SECRETARY of State for Energy and Climate Change, MP Ed Davey, will be in Thatcham today (Thurs) to help celebrate National Apprenticeship Week. Mr Davey…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, residents have had their say on plans to demolish the Limes Guest House in Newbury and build a 71-bedroom high dependency…
BUSINESSES in Thatcham have joined forces to support an application to renovate a derelict building in the town centre. A planning application has been…
The Broadway in Thatcham town centre is to be spruced up in time for summer. Members of Thatcham Town Council have agreed to spend more than £6,000 on…
A FORMER Reading FC captain is helping Thatcham twins raise money for a trip. Kamila and Laura Sinoplu, Year 11 pupils at Kennet School, are raising money…
A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle in Thatcham. An offender gained entry to a vehicle, which was parked Tadham Place,…
PLANS have been submitted to knock down a well-known guest house in Newbury and build a high-dependency care facility in its place. The plans, submitted…
THATCHAM Catholic Club has closed. A statement released said that the club had closed with immediate effect owing to a dramatic fall in use.It read: “For…
THE Shell patrol station in Padworth was sealed off by police in the early hours of this morning (Fri) following a burglary. Thames Valley Police were…
A CHRISTMAS tree is to be planted at Thatcham Cemetery for families who have lost a loved one. The idea was put forward by Thatcham town mayor, John Boyd,…
A NEW Cub pack held its first meeting this week. The pack, which will meet every Monday evening at Greenham Community Hall, was set up as a result of…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News a family has issued a heart-felt plea for more people to register to become organ donors, following the death of their…
A THATCHAM man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a series of fires in West Berkshire. The 29-year-old has been arrested in relation to incidents…
TEAM Jackie, a vast 300-strong fundraising army working in memory of an Upper Bucklebury woman, completed the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday and have in…
BRITISH singer/songwriter Rita Ora has been announced as the first Party in the Paddock act of this year. Rita Ora will play at Newbury Racecourse on…
Pc Lee Frost on news of crimes and crime prevention in Newbury, safety advice from the crime reduction officer, the latest police campaigns and views…
BURGHFIELD Road will be closed today (Weds) for urgent repairs to the carriageway. Due to the location of the roadworks, Reading Borough Council said…
THERE have been celebrations in Hungerford after it was revealed that Perfectly Posh Hair Design had reached the finals of the English Hair and Beauty…
A MAN was arrested last week on suspicion of criminal damage, possession of an air rifle in a public place and driving a vehicle while in a dangerous…
THE public consultation about the future of the Institute for Animal Health (renamed The Pirbright Institute) is to be held at the Downs School today…
