Newbury

   MY Newbury photographers have focused their attention this week on wildlife and the environment. Bill Neate took pictures of birds in his…

BUDDING entrepreneurs can hire a Newbury market stall for £10 in a special, one-day only offer. The ‘Love Your Market’ initiative on Saturday, June 23,…

MORE than 800 runners are expected to be pounding the streets of Newbury today (Sunday) for the fifth Bayer 10K race. The annual race, held in association…

PLANS have been submitted to turn the redundant Leckhampstead Methodist Chapel into a house. The chapel, in The Thicket, has been empty since 2010 after…

ONE man, his bike and a piano in tow will visit Newbury this afternoon (Sunday) for a spectacle in the Market Place. The internationally renowned pianist…

A MEMORIAL and thanksgiving service is to be held at West Berkshire Community Hospital this afternoon (Sunday, May 13 )The 3pm service will be held for…

A MOTORBIKE was destroyed during a suspected arson attack in Newbury in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Newbury fire station sent one vehicle…

SHEEPDROVE Organic Farm in Lambourn invites everyone to this year’s Lambing Day today (Saturday) between 11am and 4pm. Visitors can enjoy a relaxing day…

WEST Berkshire Council has hit back at claims it is endangering people’s lives by cutting its road safety budget. A report by the road safety charity…

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Collie cross Bess is looking for a new place to call home and has her paws crossed that her new owner is on its way to her. Jenny Hopkins,…

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…

NEWBURY Racecourse is to host a free cultural festival at the end of next month. The event, which has been organised by West Berkshire Me Forum and will…

THIS is the dramatic moment firefighters were called to Newbury Retail Park to tackle a car blaze. Newbury firefighters were called to the scene outside…

THAMES Water has today confirmed it no longer plans to take extra water from the River Thames to compensate for the ongoing drought. Following exceptionally…

SPORT England has launched a blistering attack on West Berkshire Council for breaking national planning rules in failing to consult it over plans to develop…

REVISED plans for a housing development at a former waste ground facility have now been approved, after initial proposals were rejected by West Berkshire…

PEOPLE power has won out in Chieveley again as an application to build an industrial waste crusher near the village has been withdrawn. Raymond Brown…

RUNNERS on your marks ... not one but two foot races are to go ahead in West Berkshire this weekend. The inaugural Chieveley Chase takes place on Saturday,…

TRINITY School, Shaw, is the latest in West Berkshire convert to academy status. The governors at the Love Lane school voted on Friday for the school…

PLANS have been unveiled for a huge jubilee party in Goring and Streatley, with more than 4,000 people expected to attend. The twin villages have drawn…