The Thames Valley Kings Junior league team returned to action this past Sunday in the first round matches of the league in Littlehampton. In the first Match of the day, the Kings faced Tornadoes – who until this year joined forces with Kings to field combined Under 15s and under 19s teams however a huge […]
Archive for November, 2017
NWN in staff consultation to close printing plant.
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The number jobs being affected stacks to Twenty eight as Newbury Weekly News management is in consultation with print staff over the possible closure of its own print plant. Newbury CEO James Gurney told PJNews that it was becoming increasingly difficult to remain competitive with larger group-owned print plants. Added to that, Newsquest will be […]
The dawn of a new era as perpetual Ladbrokes Trophy unveiled
The remarkable anatomy and power of the steeplechaser is the inspiration behind the new winner’s trophy commissioned by the sponsor for Saturday’s £250,000 Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury Racecourse. After 60 years of being known as the Hennessy Gold Cup, Ladbrokes has reinvigorated one of the most iconic and popular contests of the Jump racing season […]
Iain Wolloff is appointed new Principal at Newbury College
Newbury College has announced the replacement for outgoing Principal, Anne Murdoch, who is retiring in February 2018 after 17 years in post. Currently the Deputy Principal at Farnborough College of Technology, Iain Wolloff will join the College on 1st February and take over as Principal on 10th February when Anne officially retires. Commenting on the […]
Ladbrokes Winter Carnival 2017 Review
The inaugural Ladbrokes Winter Carnival featuring the Ladbrokes Trophy, formerly the Hennessy Gold Cup, takes place at Newbury on Friday and Saturday, December 1st and 2nd 2017. The new sponsorship from Ladbrokes brings with it a larger prize pot for this year’s contenders with two days now worth a total of £700,000 in prize money. […]
Thames Valley Kings have picked up second win on the road at Harriers
Kings picked up a second win of the 2017/18 Season on the road against Hampshire Harriers 2 on Sunday with a great all-around team performance. Kings were first on the scoreboard after winning the tip and setting out strong in the first ten minutes of the game. The team played well in defense and were able […]
Thames Valley Kings founder and head coach is Highly Commended in the Hero of the Year category of European Diversity Awards
Kings founder and head coach Jacqueline Scoins-Cass was Highly Commended in the Hero of the Year category of last week’s 2017 European Diversity Awards held in the Hintze Hall of the National History Museum in London. Although missing out on the grand prize which went to David Lammy MP for his support for the victims of the Grenfell tower disaster. Jacqueline […]
Greenham Trust and West Berkshire Council launch new Community Solutions Fund
Newbury, UK, 20 November 2017. West Berkshire Council and Greenham Trust have both allocated £200,000 of funding to establish a new £400,000 Community Solutions Fund which is now available to Parish and Town Councils and local community groups. The primary objective of the Fund is to provide start-up funding to help community based projects become […]
New sponsors for Newbury’s flagship 10km running race have been announced for 2018.
The 10km event, formerly sponsored by Bayer, is now to be supported by Newbury-based IT services provider Roc Technologies, in association with not-for-profit, on-line charity matching platform The Good Exchange, and will be known as the Roc Newbury 10k supported by The Good Exchange. The race will take place on Sunday, May 27, and will […]
Green light given to A4 cycle improvements
The first stage of a project to improve cycle and pedestrian routes between Newbury and Reading has been given the go-ahead today (Wednesday 15 November). The £1.1m scheme aims to make it safer and more enjoyable for cyclists to travel between the two towns. The first phase will see £350,000 spent on improving the stretch […]