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Man locked up on serious child sex charges

22 August 2025
Man locked up on serious child sex charges

Man locked up on serious child sex charges

22 August 2025

A man accused of raping a child has been remanded in custody.


Business helps charity give a breath of fresh air to residents and carers in garden renovation

22 August 2025
Business helps charity give a breath of fresh air to residents and carers in garden renovation

Business helps charity give a breath of fresh air to residents and carers in garden renovation

22 August 2025

Commercial property business CBRE has helped Mencap renovate an outdoor garden space for adults to enjoy.


Home closure order due to ‘antisocial behaviour’ is extended

22 August 2025
Home closure order due to ‘antisocial behaviour’ is extended

Home closure order due to ‘antisocial behaviour’ is extended

22 August 2025

Police have successfully applied to have a home closure order extended.


Motorist took cocaine and cannabis before driving

21 August 2025
Motorist took cocaine and cannabis before driving

Motorist took cocaine and cannabis before driving

21 August 2025

A motorist had taken both cocaine and cannabis before getting behind the wheel.


GCSE results day: Live blog from schools across West Berkshire and North Hampshire

21 August 2025
GCSE results day: Live blog from schools across West Berkshire and North Hampshire

GCSE results day: Live blog from schools across West Berkshire and North Hampshire

21 August 2025

Our reporters and photographer will be at schools across West Berkshire and North Hampshire today getting the results and reactions.


Raging husband threatened to cut wife’s throat over ‘affair’

21 August 2025
Raging husband threatened to cut wife’s throat over ‘affair’

Raging husband threatened to cut wife’s throat over ‘affair’

21 August 2025

A jealous husband who threatened to cut his wife’s throat over a supposed affair with a teenager is awaiting sentence.


Housebuilders’ £40k boost

21 August 2025
Housebuilders’ £40k boost

Housebuilders’ £40k boost

21 August 2025

Hungerford-based housebuilder David Wilson Homes have completed a year of fundraising for their charity of the year, Dingley’s Promise.


Footwear thieves jailed

20 August 2025
Footwear thieves jailed

Footwear thieves jailed

20 August 2025

Two men have been jailed after “a very large amount” of footwear was stolen from the back of a lorry parked in Membury Services.

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Paedophile is jailed for re-offending

20 August 2025
Paedophile is jailed for re-offending

Paedophile is jailed for re-offending

20 August 2025

A paedophile pensioner, given a chance to stay out of prison, is finally behind bars - after re-offending within months.


Man took indecent photographs of a child

19 August 2025
Man took indecent photographs of a child

Man took indecent photographs of a child

19 August 2025

A man has admitted multiple charges of taking indecent photographs of a child.


Boat blaze on River Kennet

19 August 2025
Boat blaze on River Kennet

Boat blaze on River Kennet

19 August 2025

Firefighters tackled a boat blaze on the River Kennet near London Road in Newbury on Sunday morning.


Man denies coercively controlling partner

19 August 2025
Man denies coercively controlling partner

Man denies coercively controlling partner

19 August 2025

A man is to go on trial accused of using coercive control towards his partner.


Watch out for the whale in the town centre

19 August 2025
Watch out for the whale in the town centre

Watch out for the whale in the town centre

19 August 2025

You don’t need to go to the coast to experience whale-watching – you may spot a four-feet long whale in Newbury!


My Newbury: Bringing in the harvest on the Berkshire Downs in Aldworth

19 August 2025
My Newbury: Bringing in the harvest on the Berkshire Downs in Aldworth

My Newbury: Bringing in the harvest on the Berkshire Downs in Aldworth

19 August 2025

This picture of a tractor bringing in the harvest on the Berkshire Downs was taken by Tracey Godsmark in Aldworth.


BREAKING NEWS: Deranged, cannibal obsessed chef locked up after jury verdicts

18 August 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Deranged, cannibal obsessed chef locked up after jury verdicts

BREAKING NEWS: Deranged, cannibal obsessed chef locked up after jury verdicts

18 August 2025

A pub chef who wrote plans to torture, kill and even eat victims, is today behind bars.

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Missing Hungerford area man ‘has been found’

18 August 2025
Missing Hungerford area man ‘has been found’

Missing Hungerford area man ‘has been found’

18 August 2025

A man who was the subject of a missing persons appeal has reportedly been found.


Firefighters tackle bonfire which spread to gardens

18 August 2025
Firefighters tackle bonfire which spread to gardens

Firefighters tackle bonfire which spread to gardens

18 August 2025

Firefighters were called when a bonfire got out of control and spread to nearby gardens.


Man felled victim in GBH pub attack

18 August 2025
Man felled victim in GBH pub attack

Man felled victim in GBH pub attack

18 August 2025

A man broke a rival’s cheekbone in a pub attack.


Waltz your way to the dancefloor for Racing Come Dancing

18 August 2025
Waltz your way to the dancefloor for Racing Come Dancing

Waltz your way to the dancefloor for Racing Come Dancing

18 August 2025

Newbury Racecourse is set to open the dance floor for a come dancing event with the charity Racing Welfare.


Readers’ views: ‘We call on council to urgently rethink its decision to withdraw this vital bus service’

18 August 2025
Readers’ views: ‘We call on council to urgently rethink its decision to withdraw this vital bus service’

Readers’ views: ‘We call on council to urgently rethink its decision to withdraw this vital bus service’

18 August 2025

Here are a selection of letters to the editor of the Newbury Weekly News


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