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Pop star Will Young shares his feelings with West Berkshire charity

Pop star Will Young shares his feelings with West Berkshire charity

Pop star Will Young shares his feelings with West Berkshire charity

15 August 2021

Pop star Will Young attended Time to Talk West Berkshire's orienteering fundraiser.


Fundraising star honoured by award

Fundraising star honoured by award

Fundraising star honoured by award

05 August 2021

Friday was a special day for Newbury’s 105-year-old fundraising sensation Ruth Saunders as she received her Points of Light award.


Persimmons help for period poverty

Persimmons help for period poverty

Persimmons help for period poverty

25 July 2021

A West Berkshire project will continue to fight period poverty after receiving a grant from a regional housebuilder.


Lindsey bids farewell to policing

Lindsey bids farewell to policing

Lindsey bids farewell to policing

24 July 2021

One of West Berkshire’s longest serving police officers has bid farewell to the uniform.


Slang words your kids use you may need to understand

Slang words your kids use you may need to understand

Slang words your kids use you may need to understand

23 July 2021

Are you left scratching your head at some of the slang words kids use? From 'lit' to 'yeet' and acronyms like PAW and PITR, we're here to translate.


Help Foodbank feed 400 children this summer

Help Foodbank feed 400 children this summer

Help Foodbank feed 400 children this summer

19 July 2021

A West Berkshire charity is appealing for the public’s help in feeding those in financial crisis over the summer.


Call for changes to allergy labelling

Call for changes to allergy labelling

Call for changes to allergy labelling

13 July 2021

A Newbury couple have started a petition to add more food items to UK allergen labelling rules.


Meeting your life-saver

Meeting your life-saver

Meeting your life-saver

10 July 2021

A Newbury man reunited with the woman who saved his life to commemorate the one year anniversary of the event.


Tofe makes the most of new life in Newbury

Tofe makes the most of new life in Newbury

Tofe makes the most of new life in Newbury

02 July 2021

As a young teenager Tofe Mohammed was arrested after protesting at his school in Ethiopia. He told Newburytoday his story.


Choir's sunny tribute to Dylan

Choir's sunny tribute to Dylan

Choir's sunny tribute to Dylan

26 June 2021

A virtual choir has been spreading some positivity and raising money for a cause close to their hearts at the same time.


Julie is a walking miracle

Julie is a walking miracle

Julie is a walking miracle

20 June 2021

A woman battling cancer has completed a 70 mile rehabilitation journey and raised thousands of pounds for the hospital that saved her life.


Jim celebrates 100th birthday with golf at Deanwood Park

Jim celebrates 100th birthday with golf at Deanwood Park

Jim celebrates 100th birthday with golf at Deanwood Park

19 June 2021

The former RAF pilot plays every week at the Stockcross club.


Celebrity owned cars for sale

Celebrity owned cars for sale

Celebrity owned cars for sale

11 June 2021

A gold DB7, a Mini with custom-made privacy glass and an Audi RS6 used for an infamous date are among the celebrity owned cars to have gone on sale.


100 today! Happy birthday Jim

100 today! Happy birthday Jim

100 today! Happy birthday Jim

11 June 2021

Jim Dearlove turns 100 today (Friday) and to celebrate he played the first hole at Deanwood Park golf club with his friends.


Stepping up fight to end period poverty

Stepping up fight to end period poverty

Stepping up fight to end period poverty

01 June 2021

An initiative set up by a mother and daughter to help fight period poverty has sent out more than 2,000 boxes of sanitary products to those in need.


Blue plaque honours wartime Pc

Blue plaque honours wartime Pc

Blue plaque honours wartime Pc

29 May 2021

Newbury Town Council has unveiled a blue plaque to honour the first person in the world to be treated with injected penicillin.


Advertorial: Mental health charity calls for volunteers

Advertorial: Mental health charity calls for volunteers

Advertorial: Mental health charity calls for volunteers

28 May 2021

Charity Eight Bells are looking for Community Navigators across West Berkshire.


Anger at huge rise in gas bills

Anger at huge rise in gas bills

Anger at huge rise in gas bills

26 May 2021

Sovereign Housing has said it will look into the way it sets gas charges after tenants were hit by an almost 300 per cent hike in their bills.


Liz's white cane walk for India

Liz's white cane walk for India

Liz's white cane walk for India

22 May 2021

A woman has taken a leap of faith and completed a '5k white cane walk' every day for five days, in a bid to raise vital funds for a school in India.


Old glasses helping Newbury’s vulnerable and homeless

Old glasses helping Newbury’s vulnerable and homeless

Old glasses helping Newbury’s vulnerable and homeless

21 May 2021

A charity and optician are repurposing old spectacle frames to improve the eye health of the homeless and vulnerable.


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