- Mark Taylor (NWN)

Royal County of Berkshire show opens today in glorious sunshine

IT’s that time of the year again, the Royal County of Berkshire Show is back. The weather is glorious today (Saturday) at Newbury Showground as thousands…

Air ambulance lottery results

Air ambulance lottery results

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. The air ambulance has responded…

Diamond engagement ring stolen in jewellery burglary

Diamond engagement ring stolen in jewellery burglary

A DIAMOND engagement ring was one of several items of jewellery stolen from a house in Newbury last week. The yellow gold with sapphire and double diamond…

Conservatives elect new leader

Conservatives elect new leader

THE West Berkshire Conservative party has elected Lambourn councillor Gordon Lundie as its new group leader. Mr Lundie, aged 44, will now be put forward…

Council defends millions spent on car perks for staff

Council defends millions spent on car perks for staff

WEST Berkshire Council has spent £2.8m on a fleet of more than 200 executive and staff cars in the last four years. The list of vehicles includes some…

Missing: 4ft white 'flightless' rhea flees coop

13 September 2012

Missing: 4ft white 'flightless' rhea flees coop

13 September 2012

NOT your usual missing pet, but Newbury residents are being asked to keep eyes peeled for a 4ft pure white rhea. Owner Robin Canning has appealed for…

Unemployment up in West Berkshire

Unemployment up in West Berkshire

UNEMPLOYMENT in West Berkshire has risen. The latest figures showed that the job centre queues in West Berkshire lengthened by 27 claimants in August…

Gig causes rugby club to face licence censure

Gig causes rugby club to face licence censure

NEWBURY Rugby Club has landed in hot water after a gig held in its grounds sparked a string of noise-related complaints. West Berkshire Council’s Environmental…

TVP cuts unreasonable minority stop and searches

TVP cuts unreasonable minority stop and searches

THAMES Valley Police has curbed its officers' unfair use of stop and search powers on black and Asian people. The force signed an agreement with the Equality…

Affordable housing planned for former care centre site

Affordable housing planned for former care centre site

A CROP of much-needed affordable homes are to be built on the dilapidated site of a former Newbury care centre, six years after they were first promised.…

Move over Barack, there's a new boss in town

10 September 2012

Move over Barack, there's a new boss in town

10 September 2012

The MP for Newbury Richard Benyon rubbed shoulders with the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a recent overseas summit. Mr Benyon…

Wheelchair basketball star is the pride of Stockcross

09 September 2012

Wheelchair basketball star is the pride of Stockcross

09 September 2012

THE post-box in Stockcross won’t be painted gold this year despite the best efforts of a local wheelchair basketball star. Resident Janet Sugden, whose…

£750k set aside to deal with 'volatile' social care department

£750k set aside to deal with 'volatile' social care department

A SIX-figure sum is to be set aside by West Berkshire Council to deal with spending problems in its ‘volatile’ adult social care department. The £750,000…

Missing school meals crisis averted at last-minute of first day

Missing school meals crisis averted at last-minute of first day

“TEETHING problems”, aptly enough, almost prevented thousands of school pupils in West Berkshire from tucking into their lunchtime meals on the first…

Newbury police hail drink crime crackdown a success after 20 per cent figure fall

07 September 2012

Newbury police hail drink crime crackdown a success after 20 per cent figure fall

07 September 2012

POLICE in Newbury say they are winning the war on antisocial behaviour. A booze-related crime crackdown with late-night revellers targeted has seen a…

Phew! Compost self-ignites to spread pong over Newbury

Phew! Compost self-ignites to spread pong over Newbury

WHAT a whiff! A compost heap which self-ignited was the source of the strong burning odour over Newbury and Thatcham this morning (Thursday).The blaze…

Swans shot in "shameful, pointless, and cowardly act

Swans shot in "shameful, pointless, and cowardly act

A SHOCKING attack on two swans who were found shot in the head in Bagnor has been condemned as a “shameful, pointless, and cowardly” act. The blood-soaked…

West Berkshire students will not have 'unfair' GCSEs remarked

04 September 2012

West Berkshire students will not have 'unfair' GCSEs remarked

04 September 2012

STUDENTS in West Berkshire who have fallen foul of shifted GCSE grade boundaries will not have their papers remarked. Exam regulator Ofqual has said that…

Manager of Dog's Trust Newbury celebrates 30 years of rehoming

Manager of Dog's Trust Newbury celebrates 30 years of rehoming

IT was a helpless Jack Russell terrier called Nancy in 1982 which began a four decade love affair with helping lost and abandoned dogs for Maureen Iggleden.…

Criticism of report calling for less affordable homes

Criticism of report calling for less affordable homes