As a solicitor practising in family law, Helen Bishop is well aware of the turmoil and unhappiness caused to children when their parents divorce or separate.Many…
HER Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex, will be visiting Prior’s Court School today (Tues) where she will meet pupils and see how money from the Jubilee…
JOHN Lewis at home Newbury kept an Olympic Games promise by donating 63 hours to help with renovations at The Castle School. Staff were honouring a commitment…
IF you live in Shaw-cum-Donnington and a looking for a new challenge, the parish council might just have the answer. Looking for new members, councillor…
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held about cuts to services and how organizations and individuals can support each other. Hosted by Berkshire Disabled People…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News read all about the row between residents and a landowner who is seeking permission to build a “gypsy pitch”. Residents…
THE new waste and recycling facility at Padworth will officially open on Friday (2). The centre, which is operated by Veolia Environmental Services, started…
A WOMAN who was killed on the M4 on Tuesday (23) has been named locally as Newbury woman Kaja Sammartino. The 38-year-old was killed at about 6am on the…
A senior Labour spokesman admitted this week to being involved in secret talks with Newbury Liberal Democrat leaders who wanted him to swap sides to replace…
A MAJOR drugs operation across Newbury and Thatcham has resulted in a combined sentence of 48 years dished out to a number of dealers. Thames Valley Police…
On Saturday, Saint Mary's Church, Andover, plays host to a brand new composition written by Hampshire based composer Henrietta Wentworth- Stanley. Spirit…
HUNDREDS of cats are facing a drop in professional care at a West Berkshire adoption centre, where potentially four of its eight permanent staff could…
A REFORMED gang member from Reading, who now leads an activities initiative for young people, featured in an address by the Bishop of Reading at the ceremonial…
THIS cat was callously flung into woods in West Berkshire and abandoned. Luckily for the black cat, a passing motorist saw the incident, in which he said…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, read the latest in the murder trial of Newbury man Darren Lock. Read witness statements from Reading Crown Court which…
FAULTY street lights across West Berkshire can be reported online, along with other problems, thanks to a new service. As the evenings draw in and it…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News we have coverage of the first day of the trial of the men accused of murdering Darren Lock last year and a Burghclere…
WEST Berkshire Council has completed preparation work for a major road resurfacing programme during October. Thirty-eight roads have been machine-patched…
Budgens 27th annual 10km run takes place in Mortimer on today (Sun). The event is open to runners, joggers and walkers and has been organised by Reading…
BBC journalist and news presenter Nicholas Owen was the guest speaker when more than 100 people attended a lunch on Tuesday to celebrate the 21st anniversary…
