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Newbury's carolling Cecilia brings cheer to Saturday shoppers

24 December 2020
Newbury's carolling Cecilia brings cheer to Saturday shoppers

Newbury's carolling Cecilia brings cheer to Saturday shoppers

24 December 2020

£200 raised in an hour outside St Nicolas' Church MORE than £200 was raised by the Cecilia Consort carolling group outside St Nicolas’ Church…


Finding the magic in Creation's Oz

21 December 2020
Finding the magic in Creation's Oz

Finding the magic in Creation's Oz

21 December 2020

Zoom theatre vanquishes the virus Creation Theatre: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Performed live via Zoom until Saturday, January 3 Review by JON LEWIS GARI…


Tier 4: Horrible Christmas Car Park Panto at Newbury Racecourse cancelled

21 December 2020
Tier 4: Horrible Christmas Car Park Panto at Newbury Racecourse cancelled

Tier 4: Horrible Christmas Car Park Panto at Newbury Racecourse cancelled

21 December 2020

Ticketholders will be refunded OWING to the new Tier 4 restrictions, this week's Car Park Panto at Newbury Racecourse is not going ahead. A statement…


Remembering the birth of Edward Hall's Propeller at Newbury's Watermill

19 December 2020
Remembering the birth of Edward Hall's Propeller at Newbury's Watermill

Remembering the birth of Edward Hall's Propeller at Newbury's Watermill

19 December 2020

Producing theatre's vital role in nurturing talent I came across this 90s picture in my archives, of fledgling director Edward Hall in the rehearsal room…


'Newbury Weekly News first to recognise rise of Zoom theatre'

19 December 2020
'Newbury Weekly News first to recognise rise of Zoom theatre'

'Newbury Weekly News first to recognise rise of Zoom theatre'

19 December 2020

Only publication to run reviews of all formative shows Newbury Weekly News arts and entertainment recognised the importance of the emergence of a new…


Young Newbury band rocking high hopes for 2021

19 December 2020
Young Newbury band rocking high hopes for 2021

Young Newbury band rocking high hopes for 2021

19 December 2020

What Do You Want This Christmas? ask The Station NEWBURY shoppers will have heard some unusual buskers over the last few tricky months as popular local…


Newbury Corn Exchange 'devastated' by tier 3 news

17 December 2020
Newbury Corn Exchange 'devastated' by tier 3 news

Newbury Corn Exchange 'devastated' by tier 3 news

17 December 2020

Aladdin panto to close, but will be streamed online Following todays announcement that West Berkshire would enter Tier 3 on Saturday, with all theatres…


Bad news for West Berks theatregoers Tier 3 forces Watermill's Christmas Carol to close 2 weeks into run

17 December 2020
Bad news for West Berks theatregoers Tier 3 forces Watermill's Christmas Carol to close 2 weeks into run

Bad news for West Berks theatregoers Tier 3 forces Watermill's Christmas Carol to close 2 weeks into run

17 December 2020

Support Bagnor theatre by watching online As a result of the announcement that West Berkshire moves into Tier 3 on Saturday, theatres will close. The…


Cecilia octet carolling outside St Nics for Newbury Cancer Care

16 December 2020
Cecilia octet carolling outside St Nics for Newbury Cancer Care

Cecilia octet carolling outside St Nics for Newbury Cancer Care

16 December 2020

Everyone's favourites on Saturday afternoon LOCAL musicians Fiona Bennett and John Heritage decided it was time to bring a little Christmas cheer to Newbury…


Roman and medieval treasure finds acquired by West Berkshire Museum

16 December 2020
Roman and medieval treasure finds acquired by West Berkshire Museum

Roman and medieval treasure finds acquired by West Berkshire Museum

16 December 2020

Contact the finds liaison officer about your discoveries Dress to Impress Highlights from the West Berkshire Museum Collection by Philip Smither, Berkshire…


Kintbury author Robert Harris pays tribute to John le Carré on BBC Breakfast

14 December 2020
Kintbury author Robert Harris pays tribute to John le Carré on BBC Breakfast

Kintbury author Robert Harris pays tribute to John le Carré on BBC Breakfast

14 December 2020

Spy novelist's death announced Kintbury author Robert Harris appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to pay tribute to John le Carré, who died on…


Lockdown 'a chance to write in peace' for Carnegie award-winning writer Geraldine McCaughrean

13 December 2020
Lockdown 'a chance to write in peace' for Carnegie award-winning writer Geraldine McCaughrean

Lockdown 'a chance to write in peace' for Carnegie award-winning writer Geraldine McCaughrean

13 December 2020

Gt Shefford author reflects on a productive pandemic A writer thrives, an actor struggles to survive, TRISH LEE talks to Great Shefford Carnegie Medal-winning…


Whitway potters chat 'surface' in second YouTube video

13 December 2020
Whitway potters chat 'surface' in second YouTube video

Whitway potters chat 'surface' in second YouTube video

13 December 2020

Three ceramicists reveal their processes THE makers at Ceramic Art Whitway have just launched their second video chat Potters talk Surface - now available…


Mank: The Man behind Citizen Kane

13 December 2020
Mank: The Man behind Citizen Kane

Mank: The Man behind Citizen Kane

13 December 2020

Film review Mank (12A)  Running time 2hr 11min Rating **** Review by Cameron Blackshaw A MISUNDERSTOOD and overlooked man in his time who has since…


Newbury Corn Exchange Aladdin Adult Night delivers

13 December 2020
Newbury Corn Exchange Aladdin Adult Night delivers

Newbury Corn Exchange Aladdin Adult Night delivers

13 December 2020

No near-the-knuckle jokes missed here Aladdin, Adult Night, at the Corn Exchange, on Saturday, December 12 REVIEW by Tony Trigwell-Jones DEFT, Daft and…


Newbury's panto just what we all need to Wishee Washee the Covid blues away

11 December 2020
Newbury's panto just what we all need to Wishee Washee the Covid blues away

Newbury's panto just what we all need to Wishee Washee the Covid blues away

11 December 2020

Aladdin at the Corn Exchange Aladdin, at the Corn Exchange, Newbury, until January 3 Review by ROBIN STRAPP IT’s panto time at the Corn Exchange…


Watermill evokes the spirits of Christmas

11 December 2020
Watermill evokes the spirits of Christmas

Watermill evokes the spirits of Christmas

11 December 2020

Dickens' classic opens at Bagnor theatre A Christmas Carol, at The Watermill, Bagnor, until January 3 Review by ROBIN STRAPP THE festive season has started…


Video teaser: RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Divina de Campo backs West Ilsley fundraiser

10 December 2020
Video teaser: RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Divina de Campo backs West Ilsley fundraiser

Video teaser: RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Divina de Campo backs West Ilsley fundraiser

10 December 2020

Nut-Cracking Christmas Concert by Korros Ensemble CHAMBER trio Korros Ensemble – Camilla Pay, harp, Eliza Marshall, flute, and clarinettist Nick…


Modern exploration of the American Dream

09 December 2020
Modern exploration of the American Dream

Modern exploration of the American Dream

09 December 2020

Ron Howard directs Hillbilly Elegy Hillbilly Elegy (15) Running time: 1hr 56min Rating: ** REVIEW BY CAMERON BLACKSHAW BASED on the bestselling memoir…


Kennet & Avon canal-side lantern trail sold out

09 December 2020
Kennet & Avon canal-side lantern trail sold out

Kennet & Avon canal-side lantern trail sold out

09 December 2020

Returns only at Newbury Corn Exchange THIS weekend’s Lantern Trail along the banks of the canal, organised by the Corn Exchange, has sold out. Featuring…


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