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Double Dog of the Week

Double Dog of the Week

THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can give these dogs a pawfect home. This week’s dogs are 12-year-old Dachshund cross, Bogart, and two-year-old…


West Berks Museum on track for summer completion

West Berks Museum on track for summer completion

MAJOR structural work to restore West Berkshire Museum is now complete and the project on track for a summer completion. The next stage of the £2.26m…


Heavy downpours and strong winds cause disruption, yet weather warnings removed

Heavy downpours and strong winds cause disruption, yet weather warnings removed

FURTHER spells of heavy rain throughout the day (Sat) have caused further disruption across West Berkshire, as rivers become more swollen and the downpours…


Newbury Road through Eastbury closed due to River Lambourn flooding

Newbury Road through Eastbury closed due to River Lambourn flooding

FLOODING from the River Lambourn is causing disruption in West Berkshire today as the main road through Eastbury is closed. Residents in the village have…


Amber warning reduced to yellow as less rain now expected today (Sat)

Amber warning reduced to yellow as less rain now expected today (Sat)

THE amber weather warning has been downgraded to yellow today (Sat), however continuous heavy rainfall is still forcing river levels up and saw the River…


District house prices above average increase

District house prices above average increase

EXCELLENT schools, good infrastructure and the district’s proximity to London are driving the property market forward locally with the average house price…


Teen vandal told to pay victim

Teen vandal told to pay victim

A TEENAGER who damaged a fence in an act of “mindless” vandalism has been ordered to compensate his victim. Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, January…


What's on today (Sat)

What's on today (Sat)

A PARADE of 250 army troops, horse racing and a singing workshop are among the events on offer ahead of the half-term week. Masks and stories are on the…


New variety show pulls up in Kingsclere tonight (Sat)

New variety show pulls up in Kingsclere tonight (Sat)

THE SOUTH’s favourite drag queen is among the line up at a variety show coming to Kingsclere this evening (Saturday). Famed in Bournemouth for providing…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. The air ambulance has responded…


Newbury celebrates Chinese New year

Newbury celebrates Chinese New year

NEWBURY was a sea of colour as the town celebrated the Chinese New Year last weekend.Hundreds of shoppers who gathered in the Kennet Centre were treated…


Heavy rain set to continue from 9pm tonight (Fri), with amber warning still in force

Heavy rain set to continue from 9pm tonight (Fri), with amber warning still in force

RESIDENTS across the district are bracing themselves for flooding with the worst of the weather expected to hit West Berkshire from this evening (Fri).…


Flood alleviation scheme officially launched in Newbury today (Fri)

Flood alleviation scheme officially launched in Newbury today (Fri)

NEWBURY’S flood alleviation scheme was officially launched by the Environment Agency today (Fri), halfway through the four-day period in which more than…


Baughust road closed/many north Hampshire roads affected by flooding

Baughust road closed/many north Hampshire roads affected by flooding

A BAUGHURST road has been closed, due to rising floodwaters today (Friday) with other north Hampshire roads in Silchester, Burghclere, Kingsclere and…


Council will not issue sandbags as the district braces for further flooding

Council will not issue sandbags as the district braces for further flooding

PEOPLE at risk of flooding will have to shore up their own homes as West Berkshire Council has reiterated that its not its policy to hand out sandbags…


Firefighters rescue Tilehurst and Grazeley motorists stranded in floodwaters

Firefighters rescue Tilehurst and Grazeley motorists stranded in floodwaters

FIREFIGHTERS rescued two motorists stranded in floodwaters this morning (Friday), in Tilehurst and Grazeley - with a plea to contact local vehicle recovery…


Woman taken to hospital following A34 accident near Burghclere

Woman taken to hospital following A34 accident near Burghclere

A WOMAN was taken to hospital following an accident on the A34 near Burghclere yesterday (Thursday) evening. Spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service…


Identity of man who died in Whitchurch collision revealed by police

Identity of man who died in Whitchurch collision revealed by police

POLICE have named the Whitchurch man who died in a two-car collision in Whitchurch yesterday (Thursday), with a police appeal for witnesses. According…


River Kennet breaks record levels, Eastbury properties flooded and rail delays today (Fri)

River Kennet breaks record levels, Eastbury properties flooded and rail delays today (Fri)

THE RIVER Kennet through Newbury has once again broken record water levels while properties in some parts of the district have been flooded, following…


Council to axe £1.25 million from frontline services

Council to axe £1.25 million from frontline services

THERE will be cuts to theatres, toilets, road safety and services for vulnerable people as West Berkshire Council looks to save £5.63m from its budget…


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