THATCHAM’S skateboarders, rollerskaters, bikers and scooter riders were celebrating last week when the new Dunstan Green skatepark opened, thanks to £40,000…
EAST Ilsley is celebrating one of its most successful annual sheep fairs to date after more than 3,000 people attended the East Ilsley Sheep Fair on Sunday.…
THATCHAM could soon have new affordable housing as a disused waste depot has been put on the market. ‘For sale’ signs were spotted going up last week,…
MORE people in Thatcham will get the chance to live the good life as more land for allotments has been found. Thatcham Town Council approved plans to…
A NEWBURY veteran has been awarded a medal in recognition of service on dangerous maritime missions, 68 years after the end of the Second World War. Don…
Looking for something to do this weekend? Then look no further than the host of events taking place in West Berkshire.Today, Hampstead Norreys is continuing…
FOLLOWING tradition, Kennet School’s Year 13 pupils pulled out all the stops with costumes for their final day before study leave. Headteacher Paul Dick…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can make Max a keepsake in their home. Assistant manager at Dogs Trust Newbury, Jenny Hopkins, said: “Max is…
Looking for something to do this weekend? Then look no further than the host of events taking place in West Berkshire.On Saturday, Hampstead Norreys is…
THE revamped skatepark at Dunstan Green will be officially relaunched today (Fri). The improved facilities are thanks to the Jubilee Skate Park Project,…
A THATCHAM man, who helped to con an elderly man out of more than £200,000 over almost two decades, has been spared jail. Clive Smith, aged 36, of Eliot…
HER love of dogs has kept a West Berkshire woman rehoming canine friends for a quarter of a centuary. Jenny Hopkins, aged 43, of East Woodhay, is celebrating…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, the Muslim community of West Berkshire have laid wreaths at Newbury War memorial in honour of murdered Drummer Lee…
MORE than 150 swimmers from West Berkshire recently took part in Swimathon Weekend 2013. The swimathon was a national fundraising event run by Parkwood…
TWO WOMAN have raised more than £2,000 for charity by having their heads shaved in Thatcham on Saturday (25). Anna Holmes and her friend Valerie Kingston…
THREE West Berkshire men have been charged with a burglary at a flat in Birchwood Road, Newbury. Thames Valley Police has charged a 21-year-old from Newbury,…
LEE Dillon (pictured) will serve a second year as leader of Thatcham Town Council. At a full town council meeting on Monday evening, Mr Dillon (Lib Dem,…
A new weapon in the fight against antisocial behaviour and vandalism in Thatcham’s parks is being introduced by the town council – a code of conduct.…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can make Maggie a keepsake in their home. Assistant manager at Dogs Trust Newbury, Jenny Hopkins, said: "Named…
THE parish of Theale is coming together to try and save a playing field in the village. The parish council rents its North Street playing field from Englefield…
