A GP working from rural practices in Woolton Hill and Kintbury has lobbied the Secretary of State for Health, over Government plans to phase out funding…
JOHN O’Gaunt School is celebrating its half century - and all students and staff, past and present, are invited to join in. There will be an opportunity…
YOUNG readers across West Berkshire can explore a whole host of creepy characters as they make their way through this year's Summer Reading Challenge.…
A CAREER event designed to entice more youngsters into futures in science, technology and engineering was recently attended by 300 of the county’s teenagers.…
THE HUNT is on for the culprits who dumped a deadly pesticide into the River Kennet, causing a major pollution alert in Hungerford. The pollution was…
West Berkshire is the worst place in England for disadvantaged children from poor families to study, according to Ofsted’s chief inspector. The latest…
RECTORY Rhubarb Fool – the vicar’s recipe, is among tastebud ticklers in a charity fundraising village cookbook launched in Woolton Hill by the MP for…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can make Smarty a keepsake in their home. Assistant manager at Dogs Trust Newbury, Jenny Hopkins, said: “All…
THE official opening of a £9m building project at Denefield School in Tilehurst will be held today (Tues). The project was completed last term and has…
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…
TWO girls from 1st Cold Ash Guides have been presented with Baden Powell Challenge Award – the highest award a Guide can achieve. Each Guide must complete…
A special golf day organised in memory of local golfer Lee Frame has raised more than £7,000 for charity. The event, held at the Sandford Springs Golf…
WOMEN slogged around Newbury Showground in the face of sweltering temperatures yesterday (Sunday), in Newbury’s 12th annual Race for Life. Organisers,…
A FORMER West Berkshire Ofsted inspector and ex-acting head of John O’Gaunt School has been arrested over an alleged fraud. Sixty-three-year-old Tim Royle,…
THE family of Mark Campbell, who died on the Nightingales estate in Greenham two weeks ago, have paid tribute to a man with a “big heart and a generous…
A THATCHAM primary school has been given two years to improve, but its headteacher is confident that it can be achieved much quicker than that. Parsons…
A DECISION is due next week on plans to improve congestion near Thatcham railway station. During 2012, West Berkshire Council carried out a study to consider…
SUMMER arrived at last, just in time to bring out the crowds for this year’s Thatcham Fun Day and Junior Fun Run in the Field. Following the cancellation…
IT WAS the end of an era last Thursday, June 27, as one of Newbury’s longest-serving public defenders retired. Ian Campbell has hung up his business suit…
A NEWBURY angler has told how he rescued a drowning man from the Kennet and Avon canal. The drama happened around 4.45pm last Thursday, June 27, as John…
