Newbury

PUPILS from Park House School, Newbury, selected as ‘Games Makers’ for the Olympic Games, have been practising their skills in the Olympic Stadium. And…

ANIMALS at play and local scenery have dominated this week's my Newbury photographs. Tom Mitchell took pictures of rooks fighting over some bread in his…

NHS Berkshire is promoting a special health message during May and June by asking people not to ignore a cough they have had for a while. A national lung…

AN aparthotel will open in Newbury now that West Berkshire Council has given it the go-ahead. The plan to turn Elizabeth House, West Street, into a 24-suite,…

A MESSAGE in a bottle scheme, funded by charity fundraisers, Newbury Lions, is set to provide emergency services with vital details in any life threatening…

A TEENAGER from the Thatcham area died in a fatal collision in Newbury last night (Friday). The 17-year-boy, who is yet to be named, was riding a blue…

POLICE are investigating a fatal collision on the M4 which saw the road closed for five hours last night (Friday). At about 9.28pm a maroon coloured Suzuki…

PLANS for a dog-breeding business in a West Berkshire village, part of which lies within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, have…

THE BEST of British Beer Festival is to be held at Newbury Racecourse today (Saturday). More than 50 real ales and ciders will be available, with live…

FROM handling cues at Newbury Snooker Club to taking cues on a Hollywood film set. That’s the incredible leap of actress Jackie Howe, recently extolled…

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…

A TOP paralympic sailor took time out of her busy training schedule to inspire youngsters at a Newbury school to take up sailing. Helena Lucas, who will…

CHILDREN can help build a model castle in Newbury today (Saturday) to commemorate the Queen’s diamond jubilee. The model castle building forms part of…

CANINE lovers of West Berkshire, unite – a new dog show is to be held in Chieveley today (Saturday), and it is open to all. Pedigree classes for purebreed…

WEST Berkshire pupil Jessica Spencer-Ades was beaming at school today as the plane she named The Firefly is to carry the Olympic flame from Athens into…

Thomas Morgan-Matthews is his mother’s hero – after coolly getting her medical attention when she suffered a serious fall. Melanie Morgan-Matthews suffers…

AN ELDERLY pedestrian, struck by a vehicle on the A339 in Newbury yesterday (Thursday), was due to undergo surgery today. A spokesman for Thames Valley…

A THATCHAM man has gone missing from his home. Police are appealing for members of the public to help locate the whereabouts of 38-year-old Daniel Stephen…

NEWBURY firefighters were part of a rescue operation to save a one-day old calf from a lock in Thatcham this morning (Friday). Blue Watch manager at Newbury…

THE DOORS of Highclere Castle, where the ITV period drama Downton Abbey was mostly filmed, will be open today (Friday) for charity fundraising private…