Spielberg transfers Roald Dahl's BFG to the big screen The BFG (PG) Running time 1hr 57 min Rating ***** STEVEN Spielberg’s touch is magical.…
Plans for 16 Newbury town centre flats approved WEST Berkshire Council has given the go-ahead to convert more than 1,000 sq m of Newbury town centre…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, the families of two severely disabled children have spoken of their relief after a High Court judge ruled…
Suspended jail term for two-month crime wave A NEWBURY woman has been handed a suspended jail sentence after a two-month thieving spree. Between May and…
Social rent and shared-ownership homes being advertised AFTER a three-year delay, Parkway’s empty affordable homes are about to be occupied. In…
Grundon submits application ahead of proposed 47 hectare site A WINDING-down quarry near Thatcham may be expanded by some 47 hectares to allow for another…
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre Picture by Phil Cannings
Coot swimming in Thatcham lakes, Picture by Phil Cannings
Cattle knocking over wheelie bins COWS have been grazing on heaps of household rubbish, after a change in the refuse collection regime. The scenes have…
Thatcham pupils' are third fastest in national science competition KENNET School pupils’ need for speed has seen them named the third fastest school…
Milestone quarter of a century Uffington celebrations NEWBURY Mountain Club reached new heights at its recent 25th anniversary celebrations. The…
Staff waited six hours before reporting 50-year-old as missing, inquest hears A MENTAL health patient who had returned to her Newbury home to take her…
Music, food and classic cars NEXT month sees the return of the Retrofestival, now in its 10th year – and organisers have promised the event will…
Two men steal victim's shirt near Newbury FC A man had his England football shirt stolen during a robbery in Newbury. The 40-year-old was walking…
Picture by Phil Cannings Newbury Amateur Riders' Handicap over a mile and five furlongs
Red Arrows flying over Newbury
Fast Cloud heading over Newbury. Picture by Phil Cannings
Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre
Readers send in their pictures of Friday's powder-throwing fun YOU’VE heard of the expression painting the town red – but on Friday evening…
Work affects rail journeys during first two weeks of August Great Western Railway passengers' journeys during the first two weeks in August will be affected…
