Newbury

ORGANISERS of this year’s Crafty Craft race have hailed the event a success, despite the weather's best attempts to dampen the competitors spirits. The…

THE first teams are starting to cross the finish line at this year’s Crafty Craft race. About 30 groups of people on home-made rafts set off from Kintbury…

ORGANISERS of the Bradfield May Fayre promise activities for all the family today. The annual event is held at Bradfield Village Hall playing field between…

MEET the Eastfield Angels. These six ladies, plus three more, connected to Eastfield House Surgery in Newbury are taking part in this year’s London Moonwalk…

NEWBURY’S annual fundraising event, Crafty Craft, takes place today (Monday). All the entrants will start at Kintbury Lock at 8.30am and the first finishers…

SCHOOLS in Newbury are being given the chance to win a VIP trip to the Science Museum in London as part of a newly-launched education competition. The…

THE BEST of British Beer Festival is to be held at Newbury Racecourse later this month. More than 50 real ales and ciders will be available, with live…

FRESH faces, so to speak, will soon be helping to turn the cogs of local democracy, as West Berkshire Council prepares to elect its new chairman and committee…

A CHARITY football match and auction in memory of the late Ian Thompson takes place in Hungerford today (Sunday). Mr Thompson, who lived at Moores Place,…

A ROAD safety campaign with a difference is being rolled out across primary schools in West Berkshire. West Berkshire Council has rolled out The Ride…

A RED phone box adopted by Bucklebury Parish Council for £1 has been transformed into a book exchange. The phone box outside the Bladebone Inn, Chapel…

MODEL boaters from all over the country will be exhibiting their boats at a one day event in West Berkshire today. The event, run in-conjunction with…

BRIGHTWALTON village fair is to be held today (Sunday). The traditional village affair will have a golden jubilee theme, and a fancy dress competition…

LILY is a dog looking for love, and the Dogs Trust Newbury is hoping someone will help her find it by giving her a good home and loving family. Dogs Trust…

SCIENCE-fiction writer, Ruth Wheeler, will be signing copies of her novels at Collector’s Corner, Newbury this afternoon (Saturday). The writer of All…

A TADLEY family are hoping for a huge amount of local support tomorrow (Sunday), at the official launch of their fundraising campaign to raise money towards…

FIVE men, including one from Newbury and one formerly of Newbury are preparing to take part in a 1,500km bike ride to raise money for the British Heart…

The annual charity Bluebell Walk will be held at Fishers Farm, Shefford Woodlands, tomorrow (Sunday), to raise money for the Thames Valley and Chilterns…

WEST Berkshire Council is still deadlocked with the owners of Parkway over the terms of car parking income six months after the complex opened. The authority…

NEWBURY Town Council has spent nearly £8,000 defending itself against claims made by a Wash Common resident about allotments, it has emerged this week.…