rough sleepers WITH thirteen beds lining the perimeter of a brightly-painted former snooker…


Council's pothole repairing time in line with other local authorities

05 February 2019
Council's pothole repairing time in line with other local authorities

Council's pothole repairing time in line with other local authorities

05 February 2019

West Berkshire Council's response time to the most urgent potholes is two hours WEST Berkshire Council’s aim of repairing the district’s most…


More homes planned for Newbury's former court

05 February 2019
More homes planned for Newbury's former court

More homes planned for Newbury's former court

05 February 2019

Redundant building to be sold later this year MORE homes than originally anticipated could be built on the site of Newbury’s redundant…


West Berkshire secondary schools surpass national average

03 February 2019
West Berkshire secondary schools surpass national average

West Berkshire secondary schools surpass national average

03 February 2019

The Willink came out on top for the best-performing state school, government data reveals WEST Berkshire’s secondary schools remain above…


Food bank feeds record number in December

02 February 2019
Food bank feeds record number in December

Food bank feeds record number in December

02 February 2019

West Berkshire charity provided food to 595 people in one month alone WEST Berks Food Bank fed the highest number of people in its history last December. The…


West Berkshire's rise in affordable housing

30 January 2019
West Berkshire's rise in affordable housing

West Berkshire's rise in affordable housing

30 January 2019

The number of houses intended for shared home ownership grew last year THE number of houses being built for shared ownership in West Berkshire soared…


Green bin charge generates £1.3m

29 January 2019
Green bin charge generates £1.3m

Green bin charge generates £1.3m

29 January 2019

But council insists it will not make any profit from inaugural scheme WEST Berkshire Council has generated an income of £1.3m from its garden waste…


Alison hopes movie can break stigma of suicide

28 January 2019
Alison hopes movie can break stigma of suicide

Alison hopes movie can break stigma of suicide

28 January 2019

Newbury woman who lost her father brings powerful film to Vue Cinema A NEWBURY woman is organising a unique film screening in the town next month to raise…


Crime meeting following incidents in Northcroft

25 January 2019
Crime meeting following incidents in Northcroft

Crime meeting following incidents in Northcroft

25 January 2019

Neighbourhood watch meeting will offer advice A NEIGHBOURHOOD watch meeting for Northcroft residents is being held at West Berkshire Council’s…


Newbury's CCTV cameras back in action

25 January 2019
Newbury's CCTV cameras back in action

Newbury's CCTV cameras back in action

25 January 2019

They will be monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week SAY cheese! You’re now back on camera – because CCTV has been reinstated in Newbury…


Newbury lawyer: I'm glad I took on landmark case

24 January 2019
Newbury lawyer: I'm glad I took on landmark case

Newbury lawyer: I'm glad I took on landmark case

24 January 2019

Simon Fenton expects tribunal brought by former Team GB cyclist Jess Varnish to act as a 'catalyst' for change A NEWBURY lawyer who represented an Olympian…


Ask restaurant to close for refurbishment next week

23 January 2019
Ask restaurant to close for refurbishment next week

Ask restaurant to close for refurbishment next week

23 January 2019

The Italian eatery will reopen on February 7 ASK restaurant in the Market Place will be closed next week to allow refurbishment to take place. The restaurant…


Newbury bus station move hits local café trade

23 January 2019
Newbury bus station move hits local café trade

Newbury bus station move hits local café trade

23 January 2019

Tea shop and other Cheap Street businesses fear further downturn during ongoing roadworks THE owner of one of Newbury’s oldest family businesses…


Tilehurst man who absconded bail wanted in connection with rape

22 January 2019
Tilehurst man who absconded bail wanted in connection with rape

Tilehurst man who absconded bail wanted in connection with rape

22 January 2019

Police want to speak to the 39-year-old THAMES Valley Police is appealing for information to help trace a man officers would like to speak to in relation…


Tidmarsh car trader admits to fraud

22 January 2019
Tidmarsh car trader admits to fraud

Tidmarsh car trader admits to fraud

22 January 2019

Slough man handed four year jail term for selling dangerous cars A FRAUDSTER who duped members of the public into buying dangerous second-hand vehicles…


20mph speed limit for Andover Road rejected

21 January 2019
20mph speed limit for Andover Road rejected

20mph speed limit for Andover Road rejected

21 January 2019

Mother's campaign not backed by council LOWERING the speed limit along one of Newbury’s busiest roads will not automatically reduce safety.  That…


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