Nostalgia

The NWN has received a reply from Kennet Shopping centre manager Richard Farley regarding the future of the mall’s plaques and hidden murals.

A 1942 photo of a Home Guard unit has proved to be the inspiration behind a new book detailing a village’s fascinating role in the Second World War.

Do you recognise these murals and plaques from the Kennet Centre?

More than 20 people used the ancient Anglo Saxon tradition of ‘beating the bounds’ to meet for a walk and a chat in the autumn sun.

Former pupils of the Kennet school have gathered to celebrate 18 years of reunions.

Newly-rediscovered photographs have revealed the work to re-build a Newbury church after its destruction in an air raid during the Second World War.

Thatcham Town Council invites residents to help shape the future of their blue plaques

Cutting edge technology has been helping a town council uncover its past.

Old buildings across Newbury will open their doors to the public this weekend as part of the largest heritage festival in the country.

Don’t miss out on a chance to attend the largest heritage festival in the country.

Members past and present joined together to celebrate a Scout group’s 90th anniversary.

Highclere Castle will throw open its gates for a special A Weekend to Remember celebration in September.

Volunteers have celebrated 500 years of preserving the history of crime and policing in the Thames Valley.

Newbury has marked the 81st anniversary of the D-Day Landings, the largest amphibious invasion in history.

There are countless stories of buried treasure - and West Berkshire can claim a few of them.

A woman has travelled to France for the official opening of a memorial featuring her grandfather’s name, a pilot killed in the Second World War.

Residents of Kingsclere celebrated 80 years since the Second World War ended with a rare look through the village archives on Sunday (May 11).

Thousands of people poured on to the streets in Britain to celebrate the end of the war 80 years ago.

Today (Thursday) marks 80 years since the Second World War ended in Europe.

Thatcham residents made the most of the town’s VE Day 80 Best of British Market despite the cold weather.