25 November 2012
A MORTIMER COMMON postmistress has retired after 25 years in the hot seat. Val Pickett, 69, retired on November 7. Her clerk of 10 years, Debbie Ward,…
24 November 2012
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a singled crash on the motorway a last night (Fri). Crews, including firefighters from Dee Road, were called to the accident…
24 November 2012
SIX THOUSAND and eighty motorists have been fined for driving illegally over Park Way bridge in Newbury within a year of it being turned into a bus lane…
24 November 2012
THATCHAM Park Primary School is holding a fundraising Christmas fair today (Sat). Attractions include stalls, games, a visit from Santa, and a barbecue.The…
24 November 2012
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…
24 November 2012
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…
24 November 2012
MOTORISTS and walkers regularly using St Johns Road, Newbury, were mystified last Thursday to see a new pedestrian crossing laid just days previously…
24 November 2012
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,…
23 November 2012
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…
23 November 2012
REPORTS of Sterling Tower collapsing in torrential wind caused Thames Valley Police to close Boundary Road last night. Police were first alerted to the…
23 November 2012
West Berkshire is mopping up and brushing itself down after howling gales and torrential rain lashed the area last night (Thursday). Central Newbury and…
23 November 2012
A WOMAN has been arrested after Newbury premises were raided during a major police operation last Thursday. The property, in Newtown Road, was raided…
23 November 2012
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…
23 November 2012
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…
23 November 2012
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…
23 November 2012
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…
23 November 2012
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…
22 November 2012
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…
22 November 2012
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…
22 November 2012
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…
