LAMBOURN Primary School has cause to celebrate after Ofsted inspectors rated it as ‘good’ . They cited the headteacher Andrew Higgs’ leadership, vision…
THE SOUTHERN Co-operative store in Lambourn is offering local organisations and charities the opportunity to bid for up to £10,000 with the launch of…
Forget the recent Academy Awards; the movie event of the season will be in Hungerford next week when young filmmaker Drew Casson will be hosting the premiere…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has challenged TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to “see the bigger picture” in a public spat over marine conservation zones.…
THE BERKS, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) has condemned the Government’s decision to go ahead with a six-week badger cull this summer. The cull,…
A RURAL crime wave is sweeping West Berkshire - and yesterday (Wednesday), police appealed for public help in stemming the tide. Neighbourhood officers…
SOME bereaved families are up in arms over Lambourn Parish Council’s clearance of “unauthorised” items from graves. Anger has been fuelled by a heap of…
THE BOSS of a Thatcham tiling company has been jailed for fiddling company accounts. Forty-five-year-old Robert Nixon, of Gould Close, Newbury, a director…
A LONG-term resident of a Purley care home jumped to his death from his balcony, an inquest heard on Wednesday. The hearing in Newbury Town Hall was told…
A HUNGERFORD author believes he has solved an international mystery variously attributed to UFOs, a military cover-up or a radiation leak. Now Keith McCloskey…
BURGLARS smashed their way in to Hungerford Arcade at the weekend, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The drama happened just before midnight…
KINTBURY residents have been warned to secure their homes and belongings following a sudden spate of thefts and break-ins. Police are currently appealing…
LAMBOURN residents have been invited to get answers on sewer flooding today (Friday). Thames Water is staging an all day drop-in session for people affected…
A “VERY experienced” farm manager took his own life after his contract was terminated by a “demanding” estate owner, an inquest heard yesterday (Wednesday).…
JOHN O’Gaunt Community Technology College is rising to new challenges set by Ofsted, an interim report has found. Her Majesty’s Inspector Christine Raeside…
ALDBOURNE is spearheading a pioneering ‘pocket orchards’ project. As well as further beautifying the village, it aims to provide nectar for the hives…
TWO people have been arrested in connection with two burglaries at the Royal British Legion club in Lambourn. The first break-in happened on September…
A MOTHER of four battled crippling altitude sickness to reach the summit of Mount Kilimajaro. Lis Allen is the toast of colleagues at the Hungerford Athena…
TESTS for horsemeat are being carried out on West Berkshire school meals, the Newbury Weekly News can reveal. As well as labelling issues, the current…
IT MAY be brass monkey weather but for Steve Gough – better known as Britain’s Naked Rambler – it’s always nice out .The eccentric former Royal Marine…
