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North West Hampshire MP made Companion of Honour

08 January 2013
North West Hampshire MP made Companion of Honour

North West Hampshire MP made Companion of Honour

08 January 2013

THE NORTH West Hampshire MP has been made a Companion of Honour for his service to politics. Sir George Young, who lives in Penton Mewsey, near Andover,…


Update: A339 closure near Kingsclere spills into Friday evening rush hour

04 January 2013
Update: A339 closure near Kingsclere spills into Friday evening rush hour

Update: A339 closure near Kingsclere spills into Friday evening rush hour

04 January 2013

Update: By 6pm, the incident was cleared and the road re-opened   THE A339 near Kingsclere – a main route between Newbury and Basingstoke – will…


A339 near Kingsclere remains closed due to overturned lorry

04 January 2013
A339 near Kingsclere remains closed due to overturned lorry

A339 near Kingsclere remains closed due to overturned lorry

04 January 2013

THE A339 near Kingsclere - a main route between Newbury and Basingstoke - remains closed for several hours, after a lorry overturned this morning (Friday).…


Overturned lorry blocks A339 in Kingsclere

04 January 2013
Overturned lorry blocks A339 in Kingsclere

Overturned lorry blocks A339 in Kingsclere

04 January 2013

THE A339 near Kingsclere is partially blocked in both directions near the Star pub, because of an overturned lorry. Police, fire and ambulance services…


Death at Newbury garage not caused by chemical leak

04 January 2013
Death at Newbury garage not caused by chemical leak

Death at Newbury garage not caused by chemical leak

04 January 2013

THE death of a man following a suspected hazardous materials accident was caused by a heart attack, put down to natural causes, it has been confirmed.…


Chance for chat with Tadley town councillors during shopping trip

04 January 2013
Chance for chat with Tadley town councillors during shopping trip

Chance for chat with Tadley town councillors during shopping trip

04 January 2013

TADLEY town councillors are providing chance of a convenient chat while doing the weekly shop at a supermarket in the town on Saturday morning (Jan 5).…


Firefighters from three stations battle Brimpton roof fire

03 January 2013
Firefighters from three stations battle Brimpton roof fire

Firefighters from three stations battle Brimpton roof fire

03 January 2013

FIREFIGHTERS from three stations battled a roof fire at a Brimpton business for over four hours yesterday (Wed Jan 2). According to Chris Cound, the crew…


Fire at Beenham compost could burn for another month

03 January 2013
Fire at Beenham compost could burn for another month

Fire at Beenham compost could burn for another month

03 January 2013

A FIRE at a Beenham compost plant, which has sent plumes of smoke billowing over the houses of local residents since the end of November is set to continue…


Flooding affects wide local area including Lambourn, Shaw and Donnington

02 January 2013
Flooding affects wide local area including Lambourn, Shaw and Donnington

Flooding affects wide local area including Lambourn, Shaw and Donnington

02 January 2013

FLOOD warnings and alerts remained in place on the rivers Kennet and Lambourn today (Wednesday Jan 2), as ground water levels remained high following…


Flytipper fined for dumping business waste in Silchester

27 December 2012
Flytipper fined for dumping business waste in Silchester

Flytipper fined for dumping business waste in Silchester

27 December 2012

A FLYTIPPER who dumped waste in a Silchester lane has been fined. At Basingstoke Magistrates Court on December 5, Sean Warwick, of Longacre Rise, Chineham…


Education Business Partnership West Berkshire receives £1k donation

26 December 2012
Education Business Partnership West Berkshire receives £1k donation

Education Business Partnership West Berkshire receives £1k donation

26 December 2012

WORK related skills for young people across West Berkshire recently (Dec 21) received a boost, thanks to a £1,000 donation from a Newbury construction…


Local food bank to be set up ahead of crisis

24 December 2012
Local food bank to be set up ahead of crisis

Local food bank to be set up ahead of crisis

24 December 2012

A FOOD bank for Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford is likely to be set up in the spring, when government reforms to the Social Fund are expected to hit…


Nutcracker fetches £9,000 at Donnington auction

24 December 2012
Nutcracker fetches £9,000 at Donnington auction

Nutcracker fetches £9,000 at Donnington auction

24 December 2012

A RARE nutcracker, almost four centuries old, went under the hammer recently (Dec 5) at a Donnington auction for £9,000. The seasonal item, on sale at…


Jack’s Rock when times are tough

24 December 2012
Jack’s Rock when times are tough

Jack’s Rock when times are tough

24 December 2012

Eleven-year-old Jack Dunn recently had his dearest wish to meet his favourite professional wrestler, The Rock, granted by Starlight Children’s Foundation,…


Father Christmas at Silchester children's Christmas party

23 December 2012
Father Christmas at Silchester children's Christmas party

Father Christmas at Silchester children's Christmas party

23 December 2012

FATHER Christmas pulled up his sleigh at a children’s Christmas party in Silchester on a recent (Dec 1) Saturday - followed the next day (Sunday Dec 2)…


More than 100 arrests in drink and drug driving campaign

23 December 2012
More than 100 arrests in drink and drug driving campaign

More than 100 arrests in drink and drug driving campaign

23 December 2012

POLICE have made 109 arrests in the Thames Valley area halfway through a month-long campaign aimed at tackling drink and drug driving over the festive…


Fire will burn into the New Year

23 December 2012
Fire will burn into the New Year

Fire will burn into the New Year

23 December 2012

THE COMPANY which ran a huge Beenham compost plant, where a fire is set to blaze for a further two weeks after starting over two weeks ago, have apologised…


Kingsclere's first Christmas tree festival proves a hit

22 December 2012
Kingsclere's first Christmas tree festival proves a hit

Kingsclere's first Christmas tree festival proves a hit

22 December 2012

KINGSCLERE’s first ever Christmas tree festival was bristling with success over the weekend and beyond. Held at St Mary’s Church, from Friday December…


New shops open as others close in Newbury

22 December 2012
New shops open as others close in Newbury

New shops open as others close in Newbury

22 December 2012

NEWBURY town centre has recently seen several shutters go down – and come up, after two well-known shops have closed or are about to close and others…


Teenager dies following Pamber Heath collision

21 December 2012
Teenager dies following Pamber Heath collision

Teenager dies following Pamber Heath collision

21 December 2012

A TADLEY teenager has died, following a collision in Pamber Heath during the early hours of this morning (Friday December 21). According to Hampshire…


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