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Food Festival is popular success

Food Festival is popular success

NEWBURY market square was a Mecca for foodies last Sunday as the town hosted a mouthwatering Food Festival. Nearly 80 stalls competed for attention in…


Police appeal after collision in Newbury

Police appeal after collision in Newbury

POLICE are hunting a tractor driver who failed to stop after an injury accident. The incident, which left a motorist with facial injuries, happened on…


Five fire crews extinguish Thatcham field fire

Five fire crews extinguish Thatcham field fire

FIRE crews from five stations tackled a large blaze in Thatcham for over an hour this lunchtime (Fri). A spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire and…


Hungerford man establishes charity for Sierra Leone school

Hungerford man establishes charity for Sierra Leone school

A HUNGERFORD fitness instructor has established a charity to raise funds to build a Sierra Leone school - with a zumba night in Hungerford tonight (Fri)…


John Terry's signed World Cup shirt part of Crookham Common fundraiser

John Terry's signed World Cup shirt part of Crookham Common fundraiser

A FOOTBALL shirt, signed by John Terry - worn during the 2010 World Cup series - will be auctioned off during a fundraising evening tonight (Friday) at…


Motorist killed teen friend after failing to spot motorcycle approaching - court

Motorist killed teen friend after failing to spot motorcycle approaching - court

A YOUNG motorist killed his teenage friend after failing to spot his motorcycle approaching behind him, a court heard last Friday. Jack Appleby did not…


Bullfight campaigner plans naked protest

Bullfight campaigner plans naked protest

AN Upper Bucklebury woman plans to lie in a coffin in Spain tomorrow, wearing little more than bull horns as part of a protest against the country’s bullfighting…


Volunteers needed for Dogs Trust open day this month

Volunteers needed for Dogs Trust open day this month

A DOGGY dash will be part of the tail waggingly good fun at a July open day, hosted by the Dogs Trust, Newbury. The charity has appealed for volunteers…


District council steps in to run Enborne Parish Council

District council steps in to run Enborne Parish Council

THE chief executive of West Berkshire Council has temporarily stepped into the role of chairman of Enborne Parish Council. The district council held a…


Newbury charity refers more than 1,000 volunteers to projects

Newbury charity refers more than 1,000 volunteers to projects

ABOUT 1,436 volunteers have been referred to projects around the district in the past year, thanks to the Volunteer Centre West Berkshire. Members of…


Victoria Park Nursery unveils outside learning centre

Victoria Park Nursery unveils outside learning centre

CHILDREN and staff at Victoria Park Nursery School celebrated the opening of their new outside learning centre last week. The children enjoyed playing…


Headley collision involving bicyclist on A339

Headley collision involving bicyclist on A339

EMERGENCY services were at the scene of a Headley collision on the A339 involving a car and a bicyclist yesterday (Wed) evening. According to James Keating-Wilkes…


Kingsclere Riding for the Disabled group's new pony

Kingsclere Riding for the Disabled group's new pony

A Riding for the Disabled group in Kingsclere has purchased a new pony, thanks to the proceeds of a village fundraiser, as the group celebrates two decades.…


Referee blows for time after half a century

Referee blows for time after half a century

He first picked up a whistle in 1956 as a 17-year-old, and counts the England vs Germany schoolboys international at Wembley in 1991 as the highlight…


New £60,000 children's playground for Woolton Hill

New £60,000 children's playground for Woolton Hill

East Woodhay parish councillors gave the thumbs-up to the plans for the new playground, to be sited on the recreation ground next to St Thomas Infant…


Young woman's blog on living with Crohn's clocks up 26,000 hits

Young woman's blog on living with Crohn's clocks up 26,000 hits

AFTER years of battling with Crohn’s Disease and just weeks after undergoing lifesaving surgery, a Newbury woman has launched on online blog to help break…


Man arrested following burglary in Newbury.

Man arrested following burglary in Newbury.

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of burgling a property in Newbury. Between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday, offenders broke into a house in Buckingham Road…


In this week's Newbury Weekly News

In this week's Newbury Weekly News

IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, a young motorist killed his teenage friend after failing to spot his motorbike approaching behind him, a court heard…


Twenty is plenty for West Berkshire roads as consultation is launched

Twenty is plenty for West Berkshire roads as consultation is launched

TWENTY’S plenty is the motion being put forward by West Berkshire Council as it rolls out plans to see the slower speed limit adopted on more of the district’s…


Everyone chuff, chuffed with event

Everyone chuff, chuffed with event

PEOPLE from Greenham turned up for a fun-packed afternoon in the sun at St Mary’s Church on Saturday. There was face-painting, raffles, a bouncy castle…


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