THE motorway is now fully open again after a crash this morning (Thurs) closed two lanes. According to Newburytoday Twitter follower, 1st Direct Cars,…
HERE’S a saucy stocking filler for the gentlemen of Beedon - the Beedon Country Wives Calender. The idea was dreamed up by villager Sue Blackman to raise…
A MAN who was found dead on the A34 last week has been officially named. Douglas Muir, aged 52 from Newbury, was found last Friday (23).Police were called…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, a shocked community speaks out about the loss of two Newbury pensioners who died at the weekend. Police broke into…
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Bluecoats, Thatcham. At 5.09am last Thursday (22), offenders gained entry through…
MORE than 200 walkers, cyclists, dog walkers and villagers gathered on Sunday, November 25, to celebrate the opening of a new footpath and cycleway between…
Twighlight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (12a)Running time 116 minutes Rating:** As with Harry Potter, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, the Twilight Saga of vampires,…
THE GREAT Western Hospital in Swindon has this week closed a ward, due to an outbreak of Norovirus - better known as the winter vomiting bug. Spokeswoman…
VILLAGERS in Goring and Streatley were preparing for flooding today (Wednesday), after flood warnings were issued for the River Thames in this village…
AN elderly man had £2,000 stolen from him by rogue tradesmen in Thatcham last Wednesday (21). At about 4.55pm, the 82-year-old male victim was at home…
THE chairman of Padworth Parish Council celebrated 40 years in the job this month and was congratulated by colleagues at a recent parish council meeting.…
A NEW volunteering service was officially opened up in Thatcham on Monday. Organised by the volunteer Centre West Berkshire, and supported by Thatcham…
MORE than £3,000 has been raised from Saturday's Christmas fair at Thatcham Park Primary School. On offer was stalls, games, a barbecue and visit from…
ABOUT 200 homes in Chieveley will be without power until mid-evening as Southern Electric repair a fault. Just after 1pm today (Tuesday) about 170 customers…
Police have said that post mortem results on an elderly Newbury couple who died on Sunday suggest that they were not attacked. Tests carried out yesterday…
WASTE giant Grundon has hit out at West Berkshire Council and accused it of blocking jobs and millions of pounds of investment for the district after…
Police have moved to allay concerns of residents living in the road where two elderly people died on Sunday (25). Following reports of concern for the…
POLICE are trying to track down a group of ‘mindless vandals’ who catapulted a brick at a bus in Greenham. A group of people were seen to fire the brick…
A RACEHORSE - the top lot in an auction at a dinner at Highclere Castle last Thursday evening (November 15), helped to raise a total of over £150,000…
A SIXTH form pupil at Kennet School, Thatcham, has turned her hand to many tasks to raise funds for a school trip to China. Lauren Hopes, aged 16, has…
