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West Berkshire schools defend using CCTV in toilets

West Berkshire schools defend using CCTV in toilets

TWO West Berkshire schools have defended their policy of using surveillance cameras in their toilets. It has emerged that both Theale Green Community…


Keep the Olympic flame alive, beome a sport maker

Keep the Olympic flame alive, beome a sport maker

GET Berkshire Active is trying to keep the Olympic flame burning bright throughout the winter with a Sports Makers Workshop at the Waterside Centre, Newbury…


Vandals repeatedly damage disabled man's car

Vandals repeatedly damage disabled man's car

A CANCER suffering Newbury man has hit out at the vandals who have repeatedly damaged his Motability vehicle and left him with mounting bills and a fear…


Date set for final decision on Thatcham parking charges

Date set for final decision on Thatcham parking charges

A DATE has been set for a decision on whether parking charges will be introduced at the Burdwood Centre in Thatcham. West Berkshire Council will make…


Beedon under siege for the day

Beedon under siege for the day

PUPILS at Beedon Primary School had a hands-on history lesson when they were taken back to the Middle Ages by a visiting re-enactment troupe on Monday.…


Newbury man collapses and dies in train toilet

Newbury man collapses and dies in train toilet

FIREFIGHTERS were called to an incident at Newbury railway station on Saturday night after a Newbury man collapsed in a train toilet and died. Watch Manager…


£1.5m prize for West Berkshire carpenter

£1.5m prize for West Berkshire carpenter

A WEST Berkshire man has won the biggest ever cash prize on a TV game show after scooping £1.5 million. Graham Fletcher won the money on ITV programme…


Could you be a 'steps to work' mentor?

Could you be a 'steps to work' mentor?

WEST Berkshire Mentoring Network is looking for volunteer mentors for its Steps to Work programme. The programme aims to help people who have faced a…


Water, water, everywhere...still

Water, water, everywhere...still

THAMES Water failed to meet its own deadlines for reparing leaks again. Company spokeswoman Natalie Slater said that both the leak outside Newbury Baptist…


This week's My Newbury

This week's My Newbury

THIS week's My Newbury photographers have sent in a wide variety of submissions. Gary Denton from Upper Basildon took pictures of dewey grass, autumnal…


Racecourse changes name and announces £42m deal

Racecourse changes name and announces £42m deal

GOODBYE Newbury Racecourse, hello The Racecourse Newbury. The Newbury Weekly News can exclusively reveal the 107-year-old racing venue has been rebranded…


Beer festival in Pangbourne this weekend

Beer festival in Pangbourne this weekend

THE Elephant Hotel in Pangbourne will hold its fourth annual beer stampede this weekend. The event, which will take place today (Saturday) and tomorrow…


Disabled soldier thanks MP for helping find him a home

Disabled soldier thanks MP for helping find him a home

DISABLED soldier Sean Sheils (pictured) has saluted Richard Benyon MP, also a former Army officer, for helping him move from a 12-year-old car into a…


Air ambulance lottery results

Air ambulance lottery results

NEWBURYTODAY.CO.UK is pleased to carry the results for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust’s weekly lottery. The air ambulance has responded…


Newbury Rugby Club found in breach of licence

Newbury Rugby Club found in breach of licence

NEWBURY Rugby Club has had its wings clipped by West Berkshire Council’s Environmental Health department after breaching public nuisance regulations.…


Get snappy to help Thatcham mayor create charity calendar

Get snappy to help Thatcham mayor create charity calendar

THATCHAM mayor John Boyd is asking people to get snappy with their cameras to help him produce a charity calendar. He said that with 1,000 calendars being…


Harry Hill opens new Winchcombe school buildings

Harry Hill opens new Winchcombe school buildings

WITH his unmistakeable big collar, big shoes, bald head and black glasses, the award-winning comedian Harry Hill brought his unique brand of madcap mischief…


Lionel Richie cancels gig at The Racecourse Newbury

Lionel Richie cancels gig at The Racecourse Newbury

AWARD-winning musican Lionel Richie has cancelled his headline gig at The Racecourse Newbury, citing illness. A statement from Richie's management company…


Princess Anne opens memorial in Greenham

Princess Anne opens memorial in Greenham

PRINCESS Anne unveiled a memorial in Greenham today (Fri) to commemorate American servicemen killed in two accidents in 1944. Princess Anne officially…


New iPhone 5 goes on sale in Newbury today (Friday)

New iPhone 5 goes on sale in Newbury today (Friday)

DEMAND for the new iPhone 5 is high in Newbury, but you can still get your hands on Apple’s latest device. Thousands of people around the world queued…


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