IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, members of the Muslim community have been left “upset and angry” by West Berkshire Council’s decision to allow a new…
THE West Berkshire Foodbank is now in possession of its first vehicle following a donation from the Newbury-based Swift Logistics Group, after an increased…
THE sighting of a rare bird caused bird watchers to flock to flooded fields in West Berkshire this week. The Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) is a medium…
Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel (15)Running time 99 minutesRating:*****Despite Hollywood’s passion for feeding the genre appetite of audiences, thirsting…
A CAT stuck on the roof of a Purley house for three days was rescued by Tilehurst firefighters this morning (Wednesday). Firefighter Kevin Glancy, of…
POLICE are currently at the Kennet and Avon Canal in Thatcham after hearing reports of an overturned boat. Police attended the scene at Crookham Hill…
READING slipped out of the play-off places as they held fellow promotion hopefuls Derby County to a goalless draw at the Madjeski Stadium on Saturday.The…
A BUDGET for “the makers, the doers and the savers” was put forward by central Government today, and will immediately benefit 346,000 residents in South…
TWO teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of robbing a 14-year-old boy. The boy was walking outside Calcot Recreation Ground in Highview, near…
A COMPANY director who defrauded clients out of more than £80,000 was jailed for three years yesterday (Tuesday). Ashley Martin Taylor (pictured) established…
NEWBURY-based news and sport production systems company, Quantel, has announced that it has bought Snell for an undisclosed figure. Executive chairman…
AN exhibition is being held for members of the public to discuss initial proposals for potential development at Siegecross in Thatcham. A2Dominion New…
EXTENDED opening hours are to come into play at the Household Waste Recycling Centre next month as daylight hours increase. From April 1 to September…
PLANS for eight lakeside homes in Theale have been sunk after West Berkshire Council rejected the application. The plans, submitted by Central Corporation…
A MAN who grew up in Tadley has seen his first book endorsed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Fifty-two-year-old David Lambourn’s book, But is…
Thatcham celebrated the importance of buying Fairtrade products last weekend with a Big Brew day at Thatcham Methodist Church. Members of the youth group,…
IN Sunday's The Ghosts On The Wall at The Watermill, Liverpool Poet Brian Patten took his captivated audience on a poetic journey through his life. As…
Eleven professional dancers, 10 community adult dancers, 54 dance students and 50 primary school dancers will all be performing in HG2 Homegrown at the…
POLICE are appealing for information after staff at a Tesco Express store in Burghfield Common were robbed at gunpoint yesterday (Monday) evening. The…
FLAMES were leaping from a blaze at a Thatcham computer salvage company last night (Monday). Watch manager of Red Watch at Newbury Fire Station, Bob Mitchell,…
