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…
A TELEGRAPH pole has crashed into the road near Pinchington Lane after it was struck by a vehicle. Police said a silver BMW hit the telegraph pole and…
POLICE are seeking the driver of a dark coloured saloon car who failed to stop following a multi-vehicle collision on the M4 between Newbury and Hungerford…
A TEENAGE schoolgirl was headbutted by a 46-year-old man during an attack in Newbury. The girl was knocked over by the force of the blow and banged her…
Newbury Blues 12 Windsor 20BLUES suffered their third defeat in four games since arriving in South West One East as Windsor edged away from the early…
NEWBURY gained a morale-booster in advance of their FA Vase tie at Holyport next month when they won 1-0 in their Hellenic League Premier Division game…
Gloucester City 2 Thatcham Town 1THATCHAM could not quite close the two-division gap as they went out of the FA Cup at Cheltenham Town’s Whaddon Road…
Merthyr Town 0 Hungerford Town 0HUNGERFORD will go in to tonight’s FA Cup replay with Merthyr Town chasing a trip to AFC Totton in the Third Qualifying…
[caption id="attachment_49937" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="Racing in the rain on Sunday"][/caption] IT was a real rollercoaster ride at Newbury’s…