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Train fare increases come into effect today (Friday)

Train fare increases come into effect today (Friday)

WEST Berkshire rail users are now paying more for their journeys after fare increases came into effect from today (Friday). Regulated rail fares, including…


Candidates for Purley by-election confirmed

Candidates for Purley by-election confirmed

CANDIDATES for a by-election in Purley, called following the death of councillor David Betts in October, have been confirmed by West Berkshire Council.…


Newbury Weekly News launches Pet of the Week feature

Newbury Weekly News launches Pet of the Week feature

HAVE you got a cute and loveable pet that you would like to share with us? To mark the beginning of 2015, the Newbury Weekly News is launching a Pet of…


£22.5m pothole allocation confirmed for West Berkshire Council

£22.5m pothole allocation confirmed for West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council has had its allocation of £22.5million towards repairing the district’s potholes and local roads over the next six years confirmed,…


Plans submitted for 35 homes in Pangbourne

Plans submitted for 35 homes in Pangbourne

PLANS to build more than 30 homes on a preferred site for development in Pangbourne have been submitted. Pangbourne Beaver Proper-ties Ltd has submitted…


West Berkshire dancers grace Newbury panto stage for 100th time

West Berkshire dancers grace Newbury panto stage for 100th time

TWO local dancers are celebrating their 100th performances on the Newbury Corn Exchange stage during this year’s pantomime of Aladdin. Phoebe Cowhig and…


Prior’s Court open day invitation

Prior’s Court open day invitation

Prior’s Court School is inviting people to go along and find out more about what it does. The open day will take place on Monday, January 12, from 10.30am…


Padworth nursery all set to expand

Padworth nursery all set to expand

JUBILEE Day Nursery in Padworth is set to expand, following the success of a West Berkshire business, which has seen it require a larger premises. The…


Go "clean and green" for New Year says Council

Go "clean and green" for New Year says Council

WEST Berkshire Council and its waste management partner Veolia are encouraging people to make their New Year’s resolution to be delivering a ‘cleaner…


Bagnor upholds tradition with annual village duck race

Bagnor upholds tradition with annual village duck race

A GREAT time was had by all in Bagnor at the weekend as the village upheld its annual tradition of rubber duck racing. The ducks, which cost £1 each to…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. They work around the clock,…


Best wishes for West Berkshire for 2015

Best wishes for West Berkshire for 2015

AS people prepared to usher in 2015, the Newbury Weekly News took to the town centre to hear your wishes for the New Year. Newbury resident Anthony Whittam,…


Newbury Woman caught with cannabis

Newbury Woman caught with cannabis

A NEWBURY woman was caught with cannabis, town magistrates heard on Thursday, December 18. Claire Leighton, aged 34, of West Street, admitted possessing…


Hundreds at fun-packed Christmas Day run on Greenham Common

Hundreds at fun-packed Christmas Day run on Greenham Common

CHRISTMAS Day saw hundreds of runners line up for the start of a fun-packed festive parkrun on Greenham Common. The parkrun’s Christmas Day event saw…


Time’s up for Curridge's Lamb Inn

Time’s up for Curridge's Lamb Inn

TIME has been called on yet another West Berkshire pub after plans were approved to turn the Lamb Inn, Curridge, into housing. Proposals to convert the…


Thieves steal items in Tadley break-in

Thieves steal items in Tadley break-in

Hampshire Constabulary are investigating after thieves broke into a Tadley house on Sunday and stole items including a brand new television and an air…


Photo Gallery: Winter scenes around West Berkshire

Photo Gallery: Winter scenes around West Berkshire

Last day of the year and another frosty start in West Berkshire this morning (Wednesday). These pictures, taken by NWN photographer Phil Cannings this…


New Year's Honours bestowed in West Berkshire

New Year's Honours bestowed in West Berkshire

A SELECT few from West Berkshire will see in 2015 with honours, having been recognised in the New Year's Honours list. The principal of Churchend Primary…


Hundreds gather in Highclere for Christmas walk

Hundreds gather in Highclere for Christmas walk

HUNDREDS of walkers gathered at a Highclere pub on Saturday for the village’s 30th annual Christmas walk. More than 250 people, including leashed dogs…


New Year rail services

New Year rail services

RAIL users will face less frequent services and travel disruption over the New Year period as Network Rail carries out work to complete the viaduct at…


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