Childcare can be a costly but essential component to enabling parents to work. Working parents of 3 and 4 year olds can now receive up to 30 hours of Government funded childcare for 38 weeks a year or 1140 hours to be used flexibly across the year. This means that parents already benefitting from the […]
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Pitch to the Panel shortlist face the dragons and have won a share of a £100,000 prize fund.
Six local charitable organisations from across West Berkshire entered Greenham Trust’s ‘Pitch to the Panel’ event in a bid to win a share of the grant funding. After rigorous shortlisting, the six finalists took to the stage to pitch for a share of the £100,000 prize fund at the Corn Exchange finale on Thursday 9 […]
Hobson confident Dame Rose will deliver as Jump racing returns to Newbury Racing tomorrow
Newbury’s new Jump season gets underway tomorrow, Thursday, November 9, with a seven-race card headlined by a fascinating renewal of the £20,000 CSP Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (2.10pm, seven runners) over an extended two miles. Gloucestershire trainer Richard Hobson saddles one of his stable stars in Dame Rose (Danny Cook), who proved herself on a big […]
West Berkshire Council refuses planning application for 2,000 home Sandleford development
West Berkshire Council has today (Wednesday 8 November) refused a planning application for development of up to 2,000 homes at Sandleford Farm to the south of Newbury. Bloor Homes and Sandleford Farm Partnership had submitted a planning application for the area with plans for up to 2,000 houses as well as retail and business space. […]
Present Perfect: An Artisan Christmas Market 11 November- 22 December.
West Berkshire Museum is delighted to host ‘Present Perfect’, an exhibition which brings together local crafters and artists to celebrate Christmas. This is the ideal place for those looking for unique, distinctive gifts of the highest quality in design and making to start their Christmas shopping. A wide range of Artisans accredited under the Open […]
£50,000 available for local groups for community crime prevention
A champion of community safety and crime prevention, on 3 November the Public Protection Partnership launched a new and exciting scheme to help local communities in West Berkshire address community safety and to help prevent crime. Councillor Norman Jorgensen, Chairman of the Joint Public Protection Committee, said: “The new Public Protection Community Fund is funded […]
Theft of vehicle in Highfield Avenue Newbury
8 years ago
Between 9am on 26/10 and 6pm on 29/10, offender(s) stole a black Seat Leon in Highfield Avenue, Newbury. If anyone has information about this incident please contact the 24 hour Police Enquiry Centre on 101 (Ref 43170321711)
The Corn Exchange, Newbury announces the sensational Beauty and The Beast Pantomime Cast for 2017/18
Expect adventure, peril and magic aplenty at the Corn Exchange’s highly anticipated 2017 pantomime, Beauty and The Beast! The Corn Exchange have announced the cast for Beauty and The Beast, and are all set to give them a big Newbury welcome when they arrive at the Market Place venue this November, ready for their […]
Santa Fun Run is Coming to Town
Why not be part of the biggest Santa fun run that Newbury has ever seen? The festive Santa Fun Run 2017 takes place on Sunday 3rd December, starting in Newbury Market Place, and is fun for all ages and all levels of fitness. It is not a timed raced, so if you are not a […]
What does North Korea want? Reading Kim Jong Un
8 years ago
On Sunday 5th November, Newbury Talks turns to international politics to explore what North Korea wants from the world and what we should expect, with Trump in the White House and Kim Jong Un issuing increasingly credible threats. Peace in the Far East appears to be on a knife-edge. Can the slide into conflict be […]