On Thursday 1 March, multi award-winning Theatre Ad Infinitum return to the Corn Exchange in Newbury with their critically acclaimed theatre show, Translunar Paradise. A beautiful, life-affirming tale, Translunar Paradise uses intricate and lifelike hand-held masks to take the audience back and forth through time, revealing the loving relationship of two characters, wordlessly conveying a […]
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West Berkshire Mencap opens second supported living facility for adults with learning disabilities
Learning disability charity West Berkshire Mencap has opened a new supported living facility in Newbury for young adults with learning disabilities. The house has been named Stella Maris and is based in the former Northcroft Surgery. It houses five young people with learning disabilities – enabling them to live in the community and to enjoy […]
Newbury Town Council Budget Approved for Next Year
Plans to spend over £2 million on services and projects for the people of Newbury. Newbury Town Council approved a total budget spend of over £2 million, comprising £1.04 million on revenue projects and a further £1.13 on capital projects. Cllr Adrian Edwards, Leader of the Council, presented the budget. He said that the Council […]
Newbury to Twin with Carcaixent in Spain
Newbury Town Council has voted unanimously to officially twin with Carcaixent, a town near to Valencia in Spain. Carcaixent has been associated with Newbury for over 20 years, and is already twinned with Newbury’s four other twin towns, Braunfels in Germany, Bagnols-sur-Cèze in France, Eeklo in Belgium and Feltre in Italy. Cllr Adrian Edwards, Leader […]
Thames Valley Kings go top of Division Three South West after a huge win against Harriers 2
Thames Valley Kings go top of British Wheelchair Basketball Division three South-West with a fantastic win against Hampshire Harriers 2 this past Sunday, 69-22. Kings led from the beginning as the first quarter was a completely one-sided affair as they applied pressure and finishing shots in style taking a 27-1 lead, points coming from Liam […]
Detached Youth Workers Return to Thatcham Streets
Almost a year after detached youth workers left Thatcham’s streets they are back in a brand new scheme commissioned by Thatcham Town Council. The tri-part project sees Thatcham Town Council, Berkshire Youth and Inspired Young People’s Project join forces to bring specialist youth workers back to the streets of Thatcham to provide street based support […]
Half Term Fun at the Corn Exchange, Newbury.
From spectacular live shows and family sing-a-long sessions, to a flexible half term holiday club, there’s plenty to keep the family busy at the Corn Exchange Newbury and Learning Centre this February half term. Horrible Histories: More Best of Barmy Britain will kick start the half term fun with a hilarious who’s who of British […]
Newbury Talks – Wikileaks and Post Truth in Newbury
Newbury Talks is kicking off 2018 with a real showstopper of a talk from our first Pulitzer Prize Winning speaker. James Ball is an award winning investigative journalist, who worked for WikiLeaks during its publication of 250,000 US embassy cables then, later, at The Guardian where he reported on the publication of the NSA files […]
Thames Valley Kings Juniors eye up Elite 8’s place after great British Wheelchair Basketball’s Lord Taverners Junior League Round
The Thames Valley Kings Junior league team returned to action this past Sunday in the second round matches of the league at Kennet Leisure in Thatcham. In the first Match of the day, the Kings faced Hampshire Hornets. After an early offense from Hornets that didn’t lead to a basket, Oscar Knight was straight to […]
Police looking for information in connection with exposures in Thatcham
Thames Valley Police is releasing CCTV footage in connection with three exposures in Thatcham. It is believed a man exposed himself to three women on three occasions in Thatcham. The first offence happened in Park Lane at just after 6pm on Friday 29 September. The second incident happened in Chapel Street at about 7.30pm on […]