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Hospital trust chief of four years stands down

Hospital trust chief of four years stands down

THE chief executive of the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has announced that he is stepping down after nearly four years in the role. Ed Donald (pictured)…


Christmas spirits high at community lunch

Christmas spirits high at community lunch

ELDERLY people who faced spending Christmas alone enjoyed a festive lunch and an afternoon of entertainment thanks to Thatcham-based organisation Community…


Bagnor duck race nets £450 for Donnington school

Bagnor duck race nets £450 for Donnington school

A CRISP winter morning proved perfect weather for a duck race in Bagnor on Sunday, which raised £450 for The Castle School, Donnington. The ducks, which…


What's in the can for 2014

What's in the can for 2014

After a year of ‘so-so’ films (with a couple of notable exceptions such as the sci-fi film Gravity and award-winner Argo), we all need something to look…


River Pang put on flood alert

River Pang put on flood alert

A FLOOD alert has been issued across a swathe of West Berkshire along the River Pang . The Environment Agency has said this evening (Wednesday) that the…


New trees mark 150th anniversary of Newbury-based firm

New trees mark 150th anniversary of Newbury-based firm

BAYER volunteers have dug deep to improve the environment in a Newbury park. Members of staff recently wrapped up warm to plant 80 indigenous trees and…


A very Happy New Year from all at newburytoday.co.uk

A very Happy New Year from all at newburytoday.co.uk

EVERYONE at newburytoday.co.uk and the Newbury Weekly News would like to wish all of our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year! This year, West…


Wake me up when it's spring

Wake me up when it's spring

I’m not making any New Year’s resolutions, not because I object to the principle, but because the timing is shocking. Like so many things, it was the…


Highclere Castle fair helps air ambulance keep flying

Highclere Castle fair helps air ambulance keep flying

THAMES Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance staff were thrilled to discover a record-breaking amount of more than £6,500 was raised for the charity at a…


Electronic items stolen from Chieveley home

Electronic items stolen from Chieveley home

BURGLARS made off with two televisions and a MacBook from a property in Chieveley. The offenders forced their way through a ground floor window at the…


Sub Clare snatches dramatic late point for Newbury

Sub Clare snatches dramatic late point for Newbury

Newbury 2 – 2 Wootton Bassett ROB Clare came off the bench to give Newbury a dramatic injury time leveller as they fought back from 2 – 0 down against…


New Year's Day football action

New Year's Day football action

THE district’s football teams will be in action on the first day of 2014.Hungerford Town will be looking to follow up on their 3 – 1 victory against St…


New Year's Honours list 2014 announced

New Year's Honours list 2014 announced

PEOPLE across West Berkshire and Wiltshire will have extra cause to celebrate the arrival of 2014 as they have been recognised in the New Year's Honours…


Firefighters to stage eighth strike tonight (Tues)

Firefighters to stage eighth strike tonight (Tues)

AS RESIDENTS in the district prepare to see in the New Year, they are being urged to take extra care by the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS)…


Oops - boozer blows bleach budget on beer!

Oops - boozer blows bleach budget on beer!

A MAN who spent the housekeeping on beer decided to steal rather than face his partner’s wrath, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, December 19. Claire…


Send us your New Year Eve snaps

Send us your New Year Eve snaps

WHAT are your plans for New Year’s Eve? Whether you are going out or staying in, we want to see pictures of what you got up to.Did you spot anyone in…


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…


Achievement celebrated at presentation evenings

Achievement celebrated at presentation evenings

PARENTS, friends and teachers recently gathered at awards ceremonies held at St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury, and Kennet School, Thatcham. Thirty-eight…


Stricken nephew prompts woman to take to her heels

Stricken nephew prompts woman to take to her heels

THE Wash Common auntie of a teenager struck down by leukaemia has so far raised £2,500 for a children’s cancer charity, and has lined up 10 local runs,…


Driver hospitalised following robbery in Hermitage

Driver hospitalised following robbery in Hermitage

A DELIVERY driver has been hospitalised after being robbed in Hermitage. The 47-year-old man was approached by two men as he was delivering a takeaway…


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