TRAFFIC is likely to be heavy in the vicinity of Highclere Castle today (Saturday) - including the A343 Andover Road through Highclere - owing to the…
SHOULD you see a bearded chap standing in Chipping Norton square with his head turned towards the heavens, don’t imagine that he is a lost soul looking…
WEST Berkshire faces an ageing population timebomb after latest census figures showed young adults are deserting the district while the number of retired…
TODAY (Saturday) marks the 40th anniversary of the expulsion of the South Asian community from Uganda during which many refugees came to Greenham air…
THE rotten weather hascalimed another victim - Southby’s allotment open da, which has been held every year to raise money for charity and to showcase…
PLANS to build an industrial waste crusher in Chieveley are back on the table. Raymond Brown Minerals and Recycling has resubmitted an application to…
THE Thames Valley Police Authority is braced for its largest shake-up in 50 years. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has said this week…
A DJ WORKSHOP in Tadley on Monday evening kicked off a summer holiday programme of activities for youngsters across the borough, including Baughurst,…
ONCE parched rivers in West Berkshire are now flowing with seven times the volume they were four months ago, following the wettest spring on record. Thames…
ORGANISERS of the Englefield 10k race are promising the event will be ‘bigger and better’ than ever before. This year’s race will be the third and will…
A CURRIDGE entrepreneur who applauds women experimenting in fashion has been awarded Jacqueline Gold’s #WOW award in recognition for her business venture,…
A leading West Berkshire headmaster has advised teachers not to let pupils read books that contain American spellings and bad grammar, especially in primary…
POLICE officer numbers across Thames Valley are down to the lowest figure for nearly a decade, according to the Home Office. Thames Valley Police has…
[caption id="attachment_41116" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Hungerford manager Bobby Wilkinson"][/caption] HUNGERFORD TOWN boss Bobby Wilkinson…
NEWBURY will become the first local side to go into competitiive action when they make their Hellenic League Premier Division on Tuesday night. It will…
CHRISTOPER Nolan’s imposing Batman trilogy reaches its conclusion with The Dark Knight Rises, a masculine and rather grim-faced action movie of a type…
IN this week’s Hungerford edition of the Newbury Weekly News a woman whose cat was poisoned by antifreeze has launched a campaign to force manufacturers…
OLYMPIC diving hopeful Chris Mears has already received one accolade - honorary membership at Sandford Springs Golf Club. The 19-year old became a member…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News we bring you a round up of how West Berkshire welcomed in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read about street parties,…
POLICE attended Newbury Railway Station on Tuesday (31) evening following reports that a woman was acting in a drunk and disorderly manner. Thames Valley…
