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Singer covers her mum’s favourite songs on fundraising album

Singer covers her mum’s favourite songs on fundraising album

AN album of songs inspired by the death of a Newbury woman’s parents has helped raised £500 for Cancer Research. Languages teacher at St Bartholomew’s…


Dispersal order imposed on Lambourn

Dispersal order imposed on Lambourn

A DISPERSAL order has been placed on parts of Lambourn in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour. The order follows reports of anti-social behaviour within…


Newbury manager Rob Clark leaves club

Newbury manager Rob Clark leaves club

Newbury Town FC first team manager Rob Clark has left his post for personal reasons. Club chairman Keg Moss and match secretary Martyn Benson will take…


Six-figure award for mill worker’s widow

Six-figure award for mill worker’s widow

A WIDOW has been awarded a six-figure sum almost four years after the death of her husband from cancer caused by working at Newbury paper mills. Michael…


Expenses overclaim was just an error, says crime commissioner

Expenses overclaim was just an error, says crime commissioner

THAMES Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld has been ordered to repay £142 expenses to which he was not entitled. He wrongly claimed…


Time called at Woolhampton pub

Time called at Woolhampton pub

THE last pint has been pulled at The Rising Sun in Woolhampton. The historic coaching inn is currently boarded up and there are no plans to reopen it.The…


Appeal after criminal damage in Mortimer

Appeal after criminal damage in Mortimer

THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a car was vandalised outside a dealership in Mortimer. The incident occurred at 11:07pm on July…


John Terry's World Cup shirt sold at Crookham Common fundraiser

John Terry's World Cup shirt sold at Crookham Common fundraiser

JOHN Terry’s signed World Cup football shirt, a signed Reading FC shirt and MP’s gifts were among fundraising items at a Crookham Common pub last Friday…


Time to cool off at Northcroft Lido

Time to cool off at Northcroft Lido

PEOPLE across the district escaped the recent heatwave by diving into the Northcroft leisure centre’s outdoor lido. As temperatures soared into the high…


Tilehurst hedge blaze accidental

Tilehurst hedge blaze accidental

A TILEHURST hedge blaze this afternoon (Thurs) was accidental. According to spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Nicole Targett,…


Cricket fixtures

Cricket fixtures

Saturday July 13, 2013   MORRANT THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE   Division Two B Thatcham vs Boyne Hill  Division Three A Henley III v Purley-on-Thames …


Father and son reunited

Father and son reunited

THEY spent more than four decades apart and feared they would never meet - but now one proud Thatcham father has spoken of the emotional moment he was…


Car Club consultation extended

Car Club consultation extended

A PUBLIC consultation on whether a car club should be established in Newbury has been extended until the end of the month. The council is considering…


Newbury coppers to get another set of eyes on the beat

Newbury coppers to get another set of eyes on the beat

POLICE in Newbury are to be given an extra set of eyes on their patrols as Body Worn Video cameras (BWV) are being introduced across the Thames Valley…


In this week's Newbury Weekly News

In this week's Newbury Weekly News

IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, a widow has been awarded a six-figure sum almost four years after the death of her husband from an asbestos-related…


New classrooms approved for East End primary school

New classrooms approved for East End primary school

A CONTROVERSIAL planning application to build new classrooms at an East End primary school, in an conservation area and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty…


Life's a beach in Newbury as Beach Festival returns

Life's a beach in Newbury as Beach Festival returns

THOUSANDS are expected to flock to the ‘beach’ at ‘Newbury-on sea,’ when the three-day beach festival kicks off at Newbury Rugby Football Club on Friday…


Newbury teen shaves off locks for charity

Newbury teen shaves off locks for charity

A NEWBURY youngster’s locks have brought-in almost £600 for Cancer Research - with the total still rising. Kaitlin Pavitt, aged 16 and who has just completed…


Trouble with the minions

Trouble with the minions

Despicable Me 2 (U)Running time 98 minutes Rating:*** The villain-turned-to-good – Gru – returns in Despicable Me 2, to give us further evidence that…


Travellers descended upon Thatcham

Travellers descended upon Thatcham

A GROUP of travellers descended on Thatcham yesterday (Tues) evening, just over a week after a group set up home on Stroud Green in Newbury. The group…


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