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Stunning natural display spotted over village

Stunning natural display spotted over village

Stunning natural display spotted over village

04 February 2025

Hundreds of starlings were spotted flying over Hampstead Norreys on Sunday evening.


Rotarians mark Burns Night with evening of food and celebration

Rotarians mark Burns Night with evening of food and celebration

Rotarians mark Burns Night with evening of food and celebration

28 January 2025

Thatcham Rotary Club has celebrated Burns Night (Saturday, January 25) in style.


Rainforest opens new display of unusual ‘water banana’ plants

Rainforest opens new display of unusual ‘water banana’ plants

Rainforest opens new display of unusual ‘water banana’ plants

06 January 2025

A new display of unusual plants has been created at an indoor rainforest.


Murderers and ‘visitations from God’: Inside Newtown Road Cemetery

Murderers and ‘visitations from God’: Inside Newtown Road Cemetery

Murderers and ‘visitations from God’: Inside Newtown Road Cemetery

02 January 2025

Tucked inside an old graveyard in Newbury is a monument worthy of a scene in Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code.


My Newbury: St Mary’s Church, Aldworth

My Newbury: St Mary’s Church, Aldworth

My Newbury: St Mary’s Church, Aldworth

31 December 2024

This picture is a quick Christmas peek inside St Mary’s Church, Aldworth, revealing sleeping giants among festive flowers, taken by Tracey Godsmark.


Newbury’s talking newspaper marks big milestone

Newbury’s talking newspaper marks big milestone

Newbury’s talking newspaper marks big milestone

03 November 2024

The Newbury Weekly News goes to print on a Wednesday afternoon.


Highclere ‘one of the best’

Highclere ‘one of the best’

Highclere ‘one of the best’

24 September 2024

Highclere Castle has been crowned one of the grandest stately homes in the UK.


Historic summer show and plant sale returning soon

Historic summer show and plant sale returning soon

Historic summer show and plant sale returning soon

04 September 2024

Cold Ash Gardening Club is hosting its annual Summer Show and Plant Sale at Acland Memorial Hall next weekend — thought to be the oldest in the area.


Newbury history group to host meeting to recruit new members

Newbury history group to host meeting to recruit new members

Newbury history group to host meeting to recruit new members

02 September 2024

A Newbury history group is looking for new members to join and support its research.


‘I had chips with Jimi Hendrix’: Blue plaque unveiled for historic concert venue

‘I had chips with Jimi Hendrix’: Blue plaque unveiled for historic concert venue

‘I had chips with Jimi Hendrix’: Blue plaque unveiled for historic concert venue

30 August 2024

A blue plaque has been installed to commemorate a historic concert venue in Newbury.


First doctor’s surgery in Thatcham to get blue plaque

First doctor’s surgery in Thatcham to get blue plaque

First doctor’s surgery in Thatcham to get blue plaque

25 August 2024

An application for permission to put up a blue plaque commemorating the first ever doctor’s surgery in Thatcham has been submitted.


TV star sniffer dog joins the search for missing Newbury cat Ted

TV star sniffer dog joins the search for missing Newbury cat Ted

TV star sniffer dog joins the search for missing Newbury cat Ted

20 August 2024

A search and rescue operation with the country’s only cat-sniffer dog has still failed to bring any news for the owner of one missing Newbury feline.


Hot around the clock: Good rocking in the sunshine at Retrofestival

Hot around the clock: Good rocking in the sunshine at Retrofestival

Hot around the clock: Good rocking in the sunshine at Retrofestival

12 August 2024

Picture special: The annual Retrofestival returned to Newbury Showground over the weekend, bringing the past to life over three hot and sunny days.

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Ready, steady, quack for duck race

Ready, steady, quack for duck race

Ready, steady, quack for duck race

23 July 2024

Newbury’s duck race is back this weekend, after high water levels caused it to be cancelled back in April.


The event that made a big splash in town

The event that made a big splash in town

The event that made a big splash in town

27 May 2024

As we all enjoy another bank holiday we take a look through our archives at one of Newbury’s favourite ways to spend a May day.


The full list of items people are being told to store in new emergency kits

The full list of items people are being told to store in new emergency kits

The full list of items people are being told to store in new emergency kits

25 May 2024

Households have been told to build and store new emergency kits in the event of a national crisis as the government issues new preparation advice.


Council to ban pets as prizes

Council to ban pets as prizes

Council to ban pets as prizes

28 March 2024

‘Goldfish are not just a prize to be won at a fair’


The once-popular baby names now going out of fashion

The once-popular baby names now going out of fashion

The once-popular baby names now going out of fashion

26 March 2024

Researchers have picked out the baby names which have become less popular since 2011, as well as those for boys and girls now on the rise.


Could you give Doris her forever home?

Could you give Doris her forever home?

Could you give Doris her forever home?

24 March 2024

Dog of the Week: The latest dogs looking for their forever homes from Newbury Dogs Trust


Where am I?

Where am I?

Where am I?

06 March 2024

Can you guess where our photographer is this week?


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