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Keep yourself busy in West Berkshire today (Sat)

Keep yourself busy in West Berkshire today (Sat)

Keep yourself busy in West Berkshire today (Sat)

10 January 2015

NOT sure what to do today? You could walk off some of those Christmas calories at Bowdown Woods from 10am in a walk organised by Berkshire, Buckinghamshire…


Annual volunteer fair in Newbury today (Sat)

Annual volunteer fair in Newbury today (Sat)

Annual volunteer fair in Newbury today (Sat)

10 January 2015

C ALLING all aspiring volunteers! Grab your glad rags, pick your favourite musical and head down to the Corn Exchange Newbury today (Saturday) for the…


Shoplifter who attacked security guard may face prison

Shoplifter who attacked security guard may face prison

Shoplifter who attacked security guard may face prison

10 January 2015

A SHOPLIFTER who attacked a security guard who confronted him is facing a possible prison sentence. Darren Mark Howe of Newtown Road, Newbury, appeared…


Small milk leak from M4 Newbury/Reading lorry tackled by firefighters

Small milk leak from M4 Newbury/Reading lorry tackled by firefighters

Small milk leak from M4 Newbury/Reading lorry tackled by firefighters

09 January 2015

A SMALL milk leak on the M4 between Newbury and London last night (Thurs) was tackled by Reading firefighters. Two pumps and a chemical response unit…


Recycle obselete electrical items in Newbury

Recycle obselete electrical items in Newbury

Recycle obselete electrical items in Newbury

09 January 2015

ELECTRICAL items rendered obsolete by new Christmas gifts can be taken to the Newbury recycling centre. With electrical items one of the most popular…


Thames Valley and Hampshire air ambulances in Sky documentary

Thames Valley and Hampshire air ambulances in Sky documentary

Thames Valley and Hampshire air ambulances in Sky documentary

09 January 2015

THE THAMES Valley and Chiltern and Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance services came into sharp focus this week when a new satellite television…


Shire horse owner thanks firefighters involved in Curridge rescue

Shire horse owner thanks firefighters involved in Curridge rescue

Shire horse owner thanks firefighters involved in Curridge rescue

09 January 2015

A SHIRE horse trapped in a wire fence in a Curridge field on Sunday morning, was hauled to safety, thanks to the efforts of a team of Newbury and Reading…


"Political hysteria" caused after 1,000 local patients left waiting for A&E treatment

"Political hysteria" caused after 1,000 local patients left waiting for A&E treatment

"Political hysteria" caused after 1,000 local patients left waiting for A&E treatment

09 January 2015

MORE than 1,000 patients were kept waiting for more than four hours at the region’s four local accident and emergency departments in the final week of…


Cheggers tipped to win Celebrity Big Bro

Cheggers tipped to win Celebrity Big Bro

Cheggers tipped to win Celebrity Big Bro

08 January 2015

Local celeb' Keith Chegwin, has been hotly tipped as a likely contender to win the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother. Veteran television presenter,…


Commuters experience train disruption due to signalling problem at Bedwyn

Commuters experience train disruption due to signalling problem at Bedwyn

Commuters experience train disruption due to signalling problem at Bedwyn

08 January 2015

A SIGNALLING problem at Bedwyn is currently causing disruption to train services between Westbury and Reading. Network Rail says that the following alterations…


Car stolen from driveway of Newbury home

Car stolen from driveway of Newbury home

Car stolen from driveway of Newbury home

08 January 2015

A CAR has been stolen from the driveway of a home in Newbury. The BMW series 3 car was taken from a property in Yates Copse, off Waller Drive, between…


Newbury language academy join one-minute silence for Charlie Hebdo victims

Newbury language academy join one-minute silence for Charlie Hebdo victims

Newbury language academy join one-minute silence for Charlie Hebdo victims

08 January 2015

A Newbury language academy observed a one-minute silence today (Thursday) out of respect for the victims of the Paris killings which saw twelve people…


What's on this week

What's on this week

What's on this week

08 January 2015

[caption id="attachment_107855" align="alignright" width="345"] Frankie Cummins will be among the artists exhibiting at a fund-raising event at Shalbourne…


Firefighters' Newbury lift rescue

Firefighters' Newbury lift rescue

Firefighters' Newbury lift rescue

08 January 2015

FIREFIGHTERS rescued someone stuck in a lift in Newbury yesterday (Wed) evening. Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS),…


Baby prints bracelet lost - owner appeals for help

Baby prints bracelet lost - owner appeals for help

Baby prints bracelet lost - owner appeals for help

08 January 2015

A HUNGERFORD woman is appealing for help in locating a silver bracelet which has a scaled-down imprint of her son’s hand and foot prints when he was aged…


Tadley band with 'High Hopes' of big time

Tadley band with 'High Hopes' of big time

Tadley band with 'High Hopes' of big time

08 January 2015

A TADLEY band is hoping to break into the big time after an action-packed 2014. High Hopes travelled across Canada on a 19-date tour, played in seven…


Bring dinosaurs to life with today's NWN

Bring dinosaurs to life with today's NWN

Bring dinosaurs to life with today's NWN

08 January 2015

DINOSAURS have arrived in West Berkshire. Pupils at Curridge Primary School watched dinosaurs stomp through their classroom using The Newbury Weekly News’…


In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

08 January 2015

IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, figures show that more than 1,000 patients at West Berkshire’s four nearest A&E departments had to wait in excess…


Inquest hears of Combe Gibbet paragliding tragedy

Inquest hears of Combe Gibbet paragliding tragedy

Inquest hears of Combe Gibbet paragliding tragedy

08 January 2015

THE TRAGEDY which claimed the life of an experienced paraglider at a local beauty spot was recounted to an inquest in Newbury yesterday (Wednesday). Fellow…


Council receive £27,693 through on-street parking charges

Council receive £27,693 through on-street parking charges

Council receive £27,693 through on-street parking charges

08 January 2015

WEST Berkshire Council have received £27,693 through on-street car parking charges in the four months between July 28 and November 30 last year…


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