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Pictures from the Past - week 6

Pictures from the Past - week 6

Pictures from the Past - week 6

02 March 2020

Bringing our social media series to our website Continuing our series of Pictures from the Past, today we're bringing you all the photographs from week…


Pictures from the Past - week 5

Pictures from the Past - week 5

Pictures from the Past - week 5

12 February 2020

Bringing our social media series to our website Continuing our series of Pictures from the Past, today we're bringing you all the photographs from week…


Pictures from the Past - week 4

Pictures from the Past - week 4

Pictures from the Past - week 4

31 January 2020

Bringing our social media series to our website Continuing our series of Pictures from the Past, today we're bringing you all the photographs from week…


Pictures from the Past - week 3

Pictures from the Past - week 3

Pictures from the Past - week 3

20 January 2020

Bringing our social media series to our website Continuing our series of Pictures from the Past, today we're bringing you all the photographs from week…


Pictures from the Past

Pictures from the Past

Pictures from the Past

14 January 2020

Bringing our social media series to our website Throughout 2020 we will be posting a picture from our files every day on our Instagram and Facebook accounts. We…


A different view of Thatcham from 1934, while Newbury freezes 10 years ago

A different view of Thatcham from 1934, while Newbury freezes 10 years ago

A different view of Thatcham from 1934, while Newbury freezes 10 years ago

08 January 2020

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives Thatcham was a much different place in 1934. That was 86 years ago and, as the picture shows,…


Newbury in the news again as bypass sparks protests

Newbury in the news again as bypass sparks protests

Newbury in the news again as bypass sparks protests

11 December 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives Newbury hit the headlines back in the 1990s as protesters again descended on the town. The Newbury…


Flooding in Ecchinswell more than 100 years ago shows the power of nature

Flooding in Ecchinswell more than 100 years ago shows the power of nature

Flooding in Ecchinswell more than 100 years ago shows the power of nature

10 December 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives Flooding in South Yorkshire this autumn reminded people of the destructive power of nature. And…


Residents lose battle in fight against waste plant a decade ago

Residents lose battle in fight against waste plant a decade ago

Residents lose battle in fight against waste plant a decade ago

09 October 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives The last Hungerford Steam Fair in 1978 was held on Hungerford Common (pictured above). A series…


Construction hitches leave Park Way behind schedule in 2009, while locals gather at their village pub a century earlier

Construction hitches leave Park Way behind schedule in 2009, while locals gather at their village pub a century earlier

Construction hitches leave Park Way behind schedule in 2009, while locals gather at their village pub a century earlier

07 October 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives The old village pub. Although their numbers are gradually declining, they have been part of country…


Race worker good as new after horror at Windsor 100 years ago

Race worker good as new after horror at Windsor 100 years ago

Race worker good as new after horror at Windsor 100 years ago

27 September 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives The partygoers pictured above were dressed to the nines in Thatcham in 1947. The revellers were…


15 years to travel 12 miles - the letter that took a while to arrive

15 years to travel 12 miles - the letter that took a while to arrive

15 years to travel 12 miles - the letter that took a while to arrive

09 September 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives All was quiet in Northbrook Street, Newbury, back in 1947. Stradlings Motorworks is in the foreground…


Sport down the years

Sport down the years

Sport down the years

15 July 2019

We look at the unforgettable sporring moments from 50, 25 and 10 years ago 50 years ago - July 3, 1969 Hungerford’s pavilion opens Hungerford…


Nostalgia: Racing stables hit by flu outbreak 50 years ago

Nostalgia: Racing stables hit by flu outbreak 50 years ago

Nostalgia: Racing stables hit by flu outbreak 50 years ago

12 July 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives Newbury town centre has changed dramatically in recent years. And nowhere more so than Park…


Leaky pool given £1.5m refit in 1994

Leaky pool given £1.5m refit in 1994

Leaky pool given £1.5m refit in 1994

25 June 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives Northcroft Leisure Centre’s indoor swimming pool had a £1.5m refit in 1994. It…


Rugby 'world cup' for young players 24 years ago, while fire breaks out at the railway station in 1919

Rugby 'world cup' for young players 24 years ago, while fire breaks out at the railway station in 1919

Rugby 'world cup' for young players 24 years ago, while fire breaks out at the railway station in 1919

10 June 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives In June, 1995, Kennet School hosted a rugby world cup, as pupils from eight schools throughout the…


Ray Reardon makes a break in Newbury in 1969

Ray Reardon makes a break in Newbury in 1969

Ray Reardon makes a break in Newbury in 1969

23 April 2019

Sport down the years - a look at the unforgettable moments from 50, 25 and 10 years ago Our sister paper, the Newbury Weekly News, has been covering sport…


A very different use for Newbury Racecourse in 1914 and Turnpike turmoil 25 years ago

A very different use for Newbury Racecourse in 1914 and Turnpike turmoil 25 years ago

A very different use for Newbury Racecourse in 1914 and Turnpike turmoil 25 years ago

23 April 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives Newbury Racecourse was requisitioned by the War Office in August 1914 and turned into a prisoner-of-war…


A new clock for Hungerford High Street

A new clock for Hungerford High Street

A new clock for Hungerford High Street

03 April 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives There was no excuse for not knowing the time in Hungerford High Street in the 1860s. In June 1862,…


50 years ago - Anger as rent rates look set to rise by more than 100%

50 years ago - Anger as rent rates look set to rise by more than 100%

50 years ago - Anger as rent rates look set to rise by more than 100%

01 April 2019

Old Memories Revived: A look back at the NWN archives This aerial shot of Newbury was taken 16 years ago in 2003. The main change is on the left…


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