28 July 2013
Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance is saying goodbye to one of its most dedicated volunteers after 10 years’ service. John Sparrow, aged 74, has…
27 July 2013
THE FUTURE of Newbury’s magistrate court is once again in doubt, despite a hard-won reprieve in 2010. For months, rumours have circulated among magistrates,…
27 July 2013
A HEROIN addict adapted his sleeves with elastic bands before a shoplifting jaunt, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, July 18. In the dock was 38-year-old…
27 July 2013
NEWBURY town centre shoppers could win a prize today (Saturday) in a ‘spin the clock’ competition run by the Newbury branch of the Samaritans. Volunteers…
27 July 2013
ABOUT 675,000 babies a year nationwide are being offered a new vaccination to protect them against rotavirus. Rotavirus infection is the most common cause…
27 July 2013
DOGS and their owners had a tail-waggingly good day out at the Dog’s Trust Newbury’s open day last Sunday (Jul 21), which raised £5,200 for the trust.…
26 July 2013
PEOPLE in West Berkshire are being warned to expect heavy rain tomorrow (Saturday). The Met Office has placed London and the south east, which includes…
26 July 2013
THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted on her way home from work in Goring. The woman was walking just after…
26 July 2013
A COMMUNITY is in mourning this week for a popular Hungerford sportsman who died in a crash at the weekend. Twenty-year-old David ‘Woody’ Woodroffe died…
26 July 2013
WEST Berkshire basked in extreme heat again this week, boosting some local businesses but stretching emergency services. Thatcham weather watcher Richard…
26 July 2013
THE new headteacher at St Bartholomew’s School has been announced. Julia Mortimore will take the helm in January, following the news that the current…
26 July 2013
SAMARITANS are to take to Northbrook Street this weekend to raise awareness and funds for their Newbury branch. Tomorrow (Fri), the Newbury Samaritans…
26 July 2013
WORK started on Monday on the construction phase of a project to develop and improve the area around Frilsham Village Hall. The project, which is costing…
26 July 2013
A GOLF day in memory of a talented Newbury player got into full swing to raise £9,500 for disadvantaged young players. The Adam Clayton Golf Foundation…
25 July 2013
NEWBURY firefighters prevented the spread of a Speen fire in parkland this afternoon, (Thursday) a suspected arson, in tinderbox conditions, following…
25 July 2013
FOUR people have been arrested for drug offences after a warrant was executed in Newbury. Officers from Thames Valley Police seized two large bags of…
25 July 2013
POWER at a warehouse in Theale was cut off after a fire broke out early this morning (Thursday). Crews from Dee Road and Whitley Wood were called to the…
25 July 2013
THE age-old shops versus cafés debate in Newbury reared its head again on Monday evening as members of the town council’s planning committee tried to…
25 July 2013
POLICE are to use new powers to combat anti social behaviour in the centre of Lambourn. For years, there have been complaints about the behaviour of youths…
25 July 2013
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, Bucklebury has been celebrating the arrival of the royal baby. Our reporters have been out and about in the village…
