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Local young people’s photography, paintings, prints, drawings on show in theatre foyer

06 May 2025
Local young people’s photography, paintings, prints, drawings on show in theatre foyer

Local young people’s photography, paintings, prints, drawings on show in theatre foyer

06 May 2025

CHALLENGES! exhibitors at New Era Theatre are all from local schools.


Take a listen to Granny’s Attic then grab a ticket

06 May 2025
Take a listen to Granny’s Attic then grab a ticket

Take a listen to Granny’s Attic then grab a ticket

06 May 2025

Described by Folk Radio as one of the most exciting and accomplished English folk acts on the scene right now this outstanding trio plays ACE Space.


Festival Parade’s giant bandmaster puppet to bring music, dance and community to town centre

05 May 2025
Festival Parade’s giant bandmaster puppet to bring music, dance and community to town centre

Festival Parade’s giant bandmaster puppet to bring music, dance and community to town centre

05 May 2025

The 46th Newbury Spring Festival will open in joyful, community-driven fashion on Saturday with the inaugural parade.


Trailblazing Art Deco designer Betty Joel was a feisty modern woman

04 May 2025
Trailblazing Art Deco designer Betty Joel was a feisty modern woman

Trailblazing Art Deco designer Betty Joel was a feisty modern woman

04 May 2025

Aged 80 and invited to tea at the V&A, she harangued the director for 20 minutes because one of her rugs on display had been cleaned incorrectly.


Arts Society Newbury celebrate a golden jubilee of lectures

04 May 2025
Arts Society Newbury celebrate a golden jubilee of lectures

Arts Society Newbury celebrate a golden jubilee of lectures

04 May 2025

Society members recently marked 50 years since its inaugural lecture with one on a remarkable woman designer of the interwar years… and cake.


Veteran Theale jazzband pays tribute with wartime tunes

03 May 2025
Veteran Theale jazzband pays tribute with wartime tunes

Veteran Theale jazzband pays tribute with wartime tunes

03 May 2025

Expect toe-tappers The Siegfried Line, A Long Way to Tipperary, Run Rabbit Run and the We'll Meet Again finale.


An elegy for lost Mancunian youth, young black men shot or stabbed

03 May 2025
An elegy for lost Mancunian youth, young black men shot or stabbed

An elegy for lost Mancunian youth, young black men shot or stabbed

03 May 2025

‘An exhilarating, truthful, performance’. This Kind of Black reviewed.


Take a listen to riff-laced Brighton outfit Slung coming to Reading’s Purple Turtle

02 May 2025
Take a listen to riff-laced Brighton outfit Slung coming to Reading’s Purple Turtle

Take a listen to riff-laced Brighton outfit Slung coming to Reading’s Purple Turtle

02 May 2025

Slung deliver blistering riffs, sinister drums and sugary sweet vocals, all wrapped up in a tasty tortellini of 90s slacker rock nostalgia.


Bucklebury ballet dancer excited to be returning to home town with prestigious company

01 May 2025
Bucklebury ballet dancer excited to be returning to home town with prestigious company

Bucklebury ballet dancer excited to be returning to home town with prestigious company

01 May 2025

Ballet Central tour showcases the extraordinary talent of Central School of Ballet’s graduating class of 2025.


Frisco’s ‘sonic magpie’ fiddler teams up with groovy Ghent accordionist for ACE global folk gig

01 May 2025
Frisco’s ‘sonic magpie’ fiddler teams up with groovy Ghent accordionist for ACE global folk gig

Frisco’s ‘sonic magpie’ fiddler teams up with groovy Ghent accordionist for ACE global folk gig

01 May 2025

Laura Cortese and Bert Ruymbeek to perform together in must-see concert at The Forge.


What’s on in West Berks

01 May 2025
What’s on in West Berks

What’s on in West Berks

01 May 2025

Community events coming up this week.


Get out for National Walking Month

01 May 2025
Get out for National Walking Month

Get out for National Walking Month

01 May 2025

A good time to join a guided walk on National Trust land in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire and discover local nature and history.


Newbury Spring Festival 2025 welcomes young audiences with family-friendly programme

01 May 2025
Newbury Spring Festival 2025 welcomes young audiences with family-friendly programme

Newbury Spring Festival 2025 welcomes young audiences with family-friendly programme

01 May 2025

Festival’s specially curated selection of events are designed to engage and inspire younger listeners.


Pick of what’s on in entertainment this week

01 May 2025
Pick of what’s on in entertainment this week

Pick of what’s on in entertainment this week

01 May 2025

Is jazz your bag? Or are you a Strictly fan? Maybe stay on the sofa and listen to a radio play? Or get out and about walking. We’ve some suggestions.


Let’s do the Time Warp again!

01 May 2025
Let’s do the Time Warp again!

Let’s do the Time Warp again!

01 May 2025

IF there were an award for a show where the audience has most fun joining in, Richard O’Brien’s 1973 Rocky Horror Show probably wins the gong.


Saxman extraordinaire Simon Bates plays Pangbourne this weekend: take a listen here

30 April 2025
Saxman extraordinaire Simon Bates plays Pangbourne this weekend: take a listen here

Saxman extraordinaire Simon Bates plays Pangbourne this weekend: take a listen here

30 April 2025

Renowned for his awesome technique and versatility, he is as at home leading bands on TV as in a local jazz club, catch him at Pangbourne Jazz Club.


Park House teen band through to competition final

29 April 2025
Park House teen band through to competition final

Park House teen band through to competition final

29 April 2025

Minor Inconvenience is through to the final stage of a Battle of the Bands competition, after qualifying from their heat as the crowd favourite.


Horned rock salutes, fist pumping and flashing devil horns as AC/DC Show hits the town

29 April 2025
Horned rock salutes, fist pumping and flashing devil horns as AC/DC Show hits the town

Horned rock salutes, fist pumping and flashing devil horns as AC/DC Show hits the town

29 April 2025

Two-hour-10-minutes high energy, high power, high volume Live/Wire gig took no prisoners.


Blondie bombshell

28 April 2025
Blondie bombshell

Blondie bombshell

28 April 2025

Bootleg Blondie’s claim to be the number one Blondie cover band in the world is no idle boast…


VE Day secret to be revealed on Kennet Radio podcast

28 April 2025
VE Day secret to be revealed on Kennet Radio podcast

VE Day secret to be revealed on Kennet Radio podcast

28 April 2025

Community theatre company’s Half-light will be broadcast at 7pm on Friday, May 2.


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