Hungerford, Kintbury and Tadley all play on Tuesday
A NUMBER of local football teams are back in action on Tuesday (tonight) with Hungerford Town, Kintbury Rangers and Tadley Calleva all scheduled to play. Hungerford, who secured a 2-0 win against...
View ArticleThatcham to celebrate VE Day at Family Fun Day
“THINGS are well poised” for Thatcham’s VE Day fun day celebration, including a parachute display team dropping in. This year’s Thatcham Family Fun Day will take on a wartime celebration to...
View ArticleThatcham Town hit eight against Basingstoke to return to winning ways
THATCHAM Town ended a five-game winless run in the Southern League Division 1 South with an emphatic 8-0 victory over Basingstoke Town at the Stacatruc Stadium. The Kingfishers were back in action...
View ArticleThatcham level crossing has been little impacted by new timetable, Network...
NETWORK Rail has said its recent timetable changes have had little impact on Thatcham’s level crossing. The new timetable added an extra train an hour between Newbury and Paddington. Ahead of the...
View ArticleNewbury and Thatcham - roadworks to affect A4 and Lower Way
THE A4 is set to close between Newbury and Thatcham again tonight (Tuesday) with work in Lower Way starting tomorrow. The A4 is scheduled to close between the B&Q roundabout and the Turnpike Road...
View ArticleThatcham Barclays to close later this year
THATCHAM is set to lose another bank after its Barclays branch was earmarked for closure. The branch will be closing its doors for the last time on June 12. Barclays said the Thatcham branch would be...
View ArticleThatcham volunteer recruitment event being held this weekend
A SPEED dating-style volunteer recruitment event will take place in Thatcham this weekend. Around 20 organisations based in or operating in Thatcham have booked for the event, called Thatcham Live...
View ArticleThatcham manager Danny Robinson delighted with his sides recent results
THATCHAM Town manager Danny Robinson praised his sides ‘professional’ performance during their 4-0 win at Mangotsfield United on Saturday. Kingfishers’ win took them back to the top of the Southern...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hungerford Town FC match still on but Thatcham and Aldermaston...
LOCAL football matches have been postponed because of coronavirus, but Hungerford Town's against Bath City is still going ahead as planned. However, Thatcham Town's home game against Evesham United,...
View ArticleFrancis Baily School in Thatcham holds STEM fair
SCIENCE was in the DNA of Francis Baily Primary School when it held its STEM fair last weekend. It was the first science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) event to be held at a West...
View ArticleThatcham Nature Discovery Centre closed until further notice
Thatcham's Nature Discovery Centre has also closed until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic. The centre, which is operated by BBOWT, said today: "The Nature Discovery Centre is closed...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Thatcham calling for volunteers
PEOPLE in Thatcham are being asked to step forward to help people at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. Thatcham Town Council is asking people to look out for their neighbours and reach out to...
View ArticleDanny Robinson: "The welfare of them and their families are the most...
THATCHAM Town manager Danny Robinson has supported the decision to suspend football until the Football Association deems it is safe to continue. The Southern League Division 1 South, like every other...
View ArticleNewbury and Thatcham members complete Bath Half Marathon as money is raised...
FOUR members of Newbury & Thatcham Hockey Club competed in the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday, March 15. James Mitchell, Piers Cunliffe, Craig Brookes and Max Masters ran the main event, with Masters...
View ArticleOn this day: Thatcham Town secure Wembley date after semi-final win over 1874...
WHEN you turn your attentions back two years, Thatcham Town were preparing for arguably, at the time, the biggest game in the football club's history. The Kingfishers made the long-trip to the...
View ArticleThatcham Town and Hungerford Town both affected as non-league football...
DESPITE being top of the Southern League Division 1 South table, Thatcham Town will not be able to complete their league season after a decision by the Football Association. On Thursday afternoon...
View ArticleCoronavirus Thatcham: Mayor praises community volunteers
THATCHAM’S mayor has said there has been a fantastic response to an appeal to help people during the coronavirus pandemic. Thatcham Town Council asked people to look out for their neighbours and reach...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Thatcham business 'doing all it can to survive'
A THATCHAM business has gone from celebrating to doing all it can to survive because of the coronavirus pandemic. Pete and Laura Congerton celebrated Cook & Butcher’s 10th anniversary at the...
View ArticleThatcham manager Danny Robinson frustrated with FA's decision to 'null and...
THATCHAM Town manager Danny Robinson has admitted that the Football Association’s decision to null and void non-league football is “heartbreaking and gut-wrenching”. The Kingfishers were sitting top of...
View ArticleWhat a mess: Thames Valley Police greeted with this scene in Thatcham after...
THIS was the scene in Colthrop Lane, off the A4 in Thatcham, on Wednesday night, as police responded to calls from witnesses. Officers posted the image of the badly damaged silver car on social media,...
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