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newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
Pupils at Yattendon C of E Primary School have raised £300 for the World Wide Fund for Nature, which is the school’s chosen charity of the year, writes Ace Beattie. A series of fundraising events have been planned throughout the year in support of WWF. The most recent activity was an animal-themed art exhibition and ‘Wear it Wild’ dress-up day for the children, building on the school’s commitment to the Eco School’s Award.
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1 week ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
Published: 15:30, 14 April 2025 | Updated: 15:40, 14 April 2025 Primark will finally open its doors in Newbury tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The much anticipated arrival in Parkway Shopping centre will be open to the public from 10am. But our photographer, Phil Cannings, has been given exclusive access to the store so we can bring you a sneak peek of what it looks like inside the new store.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
Hundreds of lambs have already been born at a family farm in Stanford Dingley. It’s been all hands to the pump at the Breakspear family’s Mazelands Farm, as is usual for them as spring arrives. Keep scrolling down to enjoy all of the lovely photos sent into us from the farm by Becky Breakspear. So far they’ve had more than 200 lambs born and, with 300 ewes brought in to lamb, there’s still more new arrivals expected over the coming days.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
Newbury Building Society has been celebrating the 250th anniversary of the building society movement, writes Ace Beattie. The first known building society was set up in 1775 to held ordinary working people to own their homes and provide a place for their savings. Newbury Building Society (NBS) was set up in 1856 and continues to provide services, including help for people wanting to save and those wanting to buy their own homes.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
Amid global concerns over Donald Trump’s tariffs, Newbury MP Lee Dillon has announced a new campaign to focus on local businesses and farmers, writes Ace Beattie. Mr Dillon has launched ‘Buy Newbury, Back Britain’, a local plan to support independent shops and community action.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
A Newbury pub has made history – for being part of the biggest synchronised pint pour. The Globe pub, in Bartholomew Street, joined 114 pubs across the country to set a unique Guinness World Record for the most people pulling a pint at exactly the same time. Organised by Heineken, ‘The Big Pour’ was to celebrate the fact that more than 1,000 pubs are now pouring Heineken 0.0% beer on tap. The record-breaking pint pour took place on Monday, April 7 and last for just 10 seconds.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
With just under a week to go until Primark opens its doors in Newbury, the store has launched its Click & Collect service. The first orders will be available for customers to collect when the store opens in Parkway Shopping centre next Tuesday (April 15). Cian Gough, store manager of Primark Newbury, said: “With less than a week to go before we officially open, it’s brilliant to kick things off by launching Click & Collect for people to start placing their very first orders.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
He’s back!Whoops, cheers and rapturous applause rang around Newbury yesterday (Wednesday) as Paddington was unveiled – again!He is now sitting once again in pride of place in Newbury town centre. The statue of the beloved bear from Peru was ripped from his seat outside Camp Hopson on Northbrook Street by two RAF engineers after a boozy day at the races at the beginning of March. Daniel Heath and William Lawrence, both 22, admitted causing criminal damage and have since been sentenced.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
The glitz and glamour of awards night came to Newbury as we hosted the glittering NWN Best in Business Awards 2025. The black tie gala ceremony took place on Friday evening, at Newbury Racecourse and was hosted by Bargain Hunt TV star Thomas Forrester, who owns the Newbury-based Special Auction Services (SAS). More than 250 guests enjoyed a three-course meal, a fundraising true or false game, fantastic musical entertainment by the young stars of local singing group Vox Fresh and a silent auction.
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2 weeks ago | 
newburytoday.co.uk | Sarah Bosley
More than a thousand people enjoyed a day of inspiration, education, and hands-on activities focused on sustainability and environmental action in Newbury. GreenFest 2025 took place at St Bartholomew’s School on Saturday (April 5) and was a “huge success in inspiring a greener future in West Berkshire” said organisers.
