A PURLEY man was sentenced last week to two years in prison for two burglaries. Chris Kupiec, aged 31, of Hazel Road, Purley, pleaded guilty at Reading…
ESTATE agents Jones Robinson will be staging an open day on Saturday (April 6) to mark the launch of five new flats to let in Thatcham. The properties…
A SWISHING party was the first activity held at a new club in Thatcham catering for older teenagers and young adults. The monthly event Open Minds, held…
COLD Ash villagers have a fight on their hands again if they want to save a landmark building from demolition. The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, which…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can make Blue a keepsake in their home. Dogs Trust Newbury Rehoming Centre assistant manager, Jenny Hopkins,…
THE unseasonal weather has captured the imagination of professional photographers and amateur snappers in West Berkshire. Newbury Weekly News photographer,…
THATCHAM twins have raised nearly £800 towards a school trip by hosting a quiz. Kamila and Laura Sinoplu (pictured), Year 11 pupils at Kennet School,…
A FUNDRAISING firework event held in Thatcham for almost 30 years has been axed. Thatcham Rotary Club has announced that the popular event, held annually…
RUBBISH and recycling collections in West Berk-shire will be affected by the Easter bank holiday, while the Newtown Road recycling centre will open extra…
RESIDENTS whose homes have been plagued by flashflooding in Thatcham and Cold Ash are celebrating after £700,000 was allocated for a defence scheme. West…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, West Berkshire Council has confirmed that the 5.5acre site earmarked for the Market Street revamp is to be given to…
TWO West Berkshire men have been charge with a series of offences after egging a house in Thatcham. An 18-year-old man from Bucklebury has been charged…
POLICE have released CCTV pictures as part of a re-appeal for the public’s help to locate a 41-year-old man from Pangbourne who has been reported missing…
WHITELANDS Park Primary School has been placed in special measures following its latest Ofsted inspection. The Thatcham school was deemed to be overall…
THE ball has been set rolling for the possibility of moving Thatcham Town Council offices right into the centre of town. As part of its asset review,…
POWER tools and hand tools have been stolen during a break-in in Hermitage. Between 11.35am and 11.44am on Monday morning (25), a Ford Transit van, which…
STONEY Lane in Thatcham is currently shut while emergency gas work repairs take place. Southern Gas Networks has confirmed that it is repairing a gas…
BIG-hearted charity workers in West Berkshire were recently given a pat on the back for their work raising money for people living with motor neurone…
NO objections have been raised by Thatcham Town Council to plans to build a high-dependency care facility in Newbury. The planning committee looked at…
A TEENAGER from Thatcham is one of the first dancers to win a place in the newly-established National Youth Dance Company. Lewis Cooke, aged 16, of Elmhurst…
