- Newbury Reporter

Newbury Show 2024: What’s on (and what the weather will do) on Saturday

The annual celebration of West Berkshire’s countryside is back, as the Newbury Showground prepares to welcome more than 30,000 people this weekend

Back in the day

Back in the day

We delve into our archives to see what was going on 10 years ago, 25 years ago and 50 years ago this week.

Drivers warned of 70-minute delays on A34 following collision

Drivers warned of 70-minute delays on A34 following collision

Drivers are being urged to avoid a stretch of the A34 following a road traffic collision this afternoon (Friday).

District battered by 24-hour thunderstorm warning

District battered by 24-hour thunderstorm warning

The Met Office has issued a 24-hour weather warning as thunderstorms batter the district.

Newbury man jailed for manslaughter and drug offences

Newbury man jailed for manslaughter and drug offences

A man has been jailed for manslaughter following the death of Sheldon Lewcock, who was hit by a van in 2022.

Autumn brings out the wild and wonderful

Autumn brings out the wild and wonderful

Providing a last snatch of summer, September is a time of transition where you can see late-emerging dragonflies as well as early arriving fungi.

Act now - or face skills crisis

Act now - or face skills crisis

Thatcham Research is calling for an immediate 20-per-cent increase to the 2019 Apprenticeship Levy cap to prevent a skills crisis.

West Berks village named second best place to live in Berkshire

19 September 2024

West Berks village named second best place to live in Berkshire

19 September 2024

Mortimer has been voted the second best place to live in the county.

Motorist is banned from roads for drink-driving

Motorist is banned from roads for drink-driving

A man drank nearly twice the legal limit before getting behind the wheel.

Volleyball club sitting pretty ahead of new season

Volleyball club sitting pretty ahead of new season

Newbury Volleyball Club hosted a sitting volleyball session – but don’t be fooled by the name – sitting volleyball is far from stationary!

Violent offender locked up on GBH charge against woman

Violent offender locked up on GBH charge against woman

A violent offender has been sent, in custody, to the crown court charged with causing a woman grievous bodily harm.

‘No’ to Berkshire regional mayor

‘No’ to Berkshire regional mayor

Council leaders across Berkshire have said that they don’t want a regional mayor as part of potential devolution plans.

Man denies assaulting and insulting multiple police officers

Man denies assaulting and insulting multiple police officers

A man has been sent to the crown court for trial following an incident in Newbury.

My Newbury: Near Standen Manor, just outside Hungerford

My Newbury: Near Standen Manor, just outside Hungerford

This picture was taken by Marian Mears near Standen Manor, just outside Hungerford.

Man admits stalking offence

Man admits stalking offence

A man accused of stalking a woman has changed his plea to guilty.

‘Intoxicated’ woman crashed stolen car into a pylon before overturning in ditch

‘Intoxicated’ woman crashed stolen car into a pylon before overturning in ditch

An intoxicated woman drove a stolen car dangerously, crashing it into a pylon before overturning in a ditch.

Readers’ views: ‘I witnessed lunacy that can only occur in Britain’

Readers’ views: ‘I witnessed lunacy that can only occur in Britain’

A selection of letters to the editor of the Newbury Weekly News

A walk with the ‘wow’ factor

A walk with the ‘wow’ factor

Even on a grey, drizzly afternoon in September, the stunning Berkshire Downs still have the wow factor.

Meg’s looking for a sofa to call her own

Meg’s looking for a sofa to call her own