A SUMMER orchid fair, with displays by local orchid societies, is to be held at a garden centre, situated next to Newbury Showground, on Saturday June…
SCOUTS from Woolhampton and Thatcham came away victorious from the “Mount Challenge” county camping competition last weekend. The annual event organised…
NEWBURY Rotary has raised well over £1,000 for charity from the proceeds of a recent golf day and also a quiz. The recent (May 10), annual Newbury Rotary…
VOLUNTEERS are being asked to come forward to help at this year's Race for Life in Newbury. Helpers are needed to complete a range of tasks from marshalling…
THE jubilee celebrations continue today (Tuesday), with a party in Upper Basildon. The party takes place at Upper Basildon recreation ground in Bethesda…
POISON experts are advising people planning country and woodland walks this summer, such as Snelsmore Common in Newbury, about how to reduce their risk…
"RAIN? What rain?" The heavens smiled on West Berkshire today (Monday) as street parties and diamond jubilee bashes avoided the torrential downpours which…
TWO former pupils of John O’Gaunt Community Technology College in Hungerford have cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats. William Cryer (pictured) and…
THE villages of Yattendon and Frilsham will be taken over by a huge fete to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee today (Monday). There will be a mix of traditional…
A FORMER Thatcham mayor and town councillor has died. Peter Gildersleeves died at Thatcham Court Nursing home on Thursday mornin g, aged 77. Mr Gildersleeves…
A TEACHER at West Berkshire Ballet School has spoken of her delight at being selected to dance during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. Former…
THE inclement could not dampen the spirit of the jubilee as thousands of people enjoy civic and street events in Newbury today (Sunday). Victoria Park,…
JUST a few weeks ago, Environment Agency staff and members of the public were at the River Lambourn helping to save frogs from the dried up waterway.…
NEWBURY will celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee today (Sunday) with a mammoth party in Victoria Park. The Picnic in the Park will feature live bands,…
EAST Ilsley’s historic sheep fair returns today (Sunday) and this year contains a little bit of everything from the Olympics to the Queen’s diamond jubilee.…
WOULD you say ‘no’ to these faces? After losing their dad, Dean, to cancer, Newbury twins Leah and Leisha Hayward, aged nine, were so determined to turn…
A 26-year-old man from Aldermaston has been charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of attempted burglary. The charges are in connection with…
AN AWARD-winning pig farmer passed off Essex sausages as being from the “beautiful Berkshire Downs” to the national Waitrose chain, a court heard on Wednesday.…
STAFF at Jason Palmer Hairdressing in Newbury have recently smashed their own fund raising target. The staff at the Oxford Street store have spent the…
START the Queen’s diamond jubilee bank holiday weekend with a dip at Newbury lido - set to pull back the covers this morning (Saturday June 2). West Berkshire…
