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Video: Footage of Parkway jump threat drama

A MAN who sparked panic at Parkway on Thursday when he climbed a 40-metre crane in the town centre and repeatedly threatened to jump off will not be charged…

Don't miss today's special jubilee edition Newbury Weekly News

Don't miss today's special jubilee edition Newbury Weekly News

LAVISH parties, endless bunting, very British weather, soggy sandwiches, and a sea of red, white and blue - West Berkshire has paid magnificent tribute…

Italian coffee specialist to launch first UK branch in Newbury

Italian coffee specialist to launch first UK branch in Newbury

ITALIAN coffee specialist Lavazza is set to open its first full UK coffee shop and restaurant at the Parkway shopping centre in Newbury. The new concept…

Ice dance star skates down to Newbury Cat's Protection

Ice dance star skates down to Newbury Cat's Protection

POISE, balance, and a taste for the daring, TV ice dancer Frankie Poultney has a lot in common with the animals she has been caring for in Curridge this…

Rain stays away as district floods with red, white and blue

04 June 2012

Rain stays away as district floods with red, white and blue

04 June 2012

"RAIN? What rain?" The heavens smiled on West Berkshire today (Monday) as street parties and diamond jubilee bashes avoided the torrential downpours which…

East Ilsley sheep fairheld today (Sunday)

East Ilsley sheep fairheld today (Sunday)

EAST Ilsley’s historic sheep fair returns today (Sunday) and this year contains a little bit of everything from the Olympics to the Queen’s diamond jubilee.…

Newbury sisters make fundraising a cakewalk

Newbury sisters make fundraising a cakewalk

WOULD you say ‘no’ to these faces? After losing their dad, Dean, to cancer, Newbury twins Leah and Leisha Hayward, aged nine, were so determined to turn…

Aldermaston man charged with burglary

Aldermaston man charged with burglary

A 26-year-old man from Aldermaston has been charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of attempted burglary. The charges are in connection with…

Charity bird of prey 'was brutally killed and died in agony'

Charity bird of prey 'was brutally killed and died in agony'

A BIRD of prey used as interactive therapy for people with special needs, disabilities and terminal illnesses, has been shot dead and dumped at the grounds…

The naked truth about nude hiking

The naked truth about nude hiking

OUR story of the naked hiker spotted in Hampstead Norreys on Sunday has got a group of naturists hot under the collar and left a Newburytoday reporter…

Bird feed and cash stolen from barn

Bird feed and cash stolen from barn

CASH and bird feed has been stolen from a farm in Leckhampstead. Offenders gained access to the barn on a farm in Hill Green by cutting a padlock.The…

Naked hiker spotted in Hampstead Norreys

Naked hiker spotted in Hampstead Norreys

A NAKED hiker was spotted enjoying a leisurely stroll around Hampstead Norreys airfield on Sunday morning. While perhaps understandably the warm weather…

No change to Ufton Nervet level crossing despite fatality

No change to Ufton Nervet level crossing despite fatality

THE RAIL industry is refusing to buckle over calls to make alterations to the Ufton Nervet level crossing despite another death at the notorious spot…

Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

IN this week's Newbury Weekly News an award-winning farmer must pay more than £20,000 in costs after being convicted of a range of animal welfare and…

Parkway drama as man talked down from crane after 2 hour stand-off

Parkway drama as man talked down from crane after 2 hour stand-off

A MAN who climbed a Newbury town centre crane and threatened to jump has been safely talked down. At 10.15am, the man scaled the crane near John Lewis…

Overcrowding fears raised in wake of latest Ufton Nervet death

Overcrowding fears raised in wake of latest Ufton Nervet death

THE danger of train overcrowding has reared its head again in the wake of another death at the Ufton Nervet crossing. Newbury resident Ben Wood sent this…

Buzzardgate: Benyon performs U-turn on plan to control birds

Buzzardgate: Benyon performs U-turn on plan to control birds