The Royal Oak in Yattendon has been named the best pub in West Berkshire by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale). Landlord Rob McGill and his team were praised…
THE Downs School in Compton and Compton Primary are to merge as a federated school. A consultation has taken place and the schools are to join forces…
A WOOLHAMPTON pub which began life as a beer shop inside a cottage in the 1800s has re-opened its doors this week after a facelift. The Rowbarge in Woolhampton…
THE Thames Valley & Chiltern air ambulance has been grounded due to safety fears. Operator Bonda Air Service has taken the decision to pull the helicopter…
MEET the Eastfield Angels. These six ladies, plus three more, connected to Eastfield House Surgery in Newbury are taking part in this year’s London Moonwalk…
THE BEST of British Beer Festival is to be held at Newbury Racecourse later this month. More than 50 real ales and ciders will be available, with live…
FRESH faces, so to speak, will soon be helping to turn the cogs of local democracy, as West Berkshire Council prepares to elect its new chairman and committee…
A RED phone box adopted by Bucklebury Parish Council for £1 has been transformed into a book exchange. The phone box outside the Bladebone Inn, Chapel…
BRIGHTWALTON village fair is to be held today (Sunday). The traditional village affair will have a golden jubilee theme, and a fancy dress competition…
WEST Berkshire Council is still deadlocked with the owners of Parkway over the terms of car parking income six months after the complex opened. The authority…
FORMER Beenham man David Burgess has denied the 1966 murder of teenager Yolande Waddington. On Sunday, October 30, 1966 the near naked body of 17-year-old…
A WEST Berkshire disability group is to hold a meeting this afternoon (Friday) for residents in receipt of the controversial personal budgets. The West…
THE six-figure salaries of West Berkshire Council’s top earners have come under scrutiny again with the publication of the Taxpayers Alliance 2012 Town…
A WANTED man who has been linked to frauds totalling more than £1m, assault, witness intimidation and car theft could be hiding out in a West Berkshire…
A MAN battling alcoholism was killed attempting to cross a busy road just minutes after being removed from a bus for drinking, an inquest in Newbury heard…
IN this week's Newbury Weekly News we bring you comprehensive reaction to the tragedy at Headley Ford, broken online by Newburytoday this week in which…
A GOVERNMENT report which advises councils to fix potholes immediately has been backed by West Berkshire Council’s shadow roads portfolio holder, who…
VIOLENT crimes, assaults, sexual offences, thefts and robberies have fallen, but drug dealing and cannabis offences have risen in West Berkshire, new…
IF you like your festivals wet for all the right reasons then listen up. The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival opens tomorrow (Wednesday), and is bringing…
OIL club members around the district have been warned to be more vigilant after a number of fuel thefts from tanks stationed at properties in the region.…