18 March 2013
A NEW road to relieve traffic off the A339 has once more put a stop to plans for a high-rise development at Sterling Industrial Estate, Newbury. At a…
18 March 2013
FOUR-HUNDRED starving children in Ghana now benefit from free school meals thanks to the determination of a former Winchcombe Primary School teacher.…
18 March 2013
AN AMATEUR genealogist from Chieveley has helped to reunite a brother and sister who were separated for 75 years. Roger Mitchell helped Rose Burleigh,…
18 March 2013
ROADWORKS are set to start at junction 13 of the M4 tonight (Mon). The work, on the slip road from the roundabout to the southbound A34, will be carried…
18 March 2013
THE Newbury Shopsafe scheme, which aims to detect and deter shoplifters, has a new co-ordinator. The role of Dave Milsom, a retired Newbury police inspector,…
18 March 2013
DOGS from West Berks scooped three awards at the prestigious Crufts show last weekend. Captain, a five-year-old Cesky terrier, picked up the coveted best…
17 March 2013
THAMES Valley Police is warning drivers to be extra careful on the roads today following this mornings (Sun) snowfall. There is currently slow traffic…
17 March 2013
TWO thirds of council funds allocated to assist with local housing support has NOT been spent this year, despite figures suggesting that housing costs…
17 March 2013
FREEZING weather failed to stop one man on a mission to rack up funds for charity in a staggering 12-hour overnight run. Paul Stout, aged 37 of Newbury,…
17 March 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…
17 March 2013
CHILDREN are being given the opportunity to be London Irish’s mascot for the day at a special St Patrick’s Day party. Next weekend the Madejski Stadium…
17 March 2013
HIGHWAYS chiefs have rejected criticism of “shoddy work” on the A4 between Halfway and the Kintbury turnoff. Instead, they blamed motorists, claiming…
17 March 2013
SIXTY years of wedded bliss were celebrated by one couple last week, who met in Newbury after they were forced to leave their home towns during the Second…
16 March 2013
LAMBOURN trainer Nicky Henderson said he was “just trying to get back to normal” after a first and third in yesterday (Fri) afternoon’s Cheltenham Gold…
16 March 2013
AN incinerator used for burning animal carcasses will be sited in Great Shefford if plans to move a knacker’s yard to the vacant Wessex Saw Mill are approved.…
16 March 2013
Protesters from Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CCND) will be marching from Burghfield to Aldermaston today (Saturday) as part of a campaign…
16 March 2013
TADLEY Town council has lent its full support to the idea of a youth centre in the town. After conducting an informal public opinion poll in Sainsbury’s…
16 March 2013
NEWBURY Actionaid group are holding a coffee morning today (Saturday), at Newbury Town Hall. Monies raised will be matched by Government funding, under…
16 March 2013
AN Aldermaston girl has raised more than £780 for charity by having her hair cut for the very first time. Mia Lane, aged nine, of Wasing Lane, whose hair…
16 March 2013
MORRIS minors and other classic vehicles were commonplace at Padworth pitstop MAC’s cafe last weekend as the south midlands historic and commercial vehicle…
