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Delays on A34 northbound at Junction 13

Delays on A34 northbound at Junction 13

One lane closed after accident in morning rush hour There are delays on the A34 northbound this morning after a lane was closed following an accident. Traffic…


Van driver damages car in road rage attack

Van driver damages car in road rage attack

District judge: "It’s lucky that person wasn’t seriously injured or killed" A FURIOUS motorist rammed another vehicle in a frenzied road-rage attack in…


Volunteers needed to help with Newbury orchard

Volunteers needed to help with Newbury orchard

Volunteers can also learn new skills GREEN fingered volunteers are being called on to help at a community event this weekend.  The Newbury in Bloom…


Affordable housing plan for Thatcham approved

Affordable housing plan for Thatcham approved

33-homes to be built near station A SCHEME to build 33 affordable homes near Thatcham station has been given the go-ahead.  Sovereign Housing…


Farm plans run into stiff AONB opposition

Farm plans run into stiff AONB opposition

East Woodhay development 'for benefit of community' says applicant CONTROVERSIAL plans for a multi-purpose development in East Woodhay have been objected…


Pictures from the Past

Pictures from the Past

Bringing our social media series to our website Throughout 2020 we will be posting a picture from our files every day on our Instagram and Facebook accounts. We…


BARISTAS WANTED !

BARISTAS WANTED !

Mrs B's Kitchen Cafe BARISTAS WANTED ! Our fab baristas Lili, Beth and Max will all be off on their travels in 5 weeks, so we are looking for new recruits…


Catering Assistants and Housekeeping Assistants Required

Catering Assistants and Housekeeping Assistants Required

Downe House Independent Girls’ Boarding School (Ages 11-18) Downe House, Cold Ash, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9JJ Catering Assistants Full-time Hard-working,…


Weather warnings in place today and tomorrow

Weather warnings in place today and tomorrow

Met Office predicting heavy rain and strong winds in West Berkshire and North Hampshire WEATHER warnings are in place across West Berkshire and North…


Winter warming vegan recipe

Winter warming vegan recipe

Lydia from Lonely Lentil says this fennel, pinto bean and ale filo pie is packed full of flavour This pie is a great example of how hearty and satisfying…


Police appeal to trace missing man

Police appeal to trace missing man

Lee Evans was last seen in Thatcham on Friday Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public's help to trace a man who is missing from Thatcham. Lee…


Motorist refused breath test

Motorist refused breath test

Newbury woman, 44, banned from the roads A NEWBURY motorist refused to take a police breath test. In the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday,…


No council cuts to front-line services planned this year

No council cuts to front-line services planned this year

Budget being finalised WEST Berkshire Council has said it will not be making any cuts to public services this year.  The final figures…


'Still smiling and laughing' on Atlantic row

'Still smiling and laughing' on Atlantic row

Finish line is in sight for Ocean5 team IT has been almost five weeks since Kevin Gaskell and his Ocean5 team set off on their epic challenge to row across…


We Will Rock You OPEN AUDITIONS

We Will Rock You OPEN AUDITIONS

We Will Rock You OPEN AUDITIONS. Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury Monday 27th January


Yellow wind warning in place for tomorrow

Yellow wind warning in place for tomorrow

The Met Office is warning people to stay indoors and only travel if 'absolutely necessary' The Met Office has issued a country-wide wind warning ahead…


Group seeking to save football ground challenges council

Group seeking to save football ground challenges council

NCFG wants to replace pitch with 3G pitches A COMMUNITY group wanting to save Newbury’s football ground from being demolished and turned into flats…


Public's say wanted for draft Environment Strategy

Public's say wanted for draft Environment Strategy

"Think about what action you can take to make its aims a reality" West Berkshire Council has unveiled a draft version of its Environment Strategy,…


Council ditches football club MUGA plan

Council ditches football club MUGA plan

Local authority scraps unpopular proposals for pitches in favour of 'grassland' WEST Berkshire Council has abandoned its plan to reopen Newbury’s…


Council quizzed over Brexit email

Council quizzed over Brexit email

Member seeks assurances over "political propaganda” THE leader of West Berkshire Council has been asked to give assurances that staff will “never…


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