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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.


Woman left with serious injuries after A34 crash

Woman left with serious injuries after A34 crash

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was seriously injured in a crash on the A34.


Last chance to have your say on the Local Plan

Last chance to have your say on the Local Plan

Time is nearly up for Thatcham residents to share their comments on the West Berkshire Local Plan.


Plug in wallpaper idea for homes in West Berks

Plug in wallpaper idea for homes in West Berks

Proposals for electric wallpaper in social housing instead of heat pumps have been put before West Berkshire Council.


Newbury marks Holocaust Memorial Day and 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation

Newbury marks Holocaust Memorial Day and 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation

Newbury residents marked Holocaust Memorial Day at a private ceremony at the West Berkshire Council offices.

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Veteran school bus driver cleared of sexually assaulting pupil

Veteran school bus driver cleared of sexually assaulting pupil

A school bus driver has been cleared of groping a girl pupil.

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Plans to turn pub into house go to appeal

Plans to turn pub into house go to appeal

West Berkshire Council’s planning department has been taken to appeal for not making its mind up.


Here’s what you can now put in your kerbside recycling

Here’s what you can now put in your kerbside recycling

Kerbside bin collections are expanding in West Berkshire – making it easier to recycle certain pots, tubs, and trays.


Primark in Newbury: What do we know?

Primark in Newbury: What do we know?

Primark will finally be opening its doors to customers in Newbury in 2025, but what do we know so far about the fashion retailer giant coming to town?


Something had to be done about 19th century Newbury’s desperate health crisis

Something had to be done about 19th century Newbury’s desperate health crisis

Overcrowded graveyards couldn’t keep pace with the growing population and the rising number of deaths, causing contagious fevers to spread.


Top Sunday night sax coming to jazz club

Top Sunday night sax coming to jazz club

Exceptionally gifted jazz musician Andy Panayi to play in Pangbourne, accompanied by PJC rhythm section.


Young makeup artist named best in UK

Young makeup artist named best in UK

A makeup artist from Thatcham has been named Wedding Makeup Artist of the Year for the whole of the UK at 22-years-old.


Crash and vehicle fire shuts M4

Crash and vehicle fire shuts M4

The M4 is currently shut through part of West Berkshire after a crash led to a vehicle fire.


Dance teacher scoops People's Choice award at national ceremony

Dance teacher scoops People's Choice award at national ceremony

A Thatcham dance teacher has received her first ever national award win.


How do I know if my cough is bronchitis?

How do I know if my cough is bronchitis?

Persistent cough? Here are the key red flags to look for if you are worried about bronchitis.


Chief constable reinstated to post 12 days after suspension for alleged gross misconduct

Chief constable reinstated to post 12 days after suspension for alleged gross misconduct

The chief constable of TVP has been reinstated to the post just 12 days after he was suspended over concerns of alleged gross misconduct.


Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe signs for Hungerford Town

Former Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe signs for Hungerford Town

Ibe joined Premier League Bournemouth for £15m in 2016


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