Newbury

A BEREAVED Hungerford father has told of the pain caused by thieves who stole wind chimes from his son’s grave. The issue was also raised at a meeting…

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…

MOTORISTS and walkers regularly using St Johns Road, Newbury, were mystified last Thursday to see a new pedestrian crossing laid just days previously…

THESE stunning images of a total eclipse of the sun were taken by a keen astronomer from Newbury. Philip Mann had to travel 9,000 to Cairns, Australia,…

WITH flood alerts on the River Kennet - and its tributaries in Newbury and the River Pang remaining in place today (Friday), those likely to be affected…

REPORTS of Sterling Tower collapsing in torrential wind caused Thames Valley Police to close Boundary Road last night. Police were first alerted to the…

West Berkshire is mopping up and brushing itself down after howling gales and torrential rain lashed the area last night (Thursday). Central Newbury and…

A WOMAN has been arrested after Newbury premises were raided during a major police operation last Thursday. The property, in Newtown Road, was raided…

IF you have a spare £5,000 lying around and really want to impress your family at Christmas, why not buy Newbury town’s Christmas lights? Newbury Town…

A SEWAGE spill has occurred in Burghclere, with sewage being removed from the village by tankers for almost two weeks, due to a mains sewer problem. Thames…

WITNESSES are being sought after a Midgham house was broken into recently. They used a brick to smash the rear kitchen window before reaching inside and…

BRITAIN’S athletes are not the only ones who have been going for gold this year. A dental practice in Thatcham has also reached the top of its industry…

HOW’S this for a novel way of communicating with the workforce? Vodafone bosses pasted these uncompromising messages on the ‘big white telephone’ in staff…

WITH flood alerts on the River Kennet and River Pang remaining in place today (Thursday), communities likely to be affected are being urged to prepare…

FLOOD alerts for the River Kennet and its tributaries in Newbury and also the River Pang remain in place today (Thursday), with local train services disrupted…

A NEWBURY teenager who hanged herself may have meant her actions as a desperate cry for help, an inquest heard yesterday (Wednesday). Fourteen-year-old…

A THATCHAM man has been jailed for a child sex offence. Thirty-five-year-old Sean Blandford, of Orchard Court, was sentenced to a total of six years and…

IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, we can reveal how much revenue West Berkshire Council has made from fines since the Park Way bridge was turned into…

RUMOURS that the outdoor swimming pool at Northcroft Leisure Centre will not open next year have been quashed. West Berkshire Council has confirmed that…

THE seventh annual West Berkshire Toy Appeal kicked off on Monday, to ensure that no child in the district goes without a present this Christmas. The…