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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.

Amazing dolls houses, teddy bear and dolls expected to fetch £315,000 at Newbury auction

06 June 2025
Amazing dolls houses, teddy bear and dolls expected to fetch £315,000 at Newbury auction

Amazing dolls houses, teddy bear and dolls expected to fetch £315,000 at Newbury auction

06 June 2025

Mid-17th century wooden 'Baby House' doll, thought to be Charles II or his brother James II could have been a gift from the royal household.


What’s on this week in and around Newbury

05 June 2025
What’s on this week in and around Newbury

What’s on this week in and around Newbury

05 June 2025

Your seven-day community listings.


Newly-released video from The Weaving shows one of the poignant songs you can expect to hear at Whitchurch gig

05 June 2025
Newly-released video from The Weaving shows one of the poignant songs you can expect to hear at Whitchurch gig

Newly-released video from The Weaving shows one of the poignant songs you can expect to hear at Whitchurch gig

05 June 2025

Their music is imbued with the driving rhythms of the Gaeltacht of West Kerry where they first met.


Our pick of this week’s entertainment

05 June 2025
Our pick of this week’s entertainment

Our pick of this week’s entertainment

05 June 2025

A hen party on the Thames and a Blood Wedding head up our hitlist this week.


Berkshire Film Office has supported 354 productions, including Netflix's Heartstopper and Disney’s Cruella, bringing £28m to area

05 June 2025
Berkshire Film Office has supported 354 productions, including Netflix's Heartstopper and Disney’s Cruella, bringing £28m to area

Berkshire Film Office has supported 354 productions, including Netflix's Heartstopper and Disney’s Cruella, bringing £28m to area

05 June 2025

Berkshire Film Office is celebrating its 6th anniversary and their final networking roadshow takes place today (Thursday) at Shaw House.


What a sound: Alphorns gather for playday in Cold Ash

05 June 2025
What a sound: Alphorns gather for playday in Cold Ash

What a sound: Alphorns gather for playday in Cold Ash

05 June 2025

‘Whenever you hear an alphorn, it transports you straight to an idyllic mountain landscape’.


Newbury band Minor Inconvenience wins Battle of the Bands

05 June 2025
Newbury band Minor Inconvenience wins Battle of the Bands

Newbury band Minor Inconvenience wins Battle of the Bands

05 June 2025

Teen musicians will now headline a summer music festival in Hampshire.


Stunning images unveiled at Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

05 June 2025
Stunning images unveiled at Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

Stunning images unveiled at Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

05 June 2025

The world-renowned exhibition is now in its 60th year and touring the country on loan from the Natural History Museum.


Abstract art show at Blackbird Café in Chapel Row

05 June 2025
Abstract art show at Blackbird Café in Chapel Row

Abstract art show at Blackbird Café in Chapel Row

05 June 2025

Coffee shop is supporting local artists by featuring exhibitions of their work. Currently showing is The Shape of Thought by Jess K Elliott.


Boxford Masques are back for their 25th anniversary show

04 June 2025
Boxford Masques are back for their 25th anniversary show

Boxford Masques are back for their 25th anniversary show

04 June 2025

The Healing Tree is a new play written and directed by Ade Morris, featuring a community cast of brave and talented local actors.


What a blast! Susan Santos ‘brilliant’ blues rock gig

04 June 2025
What a blast! Susan Santos ‘brilliant’ blues rock gig

What a blast! Susan Santos ‘brilliant’ blues rock gig

04 June 2025

A guitarist with a special magnetism - a genuine tour-de-force.


Cross-cultural, multi-lingual, multi-instrumental collaboration, with roots in England, Germany and Russia

03 June 2025
Cross-cultural, multi-lingual, multi-instrumental collaboration, with roots in England, Germany and Russia

Cross-cultural, multi-lingual, multi-instrumental collaboration, with roots in England, Germany and Russia

03 June 2025

Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh, with support by local band Bumtickler coming to ACE Space.


Rare artworks by renowned painter Mortimer Menpes, who built Pangbourne’s Iris Court and set up fruit farms in Purley-on-Thames, go under the hammer

02 June 2025
Rare artworks by renowned painter Mortimer Menpes, who built Pangbourne’s Iris Court and set up fruit farms in Purley-on-Thames, go under the hammer

Rare artworks by renowned painter Mortimer Menpes, who built Pangbourne’s Iris Court and set up fruit farms in Purley-on-Thames, go under the hammer

02 June 2025

Moving from his native Australia to the UK in his 20s, little did he know of the impact he would have on the global art world.


Sleuthing in Summertown

01 June 2025
Sleuthing in Summertown

Sleuthing in Summertown

01 June 2025

Sherlock in Summertown, an enjoyable way to spend an hour and a quarter with Creation Theatre, solving clues on the street.


O Moon of Alabama evening of musical theatre ‘was a fine end to the Spring Festival that we are so fortunate to have on our doorstep’.

31 May 2025
O Moon of Alabama evening of musical theatre ‘was a fine end to the Spring Festival that we are so fortunate to have on our doorstep’.

O Moon of Alabama evening of musical theatre ‘was a fine end to the Spring Festival that we are so fortunate to have on our doorstep’.

31 May 2025

Festival’s Kurt Weill cabaret, with Broadway and West End stars Mary Carewe and Walter Van Dyk, gets under the skin of his creations.


‘One of the best, if not the best, choral groups in the country’

31 May 2025
‘One of the best, if not the best, choral groups in the country’

‘One of the best, if not the best, choral groups in the country’

31 May 2025

Douai Abbey’s beautiful architecture, the richness of harmonies and the natural, resonant acoustic made Ex Cathedra’s Rachmaninov vespers sublime.


Vibrant young musicians lift the spirits

31 May 2025
Vibrant young musicians lift the spirits

Vibrant young musicians lift the spirits

31 May 2025

The Fantasia Orchestra reviewed at Newbury Spring Festival by Julia Rowntree.


Works by Newbury painter Christopher Hall for sale to raise funds for the Old Library Campaign

30 May 2025
Works by Newbury painter Christopher Hall for sale to raise funds for the Old Library Campaign

Works by Newbury painter Christopher Hall for sale to raise funds for the Old Library Campaign

30 May 2025

The works are on display at the Corn Exchange, with 30 per cent of the proceeds generously donated to the Old Library Campaign.


Rising star saxophonist Alex Clarke guests at jazz club this weekend

30 May 2025
Rising star saxophonist Alex Clarke guests at jazz club this weekend

Rising star saxophonist Alex Clarke guests at jazz club this weekend

30 May 2025

Alex is a BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year finalist, British Jazz Awards Rising Star winner and Parliamentary Jazz Awards three-time nominee.


What’s on in West Berks this week

29 May 2025
What’s on in West Berks this week

What’s on in West Berks this week

29 May 2025

This week’s community events in and around Newbury.


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