AN ELDERLY woman died trying to save her husband in a case a coroner described as “more poignant than very many I’ve heard”. The tragedy involving 90-year-old…
WEST Berkshire's GPs have now officially taken over the commissioning of health services in the local area. The NHS stepped into a new era when GPs took…
POLICE investigating the former Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers have made a second arrest. Thames Valley Police spokeswoman Lucy Billen said: “On March 28,…
A NEWBURY paramedic has appealed for information, after someone jumped on his car bonnet and stamped a hole in the windscreen, forcing him to call his…
A 31-year-old West Berkshire man has been charged with two offences by police – interference of a motor vehicle and going equipped for theft. The Hungerford…
THIS was the moment when the Corn Exchange in Newbury joined the Sydney Opera House in Australia and America’s Empire State Building in lighting up for…
CAR burst into flames on the A34 at Tot Hill near Burghclere this morning (Thursday). According to Bob Mitchell, watch manager of Red Watch at Newbury…
A THIRD of the main race entries pulled out along the way during the Easter weekend’s annual Devizes to Westminster canoe marathon. The freezing conditions…
A THATCHAM field fire last night (Wednesday) was being treated as suspicious. According to Nicole Targett of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service,…
Cricket: HAMPSHIRE Bowl into County Championship action on Wednesday when Leicestershire visit the Ageas Bowl for the opening four-dayer. Having gone…
FIREFIGHTERS from two local stations battled an extensive grassland blaze at Upper Bucklebury on Weds evening. Eagleyed Newburytoday reader, Paul Halfacree…
A LINE-UP up of racing legends will be donning silk for Saturday’s John Smith’s Aintree Legends Charity Race in aid of The Bob Champion Cancer Trust.…
Film Review: The Croods (U)Running time 98 minutes Rating:***IT IS a rare thing for a major Hollywood studio such as Dreamworks to produce a film that…
RESIDENTS of Pond Close are rejoicing this week after an appeal to build eight flats in the cul-de-sac was thrown out. For the past year, residents of…
TWO women have been the victims of robberies and attempted robberies on the streets of West Berkshire in the past week. On Monday (25) a woman was dropping…
PONY rides, face painting and an Easter egg hunt raised more than £2,000 for cancer charities at Compton’s Easter bonanza last weekend. Weather threatened…
JUST two years after the horrific crash that nearly killed her, the head girl at Tuite Racing’s Shefford Valley Stables is thriving. In the seconds and…
IN this week's Newbury Weekly News, a Newbury hostel is being called into question after admissions that homeless people have died under 'end-of-life'…
SIX people have been arrested after a large cannabis factory was found in Upper Basildon. Police were initially called to a report of a break-in at a…
A TRAFFIC sign that had become damaged by years of wear and tear was the trigger of several power cuts in East Ilsley last week. From Thursday, March…
