Newbury Weekly News

The Newbury Weekly News is a celebrated local weekly newspaper in England that serves the Newbury and West Berkshire areas. Its online platform is referred to as Newbury Today. The publication is managed by the Newbury Weekly News Group.

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Thatcham Broadway to partially close for roadworks

5 days ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Mirek Gosney

A town centre road will be shut for two days in Thatcham. The Broadway will be closed northbound, between Church Gate and the Bath Road/Chapel Street, from 7pm to 5am on Wednesday, April 23, and Thursday, April 24. The closure is to allow Volker Highways to complete block paving works and repair two gullies on behalf of West Berkshire Council. The contractor said residential and blue light access will be maintained if possible.
Call out for artists to show along the railings at Newbury’s Victoria Park

6 days ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

ART on the Park is now planning its ever-popular show featuring local art and craft stalls. This year’s event will be held on Sunday, August 24, weather permitting, on the railings of the Victoria Park Nursery and Family Hub. Art on the Park is an opportunity for local artists and craftspeople to exhibit and sell their work, and is an event where everyone can appreciate the wealth of artistic creativity, in and around Newbury. Local artists and craftspeople are invited to apply for pitches.
Night of heaven for Newbury’s Zeppheads

6 days ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

CODA. Led Zeppelin Tributeat Arlington Arts,Snelsmoreon Saturday, April 12Review by BRIAN HARRINGTONANOTHER reviewer once described CODA as “not really a cover band, more a reincarnation”. I would endorse that opinion. There can be no band more representative of the title “classic rock” than Led Zeppelin and their extensive back catalogue is such that it is impossible in any one show to, as the saying goes, please all of the people, all of the time.
What’s on this week in West Berks

1 week ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

THURSDAYBERKSHIRE on Film, by Royal Berkshire Archives and Wessex Film & Sound Archive, Includes footage from Newbury, Reading Biscuit Factory, 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50, plus booking fee. Visit www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk to book tickets. MAUNDY Thursday Communion Service at St Mary’s Church, Speen, 7.30pm. UNTIL April 27, Basildon Park Easter Adventures – a mansion makeover 10am-5pm Lady Iliffe saved Basildon Park from ruin, can you do the same? Check out the miniature mansion.
Here’s our arts&ents hitlist for this week

1 week ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

PiafBE drawn into the extraordinary world of Édith Piaf, at The Watermill, Bagnor, until May 17. Pam Gems’ play, starring Audrey Brisson, charts The Little Sparrow’s dramatic rise from the squalor of the streets of Paris to the glamour of international stardom. Piaf intertwines the great loves, losses and questionable decisions of this complex and fragile star with her raw, spellbinding songs, performed live by an ensemble cast of actor-musicians.
Lambourn Open Day 2025 featuring Nicky Henderson, Jamie Snowden and more - all you need to know

1 week ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Oliver Haines

Racing fans are in for a spectacular day, as the Peter O’Sullevan Lambourn Open Day returns on Good Friday, 18 April 2025 after last year’s event was abandoned due to waterlogging. This much-loved annual charity event throws open the doors to over 20 training yards, giving the public a rare behind-the-scenes look at the heart of the racing world.
Ivo Graham’s honest, bittersweet solo show Carousel is about memory and remorse

1 week ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

Ivo Graham: Carousel at the North Wall Arts Centreon Wednesday, April 9Review by JON LEWISThe Memory CollectionIvo Graham’s honest, bittersweet solo show Carousel is about memory and remorse. The story begins at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station during the Fringe Festival as Graham rushes for the sleeper train to London, getting on with minutes to spare because he’s desperate to see his young daughter.
Name a seat in Newbury’s Old Library

1 week ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

Published: 05:00, 17 April 2025 Name a seat in the Old LibraryToday (Thursday, April 17) the Corn Exchange Newbury are launching their Name a Seat appeal as part of their campaign to reopen the historic Newbury Old Library as a new arts hub for the community. The Name a Seat appeal gives members of the public the opportunity to be the first to name one of the brand-new seats in the Old Library studio theatre, which will open to the public later in 2025.
Queen of Countdown’s Dictionary Corner Susie Dent wows The Watermill

1 week ago | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee

Queen of Countdown’s Dictionary Corner Susie Dent wowed her audience at The Watermill on Sunday evening. She was there in conversation with broadcaster and podcaster Hannah MacInnes at a fundraising event for the Bagnor theatre in collaboration with Hungerford Bookshop, talking about her debut crime novel Guilty by Definition.
Yattendon C of E Primary School pupils ‘Wear it Wild’ on dress-up day to raise cash for the World Wide Fund for Nature

1 week ago | 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.