Author Profile: Trish Lee

From Germany to Newbury, a special delivery for Emily

Young musician in lockdown with this enormous contrabassoon NEWBURY bassoonist Emily Ambrose is making good use of the current enforced time at home by…

Coronavirus: Why should we care about actors?

Coronavirus: Why should we care about actors?

Newbury's Adam Kotz says sooner or later darlings, we will gather again ‘Being one of the only professional actors in the village, the people who…

West Berks weather for Easter Sunday

West Berks weather for Easter Sunday

Still warm, but stay home This morning will start off sunny but will cloud over around midday and the afternoon will remain cloudy. Peak temperature of…

Take a trip to Corfu without going out

Take a trip to Corfu without going out

Hampstead Norreys artist combines teaching with his love of travel HAMPSTEAD Norreys artist Kevin Scully has always painted. After a spell working in…

Weather West Berkshire: Another sunny day ahead but please stay at home

Weather West Berkshire: Another sunny day ahead but please stay at home

Temperatures of 22°C but enjoy this warm Easter weather from your window or garden. It's going to be a lovely sunny day in West Berkshire today (Saturday)...

Creative week ahead with Corn Exchange online

09 April 2020

Creative week ahead with Corn Exchange online

09 April 2020

Find out how to connect with active sessions The Corn Exchange’s regular online sessions for all ages are aimed at keeping communities creative…

Covid-19 crisis hits West Berkshire’s Watermill theatre forcing appeal for help to survive and recover

08 April 2020

Covid-19 crisis hits West Berkshire’s Watermill theatre forcing appeal for help to survive and recover

08 April 2020

ACT NOW, to help us ACT Tomorrow fundraising drive launched The artistic and executive director of The Watermill has issued an urgent appeal for supporters…

Listen to Newbury library children's storytime online

07 April 2020

Listen to Newbury library children's storytime online

07 April 2020

Author Rachel Jane narrates Milo Goes to the Seaside on YouTube As Newbury library is closed to the public due to Covid-19, this week's Storytime is moving…

Marlborough LitFest launches national book, poem and play review competition

Marlborough LitFest launches national book, poem and play review competition

Teenagers and adults invited to submit written pieces or video this summer Do you love books? Then this may be for you. Marlborough LitFest has launched…

Dial in for interactive drama: Creation's lockdown Tempest video call this weekend

Dial in for interactive drama: Creation's lockdown Tempest video call this weekend

Oxford company come up with anther innovative staging FANS of the wonderfully-inventive site-specific Creation Theatre - and there are many in our area…

The Shows Must Go On during Covid-19 pandemic says Sydmonton composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

05 April 2020

The Shows Must Go On during Covid-19 pandemic says Sydmonton composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

05 April 2020

48 hour free-stream of West End musicals Socially isolated West End and Broadway fans are enjoying their Stay Home with Andrew Lloyd Webber - owner of…

Come on West Berkshire let's sing our hearts out

Come on West Berkshire let's sing our hearts out

Virtual community choir to record I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing The Corn Exchange Newbury, in partnership with Greenham Trust and Berkshire Maestros,…

West Berks weather: the weekend warms up

West Berks weather: the weekend warms up

Blue skies on Sunday but PLEASE STAY IN And the good news is… the weather’s on the up, with the weekend set to be much warmer, but PLEASE…

Mortimer author wins romantic novelist award

Mortimer author wins romantic novelist award

The Street of Broken Dreams announced best saga at RNA ceremony in London MORTIMER author Tania Crosse notched-up a notable success with her novel The…

Hold the Front Page: West Berkshire author's Fleet Street pioneer mother

02 April 2020

Hold the Front Page: West Berkshire author's Fleet Street pioneer mother

02 April 2020

Listen to Aldworth resident Clare Hastings on BBC 4 Women's Hour The launch of Aldworth resident Clare Hasting's book Hold The Front Page!: The Wit and…

Watermill world premiere

Watermill world premiere

A great production forced to close by Covid-19 just six days into Bagnor theatre run The Wicker Husband at The Watermill, Bagnor, on Monday, March 16 REVIEW…

Coronavirus Lockdown Live music gig with Newbury’s Joe Hicks

Coronavirus Lockdown Live music gig with Newbury’s Joe Hicks

Arlington Arts rocks on through Facebook Despite being closed, Arlington Arts are active online during the lockdown - catch their first Lockdown Live…

Newbury Spring Festival hopes for autumn mini season after cancellation of May's music event

Newbury Spring Festival hopes for autumn mini season after cancellation of May's music event

Ticketholders invited to donate from refunds to help with cancellation costs Following Newbury Spring Festival's decision to cancel this year's two-week…

Call for West Berkshire to raise their voices and Teach the World to Sing

Call for West Berkshire to raise their voices and Teach the World to Sing