NEWBURY Blues forward Chris Rowland has had his appeal against a six-month ban thrown out by an RFU disciplinary panel. Rowland received the 26-week ban…
WEST Berkshire-based riders Ian Murray and Dan Jocelyn were among the winners at the South Essex Insurance Brokers and Retraining of Racehorses Elite…
A MAN had his ear bitten by another man following an assault on the bridge connecting Goring and Streatley. The 21-year-old man and his friend were approached…
WEST Berkshire councillors have approved a planning application for a Greenham distribution centre, bringing hundreds of extra lorries and vehicles along…
A CHARITY gig is being held this weekend to raise funds in memory of a Thatcham man who died suddenly last year from a mosquito bite aged 30. Dean Amor…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, traffic in Newbury ground to a halt this week as traffic lights at the Robin Hood roundabout froze three times in…
FOUR teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a number of incidents of criminal damage to vehicles in Newbury. Between 6pm on Wednesday January…
WEST Berkshire Citizens Advice Bureau (WB CAB) has published a new leaflet about the rights of those who have taken out a payday loan, with worries including…
TOTS and toddlers can now enjoy a new playground in Wash Common after it was officially opened by the mayor of Newbury, Anthony Pick, on Sunday. A basket…
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG)Running time 125 minutes Rating:***If anyone was going to play the downtrodden, daydreaming wimp that is Walter Mitty,…
A WELL-known family GP and his wife took their own lives in a suicide pact, illegally assisted by their devoted daughter, an inquest in Newbury heard…
THE eastbound carriageway of the M4 at Membury Services has now fully reopened following an earlier incident in which a horse was killed and four people…
FIREFIGHTERS removed a car roof at the scene of a collision on the A34 at East Ilsley yesterday (Tues) evening, before the occupants were removed from…
MOTORISTS on the M4 eastbound are experiencing severe delays to their journeys this morning (Weds) after an incident involving a horse and rush-hour vehicles…
WEST Berkshire councillors meet this evening (Wed Jan 15), to decide on whether to give the go-ahead to a Greenham distribution centre. If approved, the…
A GOVERNMENT minister has questioned local council claims – including those by West Berkshire Council – that they have not received money intended to…
PEOPLE in Goring-on-Thames can air their views tonight (Wednesday) on whether a pub should be turned into a supermarket. Tesco has announced that it plans…
STORMY encounters are inevitable when you’re a town councillor, but not the type of terrifying Force Nine gales that have just left Gabrielle McGarvey…
THATCHAM Vision has now published the results of its community survey for 2013. The response to the survey was higher than expected with 1,870 people…
WELFORD and Wickham Primary School has opened its extension, after two years of planning and construction. Newbury MP Richard Benyon pulled a ribbon at…