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Newbury girl receives Christmas treat from a Duchess

Newbury girl receives Christmas treat from a Duchess

CHARLOTTE Spencer-Ades, aged 17, from Newbury, had a festive trip to remember after she received a special invitation from the Duchess of Cornwall to…


Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

On behalf of everyone at the Newbury Weekly News and Newbury Today, we would like to wish all of you in West Berkshire and beyond a very Merry Christmas.…


Council approves Warren Road upgrade despite Sandleford concerns

Council approves Warren Road upgrade despite Sandleford concerns

PLANS to make improvements to Warren Road in Wash Common have been approved, despite concerns that the application is being used as a “back door route”…


Newbury soldier home for Christmas

Newbury soldier home for Christmas

A SOLDIER from Newbury has returned from a sixth-month tour to spend Christmas with his family. Cpl Mark Skeavington, aged 26, was part of an 80-strong…


Thatcham carollers ding dong merrily on a high

Thatcham carollers ding dong merrily on a high

CHRISTMAS cheer was spread around Thatcham last Friday when fundraising carollers went door to door. Around 20 people and children, including Father Christmas…


Thank you from Loose Ends as Christmas appeal a success

Thank you from Loose Ends as Christmas appeal a success

AN APPEAL to shoppers to donate toiletries for the homeless during their weekly shop has been hailed a success by its organisers. The Northbrook Street…


Greenham Common Trust support's concert For The Fallen

Greenham Common Trust support's concert For The Fallen

NEWBURY Choral Society hosted a recent concert to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The concert, For the Fallen, at the…


Can you see Santa in the skies tonight?

Can you see Santa in the skies tonight?

LOOK up at the skies tonight and you might just see Santa on his sleigh. The rumour is that the bright light shooting above West Berkshire's is the International…


Rail users face delays and cancellations over Christmas

Rail users face delays and cancellations over Christmas

RAIL users will experience less frequent services and travel disruption over the Christmas period as Network Rail carries out work to complete the viaduct…


Sprinter Sacre back on track

Sprinter Sacre back on track

The brilliant 2013 Champion Chase winner Sprinter Sacre, off the track with since pulling up in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton last December, is set…


P-p-p-p-pick up the penguins

P-p-p-p-pick up the penguins

Penguins of Madagascar (U)Running time 92 minutesRating: ***The world as we know it – at least the one inside cinemas – is being taken over by strange…


Codie's on the fast track to glory

Codie's on the fast track to glory

CODIE BURNETT hopes her career will soon be heading downhill fast. The 18-year-old Park House School student is rapidly making a name for herself in the…


Robinson ready for derby date

Robinson ready for derby date

NEWBURY and Thatcham will put festive spirit aside when they clash in the West Berks derby at Faraday Road on Saturday (3pm). And Newbury manager Danny…


The Newbury News Quiz 2014

The Newbury News Quiz 2014

How well did you follow the local news agenda in 2014? Geraldine Gardner looks back at the year's events and asks a question from each month. Take the…


Schoolfriends 'reunion' ends in assault and tears - court hears

Schoolfriends 'reunion' ends in assault and tears - court hears

NEWBURY magistrates were told of a drunken man’s horror as he realised he had just beaten up his old school friend. Liam Raymond Seymour wept when police…


New dance school set to arrive in Newbury

New dance school set to arrive in Newbury

A new school is set to arrive in Newbury in January offering dance, drama and singing workshops for children. Perform started with a class of four children…


In this week's Newbury Weekly News...Out today!

In this week's Newbury Weekly News...Out today!

In this week’s Newbury Weekly News, bosses of the former Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers have been found guilty of nine out 11 charges. During a six week trial…


Christmas bin collection times for West Berkshire updated

Christmas bin collection times for West Berkshire updated

With Christmas fast approaching make sure you know your revised bin collection dates for the festive season. There is no change to normal collections…


Priors Court youngsters treated to Christmas carols performance

Priors Court youngsters treated to Christmas carols performance

YOUNGSTERS from Priors Court School received an early Christmas treat as Newbury-based band Watership Brass gave an autism-friendly concert last week.…


Viral campaign sees council tax prisoner freed from jail

Viral campaign sees council tax prisoner freed from jail

A WOMAN imprisoned for failing to pay her council tax will spend Christmas with her family after a public appeal raised enough money to pay the remainder…


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