Quirky

An annual cute cat photography competition held in Tadley has showcased the best-looking felines in the area.

Drunk squaddies pinching a statue from its pride of place to widespread outcry.

Film crews have been spotted again at Greenham Common.

Greenham Control Tower is opening a new digital exhibition room to make the site’s rich heritage accessible to everyone.

A memorial service has been held to mark the sinking of Newbury’s lost wartime submarine.

Newbury’s largest cemetery remains closed after a grave sunk into the ground last weekend (February 22 and 23).

On this day 130 years ago, tragedy struck in Newbury.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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