A RARE opportunity has opened up at the Almshouses in Thatcham. Places at the houses rarely come up and there are strict guidlines on who can apply for…
THATCHAM residents will be given the chance to air any issues or report any problems at a town council surgery on Saturday (11). Thatcham town and West…
TWO men and a teenage boy have been arrested after people were seen tampering with the fuel tanks of lorries parked in Ely Road, Theale. At about 8.20pm…
IT'S the end of an era for Thatcham town centre as one of the town's longest standing shops is closing down. Stephen Walker, who has run the Family Bookshop…
A WOMAN was the victim of a sexual assault in Newbury in the early hours of Saturday morning (4). British Transport Police received a report that a woman…
PLANS for a housing development of almost 40 homes in Thatcham have been refused. Newbury firm Ressance applied to demolish numbers 131 to 141 Bath Road…
AN 11th-hour change of heart meant that the developers of The Limes Guest House did not have to resubmit its entire planning application. Gracewell Healthcare…
Firefighters were called to a fire at Tesco in Newbury in the early hours of this morning (Sun). Two pumps from Newbury were called to the store in Pinchington…
It’s that time of year again when thoughts turn to taking down the Christmas decorations and recycling the tree. There are several places in West…
THE local NHS service is asking people in West Berkshire to join its Winter Friends campaign. Last winter, about 31,000 people in England died as a result…
TODAY’S (Sat) West Berkshire Ramblers walk takes place from Ramsbury (grid ref: SU274715). The five-mile walk will be in the direction of Love’s Copse…
WITH the weather seeing to take a turn for the worse this weekend, we want you to put your photographic skills to the test. So why not wrap up warm and…
A TEENAGE boy was punched several times in an attack in Thatcham. The incident occurred outside Costa Coffee in the Broadway at about 10.10pm on December…
A 22-YEAR old woman was cut free from her car this afternoon (Thurs) after it overturned. Two pumps from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service along with…
LONG-standing blood donors from West Berkshire were recently recognised for rolling up their sleeves to help save lives. Six donors from Newbury and Thatcham…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, we have a special report on the storms which hit West Berkshire and north Hampshire in the run up to Christmas. We…
THE chief executive of the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust has announced that he is stepping down after nearly four years in the role. Ed Donald (pictured)…
WHAT are your plans for New Year’s Eve? Whether you are going out or staying in, we want to see pictures of what you got up to.Did you spot anyone in…
STAFF at Gilbert Court in Thatcham have thanked all the people who donated items following their recent break in. Sometime overnight on Sunday, November…
THE Duke of Kent visited the headquarters of transmission specialist Xtrac, Thatcham recently. The company’s first royal visitor was introduced to managing…
