British jazz legend Chris Barber and his Big Band come to the Corn Exchange Newbury on Thursday 31 January. Active in the music scene since 1949, this year Chris Barber celebrates the 70th anniversary of the start of his musical career. Over the years Chris has released hundreds of recordings, performed in more than 15,000 concerts and in 50 different countries. Chris Barber is […]

Thames Valley Kings Division Two team top of the table for Christmas
Thames Valley Kings Division 2 team hosted Plymouth Raiders this past Saturday hoping to keep their 100% start to their season in-tact. Kings took control from the tip-off from the start with strong offensive and defensive displays from the entire team, Reece and Liam Barker finding the scoreboard to take an early 14 -4 lead […]

Newbury Christmas Sing-Along, a festive hit with the community
Thousands of people brought the spirit of Christmas into Newbury Market Place this past Friday for the first Newbury Christmas Sing-Along. Performances from local choirs, musicians and the UK’s leading Bublé tribute act were well received by the community. The free event, organised by Greenham Trust and Visit Newbury was a magical, musical extravaganza. Seasonal […]

Local Development Order adopted for Greenham Business Park
West Berkshire Council has formally adopted a Local Development Order for the Greenham Business Park. The LDO, which is the first such initiative in the District, will now provide a streamlined planning process to encourage further economic growth and regeneration at the Business Park, which has established on the old Technical Area of the former Greenham Common […]

Giving Tree back for survivors of domestic abuse
The Giving Tree will be back in the reception area of the Market Street Offices at West Berkshire Council, in Newbury, from the 3 December. The tree will be decorated with labels which have the gender and age of a child on them who has experienced domestic abuse in their life. There will also be […]

Thames Valley Kings take Division Two opening day Win against Sussex Bears
In the opening game of the new 2018/19 Division Two season, two newly promoted teams battled it out at the FBC Centre in Wokingham as last year’s Division Three South West Champions, the Thames Valley Kings hosted last year’s Division Three South East Champions, the Sussex Bears. It was the Kings that made the better start in […]

A Hundred Different Words for Love
Talented storyteller James Rowland performs his critically acclaimed A Hundred Different Words For Love to Arlington Arts on Thursday 18 October. Winner of the VAULT Festival Best Show Award 2017, this is the follow up to James Rowland’s acclaimed, national sell-out tour Team Viking, and ‘Revelations’, the final play in the trilogy, garnered 5-star reviews […]

Deadline for returning Electoral Registration Forms approaching
West Berkshire Council want to thank the 44,222 households in West Berkshire that have already responded to the Electoral Registration Forms which were sent to properties several weeks ago. This, however, means we are still waiting for replies from more than 23,000 properties. That’s more than 34% of households yet to complete their forms. Completing […]

Wharf Road to be Closed for 2 Nights
Wharf Road will be closed from 1930 until 0500 Wednesday 3rd October through to Friday 5th October for its entire length (From Bear Lane to Wharf Street) The closure is for resurfacing related to the new bus station development. Due to the ongoing work in Market Place it will not be possible to leave the […]

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