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Cycling club issues advice amid bike theft crimewave

Cycling club issues advice amid bike theft crimewave

A cycling club has warned Newbury cyclists to protect their bikes from thieves following a recent spate of thefts in the local area.


ACE crowd hangs on every powerful word of protest singer

ACE crowd hangs on every powerful word of protest singer

Isabel Rumble and Malcolm MacWatt kick off new season of live gigs in folk double header.


Group that raised £80,000 commended by Cancer Research UK

Group that raised £80,000 commended by Cancer Research UK

A group of friends who have raised £80,000 for Cancer Research UK have won an award from the charity commending them for their efforts.


2,500 year-old Hindu epic retold at Story Museum

2,500 year-old Hindu epic retold at Story Museum

Storyteller joined by sitar player for the gripping Indian tale of the victory of Light over Darkness, The Ramayana.


Search is on for Newbury community champions

Search is on for Newbury community champions

The Newbury Town Civic Awards have been launched for 2025.


Fraudsters jailed after scamming elderly people out of cash and jewellery worth £416,000

Fraudsters jailed after scamming elderly people out of cash and jewellery worth £416,000

Three men have been jailed for a combined total of more than 12 years after they scammed elderly people.


How much is your water bill going up by - and is there anything you can do?

How much is your water bill going up by - and is there anything you can do?

Brace yourselves for the biggest rise in water bills since the privatisation of the industry 36 years ago.


School plants 200 trees to boost biodiversity

School plants 200 trees to boost biodiversity

Pupils at The Downs School recently spent two days planting 200 sapling trees in its grounds to boost biodiversity.


What’s on in West Berkshire this week

What’s on in West Berkshire this week

A drag bingo night, a record fair and a Chinese New Year market are just a few of the things going on in your area this week.


This week’s pick of what’s on

This week’s pick of what’s on

In Independent Venue Week, why not try Funke And The Two Tone Baby at FaceBar?


Crucible Youth Darts Club providing opportunities for rising stars

Crucible Youth Darts Club providing opportunities for rising stars

‘They’re all having fun. That’s all we want it to be’


Lambourn trainer Harry Derham "delighted" with Brentford Hope's run in defeat to Constitution Hill

Lambourn trainer Harry Derham "delighted" with Brentford Hope's run in defeat to Constitution Hill

‘We were under no illusions. We never thought about winning’


Welcome to Old Town

Welcome to Old Town

In what can only be described as a complete design U-turn, dramatic new plans to redevelop Newbury’s Kennet Shopping centre have been revealed.


Shortlist announced for the Newbury Weekly News Best in Business Awards 2024/25

Shortlist announced for the Newbury Weekly News Best in Business Awards 2024/25

Here is the much-anticipated shortlist for his year’s prestigious business awards.

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Nearly £1,000 raised for youth centre at party attended by Denise van Outen

Nearly £1,000 raised for youth centre at party attended by Denise van Outen

Nearly £1,000 was raised for a youth centre at Newbury’s Christmas light switch on afterparty which was attended by TV personality Denise van Outen.


Community production of Disney favourite live on stage this half-term

Community production of Disney favourite live on stage this half-term

Get up close to your favourite characters this half-term in the community production of Beauty and the Beast.


MP joins repair café’s first monthly meet-up of 2025

MP joins repair café’s first monthly meet-up of 2025

Newbury and Thatcham Repair Café was visited by a special guest at its first meeting of the year at Newbury Methodist Church on Sunday (January 26).


Joanna Lumley and Amelia Dimoldenberg launch Red Nose Day 2025

Joanna Lumley and Amelia Dimoldenberg launch Red Nose Day 2025

Red Nose Day is back and it’s time to celebrate 40 years of going big, giving big and feeling good with Comic Relief.


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VIDEO: More than 100 e-scooters and e-motorcycles crushed in first year of police crackdown

VIDEO: More than 100 e-scooters and e-motorcycles crushed in first year of police crackdown

More than 100 e-scooters and e-motorcycles have been crushed in the first year of a police crackdown on the illegal use of electric vehicles.


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