A SECOND case of the Schmallenberg virus has been identified in West Berkshire. The untreatable livestock disease which causes birth defects and miscarriages…
A WOMAN arrested at Chieveley Services on the M4 has been given a jail sentence for tobacco smuggling. Sixty-two-year-old Verna Dunphy, from Caerphilly…
PEOPLE in West Berkshire may be paying far too much for loans, a meeting of key players at Shaw House heard yesterday (Tuesday). The meeting, arranged…
THREE men have been charged with murder in Newbury and Thatcham on Friday. Joshua Anderson, aged 22, of no fixed abode, Matthew Anderson, aged 20, also…
TWENTY-three years after the principal and two teachers at a former boarding school near Thatcham were convicted of child abuse, another former teacher…
A BOY has been knocked down by a car in Thatcham this afternoon (Mon). Police were called to the incident in Northfield Road at about 3.28pm.The boy was…
TWO children and an adult had to be rescued from an overturned car in Thatcham last night (Sunday). The incident happened at about 9.30pm outside the…
Thatcham Town 1 Cinderford Town 2A 14th sending-off of the season contributed to the defeat that looks like the spe lling the end of Thatcham’s lingering…
Hungerford Town 1 Taunton Town 1HUNGERFORD’S promotion hopes now rest solely on the play-offs after they failed to put away bottom six side Taunton at…
A MAN who was killed after being hit by a train in Thatcham has been named as 31-year-old Peter Hartwell from Thatcham. Mr Hartwell died after being struck…
NEWBURY sealed an important 5-3 win after an action –packed clash with Chalfont Wasps at Faraday Road on Saturday. The result keeps them trailing leaders…
THE OLYMPIC flame will be lighting up the streets of West Berkshire on Wednesday, July 11, it was confirmed today (Monday). Crowds are expected to line…
A NEWBURY bank manager, well-known for his mad-cap charity schemes, is planning a whole new range of fundraising events. These include a rubber duck race…
THE WEST Berkshire Work and Careers Fair is due to launch on March 28, with more than 40 organisations promising to take part. The event, to be held at…
WEST Berkshire photographers made the most of good weather recently and by the looks of the My Newbury inbox, they were not alone, as many captured pictures…
TWO West Berkshire teenagers are representing Berkshire against others from the South of England, with the hope of winning a place at the national finals…
SUCCESSFUL learners in the last year across West Berkshire can be nominated for an award. West Berkshire Council is seeking nominations for the tenth…
PUPILS from a Newbury primary school showed off their skills recently at a talent contest held at the Arlington Arts Centre in Snelsmore Common. The competition,…
THREE men arrested on suspicion of murder and a fourth held in connection were still in custody last night (Saturday) following the death of a 38-year-old…
POLICE have sealed off a block of flats in Newbury following the death of a man found there with serious injuries last night (Friday). Forensics officers…
