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Council quiet over finish date for A339 roadworks

Council quiet over finish date for A339 roadworks

Council quiet over finish date for A339 roadworks

15 January 2013

HAMPSHIRE County Council is remaining tight-lipped as to when roadworks on the A339 will be completed, although tarmac is due to be laid there this week.…


Downton actor buys into racing syndicate

Downton actor buys into racing syndicate

Downton actor buys into racing syndicate

15 January 2013

HUGH Bonneville, who plays Lord Grantham in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey, has joined the Sport of Kings by becoming part-owner of two racehorses.…


Weather warnings continue overnight in West Berkshire

Weather warnings continue overnight in West Berkshire

Weather warnings continue overnight in West Berkshire

14 January 2013

THE Met office is predicting more snowfall overnight in West Berkshire. A possibility of another couple of inches has been predicted overnight with the…


Public meeting over floods and sewage crisis

Public meeting over floods and sewage crisis

Public meeting over floods and sewage crisis

14 January 2013

A PUBLIC meeting to discuss the recent sewage and flooding crisis will be held tomorrow night (Tuesday). Present at the meeting will be Newbury MP and…


Motorway lanes start re-opening following seven car pile-up

Motorway lanes start re-opening following seven car pile-up

Motorway lanes start re-opening following seven car pile-up

14 January 2013

ALL the lanes of the M4 are starting to be re-opened following a seven car crash this morning (Mon). Police were called to the multi-car pile up between…


Dorota is back in the saddle

Dorota is back in the saddle

Dorota is back in the saddle

14 January 2013

WHAT a difference six months can make - 11-year-old Dorota Hajduk is back at school following her near-fatal traffic accident. Dorota’s life was turned…


Actor gets big screen break aged 76

Actor gets big screen break aged 76

Actor gets big screen break aged 76

14 January 2013

A GRANDMOTHER of eight has told of the amazing moment that screen legend Dustin Hoffman telephoned to ask her to be in his film. Patricia Loveland has…


Memorial for victims of Newbury bombings to be unveiled next month

Memorial for victims of Newbury bombings to be unveiled next month

Memorial for victims of Newbury bombings to be unveiled next month

14 January 2013

A MEMORIAL to remember those who lost their lives when Newbury was bombed during the Second World War is being unveiled next month. Newbury Town Council…


Way now clear for Ikea to open West Berkshire store

Way now clear for Ikea to open West Berkshire store

Way now clear for Ikea to open West Berkshire store

14 January 2013

THE LAST possible hurdle blocking IKEA’s planned move to West Berkshire has been removed. In April, West Berkshire Council granted the Swedish flat-pack…


West Berkshire in top 20 per cent places to live in the UK

West Berkshire in top 20 per cent places to live in the UK

West Berkshire in top 20 per cent places to live in the UK

14 January 2013

WEST Berkshire is the 44th best place to live in the UK, according to a recent national survey. The 2012 Halifax Quality of Life Survey has placed West…


Thatcham siblings bring home the tumbling medals

Thatcham siblings bring home the tumbling medals

Thatcham siblings bring home the tumbling medals

14 January 2013

A BROTHER and sister have come away from a national gymnastics competition with a haul of medals to their name. Maddie Gardiner, aged nine, and her brother…


Newbury firefighters tackle Parkway car fire

Newbury firefighters tackle Parkway car fire

Newbury firefighters tackle Parkway car fire

13 January 2013

NEWBURY firefighters tackled a fire in an abandoned car in Parkway, central Newbury yesterday (Sat) evening. According to Lee Glover, watch manager of…


Call that heralded an unexpected journey for Hungerford actor

Call that heralded an unexpected journey for Hungerford actor

Call that heralded an unexpected journey for Hungerford actor

13 January 2013

A HUNGERFORD actor has described his role in the blockbuster film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as an experience he would never be able to explain.…


Gate to ease congestion is being installed on the M4

Gate to ease congestion is being installed on the M4

Gate to ease congestion is being installed on the M4

13 January 2013

WORK has started on the installation of an emergency gate on the M4 to ease traffic should it be closed following an accident. The gate –which will be…


Land and £225,000 handed over to village for new hall

Land and £225,000 handed over to village for new hall

Land and £225,000 handed over to village for new hall

13 January 2013

HERMITAGE Parish Council has been given a piece of land on which it hopes a new village hall will be built. Following a referendum in Hermitage last year,…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

13 January 2013

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. The air ambulance has responded…


Historic mansion Benham Valence up for revamp

Historic mansion Benham Valence up for revamp

Historic mansion Benham Valence up for revamp

13 January 2013

ONE of West Berkshire’s most historical estates, Benham Valence, is to under-go a major restoration at the hands of new owners. The estate, including…


Flog It! comes to Newbury

Flog It! comes to Newbury

Flog It! comes to Newbury

13 January 2013

ANTIQUE auction television programme, Flog It! was at Special Auction Services in Greenham this week as part of its monthly antiques and collectibles…


£9bn promised for more seats, quicker journeys and train reliability

£9bn promised for more seats, quicker journeys and train reliability

£9bn promised for more seats, quicker journeys and train reliability

12 January 2013

PEOPLE in West Berkshire will see a share of £9bn in rail improvements, after Network Rail confirmed its spending plans for the next five years. Network…


Ambulance service receives over 18 per cent more calls this Christmas

Ambulance service receives over 18 per cent more calls this Christmas

Ambulance service receives over 18 per cent more calls this Christmas

12 January 2013

THE number of calls to the ambulance service during the Christmas and New Year period increased by more than 18 per cent compared to 2011. Between Christmas…


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