A FAMILY has paid tribute to a Thatcham man who died in a three car crash last week. Fifty-six year-old Andrew Evans died at the Royal Berkshire Hospital…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, semi-trained volunteers will be called upon to do the work of striking firefighters across West Berkshire on Wednesday,…
A TEAM of volunteers will help restock the River Kennet with invertebrates vital to the fragile ecosystem. They are taking part in an experiment aimed…
BLOOD donors from West Berkshire (pictured) who have racked up 600 donations between them have been honoured at an award ceremony. These West Berkshire…
Riddick (15)Running time119 minutes Rating:***As in his two previous cinema outings as Riddick, Vin Diesel plays a man that you definitely would not want…
POLICE are becoming "increasingly worried" about a Newbury woman who went missing yesterday (Tuesday). Christine King, aged 66, from Speen, was last seen…
GOLF clubs are being warned to hide their trophies following a spate of thefts. There have been five thefts from clubs across Berkshire and Buckinghamshire…
EMERGENCY services were called to Douai Abbey in Upper Woolhampton on Monday night (Sept 16), after a woman was involved in a fall. South Central Ambulance…
A TILEHURST wheelie bin fire on Monday (Sept 16) was being treated as suspected arson by police and fire services. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service…
Friday marks the triumphant return to Ace Space of two outstanding musical talents, Daisy Chapman ( http://www.daisychapman.com/ ) and Case Hardin ( http://www.casehardin.com/…
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “friendly and generous" man who died on the A34 in Newbury last month. Anthony Korash, aged 35, died after he lost control…
A MAN has been arrested in connection with hare coursing in Hungerford. The 25-year-old from Cardiff was arrested after three men were spotted walking…
A FUNDRAISING gig is being held in Thatcham this Saturday evening to raise money for Thatcham Rugby Club. The gig, featuring Frankie the Gambler and taking…
FRAUDSTERS are targetting small businesses in Wiltshire, police have warned. Wiltshire Police and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have issued…
WOOLTON Hill villagers bid a fond farewell to the award-winning proprietors of the village post office and stores last Wednesday afternoon (Sept 11),…
FIREFIGHTERS will be staging a four-hour strike next Wednesday (25), the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced. It follows a recent ballot by the FBU…
POLICE were investigating the theft of copper piping from a Calcot property which resulted in a gas leak during the early hours of yesterday morning (Mon).…
A MAN who stabbed his wife seven times in a Tilehurst pub has been jailed for 19 years. Colin Hutt, aged 52, of School Road Tilehurst, returned to his…
AN annual scheme to find someone who deserves recognition in West Berkshire has been launched. West Berkshire Council has launched its Junior Citizen…
A THATCHAM man kept claiming benefits even though he was working, Newbury magistrates heard. Thirty-five-year-old Russell Smith, of Boscawen Way, was…
