A FUNDRAISING mission launched by Newbury Weekly News reporter Ellis Barker has provided 5,000 meals for starving school children in a remote community…
TADLEY library will be closed on Monday and Tuesday November 24 and 25 for the installation of new window blinds. Books can be returned in the interim…
SOME of us may be hoping to get out to the 2016 Rio Olympics, but it’s unlikely that anyone else will be embarking on a challenge to row there from London,…
Life expectancy in West Berkshire has slipped more than fifty places for women and twenty for men according to figures released Wednesday for all local…
ELDERLY, homeless and vulnerable people in West Berkshire will be supported by a supermarket campaign this Christmas. For the second year running, Waitrose,…
A FIRE at a shed in Thatcham's Elm Park Mobile Home was extinguished by Newbury crews this morning (Sunday). Firefighters were alerted to the blaze, in…
A Newbury man is celebrating this week after winning his class at Wales Rally GB. The tough, three-day event is the British round of the international…
LIFESAVING equipment has been installed at a Thatcham sports ground, thanks to the efforts of a Thatcham charity. Heartstart Thatcham installed a Public…
The district plays host to pharaohs, fairies and spiders this Sunday. At the Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife trust…
BURGHFIELD Common residents have until tomorrow (Monday) to get their comments in for an appeal launched by developer wanting to build more than 200 homes…
SHOPPERS at Tesco Extra in Pinchington Lane have reported delays when leaving the store’s car park during peak periods. In recent weeks, the Newbury Weekly…
THIS FOUR-legged furry lover of the great outdoors, hopes to hit the jackpot in a new home. Jack the seven-year-old, Old English Sheepdog, is looking…
THE South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is urging residents only to call 999 in a genuine emergency during a strike taking place from 7am till 11am…
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,…
A THATCHAM teenager is one step away from a national singing competition final. Charlotte Lloyd-Butler wowed the crowd and judging panel at the Open Mic…
JOHN O’Gaunt School plans to show a new face to the world. An application put before West Berkshire Council planners seeks external alterations to the…
A HISTORIC pub in Woolhampton could be lost if plans for 14 houses on the site are approved. Mark Hopkin of Premier Developments Southern Ltd, has submitted…
A TILEHURST butchers have proved they are a cut above the rest, after scooping four golds, at national accolades recognising the greatest British butchers. Tilehurst…
Christmas is well and truly underway in West Berkshire if today’s events are anything to go by. Speen’s Christmas bazaar is celebrating its 10th anniversary…
FOUR men have been charged in relation to an illegal rave which saw hundreds of people descend on Combe Gibbet in September. The incident took place on…
