2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (235+ words) A gardening club will be hosting a popular horticulturalist lecture following its move to a new venue. Newbury and District Gardeners Club has found a new home and will host its first meeting of autumn on Monday, September 14, at 7pm. The…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (322+ words) Gary Shaughnessy, is set to complete the latest leg of his 60 for 60 challenge, aiming to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s UK. Mr Shaughnessy, 60, who has lived with Parkinson’s since 2015, is participating in a cycling challenge which started with a…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (327+ words) A judge took pity on a former drug dealer – after it took around seven years for him to be brought to court for sentencing. The justice system’s delay in finally dealing with Nicholas Hutchins meant the former crook was now…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (96+ words) in Chantry Mead, Hungerford Newbury Today Kitten gets head stuck in grill in Chantry Mead, Hungerford Firefighters had to rescue a kitten with its head stuck in a metal grill. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of an…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (178+ words) A transport festival that made a triumphant return this summer after a two-year break has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Organised under the umbrella of the Rotary Club of Reading Matins, the much-loved village event raised £12,068. The event’s headline…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (348+ words) On Saturday more than 2,000 people witnessed a spectacular night of music, movement and mystery as renowned French company Rara Woulib brought Deblozay to the town’s streets. The street theatre was part of Corn Exchange free outdoor programme funded by Greenham…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (111+ words) A man is waiting to be sentenced for causing criminal damage. Jonathon Pearson appeared in the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, August 6. The 35-year-old, of Peers Place, Thatcham, admitted damaging a Ford Focus belonging to Harry Stonham-Howard in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (235+ words) A brand-new natural playpark has been opened and is ready for the community to enjoy in Newbury. A downed oak tree has found a new lease of life in the form of a play unit in Hutton Close. The new…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (249+ words) Green-fingered residents at Newbury Grove care home, on London Road, have welcomed children from Fir Tree Primary School to get their hands dirty. Earlier in May this year, the group planted tomato seeds together after the residents taught pupils the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (225+ words) There are some great apps available to help you identify what’s in the night sky, writes Tony Hersh from NewburyAstro. On my iPhone you just open the app and hold it up towards the sky and it shows you what’s…...