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Drink and drug driver arrested after doing 95mph on M4

Drink and drug driver arrested after doing 95mph on M4

Driver tested positive for cannabis A DRINK and drug driver has been arrested after being stopped for doing 95mph on the M4.  Police pulled over…


Horseracing trainer Andrew Balding is hitting the right form ahead of Royal Ascot

Horseracing trainer Andrew Balding is hitting the right form ahead of Royal Ascot

Kameko stunned favourite to land 2000 Guineas at Newmarket last weekend KINGSCLERE trainer Andrew Balding has praised his staff at Park House Stables…


'Virucidal' sanitiser for Great Western trains

'Virucidal' sanitiser for Great Western trains

Treatment protects against Coronavirus for 28 days Great Western Railway is trialling a 'virucidal' sanitiser inside its train carriages. The treatment…


Pigeon racing takes off over West Berkshire

Pigeon racing takes off over West Berkshire

birds take flight over Newbury after restrictions lifted DID you know that racing pigeons follow motorways to find their way home? Or that the most money…


Commercial property deals happening in lockdown

Commercial property deals happening in lockdown

Quintons reports successful new way of working Quintons Commercial Property Agents writes this editorial under the Government guidance – we are…


Spiders, snakes, hedgehogs and deer - wildlife in Cold Ash garden caught on video

Spiders, snakes, hedgehogs and deer - wildlife in Cold Ash garden caught on video

Michael Nash has created his own 'private nature reserve' MICHAEL Nash has created an area at the bottom of his garden in Cold Ash that is like his own…


 Beenham Scarecrow Competition brings smiles to villagers faces

Beenham Scarecrow Competition brings smiles to villagers faces

Full competition results announced From Charlie Chaplin to Mickey Mouse, a number of home-made scarecrows are bringing smiles to the faces of Beenham residents. The…


Newbury MP Laura Farris defends support of controversial Agriculture Bill

Newbury MP Laura Farris defends support of controversial Agriculture Bill

"I stand loyal and consistent on the principle of animal welfare and protecting British farmers” NEWBURY MP Laura Farris has defended her decision to…


Group for Americans living in Newbury to share thoughts on Black Lives Matter protests

Group for Americans living in Newbury to share thoughts on Black Lives Matter protests

American woman living in Newbury sets up group for expats AN American woman living in Newbury has set up a group for Americans in West Berkshire to share…


Hampshire residents to be limited to one HWRC trip per week

Hampshire residents to be limited to one HWRC trip per week

New system aims to reduce severe traffic congestion HAMPSHIRE residents will be limited to one visit to a household waste recycling centre (HWRC) per…


Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of June 11

Coronavirus West Berkshire: Confirmed cases as of June 11

THE number of confirmed coronavirus cases in West Berkshire remains unchanged at 382, meaning there has now been no increase for the sixth day in a row. The…


Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge cancelled because of Covid-19 pandemic

Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge cancelled because of Covid-19 pandemic

Event will be live streamed for free by English Heritage ENGLISH Heritage has cancelled the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge over the weekend…


Will Young & Beverley Knight have good news for Henley Festival-goers

Will Young & Beverley Knight have good news for Henley Festival-goers

Tickets on sale for two-hour digital concert stream 'finale' Brush off that black tie and cocktail dress, Henley Festival is going digital this year. Today…


Reading Crown Court: Hungerford man avoids jail for computer hacking

Reading Crown Court: Hungerford man avoids jail for computer hacking

'He did it, I suspect, simply because he could' A COMPUTER hacker from Hungerford has narrowly avoided an immediate prison sentence. The…


Tonton Macoute a blast from Newbury’s 70s past

Tonton Macoute a blast from Newbury’s 70s past

Track by the jazz/rock fusion band included in new compilation album THOSE of us around the Newbury music scene in the 1970s remember enjoying the wider…


Sign up for Newbury West Berkshire Midsummer Economic Development Forum

Sign up for Newbury West Berkshire Midsummer Economic Development Forum

Zoom event will discuss impact of Covid-19 on local businesses THE Newbury West Berkshire economic development company (EDC) and West Berkshire Council…


In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

On sale now In this week's Newbury Weekly News, A fundraising campaign has been launched to help circus performers stranded in West Berkshire.  Also…


Partytime! Summer drive-in at Newbury Racecourse: tickets on sale tomorrow

Partytime! Summer drive-in at Newbury Racecourse: tickets on sale tomorrow

Comedy, karaoke and theatre streamed in front of your car McFly’s Party in the Paddock may have been cancelled but Newbury Racecourse plans to let…


Police patrols in Theale and Tilehurst after criminal damage

Police patrols in Theale and Tilehurst after criminal damage

Officers respond to reports of antisocial behaviour  POLICE were on patrol in Theale and Tilehurst yesterday in a clampdown and antisocial behaviour. The…


The Chase reopens after oil explosion during Woolton Hill house fire

The Chase reopens after oil explosion during Woolton Hill house fire

1,000 litres of oil spilled into the woodland's waterways THE Chase in Woolton Hill has now reopened to the public. The popular beauty spot had been closed…


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