FIVE people have been charged in connection with a Thatcham street protest involving members of the English Defence League (EDL). The incident happened…
KINGSCLERE basked in glorious sunshine today (Thursday) as the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, toured Park House Stables. He visited the centre,…
THE Racecourse Newbury has witnessed a fall in racing revenue and will bid farewell to its remaining manager director, Sarah Hordern, tomorrow (Friday)…
A PANGBOURNE fire attended by Reading firefighters yesterday (Wed) evening was being treated as suspicious. Crew manager Gareth Evans of Red Watch at…
HELP a hungry hedgehog this spring as they begin to emerge from hibernation. Thatcham-based sanctuary Hedgehog Bottom has joined the Royal Society for…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, renewed demands to make the A4 a safer road have been prompted after another serious accident which has left an elderly…
RETROSPECTIVE grants of up to £5,000 are now available to fund flood alleviation schemes for flood-hit homes and businesses. The government launched its…
STREATLEY C of E Primary School has maintained its good Ofsted rating following its latest inspection. The education watchdog found that the achievement…
A BARRISTER has been labelled a hero after jumping into the canal fully suited and booted to retrieve a youngsters toy from the water. Steven Molloy (pictured),…
HUNGERFORD Town manager Bobby Wilkinson has described his side’s recent form as “absolutely unbelievable.”The statistics don’t lie. Hungerford have the…
THE Mayor of Newbury has thrown his weight behind a local historian’s campaign to have the public right of way to one of the town’s most historic roads…
Film review: Muppets Most Wanted (PG)Running time 107 minutesRating:**When the Muppets first hit the big time in the 1960s, they managed to achieve that…
TWO of Lambourn’s most successful sporting figures -Tony McCoy and Nicky Henderson - have given their reaction to their performances in last Saturday’s…
A PLAYGROUND in Burghclere remained partially fenced off this week, after a fallen fir tree damaged equipment . At a Burghclere Parish Council meeting…
FRUSTRATIONS at being left without a working phoneline for over four weeks have been exacerbated by a lack of communication and poor customer service,…
NEWBURY firefighters extinguished a chimney fire at a West Berkshire pub this afternoon (Wednesday). Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) spokeswoman,…
IF you missed the International Space Station last night (Tuesday) - don't worry as there are still plenty of chances to catch a glimpse this month. The…
A YOUNG Reading Football Club player from Thatcham narrowly avoided prison yesterday (Tuesday) after club officials appealed to a judge. Twenty-year-old…
A COFFEE morning and cake sale held to help raise funds to enable a nine-year-old boy to have a complex operation in the United States has raised £685.…
FORMER Tadley boyband Concept are to headline a concert at a May bank holiday fundraiser in the town. The ‘homegrown’ five-piece boyband have taken time…
