24 July 2014
A Newbury town councillor’s plans to give members of the public £50 to take incriminating photos of dog owners who don’t clean up after their pets have…
24 July 2014
PUPILS and staff at a Baughurst secondary school were glowing with pride last Wednesday (July 16) when they attempted to break a world record. A total…
24 July 2014
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, West Berkshire council has revealed a list of its preferred sites for new housing across the district. Included in…
24 July 2014
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for information following the theft of a passenger's bag from a train at Theale station. The incident occurred…
23 July 2014
A FIREFIGHTER rescued a terrier from a Tilehurst house filled with smoke, following a kitchen fire this afternoon (Wednesday). Watch manager, Rob Read’s…
23 July 2014
THE country’s largest professional cycling race the Tour of Britain will be racing through West Berkshire’s leafy lanes this September during the sixth…
23 July 2014
COSTAIN have today (Wednesday) been ordered to pay more than £615,000 in fines and costs, after being found guilty of health and safety law breaches,…
23 July 2014
A HEADLEY teenager has overcome personal odds to scoop an apprentice of the year title, for the second year in a row. Plumber Emily Hiscock, aged 19,…
23 July 2014
PADWORTH Lane Railway Bridge will be closed for a minimum of six months from September 20, 2014. The closure is to allow Network Rail to reconstruct the…
23 July 2014
CHILDREN looking for something to do over the summer can head down to play days in Thatcham. Thatcham Youth will hold free play days, aimed at primary…
23 July 2014
PARKWAY has got a new frontman after David Pickett was appointed as centre director recently. It follows the departure of Derek Rossenrode, who became…
23 July 2014
THAMES Valley Police provides good value for money, a report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) today (Tuesday) revealed.…
22 July 2014
POLICE successfully carried out the first drugs closure order in West Berkshire last week. Officers moved in at an address in Green Lane, Newbury, to…
22 July 2014
‘TYPICAL’ HGV movements were monitored in West Berkshire last week to understand the impact of freight vehicles on local communities. Among the monitoring…
22 July 2014
MOUNTED police and search and rescue dog displays will be among the line-up at Thames Valley Police’s (TVP) charity fundraising open day, at the beginning…
22 July 2014
A MIDNIGHT mountain trek in tribute to a Newbury grandmother has raised more than £360 for the Alzheimer’s Society. On July 5, Newbury resident Suzanne…
22 July 2014
A BRAVE bus passenger who challenged a woman’s drunken, racist rant was attacked and spat on, Newbury magistrates have been told. Afterwards, fellow Thatcham…
22 July 2014
AN EVENING to celebrate sporting successes took place last week as Trinity School held its inaugural sports personality awards ceremony. Commonwealth…
22 July 2014
A five-day cycling festival takes over Berkshire from today with plenty of opportunities for local residents to get involved in cycling. The Tour of Berkshire…
21 July 2014
ELDERLY residents were rescued from a blaze in assisted living complex by passing pedestrians, it has been revealed. Violet Hobbs said she and her son…
