- Mark Taylor (NWN)

School meals caterer faces lesson in delivery

THE school meals provider responsible for delivering lunches to thousands of children across West Berkshire could itself be heading for the waste bin.…

Labour-Lib Dem row 'like a scene from The Thick of It'

Labour-Lib Dem row 'like a scene from The Thick of It'

A NEWBURY Labour party firebrand has been accused of fabricating an invitation to stand as the local Liberal Democrat candidate in the next general election…

18 West Berks drug dealers jailed

18 West Berks drug dealers jailed

MORE than 20 drug dealers have been taken off the streets of Newbury and Thatcham following an unprecedented police offensive. Five convictions on Friday…

Period drama, comedy.....Highclere has it all

Period drama, comedy.....Highclere has it all

AS Downton Abbey fever grips the nation again one wag has decided to twin the fictional stately home with the village in which parts of the programme…

Council to axe 30 posts in cost saving exercise

24 October 2012

Council to axe 30 posts in cost saving exercise

24 October 2012

WEST Berkshire Council is to axe 30 posts in a bid to save money. The decision was made in an announcement that the council’s plan to save £7.4million…

Thames Valley Police authority chairman pulls out of PCC race

Thames Valley Police authority chairman pulls out of PCC race

THE chairman of the Thames Valley Police Authority has pulled out of the race to become the region’s first Police and Crime Commissioner and slammed the…

No local schools at risk of closure

No local schools at risk of closure

NO schools in the district are at risk of closure, according to West Berkshire Council despite a report it commissioned revealing a multi-million pound…

Pandemonium on roads following three incidents

Pandemonium on roads following three incidents

CALLING all cars. Roads through Newbury, Hungerford and Thatcham are in disarray following a number of serious accidents today (Friday).A two vehicle…

Government deadline passes for Chieveley incinerator appeal

Government deadline passes for Chieveley incinerator appeal

THE six-month Government set deadline for Grundon to appeal the refusal of its Chieveley incinerator plan has passed. West Berkshire Council threw out…

M4 re-opens after overturned lorry shed concrete onto road

M4 re-opens after overturned lorry shed concrete onto road

The M4 between Hungerford and Chieveley was plunged into chaos today after an overturned lorry shed rubble and concrete onto the road. The lorry was travelling…

Firm hit for £50k after Newbury men exposed to asbestos

17 October 2012

Firm hit for £50k after Newbury men exposed to asbestos

17 October 2012

A WOKINGHAM firm is £50,000 out of pocket after it allowed two self-employed Newbury men to unwittingly drill through an asbestos ceiling at Reading University.…

Murder accused 'stabbed man in the eye then killed his friend'

16 October 2012

Murder accused 'stabbed man in the eye then killed his friend'

16 October 2012

A NEWBURY man pinned back and stabbed in the eye, chest and armpits during a frenzied knife attack told a court of his anguish at escaping the ordeal…

Couple renew wedding vows to help cancer charity

Couple renew wedding vows to help cancer charity

A NEWBURY couple have marked 25 years of wedded bliss by renewing their wedding vows in the name of charity. Carol and Robin Adams raised about £600 for…

Council's planning portal now on Twitter

Council's planning portal now on Twitter

WEST Berkshire Council’s planning department has joined the social media revolution. Planning applications submitted to the council will now appear on…

£8million care home for former Winchcombe school site approved

£8million care home for former Winchcombe school site approved

A “MAGNIFICENT” multi-million pound dementia care home large enough to cater for 80 residents is to be built in Newbury. West Berkshire Council gave healthcare…

Former MP Rendel says he will not stand in next general election

Former MP Rendel says he will not stand in next general election

THE former Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury will not to stand in the next general election. Signalling the end of a political era, Mr Rendel, aged 63,…

Hundreds enjoy fourth bumper Bucklebury Beer Festival

Hundreds enjoy fourth bumper Bucklebury Beer Festival