On Friday 29 June, Newbury’s cheeks will be aching from laughter as four of the best acts on the comedy circuit come together for one night only at the Corn Exchange, Newbury as part of the All Star Comedy Show. The comedic tour-de-force line-up includes Andrew Lawrence, known as one of Britain’s most subversive and […]
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Newbury Racecourse announces new £100,000 handicap cup race sponsored by JLT
7 years ago
Newbury Racecourse is delighted to announce the introduction of an exciting new £100,000 stayers’ handicap sponsored by JLT and named the JLT Cup. The extended two-mile contest (2m 110y) for three-year-olds and upwards takes place on Saturday, July 21, and forms part of Weatherbys Super Sprint Day, which will now have prize money of over […]
National Carers Week – Activities for Carers
This week, 11th to 17th June is National Carers Week which aims to raise awareness of caring and recognise the contribution carers make to families and communities and to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. As part of their support for the Carers Week campaign, West Berkshire Council is inviting […]
Council and Thames Valley Police address concerns about unauthorised encampments.
West Berkshire Council and Thames Valley Police have been working closely in recent weeks to ensure any issues arising from unauthorised encampments are dealt with as quickly as possible. Since 3 May, 2018 there have been 22 unauthorised encampments within the district. Most of these have not presented any significant problems but, where they have, […]
Dan Snow ‘The History Man’ comes to Newbury
7 years ago
On Wednesday 13 June, historian, broadcaster and presenter Dan Snow will take to the Corn Exchange stage for an evening of entertaining anecdotes and fascinating facts about Newbury’s local history in Dan Snow: An Evening with the History Guy. On his first UK theatre tour Dan will share memorable anecdotes from his career and reveal […]
Hundreds of Runners Make it Another Great Community Day in Newbury
The Roc Newbury 10km race, supported by The Good Exchange, yielded a double win for Newbury Athletic Club, as its runners claimed a clean sweep of victories in both the men’s and women’s races and in the two team categories, the first time this has happened. There were also wins for some of their juniors […]
Boost for Stroud Green Play Area
Resident’s requests for a new play area for under 5’s on Stroud Green have been answered with a boost of new equipment worth £15k. New equipment (Ambulance and Flower Play Panels, Aeroplane Springer, Talk Tubes and a Multi Play Unit) has now been added to the existing play area to make it more appealing to […]
Newbury Racecourse Railway Station to be Revamped
Newbury Racecourse Railway Station is to be revamped. Improved waiting facilities and covered cycle parking along with a ticket vending machine, CCTV and improvements to the footbridge are all on their way to benefit passengers at this increasingly important station. This is thanks to a recent successful bid for funding made by West Berkshire Council. […]
Newbury has been voted the UK’s ‘Top Tech’ Town
7 years ago
Newbury has been named as the top tech town in the UK by Tech Nation. The 2018 Tech Nation’ report found that Newbury’s digital density far outstrips most other towns in the UK, including Reading and Basingstoke. It also said that Newbury is part of a ‘productivity power path’ along the M4 corridor and singled […]
Team GB Olympian opens Newbury College Gym
Students and staff at Newbury College welcomed former Team GB Sprinter, Mark Richardson, to officially open its new gym and wellbeing facility on Thursday 17 May. Councillor David Fenn, Mayor of Newbury, joined the Berkshire based athlete to formally cut the ribbon on the new facility, which is supported by Sport England. Newbury College Sport […]