 | Clampdown on violent crime a success | | | A clampdown on violent crime month in Newbury town centre has been declared a success. During December, extra resources were put into the town centre during the day and night to carry out high profile patrols. Test purchasing operations were carried out to tackle the sale of alcohol to underage people and visits were made to all licensed premises in the area. | | | Published: 03rd January 2008 09.25am |
| | Fun for Half Term in the Market Place | | | If you love animals then you’ll want to visit the Market Place on Friday 26 October from 10am – 3pm, an event sponsored by Kennet Shopping.
You’ll find a selection of large and small animals which you can stroke and, if appropriate feed, or groom. Due to the Foot and Mouth restrictions there will be no cloven hoofed animals attending but there’s still lots to see, donkey, pony, rabbits, ducks to name a few. | | | Published: 06th October 2007 01.31am |
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| New Christmas lights for Newbury | | | Newbury Town Council is very pleased to announce that it has entered into a 5 year contract with Millennium Quest to supply new Christmas Lights for Newbury Town Centre. The new Christmas Lights are planned to be installed in time for a grand switch-on on the evening of Friday 30 November 2007. | | | Published: 28th August 2007 14.09pm |
| | A Level success at Newbury College | | | Students in Sociology, Psychology and English Language achieved 100% pass rate in their A2 exams. Results for AS French and Pure Maths also saw 100% pass rate. A number of students are going on to the University of their choice including Southampton, Reading and Oxford Brookes. | | | Published: 16th August 2007 16.38pm |
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| More listeners for Kick FM | | | The latest official radio audience figures have been released and it’s good news once again for Kick FM. They show that people in West Berkshire are listening to the station for twenty percent longer than a year ago, and that almost one in four adults in the area are now tuning in, compared to one in five a year ago. | | | Published: 16th August 2007 12.43pm |
| | Vodafone ball cancelled | | | After a decade of some of the most lavish staff parties in the corporate world, Vodafone has cancelled its famous summer ball for employees. The Shaw-based mobile phone firm told staff recently that rising costs made the bash too expensive, even though costs were reined in two years ago, for example with Tony Hadley headlining instead of Robbie Williams. | | | Published: 27th June 2007 18.45pm |
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| Taxpayers to fund council tour of Cardiff | | | Council planners have been told to take a break from overseeing the redevelopment of Newbury, and spend a day on a fact-finding tour of.....Cardiff. Newbury.net can reveal that around 60 West Berkshire Council staff will be whisked off to investigate the Millennium stadium and other new developments in the regeneration of the Welsh capital. | | | Published: 27th June 2007 18.41pm |
| | Cycling lobby wins again | | | Newbury's influential cycling lobby has secured a u-turn on council plans to ban cyclists from the town centre. West Berkshire Council decided to reverse an earlier decision to ban cyclists from pedestrianised areas, and has actually pledged to make conditions easier for cycling through pedestrian areas. | | | Published: 27th June 2007 18.30pm |
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| Roadworks respite brings back shoppers | | | Newbury’s shoppers have started appearing in greater numbers after a brief respite in the major roadworks disruption – newbury.net can reveal. The Spring town centre footfall figures show a 60% increase in visitors to the Market Place compared to last October, when the £800,000 revamp was underway. The second biggest increase was the Arcade, up 35% on last autumn. | | | Published: 14th June 2007 13.27pm |
| | Pirates Perform Musical Extravaganza | | | On Sunday 1st July, Captain Jack Sparrow and his band of pirates will be invading Newbury’s Market Place for a special performance of Pirates The Musical, which is based on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The performance, takes place in the heart of Newbury town centre, after Newbury’s annual Carnival at 8pm. | | | Published: 06th June 2007 16.09pm |
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| Rendel presses for cinema truth | | | Councillor David Rendel is this week demanding to know the true extent of the damage caused to Newbury’s cinema project by Conservative West Berkshire Council’s poor and lazy attitude towards project management. Lib Dem leader Jeff Brooks is furious at the accusations made by the Conservatives last week. | | | Published: 04th June 2007 17.24pm |
| | New Shops for Newbury | | | Cafe society seems to have had its day if two of Newbury's latest shop deals are anything to go by. The short-lived Caramelle coffee shop is currently being refitted by regional clothing boutique Mistral. The small chain operates in Marlborough and Hungerford, and is in good company in Bartholomew Street, where Laura Ashley, Naseby Collection and Tiger Tiger have made a success. | | | Published: 04th June 2007 07.57am |
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| The Newbury Wine Festival | | | The first ever Newbury Wine Festival, is to be held at The Corn Exchange on October 13th and 14th 2007. The aim of the Newbury Wine Festival is to bring wine lovers and small independent Wine Merchants together for the first time so that the amazing quality of small wine producers can be discovered by an increasingly knowledge thirsty audience! | | | Published: 04th June 2007 07.33am |
| | Families prefer Basingstoke to Newbury | | | The Readers Digest polled 1000 families and researched school results, crime levels and other data to compile its index of where its best to bring up a family. West Berkshire came 228th, and was soundly beaten by such safe and pleasant havens as Andover (76th), Warrington (79th) and Plymouth (158th). | | | Published: 17th May 2007 11.59am |
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| Licence scheme for pavement cafes in the Market Place | | | West Berkshire Council is about to offer free licences for street traders in the town’s pedestrianised area, to try and create a more lively atmosphere. The £800,000 refurbishment of the town’s only square has been severely criticized by shoppers and businesses, who feel the Market Place is now a large void apart from market days. | | | Published: 16th May 2007 12.25pm |
| | Independents challenge party dominance | | | After months of rumours, three independent candidates from Newbury have put themselves up for West Berkshire Council’s May 3 election with the hope of carrying on former mayor Mike Rodger’s apolitical role in local government.
Nominations closed on Wednesday. | | | Published: 05th April 2007 15.27pm |
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