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A tree planted for every Mayor

A tree planted for every Mayor

TWENTY-SEVEN Pin Oak trees are to flourish in Goldwell Park, Newbury after a copse was planted in honour of the town’s former mayors. The current mayor,…


Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance lottery results

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…


Hungerford CHAIN needs urgent volunteers

Hungerford CHAIN needs urgent volunteers

CARE in Hungerford Action In Need (CHAIN) urgently needs volunteer car drivers. The drivers will be required to take Hungerford people to appointments…


One-step closer to record deal for Bucklebury youngster

One-step closer to record deal for Bucklebury youngster

THE smell of success is in the air for one West Berkshire youngster who faces one final hurdle before a record deal will be at arms length. Eloise Weeks,…


Vodafone employee sent first ever text 20-years-ago

Vodafone employee sent first ever text 20-years-ago

OMG, can u blv it? 20 yrs since 1st txt. A Short Message Service (SMS) text was sent by Reading-born Neil Papworth on December 3, 1992, to an an employee…


Santa comes to Newbury today (Sat)

Santa comes to Newbury today (Sat)

FATHER Christmas is travelling through Newbury today on a horse-drawn sleigh before heading to the Kennet Centre to meet and greet with Newbury's youngsters.…


Teenagers trick their way into Thatcham pensioner’s home

Teenagers trick their way into Thatcham pensioner’s home

AN elderly woman had her purse taken during a distraction burglary at her home in Thatcham. Two teenagers knocked on the door of the 81-year-old’s Green…


Newbury residents can’t sleep tight after outbreak of bed bugs

Newbury residents can’t sleep tight after outbreak of bed bugs

RESIDENTS in Howarth Court, Newbury, are suffering from an outbreak of bed bugs. And some have criticised the response of landlord Sovereign Housing,…


Newbury posties and Hungerford builders tashtastic for Movember

Newbury posties and Hungerford builders tashtastic for Movember

TASHTASTIC Newbury postmen and also a moustachioed team from a Hungerford based builders have been totting up the proceeds, following a months hairy upper…


Man sleeps rough to raise awareness of Newbury's homeless issue

Man sleeps rough to raise awareness of Newbury's homeless issue

A THATCHAM man slept on the streets of Newbury town centre on Saturday night to raise awareness of the town’s growing homeless problem. Richard Garvie,…


Traffic madness in Newbury today (Fri)

Traffic madness in Newbury today (Fri)

HEAVY traffic has been reported across Newbury’s roads today (Fri) and yesterday. Newburytoday.co.uk received reports from frustrated road users, including…


Firearms and ammunition stolen in North End burglary

Firearms and ammunition stolen in North End burglary

POLICE are urgently seeking information after several firearms - including shotguns, rifles and ammunition - were taken in a North End burglary yesterday…


Cerys by candlelight sold out

Cerys by candlelight sold out

Nineties pop icon and Noughties champion of roots music Cerys Matthews plays to a full house at Arlington Arts tomorrow night (Saturday) in Cerys by Candlelight.…


Christmas comes to Thatcham

Christmas comes to Thatcham

Christmas has arrived in Thatcham. Members of the community turned out this evening (Fri) to watch the Christmas lights being switched on.They were officially…


West Berkshire school in special measures

West Berkshire school in special measures

A WEST Berkshire secondary school’s headteacher will leave her post this month following the school being placed in special measures. Ofsted has adjudged…


New dawn for Tesco at Rising Sun, Burghfield

New dawn for Tesco at Rising Sun, Burghfield

A NEW Tesco store rumoured to replace a closed pub in Burghfield Common, will open next year. Talk has been rife in the village for a number of years…


Investigations continue into death of Newbury couple

Investigations continue into death of Newbury couple

FORENSIC investigations and toxicology reports are still being compiled to establish the circumstances surrounding the deaths of an elderly Newbury couple.…


Military operation restores play areas to community

Military operation restores play areas to community

THANKS to a joint venture between the MoD and West Berkshire Council, Denison Barracks, Hermitage, now has two newly-refurbished playgrounds. The almost-derelict…


Slow moving motorway traffic following earlier accident

Slow moving motorway traffic following earlier accident

THERE is currently slow moving traffic on the motorway following and earlier accident. The accident, involving a van, happened on the westbound carriageway…


Police hunt for armed robber

Police hunt for armed robber

POLICE are on the hunt for a crowbar-wielding man who robbed Hermitage post office and store. The post office in High Street was targeted at about 5.30pm…


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