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Anniversary celebrations

Anniversary celebrations

Anniversary celebrations

23 July 2022

A Newbury couple have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a party for more than 50 family and friends.


Wild walk for Newbury Soup Kitchen

Wild walk for Newbury Soup Kitchen

Wild walk for Newbury Soup Kitchen

19 July 2022

Primary school pupils have been praised for their creativity and drive as they took on the latest fundraiser for Newbury Soup Kitchen.


Friends take on 500km cycle challenge for mental health charity

Friends take on 500km cycle challenge for mental health charity

Friends take on 500km cycle challenge for mental health charity

19 July 2022

Through the day and night, the heat and a crash, four friends have completed a 24 hour cycle challenge for a mental health charity.


'Please do the right thing for the people of Newbury and reject the plan again'

'Please do the right thing for the people of Newbury and reject the plan again'

'Please do the right thing for the people of Newbury and reject the plan again'

18 July 2022

The Newbury Racecourse Christmas Carnival licence is expected to be extended to six weeks.


How to stay safe and stay cool as things hot up

How to stay safe and stay cool as things hot up

How to stay safe and stay cool as things hot up

16 July 2022

As temperatures rise, one charity is urging teenagers to stay safe and stay out of the water this summer.


Rotary event raises over £2,000 after a three year hiatus

Rotary event raises over £2,000 after a three year hiatus

Rotary event raises over £2,000 after a three year hiatus

16 July 2022

Over £2,000 was raised at the recent Thatcham Rotary event.


Most borrowed book in West Berkshire revealed

Most borrowed book in West Berkshire revealed

Most borrowed book in West Berkshire revealed

15 July 2022

The most borrowed book from West Berkshire libraries last year has been revealed.


New garden roundabout for special needs centre

New garden roundabout for special needs centre

New garden roundabout for special needs centre

15 July 2022

A new roundabout has been installed at Swings & Smiles on Lower Way.


500km cycle challenge for mental health charity

500km cycle challenge for mental health charity

500km cycle challenge for mental health charity

15 July 2022

Four Newbury men are setting off today to cycle the equivalent of Newbury to the Netherlands in aid of a mental health charity.


Sports personalities crowned at Trinity

Sports personalities crowned at Trinity

Sports personalities crowned at Trinity

15 July 2022

An aspiring rugby star picked up the top award of the night as a Newbury school celebrated the return of its Sports Personality of the Year awards.


Crafting history: Ugandan Asian expulsion told through art

Crafting history: Ugandan Asian expulsion told through art

Crafting history: Ugandan Asian expulsion told through art

15 July 2022

A group of knitters in West Berkshire have created a mural of the Ugandan Asian expulsion in 1972.


Girlguiding Rainbows win gold

Girlguiding Rainbows win gold

Girlguiding Rainbows win gold

14 July 2022

There was gold at the end of the rainbow for two children at a Girlguiding award ceremony on Monday (July 11).


Ninety-year-old grandfather’s defibrillator will save lives

Ninety-year-old grandfather’s defibrillator will save lives

Ninety-year-old grandfather’s defibrillator will save lives

14 July 2022

Neighbours and friends have come together to install a defibrillator on behalf of a 90-year-old Ashmore Green resident.


Exhibition showcases Ugandan Asian refugee experience fifty years on

Exhibition showcases Ugandan Asian refugee experience fifty years on

Exhibition showcases Ugandan Asian refugee experience fifty years on

13 July 2022

An exhibition marking 50 years since the 1972 Ugandan Asian expulsion 'went amazingly well'.


Housing association funds free places on summer activity programme

Housing association funds free places on summer activity programme

Housing association funds free places on summer activity programme

13 July 2022

Sovereign Housing has put £5,600 towards funding places on the Berkshire Youth activity programme.


'One hundred per cent support this positive enhancement to our village'

'One hundred per cent support this positive enhancement to our village'

'One hundred per cent support this positive enhancement to our village'

12 July 2022

Great Shefford is to get a new farm shop.


‘Trailblazer’ Windrush generation sportsman inspires sports students

‘Trailblazer’ Windrush generation sportsman inspires sports students

‘Trailblazer’ Windrush generation sportsman inspires sports students

12 July 2022

Former rugby captain and Windrush generation child Floyd Steadman inspired youth in Newbury last week.


Summer concert shows of Trinity’s talent

Summer concert shows of Trinity’s talent

Summer concert shows of Trinity’s talent

10 July 2022

Pupils at a Newbury school have returned to live performance with a concert of a host of well-known songs.


High blood pressure in West Berkshire

High blood pressure in West Berkshire

High blood pressure in West Berkshire

10 July 2022

A third of people who used experimental kiosks installed in West Berkshire had high blood pressure


Pupils enjoy 'parachuting into occupied France'

Pupils enjoy 'parachuting into occupied France'

Pupils enjoy 'parachuting into occupied France'

09 July 2022

Children from a Newbury primary school were treated to a history lesson with a difference on a recent visit to Greenham Control Tower.


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