TRAFFIC – and joy – flowed into Pangbourne when the Whitchurch Bridge officially reopened last Friday. The 112-year-old bridge closed for an estimated…
Both lanes are currently closed on the A339 in Headley near the Ashford Hill Road junction due to a road traffic collision involving an overturned lorry.…
WINTER opening hours are coming into force at the Newbury Household Waste Recycling Centre. From Wednesday (October 1), the site will be open between…
TADLEY and District History Society will commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War with an exhibition in Tadley on Saturday (September…
“The alternative is too horrendous”. That was the view of Newbury MP Richard Benyon talking ahead of today's vote on whether Britain should launch air…
TOWN centre diners will have another restaurant to grab a bite from at the end of October as Bill’s opens in the Market Place. It is set to open in the…
TRINITY School has opened a new state-of-the-art sixth form centre. The centre was opened by Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading, Sir David Bell,…
The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner has defended the police’s handling of a rave on his doorstep which saw 800 revellers descend on Combe…
An “unacceptable” proposal for a new Costa coffee shop on the Pangbourne high street was unanimously approved by West Berkshire Council last week, despite…
PLANS to site a knackers’ yard at Great Shefford will now be decided by committee. Jeff Beck (Con, Clay Hill) announced he was “calling it in” - meaning…
FIREFIGHTERS are at the scene of a lorry fire on the M4 eastbound between Newbury and Reading this afternoon (Thursday). One lane is closed on the M4…
THE woman who died after being struck by a train at the Marsh Benham crossing on Monday was Sarah Bradley She was aged, 43 and from Newbury.The incident…
HUNGERFORD TOWN take their first trip to fallen giants Hereford United on Saturday with the target a return to the top five in the Southeren League’s…
NEWBURY BLUES’ unbeaten start to the season runs into its biggest tests when they face two of the other sides boasting perfect records on successive Saturdays.…
A THATCHAM woman has completed a gruelling 2,000 mile unassisted cycle race across Europe. Ellie Solomides set off on The Transcontinental Race, an unsupported…
WEST Berkshire Council has finally lost patience with its Parkway partner, Standard Life Investments (SLI), claiming the developer is preventing vital…
THE COFFEE cups will be clinking in Newbury and beyond tomorrow (Friday) for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The UK-wide coffee morning, in aid of…
WEST Berkshire police officers took on a different beat last week; setting their hearts pounding for a local charity. The 11 officers took on the challenge…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, read about how a peaceful corner of West Berkshire was disturbed this weekend as more than 800 people attended an…
THE ENVIRONMENT Agency has decided not to take any enforcement action regarding a pollution incident which killed several hundred fish in a five-mile…
