THIS week’s Newbury Weekly News is full of weird and wonderful stories. We have the latest on the curious case of the ‘Creature From Curridge’, a disappearing…
NEWBURY residents have been promised they will shape the future of Sandleford Park, which is proposed to become a 2,000 dwelling estate. West Berkshire…
THE identity of a fantastical beast dubbed the ‘Creature From Curridge’ remains a mystery, despite investigations by inquisitive West Berkshire residents.…
MOVE over the Loch Ness Monster, Beast of Bodmin and Essex Lion, there is a new fantastical beast in town and it goes by the name of the ‘Creature from…
A NEWBURY man has run, cycled and canoed more than 200 miles in seven days for charity. Colin Lee of Rectory Close finished his seven challenges on Saturday…
NETWORK Rail hopes a new TV advert will make people more aware about the dangers of level-crossings. The advert (pictured right) depicts a family taking…
A WEST Berkshire brewery is celebrating its first birthday this month by picking up three regional awards. Owners of Christmas Farm in Church Lane, Enborne,…
MEET West Berkshire’s karate kids who helped England to finish second in the medal table at the European Championships. Newbury school children Ellie…
A WEST Berkshire man convicted of drug-dealing has been ordered to pay more money towards a Confiscation Order. Jamie Nicola, aged 44, of Corwen Road,…
MOST people take time off from work to relax on a beach with a beverage, but Newbury man Colin Lee has been running, cycling, canoeing more than 200 miles…
THAMES Valley Police has arrested two men in connection with a robbery in West Berkshire. The men, aged 19 and 18, have been arrested in connection with…
A LITTLE Bedwyn man is suing Network Rail, following the death of his wife at a level crossing in the village, three years ago. Julia Canning, aged 55,…
THE new leader of West Berkshire Council has said improving education and fighting poverty will be his two biggest aims during his reign. Gordon Lundie…
A BOY who caused armed police to ‘lock down’ a West Berkshire school on Friday after he pointed a firearm at fellow pupils has been released without charge.…
THAMES Valley Police has blamed West Berkshire Council for the late arrival of its Chief Constable to a recent public meeting. Chief Constable Sara Thornton…
OLYMPIC diver Chris Mears is urging people to get their free flu jab on the NHS this autumn. Mears is among those at greatest risk from flu after his…
A WEST Berkshire grandmother has written her first book at the age of 63, which chronicles her road trip from Edinburgh to Zambia five decades ago. In…
THE future of Thames Valley Amateur Boxing Club is under threat after the district council announced that its current home is to be demolished. The 56-year-old…
THE developer behind a proposed new retail and leisure hub in Burghfield said that its plans are on hold while it challenges the district council’s housing…
POLICE officers surrounded a West Berkshire school this afternoon after a youth was seen with a firearm. Thames Valley Police received a call at around…
