11 June 2014
TIME has temporarily been called on The Rising Sun in Stockcross, West Berkshire Brewery have confirmed.The brewery, who own the pub, said it made the…
10 June 2014
A BRADFIELD road is due to re-open later today (Tuesday), after a coach collision last Thursday (June 5) closed the road for five days, for repairs. Ashampstead…
10 June 2014
THE Newbury Weekly News is compiling a supplement to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. We have been going through our archives and, with…
10 June 2014
A MOTHER and daughter from West Berkshire have embarked on an unsusual adventure - by climbing one of the UK’s highest peaks dressed up as characters…
10 June 2014
A TADLEY family flew out to Greece today (Tuesday) to hear the appeal into the six-year jail sentence given to the taxi driver convicted of their son’s…
10 June 2014
DELAYS to groundwater works are currently preventing the Northcroft lido from opening.Northcroft Leisure Centre says it has been pumping groundwater out…
10 June 2014
BUSINESSES in Newbury are expected to net a boost in trade as a result of this year’s FIFA World Cup. Newbury accountants and business advisers James…
09 June 2014
NEWBURY firefighters were called out to two kitchen fires today (Monday) in Frilsham and also at Membury Services, off the M4 near Hungerford. Watch manager…
09 June 2014
AFTER rush hour roadworks in Newbury last week, drivers are to face further traffic diversions this week. The London Road from the Robin Hood roundabout…
09 June 2014
THAMES Water is to pay customers an £86 million package after it misreported sewer flooding data in 2010. An Ofwat investigation found that the company…
09 June 2014
TWO anti-nuclear campaigners have been arrested today (Monday) following a blockade of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Burghfield, preventing…
09 June 2014
A NEWBURY sales assistant was subjected to a homophobic onslaught in which he was spat upon and abused, town magistrates heard. His tormentor, an “intelligent…
09 June 2014
FRANCIS Baily Primary School is making improvements, Ofsted inspectors have said. The visit on May 9 was the first monitoring inspection since the Skillman…
09 June 2014
A VOLUNTEER at a Newbury town centre charity shop has triumphed over personal odds, to scoop a national award. Hannah Smith, aged 24, a volunteer with…
09 June 2014
THAMES Water is being held to account for its “poor communication and deficiency in following up complaints” in response to the recent flooding crisis…
09 June 2014
A CROWD of around one thousand people raised about £7,000 for The Watermill theatre, Bagnor, on Sunday at its annual summer fair. The event offered family…
09 June 2014
A THATCHAM man has told how he defied the advice of friends to risk his life on a peace mission to the heart of Boko Haram territory in Nigeria. The terrorist…
08 June 2014
THE number of young people out of work in West Berkshire has fallen by more than 50 per cent in the past 12 months, bucking the national trend which shows…
08 June 2014
A LABRADOR dog is hoping to meet his match with an energetic new owner, who can give him a fresh start, in a new home. Nicki Barrow, Manager at Dogs Trust,…
08 June 2014
AN organisation which offers late-night revellers a prayer, a pair of flipflops or just a lollipop has helped cut antisocial behaviour in Newbury. The…
