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Lib Dems retain Thatcham Town Council seat

THE Liberal Democrats have kept hold of the South and Crookham seat on Thatcham Town Council. Bob Morgan (pictured), aged 56, was elected yesterday (Thursday)…

'Olympics legacy is your chance of a lifetime'

'Olympics legacy is your chance of a lifetime'

SCHOOLS, sports clubs, volunteers, politicians and figures from across West Berkshire have sounded an unprecedented call to arms following the Team GB…

Troubled bridge set to be replaced

16 August 2012

Troubled bridge set to be replaced

16 August 2012

THE Boundary Road railway bridge in Newbury, a bugbear of pedestrians and drivers for many years, is to be replaced. Network Rail is to raise the bridge…

Police to consult public on road death investigations

15 August 2012

Police to consult public on road death investigations

15 August 2012

MEMBERS of the public are to be consulted on how road deaths in West Berkshire are investigated. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has said…

Winchcombe School sports field sale defended

14 August 2012

Winchcombe School sports field sale defended

14 August 2012

WEST Berkshire Council has defended the sale of a Newbury school playing field after being caught up in a Government row over shrinking sports provisions.…

West Berkshire Council leader to step down

West Berkshire Council leader to step down

THE leader of West Berkshire Council, Graham Jones (Con, Lambourn), is to step down. Mr Jones, a Lambourn pharmacist, said he had taken the decision to…

The Bell wows crowds with fiery street theatre

The Bell wows crowds with fiery street theatre

A HUGE crowd packed into Newbury’s Market Place on Friday night to take in, and in some cases duck out of the way of, the town’s latest spectacular outdoor…

Rail electrification delays hit local businesses

Rail electrification delays hit local businesses

DELAYS plaguing the electrification of the Newbury to London railway line is causing havoc with businesses operating in the Aldermaston area. Waste firm…

Inkpen residents fight off barn development

Inkpen residents fight off barn development

INKPEN residents have overturned local and national Government policy and successfully fought off plans to build a barn and stables in a field in the…

The Newbury Weekly News gets everywhere...

The Newbury Weekly News gets everywhere...

THE Newbury Weekly News has a habit of turning up in the strangest of places. This picture was taken on September 29, 1943, in Italy, and was spotted…

Pastor's farm shop closed down

12 August 2012

Pastor's farm shop closed down

12 August 2012

PASTOR’S Farm Produce in Wharf Street is the latest independent retailer in the town to fall victim to the recession. The store, which specialised in…

'Youth clubs better off in hands of communities' - council

'Youth clubs better off in hands of communities' - council

WEST Berkshire Council has denied claims it needlessly axed youth clubs across the district last year. The shadow children and young people portfolio…

A34 accident blackspot to be resurfaced

A34 accident blackspot to be resurfaced

A NOTORIOUS A34 accident blackspot north of Chieveley is to be resurfaced. The Highways Agency has announced it is to fix up four and a half miles of…

Class A drug dealing charge for man arrested in Newbury

Class A drug dealing charge for man arrested in Newbury

A MAN has been charged with intent to supply Class A drugs following an arrest in Newbury. The 19-year-old had a London address, but was arrested by officers…

Homelessness rate shows third highest climb in England

Homelessness rate shows third highest climb in England

WEST Berkshire’s soaring homelessness rate is the third highest in the entire country, according to new figures. From 2009/10 to the latest figures, the…

Need information on the go? Meet the Bid Rangers

Need information on the go? Meet the Bid Rangers

AMONGST the street pastors and chaplains walking the Newbury streets, now jostling for a share of the pavement space are the BID Rangers. Paid for by…

Prolonged rain does not make for buzzing bees

Prolonged rain does not make for buzzing bees

ONE cluster of busy West Berkshire denizens have been particularly badly stung by the teeming rainfall this year - the honeybees. The wet summer weather…

Pond Close residents joy as new housing plan sunk

Pond Close residents joy as new housing plan sunk

RESIDENTS of Pond Close in Newbury cheered as plans to build eight flats in their street were thrown out by West Berkshire Council last night (Wednesday).…

Grundons appeal enquiry extended

Grundons appeal enquiry extended

THE public enquiry into waste firm Grundon’s appeal to mine more sand and gravel from a site in Chieveley has been extended. Initially expected to last…

Newbury MP dives into shark conservation

Newbury MP dives into shark conservation