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Serious crime on the decline

27 July 2012
Serious crime on the decline

Serious crime on the decline

27 July 2012

THE Thames Valley region had the second largest fall in crime out of all 43 police forces across England and Wales in the past year, according to figures…


GB's youngest ever male Olympian remembers Rome 1960

27 July 2012
GB's youngest ever male Olympian remembers Rome 1960

GB's youngest ever male Olympian remembers Rome 1960

27 July 2012

Today’s Olympians might come home with a gold, silver or bronze medal, or maybe nothing but the kudos of having competed for their country, but either…


Update: Multi-vehicle accident closes M4 lanes

25 July 2012
Update: Multi-vehicle accident closes M4 lanes

Update: Multi-vehicle accident closes M4 lanes

25 July 2012

TWO lanes are currently closed on the M4 following a multi-vehicle accident. Thames Valley Police and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended…


Three car pile-up in Stockcross this morning (Wednesday)

25 July 2012
Three car pile-up in Stockcross this morning (Wednesday)

Three car pile-up in Stockcross this morning (Wednesday)

25 July 2012

THREE vehicles were involved in a crash near Stockcross this morning (Wednesday). Police were called to the incident on the A4 at about 8.15am.It involved…


Crutch amnesty at West Berkshire Community Hospital

25 July 2012
Crutch amnesty at West Berkshire Community Hospital

Crutch amnesty at West Berkshire Community Hospital

25 July 2012

STAFF at the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at West Berkshire Community Hospital in Thatcham are appealing for local patients to return any crutches which…


Thatcham Town Council awards more than £16,000 in grants

25 July 2012
Thatcham Town Council awards more than £16,000 in grants

Thatcham Town Council awards more than £16,000 in grants

25 July 2012

MORE than £16,000 was given out to local charities and organisations by Thatcham Town Council at its grants committee meeting on Monday (23) evening.…


West Berkshire is fifth happiest place in the UK

25 July 2012
West Berkshire is fifth happiest place in the UK

West Berkshire is fifth happiest place in the UK

25 July 2012

West Berkshire is the fifth happiest area in the UK to live, in a list of 143 places, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics…


Life sentence for triple murderer

23 July 2012
Life sentence for triple murderer

Life sentence for triple murderer

23 July 2012

TRIPLE child killer, David Burgess, has been sentenced to life in prison this morning (Monday) for the murder of a Beenham nanny. Burgess, who last week…


Racecourse keeps alcohol licence despite breaches

23 July 2012
Racecourse keeps alcohol licence despite breaches

Racecourse keeps alcohol licence despite breaches

23 July 2012

NEWBURY Racecourse will keep its alcohol licence despite being caught selling alcohol to teenagers. Between November 2010 and November 2011, the venue…


Comedy competition winner donates prize fund to charity

23 July 2012
Comedy competition winner donates prize fund to charity

Comedy competition winner donates prize fund to charity

23 July 2012

SEAN Doyle who was crowned the winner of the 2012 Newbury Comedy Festival open mic competition, You Must Be Joking, has donated his £500 prize fund to…


Mortimer housing development named after former councillor

23 July 2012
Mortimer housing development named after former councillor

Mortimer housing development named after former councillor

23 July 2012

A NEW housing development in Mortimer was officially named after a former councillor on Friday (20). Councillor Keith Lock passed away in 2011 after serving…


Proposals for area’s first solar farm wins support

22 July 2012
Proposals for area’s first solar farm wins support

Proposals for area’s first solar farm wins support

22 July 2012

UP to 300 homes could be supplied with green energy if plans for a solar farm in Thatcham are approved. Thatcham Town Council has pledged its support…


This week's My Newbury

22 July 2012
This week's My Newbury

This week's My Newbury

22 July 2012

One of this week's My Newbury photographers has taken advantage of a recent local event and wildlife for her inspiration. Gemma Heaver from Newbury recently…


Air ambulance lottery results

21 July 2012
Air ambulance lottery results

Air ambulance lottery results

21 July 2012

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. The air ambulance has responded…


Burgess guilty of Beenham nanny murder

20 July 2012
Burgess guilty of Beenham nanny murder

Burgess guilty of Beenham nanny murder

20 July 2012

THE man accused of murdering a Beenham nanny 46 years ago has been found guilty. Sixty-four-year-old David Burgess, formerly of Stoneyfield, Beenham,…


Money saving cooking demonstrations in Thatcham today (Fri)

20 July 2012
Money saving cooking demonstrations in Thatcham today (Fri)

Money saving cooking demonstrations in Thatcham today (Fri)

20 July 2012

VISITORS to Thatcham market today (Friday) will be treated to live cookery demonstrations of easy recipes to help them save up to £50 off their monthly…


Golf day in memory of prodigy today (Fri)

20 July 2012
Golf day in memory of prodigy today (Fri)

Golf day in memory of prodigy today (Fri)

20 July 2012

A GOLF foundation set up in memory of a talented West Berkshire golfer will hold its third annual golf day today (Fri). The Adam Clayton Golf Foundation…


"Business as usual" says bowling alley manager

20 July 2012
"Business as usual" says bowling alley manager

"Business as usual" says bowling alley manager

20 July 2012

THE manager at a bowling alley in Thatcham has quashed rumours that the centre is closing down. The manager at Lakeside Superbowl in Lower Way said that…


Calcot chosen for new Thames Valley fire HQ

19 July 2012
Calcot chosen for new Thames Valley fire HQ

Calcot chosen for new Thames Valley fire HQ

19 July 2012

PLANS for a joint Berkshire and Oxfordshire fire control centre in Calcot have been approved. It was announced last week that Calcot was being proposed…


Police appeal following three overnight linked burglaries

18 July 2012
Police appeal following three overnight linked burglaries

Police appeal following three overnight linked burglaries

18 July 2012

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to three overnight domestic burglaries which they believe are linked. Two homes in Big Lane, Lambourn were targeted…


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