06 December 2014
WEST Berkshire Brewery wants to raise £4m to fund an ambitious expansion plan. The award-winning firm, based in Yattendon, said it expects to outgrow…
06 December 2014
A Newbury school has installed a set of outdoor musical instruments in the playground in a bid to bring the musical arts to all school children. St Nicolas…
06 December 2014
CHRISTMAS and community spirit were at the heart of Thatcham's Christmas lights switch-on last night (Friday). The Broadway was bustling with families…
05 December 2014
A long-standing Newbury nursery celebrated 25 years at its current site on Victoria Park this morning (Friday) which was well attended by former staff,…
05 December 2014
A FORMER Thatcham vicar facing sex charges involving children was due back on the witness stand this morning (Friday). The Rev Peter Jarvis, now of Clares…
05 December 2014
A JACKNIFED lorry and diesel spillage on the A34 between Chieveley and Beedon last night (Thurs) forced a closure of the road for several hours. One pump…
05 December 2014
MATERNITY services at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are to undergo scrutiny by West Berkshire Council, after it was revealed that 15 women were turned…
05 December 2014
NEARLY 60 local charities and community organisations have benefited from around £160,000 in grants from the Greenham Common Trust and its fundraising…
05 December 2014
STOCKCROSS Panto Players will hold their eighth pantomime this week with a production of ‘The Wicked Witches of Oz’ by Peter Nuttall from Thursday December…
05 December 2014
THE SIXTH Form at John O’Gaunt School has been earmarked for closure. The news was announced in a West Berkshire Council document on school admissions…
05 December 2014
Thatcham Town Council's little helpers have been busy installing the town’s Christmas decorations, in preparation for tonight's light switch-on. The Broadway…
05 December 2014
THREE very different pictures, each showing a different side to West Berkshire’s beauty, are displayed in this week’s My Newbury photos. The first picture,…
05 December 2014
THERE’s still time to run through Thatcham dressed as Father Christmas. Santas are set to dash through the town in aid of local and international charities,…
04 December 2014
EMERGENCY services were called to a collision involving two cars on the Andover Road, Newbury this morning (Thursday). Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue…
04 December 2014
A MAN has been taken to hospital in serious condition, after an air ambulance landed in Newbury this morning (Thurs). South Central Ambulance Service…
04 December 2014
VITAL services to some of the district’s most vulnerable young people could be scrapped as West Berkshire Council looks to make further cuts to public…
04 December 2014
THREE Thatcham schoolgirls have raised hundreds of pounds for two cancer charities in support of a family member. Georgina Henson, aged nine, Stephanie…
04 December 2014
In this week's Newbury Weekly News, Newbury Town Council has been accused of failing to disclose the loss of public money, and of failing to uphold the…
04 December 2014
A SNEAK thief stole a Royal British Legion poppy appeal collection. But magistrates were unable to make him repay his debt to the community by unpaid…
04 December 2014
CONTROVERSIAL plans to turn the Duchess of Cambridge’s ‘local’ pub into a house look set to be given the green light by West Berkshire Council - despite…
