30 January 2015
A pig farmer has told of his devastation, after a suspected arsonist struck during the early hours of Tuesday, causing an estimated £100,000 damage. Six…
30 January 2015
RESIDENTS are being warned to keep their “eyes and ears” peeled following a spate of thefts in and around Newbury this month. At least eight incidents…
30 January 2015
CAMP Hopson, a Mad Hatter’s tea party and the Queen of Hearts took centre stage in Ecchinswell last week, at a community pantomime that raised £2,500.…
30 January 2015
RESIDENTS living with dementia and Alzheimer’s now have a new social service available to them following the launch of the memory cafe in Newbury on Monday.…
30 January 2015
DO YOU feel the computer revolution is leaving you behind? If so, help is at hand, as Age UK Berkshire is organising tuition classes for the over 50s.Every…
29 January 2015
SNOW has fallen in West Berkshire as predicted. This picture, taken by NWN reader Sarah Spink, shows snow in East Ilsley this afternoon, while other small…
29 January 2015
A PETROL tanker fire on the M4 between Hungerford and Membury Services was extinguished by Newbury firefighters this morning (Thursday). According to…
29 January 2015
West Berkshire secondary schools have excelled in national performance tables, beating the national average for all schools in England by seven percentage…
29 January 2015
UP to 2cm of snow is expected to fall across parts of West Berkshire and Hampshire overnight. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of snow for the…
29 January 2015
A WOMAN pedestrian was taken to hospital in a serious condition, following a Tadley collision yesterday (Wednesday) evening. South Central Ambulance Service…
29 January 2015
THE results of the Purley-on-Thames by-election are in. Conservative candidate Richard, 'Rick', Jones kept the ward seat blue after being elected on 936…
29 January 2015
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new pub on the grounds of Newbury College have been approved despite concerns about its location. The 180 cover family…
29 January 2015
CHILDREN are being sexually exploited in West Berkshire. That was the chilling warning from Detective Inspector Clare Knibbs of Thames Valley Police,…
29 January 2015
A BRIDGE Street deli is celebrating its first birthday in Newbury this weekend. Family-run business Oldbury’s, owned by husband and wife team Simon and…
28 January 2015
POLICE have launched a crackdown on illegal off-roaders who are churning up West Berkshire's beauty spots. On Sunday, the West Berkshire Neighbourhood…
28 January 2015
A WOMAN in her 50s was threatened by a burglar armed with a garden fork in Sulhamstead. The burglar pointed the garden tool at her after she disturbed…
28 January 2015
UNDERGROUND tremors were reported close to Newbury last night (Tuesday). The British Geological Survey said that people near Newbury had reported feeling…
28 January 2015
QUESTIONS over plans to redevelop Newbury’s London Road Industrial Estate, including a dedicated link road from the A339, can be put directly to West…
28 January 2015
A NEWBURY landmark – the old cinema building in Park Way – is to house a new fitness centre, set to open in March, following a £900,000 refurbishment.…
28 January 2015
Last minute talks held yesterday have temporarily halted a strike for thousands of NHS staff across England in a long-running dispute over pay. UNISON,…
