A TADLEY borough councillor has resigned from the Conservative Party and jumped ship to stand as the UK Independence Party (UKIP) police and crime commissioner…
READING Football Club is looking to move its training base to West Berkshire, the club confirmed this week and rumours are rife that the premiership club…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, it has not been a very good week for The Racecourse, Newbury. Firstly, fans reacted with anger at the weekend after…
POLICE have appealed for witnesses following a distraction burglary in Hungerford Newtown on Monday. Sometime between 12pm and 1pm, a 78-year-old woman…
ESTHER Rantzen was in West Berkshire this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ChildLine, the world’s first helpline for children which she created.…
Film review: Anna Karenina (12A) Rating:***In the very early days of cinema, most film producers thought the easiest way of getting a successful stage…
POLICE are keen to speak to a man seen near the location of an alleged serious sexual assault and a robbery on a bridge at Reading West rail station.…
RUNNERS taking part in this year’s Silchester Fun Run finally got off their starting blocks on Saturday (Sep 22), four months after the race was postponed…
VODAFONE has confirmed it is to axe 80 jobs in Newbury. The telecommunications firm said that the positions were to go from its technology and IT departments.The…
ALDWORTH journalist and editor Richard Ingrams has given a glimpse into his mind as one of Britain’s greatest satirists through the pages of his latest…
PEOPLE can have their say on plans for a proposed development of up to 250 new homes on a plot of land in Thatcham. Development company Donnington New…
BRITISH Transport Police is investigating an allegation of a serious sexual assault on a bridge at Reading West rail station. The allegation was passed…
WEST Berkshire residents willing to part with £45 can have an extra fortnightly green waste collection. West Berkshire Council has announced that it is…
YOU couldn’t use them to buy your Newbury Weekly News, but five rare 19th century banknotes from the time when Newbury printed its own money are set to…
NUFFIELD Health, the gym located at the Racecourse Newbury, has re-opened today after a gas leak at the site forced it to close for more than 24 hours.…
POLICE have made a renewed appeal for information after a man made lewd comments to a 12-year-old boy while walking down a Newbury street. The man, believed…
PRIOR’S Court school in Hermitage is £3,200 better off following a charity skydive from five fearless fundraisers. The group leapt out of a plane at about…
WOULD you be prepared to pay for advice on planning applications because that is what West Berkshire Council is proposing? Until recently, West Berkshire…
A MEETING for the vulnerable groups affected by West Berkshire Council’s spending cuts is to be held on Thursday. The West Berkshire Independent Living…
A PETITION to install a full width barrier and CCTV camera at the Ufton Nervet crossing is to be presented to West Berkshire Council. Mortimer councillor…
