A derelict building in the heart of Thatcham is set to be demolished and replaced with affordable housing. Members of West Berkshire Council’s eastern…
FIREFIGHTERS in West Berkshire will stage a 24-hour strike today (Thursday), over Government “attacks” on their pensions. Members of the Fire Brigades…
NEVER been to the opera? Get a taste of what you are missing for a snip of a ticket price at the open-air Opera for All performance of Tosca at The Racecourse…
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a van fire on the A339 in Headley this morning (Wednesday), with long tailbacks of traffic. Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire…
AN elderly Newbury woman has been burgled by a man claiming to be a police officer. The lady answered the door at her Wendan Road property at around 9.30pm…
A MAN has been arrested in connection with a Tilehurst rape, in a police case dating back almost 30 years. According to Thames Valley Police, a Northampton…
POLICE are asking for anyone who witnessed a fight in a Thatcham pub to come forward. Two men were involved in the brawl at the Old Chequers pub in The…
THESE are the latest pictures of the new flood defence being built to protect properties in Shaw.Work on the £150,000 flood alleviation scheme, which…
A RARE Steiff black Teddy Bear which was made to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic is expected to fetch up to £12,000 when it goes to auction in…
FIREFIGHTERS have been called out to tackle 20 deliberate fires in West Berkshire in the past three months.While this figure marks a significant reduction…
A SPECIALIST knitting shop has weaved new lines into the community and re-opened at a former telephone exchange. YarnFest, formerly based at Hilliers…
TWO self proclaimed ‘fat men’ have embarked on a 40 mile trek to raise funds for a two-year-old Newbury girl who has been diagnosed with a rare form of…
TIME has temporarily been called on The Rising Sun in Stockcross, West Berkshire Brewery have confirmed.The brewery, who own the pub, said it made the…
A BRADFIELD road is due to re-open later today (Tuesday), after a coach collision last Thursday (June 5) closed the road for five days, for repairs. Ashampstead…
THE Newbury Weekly News is compiling a supplement to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. We have been going through our archives and, with…
A MOTHER and daughter from West Berkshire have embarked on an unsusual adventure - by climbing one of the UK’s highest peaks dressed up as characters…
A TADLEY family flew out to Greece today (Tuesday) to hear the appeal into the six-year jail sentence given to the taxi driver convicted of their son’s…
DELAYS to groundwater works are currently preventing the Northcroft lido from opening.Northcroft Leisure Centre says it has been pumping groundwater out…
BUSINESSES in Newbury are expected to net a boost in trade as a result of this year’s FIFA World Cup. Newbury accountants and business advisers James…
NEWBURY firefighters were called out to two kitchen fires today (Monday) in Frilsham and also at Membury Services, off the M4 near Hungerford. Watch manager…
