AN UPPER Basildon dad of two has made it through to the next round of a prime-time television sewing competition. Matt Chapple, aged 37, is in his third…
IN THIS week’s Newbury Weekly News, West Berkshire Council’s tough stance over the ‘scandal’ of empty homes at Parkway is costing the taxpayer hundreds…
A VETERAN fraudster, who has fleeced kind-hearted local folk for years, could be back on the streets. Amanda Louise Futcher, who has 145 previous convictions,…
A MAN threatening people in a Newbury street with a carving knife was pinned to the ground by several men who pounced on him and restrained him before…
A MAN threatening people in a Newbury street with a carving knife was pinned to the ground by several men who pounced on him and restrained him before…
THERE has been another slight rise in the number of people claiming Job Seeker's Allowance in West Berkshire compared to a month ago. Labour Market Statistics…
THE head of Robert Sandilands Primary School has warned that a child will be seriously injured or killed unless a car park adjacent to the school is reopened…
Staff at The Downs school had a chance to put their feet up recently as students staged a one-day take over. Students from Year 7 through to Year 13 took…
RESIDENTS in Hungerford and surrounding villages are being encouraged to be kind to the River Kennet by saving water. Environmental group Action for the…
A CATERING firm which provides hot meals for housebound and elderly residents could close its Newbury depot, just six months after it said that jobs there…
West Berkshire Council is hosting an event for social workers to find out more about live/work opportunities in the county next Wednesday afternoon (Feb…
ACORN Antiques will open its doors in Thatcham tonight and will feature a surprise guest ‘appearance’ from a television personality. Breaking from their…
A senior Liberal Democrat has branded West Berkshire Council’s social care policy disgraceful. The prospective parliamentary candidate for the Newbury…
SARAH Lawrence, FCCA FMAAT, has been promoted to technical director and will fulfil a senior management role within the Goringe Accountants team. Sarah,…
A CATERING firm which provides hot meals for housebound and elderly residents could close its Newbury depot, just six months after it said that jobs there…
RESIDENTS in Hungerford and surrounding villages are being encouraged to be kind to the River Kennet by saving water. Environmental group Action for the…
Staff at The Downs school had a chance to put their feet up recently as students staged a one-day take over. Students from Year 7 through to Year 13 took…
NEWBURY went flipping mad this lunchtime (Tues) as the annual Pancake Day race once again graced the Market Place. Organised by Soroptomist International…
NEWBURY went flipping mad this lunchtime (Tues) as the annual Pancake Day race once again graced the Market Place. Organised by Soroptomist International…
TWO elderly women had a lucky escape after being cut out of a vehicle following a Silchester accident this morning (Tues). Three fire engines, from Tadley,…
