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What a banger! Bands night raises £5,771 for Old Library Campaign

20 March 2025
What a banger! Bands night raises £5,771 for Old Library Campaign

What a banger! Bands night raises £5,771 for Old Library Campaign

20 March 2025

Newbury Sounds: five local bands performed to a packed Corn Exchange, to raise money to convert the former library into a community arts hub.

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Award-winning cellist returns this weekend to play with Newbury Symphony Orchestra

20 March 2025
Award-winning cellist returns this weekend to play with Newbury Symphony Orchestra

Award-winning cellist returns this weekend to play with Newbury Symphony Orchestra

20 March 2025

Saturday’s concert features Dvořák cello concerto, excerpts from Bizet’s opera Carmen and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.


First solo show by Chaddleworth software developer turned artist

20 March 2025
First solo show by Chaddleworth software developer turned artist

First solo show by Chaddleworth software developer turned artist

20 March 2025

Emerging artist Helen Orton’s challenges the viewer in To See Oneself is to Recognise Oneself at The Base Gallery, Greenham.


Bucklebury Farm Park piglets squeal the show in London

19 March 2025
Bucklebury Farm Park piglets squeal the show in London

Bucklebury Farm Park piglets squeal the show in London

19 March 2025

Kingsclere artist Amanda Bates has won the Society of Graphic Fine Art (SGFA also known as The Drawing Society) President’s Award.


A macabre revelry at Wash Common

19 March 2025
A macabre revelry at Wash Common

A macabre revelry at Wash Common

19 March 2025

New Era Players’ Here Comes a Chopper reviewed by Tony Trigwell Jones.


Schools and clubs showcase Ignite the Stage raises incredible £5.5k for Mary Hare

18 March 2025
Schools and clubs showcase Ignite the Stage raises incredible £5.5k for Mary Hare

Schools and clubs showcase Ignite the Stage raises incredible £5.5k for Mary Hare

18 March 2025

More than 200 theatre-goers enjoyed top performances that spanned dance, contemporary and classical, drama, musical theatre and live band music.


Wantage Silver Band celebrated at Vale & Downland Museum

18 March 2025
Wantage Silver Band celebrated at Vale & Downland Museum

Wantage Silver Band celebrated at Vale & Downland Museum

18 March 2025

Through photos, videos and items, the new exhibition charts band’s 50-year history in the community.


Aldbourne Band are best in the West after snatching victory from current National Champions

18 March 2025
Aldbourne Band are best in the West after snatching victory from current National Champions

Aldbourne Band are best in the West after snatching victory from current National Champions

18 March 2025

Aldbourne Band won the prestigious Championship Section of the West of England Brass Band competition at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay.


Put on a happy face for Swings & Smiles

17 March 2025
Put on a happy face for Swings & Smiles

Put on a happy face for Swings & Smiles

17 March 2025

Fundraising Cromwell Singers invite you to Be Happy at their spring feelgood concert.


Revelations! Interview with fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood

17 March 2025
Revelations! Interview with fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood

Revelations! Interview with fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood

17 March 2025

Strictly star on his debut solo album tour Revelations – Songs Boys Don’t Sing.


The Stirling Prize: British Architecture’s Oscars

16 March 2025
The Stirling Prize: British Architecture’s Oscars

The Stirling Prize: British Architecture’s Oscars

16 March 2025

The Arts Society Newbury hear of the hits and misses of the prestigious award.


How was Dracula’s bite?

15 March 2025
How was Dracula’s bite?

How was Dracula’s bite?

15 March 2025

Blackeyed Theatre returned to the Corn Exchange with the classic vampire tale; the school party loved it, but our reviewer craved more suspense.


St Gabriel’s Sister Act show up for national awards

14 March 2025
St Gabriel’s Sister Act show up for national awards

St Gabriel’s Sister Act show up for national awards

14 March 2025

The senior school’s recent musical is up for several categories in the prestigious National Schools Theatre Awards.


19th century toy collection fetches whopping £193,000 at Newbury auction

13 March 2025
19th century toy collection fetches whopping £193,000 at Newbury auction

19th century toy collection fetches whopping £193,000 at Newbury auction

13 March 2025

The Top Lot, a late 19th century German composition and wood French Napoleonic Cavalry, sold for £10,912 at SAS.


What to see this week - our pick of the best

13 March 2025
What to see this week - our pick of the best

What to see this week - our pick of the best

13 March 2025

The Trotters on tour, Hardy’s Tess get’s the circus treatment, bands line up for a stonking Old Library fundraiser, Pythonesque humour and more…


The liberating power of body art

13 March 2025
The liberating power of body art

The liberating power of body art

13 March 2025

Hungerford artist/entrepreneur’s body positive workshops are a transformative experience that fosters women’s confidence and well-being.


Immerse yourself in the vibrant Parisian art scene of the 1870s

13 March 2025
Immerse yourself in the vibrant Parisian art scene of the 1870s

Immerse yourself in the vibrant Parisian art scene of the 1870s

13 March 2025

The stunning Dawn of Impressionism comes to the Corn Exchange cinema on selected venues tour.


Genius mix of circus, Hardy’s Wessex & a theatre group at the top of their game

12 March 2025
Genius mix of circus, Hardy’s Wessex & a theatre group at the top of their game

Genius mix of circus, Hardy’s Wessex & a theatre group at the top of their game

12 March 2025

Ockham’s Razor bring Tess to the Corn Exchange next week - we saw it it Oxford and it’s amazing.


Town’s festival celebrates the next generation of exceptional musicians

12 March 2025
Town’s festival celebrates the next generation of exceptional musicians

Town’s festival celebrates the next generation of exceptional musicians

12 March 2025

Newbury Spring Festival programme highlights some of the most promising talents making their mark on the international music scene.


Sing Your Heart Out in celebration of World Voice Day with Newbury’s Community Soul

11 March 2025
Sing Your Heart Out in celebration of World Voice Day with Newbury’s Community Soul

Sing Your Heart Out in celebration of World Voice Day with Newbury’s Community Soul

11 March 2025

One-day choir will bring together singers of all abilities to share in the joy of collective music-making.


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