AS the Government began its 12-week public consultation on a proposal to redefine marriage to include same-sex civil partnerships, people in West Berkshire…
AN event has been organised to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Thatcham Baptist Church. The church in Wheelers Green Way was officially opened…
THE second act to perform at this year’s Party in the Paddock at Newbury Racecourse is Brit Award winner, Jessie J. Boasting 18 global number one hits,…
AN elderly man, who has been missing since this morning (Weds), has been found safe and well. Thames Valley Police were called at 1.41pm to reports that…
A GREENHAM man has been charged with burglary at an address in Newbury earlier this month. The 37-year-old of Newtown Road was charged on March 13 following…
A BOY has been knocked down by a car in Thatcham this afternoon (Mon). Police were called to the incident in Northfield Road at about 3.28pm.The boy was…
TWO children and an adult had to be rescued from an overturned car in Thatcham last night (Sunday). The incident happened at about 9.30pm outside the…
A MAN who was killed after being hit by a train in Thatcham has been named as 31-year-old Peter Hartwell from Thatcham. Mr Hartwell died after being struck…
PUPILS from a Newbury primary school showed off their skills recently at a talent contest held at the Arlington Arts Centre in Snelsmore Common. The competition,…
THERE is still time for local bands and music acts to enter Rock at the Racecourse with a chance to win £500 and a day in a recording studio. Greenham…
SEVERAL churches in West Berkshire are urging their parishioners to sign a petition to try and stop the legalisation of homosexual marriage. The Coalition…
THIS clever dog from Newbury is to feature in a BBC science television programme. Border collie Skye, who hit the national news headlines in 2008 after…
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefit in West Berkshire has gone up for the second month in a row. Figures released today (Wednesday) by…
THERE are two extra reasons to snap up today’s Newbury Weekly News – a 40-page Wedding magazine and all of your Mother’s Day messages. With Mother's Day…
NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK was at the first ever Thatcham Volunteer Fair on Saturday to have a chat with members of community organisations who are after a bit…
THE first names in the line up for this year’s Reading Festival have been announced. The Cure will make their only UK appearance of this year to headline…
Update: As of 11.30am, all the lanes have been re-opened and the traffic is now flowing freely. Police were called to the A34 northbound near Beedon at…
A THATCHAM couple are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today (Thursday). Geoff and Betty Glasspool met when they were aged 19 and 17, respectively,…
TWO friends from Thatcham and Cold Ash are preparing to cycle from London to Edinburgh in just 37 hours, to raise money for charity. Carl Gorman, aged…
FIRE crews from Newbury and Hungerford evacuated a man and a woman from a house fire yesterday afternoon (Saturday). The crews were called at about 12.30pm…
