Delighted children were spotted having meaningful conversations with wheelie bins, chasing large potted plants and giggling at a rather noisy water-squirting…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (12a)Running time 130 minutesRating:****Ever since ‘old Woodenface’ – otherwise known by some as Charlton Heston – played…
A SAINSBURY’s could be opening in Thatcham if plans are approved. The supermarket has announced that it intends to open a Sainsbury’s Local in one of…
More on-street parking charges came into effect on twelve Newbury streets on Monday, which West Berkshire Council claim is part of an effort to alleviate…
THAMES Water Utilities Limited has been fined for causing traffic chaos in Cold Ash and Burghfield. In the first prosecution of its kind in West Berkshire,…
West Berkshire Council has launched a bicycle hire scheme in Newbury in an effort to tackle congestion and encourage cycling in the area. The scheme currently…
IN this week's Newbury Weekly News the full extent of the 2,000 home development on the rolling fields of Sandleford is being realised by West Berkshire…
WATCH out - Vikings! More than 2,000 people joined a Norse invasion of Newbury at the weekend’s Waterways Festival.The spectacle is a chance for Newbury…
NEWBURY firefighters were called to a bin fire in Victoria Park this afternoon (Wednesday). Crew manager, Chris Baars, who was at the scene, said one…
FEWER people in West Berkshire entered personal insolvency in 2013 than in the previous 12 months, figures released this week have revealed. The trend…
A TILEHURST hedge fire last night (Tuesday) was put down to a suspected arson by emergency services. Crew manager, Simon Abbott, of Dee Road Fire Station,…
A TEAM of psychics have been tasked with preventing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to stop the outbreak of war. That is the plot of Newbury…
HUNGERFORD neighbourhood police team has carried out a number of drugs raids in the town. In a monthly update, Pc Claire Drewitt said: “On Monday, June…
POLICE are appealing for information after a 10-year-old-girl was 'assaulted' in Padworth .The girl was cycling in a park off Swan Drive at about 8.10pm…
IT’S almost time for Stockfest... Live music, a ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ and a murder mystery evening are just some of the events planned for a two week…
CARDS containing a series of messages to help people with disabilities and mobility difficulties to take the bus will be handed out across the district..The…
A FAULTY telecommunications mast has caused problems for 02 customers in the Lambourn area . One village 02 user, Mel Smith of Lynch Lane, said: “The…
CONTROVERSIAL plans to site a knackers’ yard and horse incinerator in Great Shefford have been revived. A previous planning application, which generated…
NEWBURY firefighters were called out to an independent girls school in Hermitage last night (Monday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue…
POLICE were called to the scene of a Thatcham haystack fire during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire…
