LAMBOURN Valley residents watched, incredulous, as a drunken grandmother careered past their homes while the car almost disintegrated around her, Newbury…
THE popular BBC political debate programme Question Time will be broadcast from St Bartholomew’s School in Newbury this evening (Thursday). Among the…
THE success of the annual Chapel Row Fayre was applauded on Tuesday night as £7,000 was handed over to six local charities. The committee behind the fayre,…
An angler’s organisation based at Aldermaston is inviting the public to come and see “electro fishing” at a charity event to be held Friday. Seven Lakes…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, a Hungerford man has spoken of his worries about his west African family, in the face of the mounting Ebola crisis…
Dracula Untold (15)Running time 92 minutesRating:*** About once a decade, the dark and loathsome figure of that legendary bloodsucker Dracula rises…
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire in a Jaguar in a Burghclere driveway this afternoon (Wednesday). One pump from Newbury fire station was called over the Berkshire/Hampshire…
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a immersion heater fire in a block of Newbury flats this morning (Wed). Two pumps from Newbury Fire Station were called at…
A TWO-year-old boy who accidentally locked himself in a car in Hermitage today (Wed), sprang the lock to see the approaching fire engine, sent to rescue…
OVER the last few months, the Newbury Weekly News photographers have been out and about to 67 schools (listed below) taking photos of reception and early…
FAULTY traffic lights at junction 13 of the M4 have now been fixed, the Highways Agency confirmed shortly after 4pm today (Wednesday), following three…
Chances are, if you turn off the A4 into Lower Way and ask for Pineapple Palace, you’ll attract a few looks. Because, although you’d be just yards away,…
MOTORISTS are experiencing travel chaos for the third time this week due to a problem with the traffic lights on the M4 at junction 13 (Chieveley). Yesterday,…
A FAMILY whose Inkpen home was severely damaged by fire last week has praised the quick action and support of the firefighters for saving their home.…
THREE zumba instructors have been crowned fundraisers of the year by West Berkshire Mencap after a series of sponsored events raised more than £2,500…
A CHARITY fundraising valuation evening at a Woolton Hill church has raised £601 for church funds. Hosts for the evening at St Thomas’ Church hall were…
Horse-drawn and steam-powered ploughs will do battle alongside tractors of all ages this weekend as the annual Newbury & District Agricultural Society…
WATERSTONES will be leaving its current Northbrook Street store, but will not be leaving Newbury, its management has confirmed, as Metro Bank submits…
THE West Berkshire Pubs featuring in this year’s Good Beer Guide have been announced. The Guide is the most up to date featuring best real ale pubs in…
RAIL users across West Berkshire can have their say on the future of the region’s rail network. A consultation will run until January 2015 following publication…
