29 October 2012
COMMUNITY members wanting to turn a former Thatcham tip into a cycle track have said they are determined to solve the site’s contamination after West…
29 October 2012
A DISUSED village pub is at the centre of an extraordinary war of words between would-be developers and planning chiefs who are backed by locals. Owners…
29 October 2012
THERE is some new young blood in Newbury’s corridors of power. Following elections in September, Imogen Hobby has been appointed junior mayor, replacing…
29 October 2012
THE search is on for Berkshire’s most talented young singer. A series of free workshops have been put together by Berkshire Maestros and Sovereign Housing…
29 October 2012
NEWBURY’S newest supermarket will open in March next year it has been announced this week. German supermarket chain Aldi had been looking for a location…
29 October 2012
AN ELDERLY man who struggles to open doors and answer the telephone has been left high and dry by Thames Water, forced to lift buckets of water to flush…
28 October 2012
THE school meals provider responsible for delivering lunches to thousands of children across West Berkshire could itself be heading for the waste bin.…
28 October 2012
PREPARE to be spooked by something even creepier than the Beast of West Berkshire, as Halloween Hullabaloo returns for its fourth year. The event kicks…
28 October 2012
A NEWBURY Labour party firebrand has been accused of fabricating an invitation to stand as the local Liberal Democrat candidate in the next general election…
28 October 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 responded…
28 October 2012
THE is looking for new volunteers to drive its minibuses. The buses serve the local Newbury community and enables the elderly to get to the shops as well…
28 October 2012
IT COST just £3.50 at the time - but 40 years on, a first edition copy of Watership Down signed by its Newbury-born author, Richard Adams, fetched £1,500…
27 October 2012
‘Mud, glorious mud’ – there may be nothing quite like it for hippos, but Northcroft residents are not so impressed, as the sticky stuff left Goldwell…
27 October 2012
BERKSHIRE’S Poppy Appeal will be launched at The Racecourse, Newbury, today (Saturday). The event will celebrate the hard work and dedication of the men…
27 October 2012
THE district’s football clubs paid tribute to a West Berkshire referee who was found dead at his girlfriend’s home with a minute’s silence at the weekend.…
27 October 2012
THE Thatcham branch of the Royal British Legion has designed and built a garden of remembrance within the memorial garden at the Thatcham War Memorial…
27 October 2012
ROYAL Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is urging people to ‘remember, remember’ to take extra care on Bonfire Night. Rockets can travel at around…
27 October 2012
IF you visit one of West Berkshire’s villages during half term you might just see Batman or even Usain Bolt. The Mortimer Village Partnership has organised…
26 October 2012
MORE than 20 drug dealers have been taken off the streets of Newbury and Thatcham following an unprecedented police offensive. Five convictions on Friday…
26 October 2012
A HUNGERFORD woman is going to new extremes to raise awareness of charities close to her heart. Today (Fri), Katy Herbert will become more colourful with…
