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With 25 years at the Newbury Weekly News, Arts Editor Trish, previously enjoyed a 25-year career as an arts centre director, Arts Council crafts assessor and critic.

Sun’s a stunner at Basildon Park

20 August 2025
Sun’s a stunner at Basildon Park

Sun’s a stunner at Basildon Park

20 August 2025

Visitors dazzled by Luke Jerram’s seven-metre Sun, each centimetre of the internally-lit spherical sculpture representing 2,000km of its surface.


Thatcham prison officer publishes debut teen fiction novella

20 August 2025
Thatcham prison officer publishes debut teen fiction novella

Thatcham prison officer publishes debut teen fiction novella

20 August 2025

Rob Henry’s The Premonition Effect, available on Kindle, that has taken some 10 years to come to fruition.


Art on the Park is back

19 August 2025
Art on the Park is back

Art on the Park is back

19 August 2025

Local artists and craftspeople will be displaying their work on the railings of Victoria Park Nursery and on tables nearby.


Travel and safety advice ahead of Reading Festival 2025

18 August 2025
Travel and safety advice ahead of Reading Festival 2025

Travel and safety advice ahead of Reading Festival 2025

18 August 2025

Reading Borough Council have issued the following information for West Berks residents and festivalgoers.


New season of live music, comedy and theatre announced at Arlington Arts

17 August 2025
New season of live music, comedy and theatre announced at Arlington Arts

New season of live music, comedy and theatre announced at Arlington Arts

17 August 2025

Tickets now on sale.


Ley Lines a magical music festival in the woods

16 August 2025
Ley Lines a magical music festival in the woods

Ley Lines a magical music festival in the woods

16 August 2025

Ley Lines is a small and intimate weekend-long festival deep in the Wiltshire countryside.


10 per cent of Dreweatt’s cricketing auction to go to charity founded by former England cricket captain in memory of his late wife

15 August 2025
10 per cent of Dreweatt’s cricketing auction to go to charity founded by former England cricket captain in memory of his late wife

10 per cent of Dreweatt’s cricketing auction to go to charity founded by former England cricket captain in memory of his late wife

15 August 2025

The Ruth Strauss Foundation was founded by Sir Andrew Strauss, whose wife was diagnosed with an incurable lung cancer that affects non-smokers.


Echoes of Cambridge spies at New Era

15 August 2025
Echoes of Cambridge spies at New Era

Echoes of Cambridge spies at New Era

15 August 2025

Next month’s production of The Old Country is Ann Davidson’s directorial debut with the Wash Common theatre.


Keep the date for the big bank holiday show by Made in the Hood at Westridge

14 August 2025
Keep the date for the big bank holiday show by Made in the Hood at Westridge

Keep the date for the big bank holiday show by Made in the Hood at Westridge

14 August 2025

Collective of 12 artists and makers exhibit at Highclere as part of Hants Open Studios.


What’s on this week: your community listings

14 August 2025
What’s on this week: your community listings

What’s on this week: your community listings

14 August 2025

If you are organising a charity or community event email us details – type of event, time, venue, date and contact.


What’s on this week: our pick of arts & entertainment

14 August 2025
What’s on this week: our pick of arts & entertainment

What’s on this week: our pick of arts & entertainment

14 August 2025

A weekend of star-gazing, sculpture and superstars.


Wartime songs, secrets and sea forts at Hungerford hotel

14 August 2025
Wartime songs, secrets and sea forts at Hungerford hotel

Wartime songs, secrets and sea forts at Hungerford hotel

14 August 2025

Singer Stephanie Belle returns to The Bear in Hungerford before morning of wartime talks.


Shamilton… an improvised hip-hop musical just like Hamilton but you choose the ‘sham’

14 August 2025
Shamilton… an improvised hip-hop musical just like Hamilton but you choose the ‘sham’

Shamilton… an improvised hip-hop musical just like Hamilton but you choose the ‘sham’

14 August 2025

Comedy supergroup Baby Wants Candy present the hit hip hop musical created in LA - you pick the legend, the cast makes up the rest.


Tickle your fancy with great comedy this autumn

13 August 2025
Tickle your fancy with great comedy this autumn

Tickle your fancy with great comedy this autumn

13 August 2025

Things kick off soon with the return of the Corn Exchange’s monthly comedy club The Comedy Network.


Everyone's Talking About Shakespeare: an irreverent look at The Bard

12 August 2025
Everyone's Talking About Shakespeare: an irreverent look at The Bard

Everyone's Talking About Shakespeare: an irreverent look at The Bard

12 August 2025

KATS’ new variety show packed with songs and comedy.


Björn Again and Clean Bandit headlining Parties in the Paddock this week

11 August 2025
Björn Again and Clean Bandit headlining Parties in the Paddock this week

Björn Again and Clean Bandit headlining Parties in the Paddock this week

11 August 2025

Newbury Racecourse offers the chance to win a dream holiday to Malta before Clean Bandit concert.


Carriageway closed on M4: Expect delays

11 August 2025
Carriageway closed on M4: Expect delays

Carriageway closed on M4: Expect delays

11 August 2025

This is due to an earlier serious collision.


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11 August 2025
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11 August 2025

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Supernatural killer thriller could be described as ‘The Lovely Bones with adult ghosts’

11 August 2025
Supernatural killer thriller could be described as ‘The Lovely Bones with adult ghosts’

Supernatural killer thriller could be described as ‘The Lovely Bones with adult ghosts’

11 August 2025

Jo O’Neill’s forthcoming novel More Than Us delves into the twisted mind of a manipulative killer who hides in plain sight.


Astronaut Tim Peake’s latest tour to blast off across the country

10 August 2025
Astronaut Tim Peake’s latest tour to blast off across the country

Astronaut Tim Peake’s latest tour to blast off across the country

10 August 2025

Astronauts: The Quest To Explore Space sees Tim sharing extraordinary archive footage bringing to life the adventures of fellow adventurers.


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