Archive for October, 2019
Newbury Station Car Park Closure
From Monday 14th October the car park at Newbury railway station will be partially closed to allow the construction of a multi-storey car park, as part of the major upgrade of facilities at the station. Aside from drop off points and taxis, the north side (accessed via Station Approach) will be inaccessible from Cheap Street. […]
Who will be the next Reading FC Manager
With Reading parting ways with their manager of eleven months, José Manuel Gomes (in what must be one of the longest dismissals in football history!) the search is now on for a new gaffer… Saturday Sport Show presenter and ‘loyal royal’ Reading fan Sam Michael Cleere takes a look at the top candidates for the […]
Corn Exchange Celebrate 10 Years of Outdoor Events with Fire
The streets of Newbury transformed by fire as the Corn Exchange celebrate ten years of outdoor events. As a spectacular successor to their popular Ablaze fire installation on the Kennet and Avon canal in 2013, legendary French fire artists Carabosse have visited Newbury to transform the familiar landscape of the town’s streets and squares into […]
Look out for this years Community Champions
The West Berkshire Council Community Champion Awards recognise the valuable contribution local residents make to West Berkshire. Nominations are now open for 2019. There are four awards: The Pat Eastop Junior Citizen of the Year Award Volunteer of the Year Community Group of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award The Junior Citizen Award has been awarded since […]
Small Business Saturday Bus Tour Coming to Newbury
Once again, the iconic Small Business Saturday bus tour will be travelling across the UK, calling at 27 different towns and cities over the course of 5 weeks. Beginning in iconic Blackpool on Monday 4th November, the bus tour travels up and down the country this year finishing in London (Brixton) on Wednesday 4th December. […]
Storytelling in Newtown Road Cemetery – A Hoot for Halloween
The Friends of Newtown Road Cemetery are back this year with a brand new story for Halloween. Martin Strike writes about a schoolboy who sold his soul to the devil many years ago and is trying to get it back. Why does he have to visit the Chapel every Halloween at dusk? The story of […]
Market Street to be Closed for Over a Month
Market Street will be closed from 28th October (closing Sunday overnight on the 27th) until 29th November 2019 with a possible extension until 1st December. This is so that a new sewer can be laid to service the new development adjacent to the West Berkshire Council Offices. The extent of this closure will be from […]
Newbury Ladies 1st team back on top after a victory this past weekend
Last Sunday, Newbury Ladies First Team stormed back to the top of the Premier Division table, despite falling a goal behind early on against Woodley United Ladies at the Donnington Recreation Ground. In a double blow in the opening period, they also lost Captain, Becky Anderson to a shoulder injury, after a particularly strong challenge […]
Rachel Newton comes to Arlington Arts this November
Singer and harpist Rachel Newton was named the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year and the Scots Trad Music Award Instrumentalist of the Year 2016. Her third solo album Here’s My Heart Come Take It was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award as one of Scotland’s top ten […]