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4th
July 2010
3:00pm |
Newbury Waterways Festival - 200 Years of the Kennet and Avon Canal. |
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2010 is a landmark year in the life of the Kennet & Avon canal as we celebrate 200 years since completion of this important water route from Reading to Bristol. The Festival will have “2010 – a canal odyssey” as its theme. |
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2nd
July 2010
9:39am |
Fatal collision on the A34 Newbury Bypass. |
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The A34 Newbury Bypass was closed earlier today (2nd July) following a collision between a pedestrian and a white Leyland Daf lorry. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. |
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19th
November 2009
12:52pm |
Poles paint Newbury pub purple. |
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Enforcement officers from West Berkshire Council moved very swiftly to stop the new Polish tenants of the old Bricklayers pub in Bartholomew Street Newbury. They had started to paint the outside walls lilac. The pub is a grade II listed building. |
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19th
November 2009
12:49pm |
Newbury car parking hike backfires |
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The attempt to extract more cash from shoppers and visitors to Newbury in a recession has seen Newbury at odds with many other towns and cities, where parking charges have been cut to help local businesses. |
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19th
November 2009
5:15am |
Teenage girl pushed in canal near Victoria Park, Newbury. |
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Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was pushed into a canal in Newbury on Tuesday (17th November).
At around 5.20pm, a 16-year-old girl from Newbury was with friends in Victoria Park, close to the pond, when she was pushed into the Kennet and Avon canal. |
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19th
November 2009
5:11am |
Chain used in vicious attack. |
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The incident happened at about 10.40pm on Tuesday 10th November, in the alleyway between Courtlands Road and Greenham Road, Newbury.
An 18-year-old man was walking home along the alleyway when he was approached by two youths walking in the opposite direction. |
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19th
November 2009
4:54am |
A night time view of Newbury's Park Way Bridge |
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Park Way Bridge, bathed in ultra violet light with the silhouette of one of the huge cranes on the nearby construction site in the background.
Newbury is undergoing major upheaval at the moment. Extensive roadworks are almost complete, the new Vue Cinema has opened in Market Street and the Parkway Shopping Centre is due to open for spring/summer 2011. |
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14th
November 2009
11:54pm |
Vue Cinema opens in Newbury. |
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Newbury's new seven screen multiplex has opened to capacity audiences. Over 1,000 people attended on Friday evening (13th November), bringing a much needed boost to the town's evening economy. |
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14th
November 2009
5:51pm |
Banner breaks loose in gale force winds. |
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Part of Northbrook Street in Newbury had to be cordoned off earlier today when the advertising banner suspended across the street broke loose in gale force winds. The wire suspension cables were causing a serious hazard to passing pedestrians. |
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13th
November 2009
5:51pm |
1,000 extra people in Newbury tonight. |
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Every seat in Newbury's new cinema is already taken for this evenings performances. This means at least an extra 1,000 people in town tonight mingling with the **** artists who normally frequent the town. |
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14th
November 2009
8:00pm |
Newbury Christmas Lights 2009 |
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Newbury Town Council is very pleased to announce that arrangements are now finalised for the Christmas Lights Switch-On in the Market Place, Newbury at 5pm on Friday 27 November 2009. |
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12th
November 2009
1:05pm |
West Berkshire Council welcomes new cinema for Newbury. |
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The new cinema is an important element of the Newbury Vision 2025 which has already seen improvements to Northbrook Street, Market Place and Bartholomew Street as well as the new Parkway development which is currently under construction. |
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11th
November 2009
9:59am |
Prolific burglar jailed for sixteen months. |
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A 21-year old man has been jailed for 16 months after admitting four burglaries in West Berkshire. Michael Hankin, of no fixed abode, was sentenced earlier this week at Reading Crown Court. He admitted to 4 offences and asked for 25 other offences, including 12 burglaries to be taken into consideration |
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11th
November
2009
8.15am |
The beginning of the end... |
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...of roadworks in Newbury town centre. Cheap Street and Market Street have now re-opened to 2 way traffic. West Berkshire Council have confirmed that Newbury town centre will be a "roadwork free zone" over the Christmas period. |
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9th
November
2009
2.12pm |
Newbury Town Centre Partnership - Minutes now available online |
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Following requests for greater transparency, the minutes of the most recent meeting of the NewburyTown Centre Partnership are now available online.
A hard copy is also available to view at the Newbury Library in the Wharf. |
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5th
November 2009
0:01am |
A pavilion for Victoria Park, Newbury. |
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A three day exhibition opens in Newbury Library today showing details of a proposed pavilion for Newbury’s Victoria Park, along with displays about potential future upgrades to the adjacent Wharf area. The exhibition will demonstrate how the project has developed following the public consultation carried out in 2007. |
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