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Teen rockers take on Battle of the Bands

Teen rockers take on Battle of the Bands

Teen rockers take on Battle of the Bands

Up-and-coming Newbury band Minor Inconvenience will be battling it out for a headline prize and are drumming up support.


Trinity’s golden ticket to stage show success

Trinity’s golden ticket to stage show success

Trinity’s golden ticket to stage show success

A Newbury school brought Roald Dahl’s beloved story to life in its production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.


The Detective Dog comes to the Arlington Arts stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences

The Detective Dog comes to the Arlington Arts stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences

The Detective Dog comes to the Arlington Arts stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences

Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie's well-loved story, adapted for stage, comes to Arlington Arts.


Passion at the Abbey

Passion at the Abbey

Passion at the Abbey

Newbury Chamber Choir, who usually perform in St John’s Church, made a bold decision to try the very different acoustic of Douai Abbey.


There’s more to familiar buildings than meets the eye

There’s more to familiar buildings than meets the eye

There’s more to familiar buildings than meets the eye

Oxford Literary Festival: Former editor of The Times and National Trust chairman Simon Jenkins analysed the facade of his own house in South London.


Detective fiction at the Oxford Literary Festival: Mick Herron and Antoine Laurain

Detective fiction at the Oxford Literary Festival: Mick Herron and Antoine Laurain

Detective fiction at the Oxford Literary Festival: Mick Herron and Antoine Laurain

‘Le Carré’s spy thrillers set the standard for all subsequent novels in the genre’.


Nobel and Booker prizewinners at Oxford Literary Festival

Nobel and Booker prizewinners at Oxford Literary Festival

Nobel and Booker prizewinners at Oxford Literary Festival

One of the highlights of the festival was the talk by the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Abdulrazak Gurnah about Theft, his first novel.


What’s on in West Berks this weekend

What’s on in West Berks this weekend

What’s on in West Berks this weekend

Here are some events happening up until Sunday.


Michael Morpurgo’s Farm Boy is coming to the Corn Exchange

Michael Morpurgo’s Farm Boy is coming to the Corn Exchange

Michael Morpurgo’s Farm Boy is coming to the Corn Exchange

A sequel to the much-acclaimed War Horse, this delightful theatre show combines drama, storytelling, and original music.


Join Al Murray taking a fascinating look at the end of the Second World War in eight surrenders.

Join Al Murray taking a fascinating look at the end of the Second World War in eight surrenders.

Join Al Murray taking a fascinating look at the end of the Second World War in eight surrenders.

Star authors at large around the area thanks to Hungerford Bookshop also include lexicographer Susie Dent, Rachel Joyce and James Holland.


Our pick of this week’s arts&ents events

Our pick of this week’s arts&ents events

Our pick of this week’s arts&ents events

A murder, a big sing song, a Piaf musical and lexicographer Susie Dent all in the mix.


Queen of Countdown Susie Dent wows The Watermill with fundraiser

Queen of Countdown Susie Dent wows The Watermill with fundraiser

Queen of Countdown Susie Dent wows The Watermill with fundraiser

Many audience members were overheard in the signing queue afterwards talking about how they could have stayed all night listening to her stories.


The big team effort behind Open Studios

The big team effort behind Open Studios

The big team effort behind Open Studios

Excitement builds as Open Studios West Berks & North Hants rapidly approaches.


Celebrating VE Day with West Berkshire Museum

Celebrating VE Day with West Berkshire Museum

Celebrating VE Day with West Berkshire Museum

New Era Players perform songs, stories, poems and anecdotes about this historic day.


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