KINTBURY St Mary’s Church of England Primary School requires improvement across the board, according to the latest report by schools watchdog Ofsted.…
SEWAGE works at East Shefford are being upgraded to help improve the quality of water in the River Lambourn. In recent years the Environment Agency (EA)…
DO YOU have problems with anti social behaviour, speeding motorists or other pressing issues? If so, make a note in your diary.Hungerford neighbourhood…
NEWBURY Today reader Tony Silver was incensed by this sign which appeared near his home at Sheridan Court, off London Road, Newbury. He said: “Witness…
A CLUB doorman from Burghfield Common has been jailed for attacking a Newbury man in a nightclub. Twenty-one-year-old Andrew Kerr collapsed, weeping,…
SCHOOLCHILDREN are being routinely fingerprinted in some West Berkshire schools. The revelation has prompted a new debate over what some see as ‘Big Brother’…
A NEWBURY woman was among 18 people arrested in a major operation by Thames Valley Police yesterday (Wednesday). The force executed a series of warrants…
A HORRIFIED passersby reported a male engaging in inappropriate behaviour with a dog on Hungerford Common on Sunday afternoon. The police force helicopter,…
A NEWBURY school was due to re-open today after a gas leak forced it to close for two days. On Tuesday and Wednesday, more than 200 pupils and staff were…
A GAS leak has forced the closure of a Newbury primary school again today (Wednesday). It is the second day running that more than 200 pupils and staff…
MORE than 200 pupils and staff have been evacuated from a Newbury school due to a gas leak today (Tuesday). The incident happened shortly after 9.10am…
PLANS are afoot to launch a Lambourn branch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The scheme, pioneered by the country and western singer, is a book…
HUNGERFORD Marina could finally become a reality following many years of controversy, claim and counter claim. A family owned company has bought the land…
KINTBURY Parish Council clerk Christopher Trigwell has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM). He was presented with the medal on behalf of the Queen…
THIS picture of five generations of Jacob Griffin’s family might give a feeling of déjà vu to longstanding Newbury Weekly News readers. Grandmother Susan…
A MEMBER of Newbury Ringing Group, which keeps tabs on the movements of wild birds, took his own life, an inquest heard. The hearing in Newbury Town Hall…
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to persuade West Berkshire Council to provide a zebra crossing on Bridge Street in Hungerford. The petition has been created…
THEY’VE done it again. Roger Jones and his team at The Harrow in Little Bedwyn are celebrating this week after scooping a Michelin star....for the seventh…
A DRUG dealer who plied his trade in Chieveley must repay back than £21,000 of his illegal profits. Forty-four-year-old Frank Sines was also jailed for…
TOWN mayor Martin Crane has written to the transport minister Simon Burns, expressing “deep concern” over threats to the rail service between Hungerford…
