HOW’S this for a Christmas present? Maya Barr-Roques (pictured right) waited until she was 10 days overdue to put in an appearance, but made sure her…
AN APPEAL has gone out for blood donors following the festive period. National Health Service Blood and Transport (NHSBT) especially needs blood donors…
A LEADING light of Newbury’s Muslim community and a founder member of the West Berkshire Minority Ethnic Forum has died. Father of two Nadeem Soomro collapsed…
A WILLOW tree will be planted in Hungerford this morning (Thursday) in honour of former town mayor Gwynneth Bullock. The new tree replaces an old one…
SAINSBURY’S in Newbury is providing local residents with a solution to make use of their old Christmas cards. The Hectors Way store now has a Christmas…
A COURSE in coppicing will be held at Little Hidden Farm, Hungerford Newtown, on Saturday, January 5. The event will be repeated on Saturday, March 2.Participants…
NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery.The air ambulance has responded…
EMPLOYERS are being urged to focus on real risk after three workers lost their lives while at work in Berkshire last year and almost 300 suffered a major…
THOUSANDS of former Newbury schoolchildren will be cheered by the news of John King’s inclusion in the New Year’s Honours list. He first joined St Bartholomew’s…
A THATCHAM man who slung a severed pig’s head at a Newbury mosque has admitted deliberately causing religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.…
LOCAL author and historian Keith McCloskey proudly signed copies of his new book, Alan Muntz and Airwork, at Hungerford Bookshop. The fruit of three years’…
THREE highly regarded staff have retired from St Bartholomew’s School in Newbury, having accumulated more than 100 years’ teaching there between them.…
IT’S A scene unchanged for generations: the scarlet jackets, gleaming boots and magnificent horses amid the baying of hounds. The Vine and Craven Hunt…
HUNGERFORD Town Council is seeking a volunteer to fill a vacancy for the post of councillor. Mother-of-one Alana Wilson has already applied to fill one…
HUNGERFORD Town Council remains at loggerheads with highways chiefs over the issue of speeding at both ends of the town. Following residents’ concerns,…
A CHILLING near miss between a train and a car at the Ufton Nervet tragedy crossing was due to human error and bad practice, a report has found. A motorist…
THE VINE and Craven Hunt will be out today for the traditional Boxing Day meet. Supporters will be gathering at Windsor House Stables in Crowle Road,…
TWO lucky customers got a welcome Christmas bonus by winning the weekly Christmas £1,000 giveaway at Parkway Shopping in Newbury. Nicky Floyd and Esme…
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WEST Berkshire Council is offering emergency shelter to anyone who is homeless over Christmas and the New Year. Usually the council’s housing service…
