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A serial shoplifter has been given a suspended prison sentence.

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New look, new name, same great Newbury Real Ale Festival

New look, new name, same great Newbury Real Ale Festival

New look, new name, same great Newbury Real Ale Festival

After 20 years of incredible success, there’s a new look for a favourite Newbury event.

Now a hosepipe ban for 1 million Hampshire residents

Now a hosepipe ban for 1 million Hampshire residents

Now a hosepipe ban for 1 million Hampshire residents

Southern Water has become the latest company to issue a temporary use ban.

Daisy's Dream Wellbeing Walk & Cream Tea raises almost £1,500 for bereaved children and families

Daisy's Dream Wellbeing Walk & Cream Tea raises almost £1,500 for bereaved children and families

Daisy's Dream Wellbeing Walk & Cream Tea raises almost £1,500 for bereaved children and families

Daisy's Dream held a wellbeing walk and cream tea to raise money for bereaved children and families.

Looking forward to Fairport Convention’s three-day Cropredy bash

Looking forward to Fairport Convention’s three-day Cropredy bash

Looking forward to Fairport Convention’s three-day Cropredy bash

There are certain summer traditions that seem quintessentially British, says John Garvey, who would add the annual pilgrimage to Cropredy as one.

Here’s how to view and buy all your prom photos

Here’s how to view and buy all your prom photos

Here’s how to view and buy all your prom photos

With GCSE and A-level exams now finished, students from across the district have begun celebrating the end of school in style.

What’s on this week in West Berks: your community listings

What’s on this week in West Berks: your community listings

What’s on this week in West Berks: your community listings

From wine tasting and afternoon tea to bingo nights and vintage street markets to repair cafés, it’s all going on.

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What’s on this week: our pick of arts&entertainment

What’s on this week: our pick of arts&entertainment

What’s on this week: our pick of arts&entertainment

Are you ready for the big party weekend?

Hosepipe ban for 1.1 million Thames Water customers

Hosepipe ban for 1.1 million Thames Water customers

Hosepipe ban for 1.1 million Thames Water customers

Thames Water will implement a hosepipe ban next week.
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NATIONAL NEWS

Fine witnesses who mislead select committees, MP urges

Fine witnesses who mislead select committees, MP urges

Fine witnesses who mislead select committees, MP urges

Conservative MP Mark Pritchard called for the Commons to start issuing fines for the first time in 359 years.
Archbishop of Westminster condemns ‘appalling strike’ on Gaza church

Archbishop of Westminster condemns ‘appalling strike’ on Gaza church

Archbishop of Westminster condemns ‘appalling strike’ on Gaza church

Israel’s foreign ministry expressed its ‘deep sorrow’ over the incident.
Ex-minister says no ‘fierce opposition’ to Afghan route amid data breach fallout

Ex-minister says no ‘fierce opposition’ to Afghan route amid data breach fallout

Ex-minister says no ‘fierce opposition’ to Afghan route amid data breach fallout

James Heappey said claims he had backed a ‘new entitlement’ for people affected by the breach but not eligible for other schemes were ‘untrue’.
Stab victim ‘gave grief’ to murder-accused’s friend over £20 debt, trial told

Stab victim ‘gave grief’ to murder-accused’s friend over £20 debt, trial told

Stab victim ‘gave grief’ to murder-accused’s friend over £20 debt, trial told

Noah Smedley was fatally stabbed in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, three days after Christmas last year.
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SPORT

Matilda leads Team Kennet girls to third straight title

Matilda leads Team Kennet girls to third straight title

TEAM Kennet Quad kids girls stormed to their 20th successive victory to secure the Wessex YA League for the third time in a row.
Albert to join Jofra Archer, Faf du Plessis and more in The Hundred 2025

Albert to join Jofra Archer, Faf du Plessis and more in The Hundred 2025

Toby Albert has been selected to play in The Hundred
Gideon gears up for London-Edinburgh-London charity ride

Gideon gears up for London-Edinburgh-London charity ride

‘I'm riding LEL in memory of my Dad’
Newbury go close in Binfield loss

Newbury go close in Binfield loss

Simon Digweed set a vicious pace from the start
Falkland battle to draw with league leaders Wokingham

Falkland battle to draw with league leaders Wokingham

The result continues a trend of positive home performances
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BUSINESS

Hosepipe ban for 1.1 million Thames Water customers

Hosepipe ban for 1.1 million Thames Water customers

Thames Water will implement a hosepipe ban next week.
Kitchen Tales to tell

Kitchen Tales to tell
Food Review: The Fairview Restaurant & Bar in Kingsclere

Food Review: The Fairview Restaurant & Bar in Kingsclere
Ghost town or business booming? What Newbury thinks of pedestrianisation

Ghost town or business booming? What Newbury thinks of pedestrianisation

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The Newbury to reopen next week

The Newbury to reopen next week
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Lifestyle

‘Somehow we have to stage the Battle of Hastings with a cast of seven people’

‘Somehow we have to stage the Battle of Hastings with a cast of seven people’

The play’s the thing for Newbury-based writer Beth Flintoff as she works towards the 1,000 year anniversary of William the Conqueror’s birth.
Looking forward to Fairport Convention’s three-day Cropredy bash

Looking forward to Fairport Convention’s three-day Cropredy bash
What’s on this week in West Berks: your community listings

What’s on this week in West Berks: your community listings
What’s on this week: our pick of arts&entertainment

What’s on this week: our pick of arts&entertainment
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Highlights from Iliffe's websites across the UK

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Highlights from Iliffe's websites across the UK

Man arrested after altercation at ticket barriers caught on camera

Man arrested after altercation at ticket barriers caught on camera

Man arrested after altercation at ticket barriers caught on camera

A man has been arrested after an altercation at a railway ticket barrier with a member of station staff was caught on camera.
Jermy ‘disappointed’ to see four Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer

Jermy ‘disappointed’ to see four Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer

Jermy ‘disappointed’ to see four Labour MPs suspended by Keir Starmer

Terry Jermy hopes the Labour MPs suspended by the Prime Minister will be able to rejoin the party “in time”.
How specialist care in Cambridge and greater awareness of CADASIL has helped delay onset of rare condition

How specialist care in Cambridge and greater awareness of CADASIL has helped delay onset of rare condition

How specialist care in Cambridge and greater awareness of CADASIL has helped delay onset of rare condition

It causes early-onset strokes and increases the risk of dementia.
Stalker jailed after making false claims to social services about ex

Stalker jailed after making false claims to social services about ex

Stalker jailed after making false claims to social services about ex

The victim of a woman’s stalking campaign has not seen his own children for two years after she made false claims about him to social services.
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