WEST Berkshire Mencap is urging people to give a donation to charity this Christmas by purchasing festive wreaths, table decorations and more from its…
THATCHAM Rugby Club has been given the green light to build a brand new club house. After trying for permission since January, the club has been given…
BURGHFIELD Road Bridge will be closed today (Tues) to enable pothole repairs and resurfacing to take place. The closure will be in place between 9.30am…
A FORMER Cold Ash inventor has been posthumously inducted into the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Ballooning Hall of Fame. The Rev John M Bacon…
A ‘choir of 1,000 voices’ will perform in Newbury on Thursday as part of the town’s late night Thursday shopping events. On Thursday, December 12, choirs…
PLANS for a new railway station in west Reading could be back on the table. The idea for a new station near to the Reading Football Club ground, the Madejski…
THATCHAM'S mayor, Mike Cole, wished everyone a Merry Christmas as he turned on the town's lights this evening (Fri). Helped by six-year-old Thomas Read…
THE decision to approve on-street car parking in Newbury town centre is to be called in for further scrutiny. West Berkshire Council’s member for highways…
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, a man has spoken of a frightening near miss at the level crossing at Ufton Nervet. Tim Wale claims there was a timing…
MORE than £8,000 has been handed out to local good causes and charities in the last round of this year's Thatcham Town Council grants. A total of 15 groups…
PROPOSALS for two new buildings on the site of Downe House school in Cold Ash have generated a mixed reaction. The application will allow the school to…
PUPILS at Fir Tree Primary School, Newbury, have this school term been enjoying their new adventure playground. Over the last few years, the school association…
ENGINEERS from Network Rail are currently on the scene at Colthrop Level crossing after the barriers failed this afternoon (Mon). At about 2.20pm, Network…
IN an incident which mirrored the timeless tale of Dr Seuss’s The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, staff and residents at a sheltered housing building in Thatcham…
SCORES of Santas will be seen running around Victoria Park today (Sun) as part of Newbury’s annual Santa Jog. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) 5k run…
THE Dogs Trust, Newbury is hoping someone can make seven-year-old Rottweiler, Nancy, a keepsake in their home. Assistant Manager at Dogs Trust Newbury,…
THATCHAM’S junior wardens have received awards for the completion of their Youth Achievement Awards, attained earlier this year at an outdoor course in…
THE Newbury Weekly News is this week running a competition in which you could win the chance to become Reading Football Club's mascot on New Year's Day.…
THE district council is chasing a transport grant in a bid to end a 20-year wait to build a link road to improve congestion in Newbury. West Berkshire…
PARKING charges on roads in Newbury are set to be approved today (Thursday), despite thousands of objections to the proposals. West Berkshire Council’s…
