A NEWBURY man completed the London Marathon in under four hours, despite tearing both his calf muscles. The 26.2 mile run can be agonising at the best…
PARTS of the Kennet and Avon canal have run dry leaving boaters stranded after lock gates were damaged at the weekend. The damage is believed to have…
WOODEN bollards could be placed along the edge of Stroud Green to prevent it being damaged by cars. The green is owned by West Berkshire Council but is…
THE Newbury Carnival is fast approaching but there is still time to enter the event. With only nine week’s to go until the popular parade passes through…
CLASSIC car enthusiasts can gear up for one of the South's biggest car shows at Greenham Common today (Sunday). Cars and motorbikes, along with military…
AN angry mother has slammed vandals whose actions damaged her house and left her four-year-old daughter scared to go to bed. Worried mother of three,…
A MOTORCYCLE club will be holding a fundraising event for a local hospital today. Members of the Newbury chapter of the Abaddon Motorcycle Club will be…
Purley CE Infant School will be launching a ‘buy a brick’ scheme at its World Spring Fair today (Saturday) to help raise money for two new classrooms.…
A BLOCK of flats in Newbury was evacuated last night following a spate of arsons. Firefighters from Newbury and Dee Road were called to Carnegie Road,…
A HORSE box has overturned on the M4. One westbound lane has been closed and there are reports of queuing traffic between junctions 13 and 14.A spokesman…
THE headteacher of St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury, is to retire at the end of the year. Christina Haddrell announced that she would be bringing her…
THE date for this year’s Newbury Waterways Festival has been announced as June 23. At the annual event, organised by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust,…
A multi-vehicle collision has occurred on the A34 this afternoon (Thursday). One southbound lane has been blocked at Langley Wood, near the Beedon turn-off,…
A POWER fault has affected residents in the heart of Newbury today (Wednesday). One Kings Road resident Tweeted Newbury Today saying he was finding it…
DO you fancy owning an iconic Cold War building with fantastic views? If so, the Grade II-listed air traffic Control Tower on Greenham Common could be…
CHIEVELEY Primary School has been closed today (Wednesday) because of a power cut. West Berkshire Council said that the school was closed as there was…
A North Hampshire firm has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Wireless products and services manufacturer Wood & Douglas,…
THE number of children in West Berkshire who will be attending their first choice primary school this year has increased by 11 per cent. The announcement…
PLANS to downsize a high dependency care facility at a Newbury guest house have been opposed by Newbury Town Councillors. The original plans, submitted…
A MAN has died following a bus crash near the A34 yesterday (Thursday). The male driver of the Newbury and District bus was airlifted by the Thames Valley…
