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Multiple roadworks to pile on misery for Newbury motorists

22 January 2016
Multiple roadworks to pile on misery for Newbury motorists

Multiple roadworks to pile on misery for Newbury motorists

22 January 2016

Fragile infrastructure highlighted after town gridlocked due to broken down lorry THIS map is not what West Berkshire’s motorists will want to see…


Burghfield Common man jailed for possession of knife, shotgun and drugs

20 January 2016
Burghfield Common man jailed for possession of knife, shotgun and drugs

Burghfield Common man jailed for possession of knife, shotgun and drugs

20 January 2016

Thomas Biggs was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Monday A BURGHFIELD Common man has been jailed for five years and eight months for being in possession…


Newbury's taxpayers' will have to cough up £1m next year

19 January 2016
Newbury's taxpayers' will have to cough up £1m next year

Newbury's taxpayers' will have to cough up £1m next year

19 January 2016

Town council approves 2016/17 budget which includes a 4.6 per cent increase to the precept NEWBURY Town Council will ask the town’s taxpayers to…


Tensions boil over at town council meeting

19 January 2016
Tensions boil over at town council meeting

Tensions boil over at town council meeting

19 January 2016

Councillor in public spat with leader and chief executive over 'missing' cafe plans TENSIONS boiled over at Monday night’s Newbury Town Council…


Jewellery stolen in Burghfield Common burglary

18 January 2016
Jewellery stolen in Burghfield Common burglary

Jewellery stolen in Burghfield Common burglary

18 January 2016

Police appealing for witnesses ITEMS of jewellery were stolen from a home in Burghfield Common last week. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses…


Balaclava-clad robbers threaten restaurant staff at gunpoint

18 January 2016
Balaclava-clad robbers threaten restaurant staff at gunpoint

Balaclava-clad robbers threaten restaurant staff at gunpoint

18 January 2016

Two men made off with money from West Berkshire fish and chip shop BALACLAVA-clad burglars burst into a fish and chip shop in Tilehurst before threatening…


Another leading firm is leaving Newbury

18 January 2016
Another leading firm is leaving Newbury

Another leading firm is leaving Newbury

18 January 2016

Business announces its relocating to Reading A leading international company is moving away from Newbury – while another is making redundancies. Civil…


Anger over Kintbury homes plan

17 January 2016
Anger over Kintbury homes plan

Anger over Kintbury homes plan

17 January 2016

Developer wants to build 72 new houses on land north of Irish Hill Road PLANS to build 72 homes in Kintbury have been submitted despite widespread objections…


Council rocked by £19m cuts bombshell

15 January 2016
Council rocked by £19m cuts bombshell

Council rocked by £19m cuts bombshell

15 January 2016

District council says it will have to increase council tax and cut more services after latest blow FIRST it was £10.8m, then it was £14.8m…


Dog reunited with owner a month after escaping from M4 crash

15 January 2016
Dog reunited with owner a month after escaping from M4 crash

Dog reunited with owner a month after escaping from M4 crash

15 January 2016

Jo-Jo the lurcher found safe and well after massive search A DOG which went missing for a month when the car it was travelling in overturned on the M4…


'Car-mageddon' arrives three days later than expected

14 January 2016
'Car-mageddon' arrives three days later than expected

'Car-mageddon' arrives three days later than expected

14 January 2016

Delays on all major roads this morning 'CAR-MAGEDDON' has officially arrived - three days later than expected. Motorists were warned to expect a "year…


Most roads flowing well despite bridge closure, say council

14 January 2016
Most roads flowing well despite bridge closure, say council

Most roads flowing well despite bridge closure, say council

14 January 2016

But council admits there is a knock-on effect at Sainsbury's junction and Greenham WEST Berkshire Council says that the Robin Hood roundabout is flowing…


Family raise awareness of epilepsy after daughter's tragic death

13 January 2016
Family raise awareness of epilepsy after daughter's tragic death

Family raise awareness of epilepsy after daughter's tragic death

13 January 2016

Pregnant Thatcham woman and her unborn twins tragically die on Christmas Eve after seizure “THREE princesses have gone together to heaven.” That…


Newbury's Tory MP slams own government over proposals to cut council funding

11 January 2016
Newbury's Tory MP slams own government over proposals to cut council funding

Newbury's Tory MP slams own government over proposals to cut council funding

11 January 2016

Richard Benyon says he is 'not at all happy' over plans that could see district council forced to make more cuts NEWBURY’S Tory MP Richard Benyon…


Family pays tribute to 'beautiful' mum-to-be Kirsty

08 January 2016
Family pays tribute to 'beautiful' mum-to-be Kirsty

Family pays tribute to 'beautiful' mum-to-be Kirsty

08 January 2016

Thatcham mother and her unborn twins die after seizure on Christmas Eve “THREE princesses have gone together to heaven.” That was the touching…


Year of traffic hell starts on Monday

08 January 2016
Year of traffic hell starts on Monday

Year of traffic hell starts on Monday

08 January 2016

More misery for motorists as Boundary Road closes for another 12 months YOU’VE had the luxury of a relatively traffic-free Newbury for the past…


Police close A4 after 'fear for welfare' incident

07 January 2016
Police close A4 after 'fear for welfare' incident

Police close A4 after 'fear for welfare' incident

07 January 2016

Reports that house was cordoned off but road has since reopened POLICE had to close the A4 Bath Road between Newbury and Thatcham following a 'fear for…


Newbury man punches the mother of his child in the face

06 January 2016
Newbury man punches the mother of his child in the face

Newbury man punches the mother of his child in the face

06 January 2016

Man says he is sorry after attack leaves victim with bloodied lip and bruised face A NEWBURY man who hit the mother of his child has been sentenced. Newbury…


Former councillor admits stealing £140,000 from Newbury employer

04 January 2016
Former councillor admits stealing £140,000 from Newbury employer

Former councillor admits stealing £140,000 from Newbury employer

04 January 2016

Washing machine engineer helped himself to money A MAN who admitted stealing £140,000 from his Newbury employers has been warned it is “highly…


Premier Inn submits revised plans for Newbury hotel

01 January 2016
Premier Inn submits revised plans for Newbury hotel

Premier Inn submits revised plans for Newbury hotel

01 January 2016

Hotel chain puts in scaled back plans after previous proposals refused PREMIER Inn has submitted revised, scaled-back plans for a 100-bedroom hotel in…


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