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Safety concerns prompt re-appeal over missing West Berkshire teen

01 May 2012
Safety concerns prompt re-appeal over missing West Berkshire teen

Safety concerns prompt re-appeal over missing West Berkshire teen

01 May 2012

POLICE have re-iterated a plea to find a missing West Berkshire teenager following concerns over her safety. Stacie Richardson, aged 15, was last seen…


Tragedy latest in long line of incidents at Headley Ford

30 April 2012
Tragedy latest in long line of incidents at Headley Ford

Tragedy latest in long line of incidents at Headley Ford

30 April 2012

THE tragic death of a man at flooded Headley Ford today follows years of incidents and a string of “near misses” at the hazardous spot. The incident,…


Two cars and lorry in M4 collision

30 April 2012
Two cars and lorry in M4 collision

Two cars and lorry in M4 collision

30 April 2012

RUSH hour drivers faced long delays this morning following an incident involving a lorry and two cars on the M4 near Chieveley. Three people were involved…


Incinerator campaigners to hold annual meeting tonight (Friday)

27 April 2012
Incinerator campaigners to hold annual meeting tonight (Friday)

Incinerator campaigners to hold annual meeting tonight (Friday)

27 April 2012

A PROTEST group set up to see off plans to build a waste incinerator in Chieveley is to hold its first annual meeting tonight (Friday). West Berkshire…


Couple ensure rescued boat is ship-shape for jubilee

27 April 2012
Couple ensure rescued boat is ship-shape for jubilee

Couple ensure rescued boat is ship-shape for jubilee

27 April 2012

AS a beaming monarch chose to spend her birthday at Newbury Races on Saturday, just a few miles away in a West Berkshire village some very special preparations…


Paratrooper who waited 60 years for medals is mourned at funeral

27 April 2012
Paratrooper who waited 60 years for medals is mourned at funeral

Paratrooper who waited 60 years for medals is mourned at funeral

27 April 2012

THE FUNERAL of a Thatcham war veteran who waited 60 years to be awarded campaign medals after twice being wounded in action, took place yesterday (Thursday).…


Hero traffic warden foils robbery

26 April 2012
Hero traffic warden foils robbery

Hero traffic warden foils robbery

26 April 2012

WHO said all traffic wardens were bad? Meet Alastair Job, a civil servant and crimefighting hero who foiled an attempted robbery at Newbury Library.A…


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

26 April 2012
Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

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

26 April 2012

IN this week's Newbury Weekly News edition read how torrential rain and flooding has brought a surreal edge to the continuing drought as gale force winds…


Animal rights protest held outside Newbury Racecourse

25 April 2012
Animal rights protest held outside Newbury Racecourse

Animal rights protest held outside Newbury Racecourse

25 April 2012

ANIMAL rights protesters descended on Newbury Racecourse yesterday to picket the venue over its hosting of a top biomedical and pharmaceutical conference.…


A4 speed limit set to drop to 50mph through Padworth

24 April 2012
A4 speed limit set to drop to 50mph through Padworth

A4 speed limit set to drop to 50mph through Padworth

24 April 2012

THE speed limit on sections of the A4 through West Berkshire look set drop to 50mph to improve safety under new proposals. West Berkshire Council has…


Vodafone buys Cable and Wireless in £1bn deal

23 April 2012
Vodafone buys Cable and Wireless in £1bn deal

Vodafone buys Cable and Wireless in £1bn deal

23 April 2012

VODAFONE has become the second largest telecommunications firm in the UK following a £1billion takeover of Cable and Wireless Worldwide. The Newbury-based…


Dog of the week

21 April 2012
Dog of the week

Dog of the week

21 April 2012

THIS joyful Jack Russell Terrier Jasper has won over all the staff at the Dogs Trust Newbury and is now hoping to work his magic on his potential new…


Deer warning for West Berkshire motorists

21 April 2012
Deer warning for West Berkshire motorists

Deer warning for West Berkshire motorists

21 April 2012

FIREFIGHTERS are warning drivers in West Berkshire to take extra care and be on the alert for wildlife on the roads at the moment. The station commander…


Silver 1800s Afghanistan medal sells for double its estimate

21 April 2012
Silver 1800s Afghanistan medal sells for double its estimate

Silver 1800s Afghanistan medal sells for double its estimate

21 April 2012

A MEDAL awarded to a Shaw soldier 130 years ago sold for twice the sum it was expected to fetch at auction. The silver Afghanistan 1878-1880 medal belonged…


Disabled residents could be forced into homes

20 April 2012
Disabled residents could be forced into homes

Disabled residents could be forced into homes

20 April 2012

DISABLED residents in West Berkshire will be moved out of their homes and placed into care if the cost of looking after them is deemed too expensive.…


New CCTV footage of Pangbourne theft released

20 April 2012
New CCTV footage of Pangbourne theft released

New CCTV footage of Pangbourne theft released

20 April 2012

POLICE have re-appealed for witnesses to a theft and robbery which took place in Pangbourne in January, in the light of fresh CCTV footage. The first…


Victorious campaigners prepared for Chieveley incinerator appeal

19 April 2012
Victorious campaigners prepared for Chieveley incinerator appeal

Victorious campaigners prepared for Chieveley incinerator appeal

19 April 2012

NEARLY 15 months of tireless campaigning has paid off for those fighting plans to build an incinerator in Chieveley, after West Berkshire Council deemed…


EXCLUSIVE: Thames Valley Police to pump millions into training base upgrade

19 April 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Thames Valley Police to pump millions into training base upgrade

EXCLUSIVE: Thames Valley Police to pump millions into training base upgrade

19 April 2012

THAMES Valley Police is to plough more than £5m into its training centre in Sulhamstead to improve officer development, Newburytoday.co.uk can reveal.…


West Berkshire's Titanic victims remembered 100 years on

19 April 2012
West Berkshire's Titanic victims remembered 100 years on

West Berkshire's Titanic victims remembered 100 years on

19 April 2012

THIS timepiece belonged to Newbury-born Sidney Sedunary, a second third-class steward on the Titanic who went down with the doomed ship and was one of…


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

19 April 2012
Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

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

19 April 2012

IN this week's Newbury Weekly News a 15-month fight by campaigners to see off a proposed industrial waste incinerator for Chieveley has been a success…


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