INFORMATION which may help identify the cause of subsidence and cracks in Newbury’s Victoria Park has finally been received from Parkway contractor Costain…
CHARACTER is being restored to cottages in West Mills, after they were “inappropriately” converted to offices in the 1980s. Numbers 15 to 21 West Mills…
EIGHTY cannabis plants were seized from a property in the Wash Common area of Newbury at the weekend. The plants together with a hydroponic system were…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News read all about the row between residents and a landowner who is seeking permission to build a “gypsy pitch”. Residents…
PROPOSALS to build over 20 affordable houses in Kingsclere have been approved, despite objections, including about increased traffic and noise. A planning…
THE star of the Oscar-winning silent movie The Artist, Uggie, was keeping his fans – four-legged and two – happy at a book signing in Newbury yesterday…
IN mainstream animated films for the youngsters, good old Uncle Walt Disney set the gold standard years ago with classics such as Bambi, The Jungle…
Rising comedy star Imran Yusuf brings his latest show Bring The Thunder to Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Saturday November 10. Following a hugely successful…
A WEST Berkshire man accused of murder and attempted murder said he had no part to play in a knife fight in which a Newbury man bled to death. Dean Robinson,…
CHICKEN restaurant, Nando’s, is due to open the doors of its new Newbury home today (Weds). The new restaurant, located in the Kennet Centre, will seat…
HUNDREDS of Hungerford to Reading commuters could soon be £1.20 per day worse off after First Great Western vowed to close what it sees as a pricing loophole.…
YOUNGSTERS across the district are being given the opportunity to try their hand at firefighting. Whitley Wood and Hungerford fire stations are calling…
A CEREMONY at a Kingsclere Golf Club on Friday (Oct 26) marked the start of the construction of a new three-star hotel. Construction of the new 40-bedroom…
WEST Berkshire is getting gripped with Hallowe’en fever. As the dark evening draws in and the ghosts, ghouls and devils hit the streets tonight, we want…
[caption id="attachment_53911" align="alignleft" width="345" caption="Matt Day - three and one"][/caption] AN extraordinary four-goal haul by defender…
By 12pm, all lanes were fully re-opened. ONE lane of the M4 is still closed following an accident earlier this morning (Tues). The accident, involving…
NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has welcomed the announcement that Hungerford will receive a £10,000 Government cash injection. The cash will boost Hungerford’s…
A NEWBURY nursery school has been judged outstanding following a recent inspection. Ofsted visited Victoria Park Nursery School and Children’s Centre…
THE ROUTINE fingerprinting of some West Berkshire schoolchildren has generated a heated debate on our online forum at Newburytoday.co.uk The revelation…
NEWBURY College is taking a hands-on approach to teaching students about fine dining by installing a restaurant on its grounds. A planning application…