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Businesses react after being forced to close following Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions

Businesses react after being forced to close following Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions

"Our revenues have just been decimated" IT will be a rough end to 2020 for many West Berkshire businesses after the district was plunged into Tier 4. The…


Christmas Day weather forecast for West Berkshire

Christmas Day weather forecast for West Berkshire

Sunny, dry and cold Christmas Day will start sunny and dry in Newbury, changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon. But the Met Office says it will be…


Nicky Henderson's Santini is ready for King George battle at Kempton

Nicky Henderson's Santini is ready for King George battle at Kempton

The Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up has been entered into the G1 race on Boxing Day SEVEN Barrows trainer Nicky Henderson has confirmed that Cheltenham…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Ray of light as vaccine centre planned for Newbury

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Ray of light as vaccine centre planned for Newbury

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out in parts of the district CHRISTMAS certainly won’t be the same this year – but there was a glimmer…


Newbury's carolling Cecilia brings cheer to Saturday shoppers

Newbury's carolling Cecilia brings cheer to Saturday shoppers

£200 raised in an hour outside St Nicolas' Church MORE than £200 was raised by the Cecilia Consort carolling group outside St Nicolas’ Church…


UK-EU Brexit trade deal expected on Christmas Eve

UK-EU Brexit trade deal expected on Christmas Eve

Deal due just days left before current trading arrangements expire on December 31 The UK and European Union are on the threshold of striking a post-Brexit…


GAME REVIEW: Space Invaders Forever

GAME REVIEW: Space Invaders Forever

Maxwell Alexander finds there is life in the old dog yet. Title: Space Invaders Forever Platforms: Nintendo Switch (tested), PlayStation 4 Release date:…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of December 23

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of December 23

The number of lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in West Berkshire now stands at 2,641 - an increase of 105 in the past 24 hours. West Berkshire's seven-day…


Boxing Day lockdown for more parts of England due to ‘dangerous’ Covid spread

Boxing Day lockdown for more parts of England due to ‘dangerous’ Covid spread

North Hampshire and Oxfordshire to move into Tier 4 Millions more people in England – including North Hampshire and Oxfordshire – will be…


Former Newbury MP Richard Benyon is headed for the House of Lords

Former Newbury MP Richard Benyon is headed for the House of Lords

Offered life peerage by Prime Minister FORMER Newbury MP Richard Benyon has been recommended for a life peerage by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Mr Benyon…


Former Newbury MP Richard Benyon: Out of politics and back to nature

Former Newbury MP Richard Benyon: Out of politics and back to nature

Life during lockdown and away from Parliament In November 2019, Richard Benyon stepped down as MP for Newbury after serving his constituency for 14 years.…


Hungerford: woodland for future generations planted

Hungerford: woodland for future generations planted

More than 50 volunteers braved wintry weather THE first of the Lockdown Woods trees have been planted near Hungerford. More than 50 volunteers braved…


Parsons Down Schools thrilled by proposed new facilities

Parsons Down Schools thrilled by proposed new facilities

West Berkshire Council has applied to demolish infant building and replace it with sports pitch THE Parsons Down Partnership of Schools (PDP) has said…


Reading Magistrates' Court: mother in court over truant children

Reading Magistrates' Court: mother in court over truant children

Pupils failed to attend regularly A MOTHER has had to appear in court after two of her children failed to attend school regularly. In the dock at Reading…


Hungerford Town's league game with Havant & Waterlooville postponed due to positive coronavirus case

Hungerford Town's league game with Havant & Waterlooville postponed due to positive coronavirus case

The Crusaders were due to play at Bulpit Lane on Boxing Day HUNGERFORD Town's National League South game against Havant & Waterlooville on Boxing…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of December 22

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of December 22

The number of lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in West Berkshire now stands at 2,536 - an increase of 77 in the past 24 hours. West Berkshire's seven-day…


Coronavirus Basingstoke and Deane: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to December 19

Coronavirus Basingstoke and Deane: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to December 19

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics Eight more people from Basingstoke and Deane have died with coronavirus recorded on their death…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to December 19

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered to December 19

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics Five people from West Berkshire died with coronavirus registered on their death certificate in…


Drive-thru Costa planned for B&Q car park in Newbury

Drive-thru Costa planned for B&Q car park in Newbury

Cafe would be the fifth in the town PLANS have been submitted to build a drive-thru Costa Coffee in the corner of the B&Q car park on London Road…


Reading Magistrates' Court: Newbury woman's harassment offence was racially motivated

Reading Magistrates' Court: Newbury woman's harassment offence was racially motivated

Aggravating feature found proved A WOMAN convicted of harassment was motivated by racism, a court has ruled. In the dock at Reading Magistrates’…


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