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Camper van stolen from Beacon Hill car park

10 October 2012
Camper van stolen from Beacon Hill car park

Camper van stolen from Beacon Hill car park

10 October 2012

A CAMPER van, worth several thousand pounds, has been stolen from Beacon Hill car park, Burghclere, while the van’s owner went for a run. According to…


Construction due to begin on Sandford Springs Golf Club hotel

10 October 2012
Construction due to begin on Sandford Springs Golf Club hotel

Construction due to begin on Sandford Springs Golf Club hotel

10 October 2012

CONSTRUCTION of a new hotel at a Kingsclere golf club is to get under way in the next couple of weeks. Situated just outside the village on the A339,…


Charity cyclists devastated after bikes are stolen

10 October 2012
Charity cyclists devastated after bikes are stolen

Charity cyclists devastated after bikes are stolen

10 October 2012

TWO Newbury fundraisers have been left devastated, after their bicycles were stolen during a charity fundraising challenge. Simon Best, 41, and his neighbour,…


Major housing development in Tadley nears completion

09 October 2012
Major housing development in Tadley nears completion

Major housing development in Tadley nears completion

09 October 2012

HOUSES at a major development site in Tadley, close to AWE Aldermaston, are nearing completion, with a show home set to open next month. It is hoped that…


Shell garage at Tothill services granted 24-hour liquor licence

09 October 2012
Shell garage at Tothill services granted 24-hour liquor licence

Shell garage at Tothill services granted 24-hour liquor licence

09 October 2012

AN APPLICATION for a 24-hour off-licence at the Tothill services Shell garage on the A34 has been approved, despite the concerns of Burghclere councillors.…


Van key and laptop stolen in Tadley 'letterbox' burglary

08 October 2012
Van key and laptop stolen in Tadley 'letterbox' burglary

Van key and laptop stolen in Tadley 'letterbox' burglary

08 October 2012

VAN keys and a laptop computer have been stolen in Tadley, during an overnight, ‘letterbox’ type burglary. According to Hampshire Constabulary, sometime…


Newbury college tutor's charity skydive

07 October 2012
Newbury college tutor's charity skydive

Newbury college tutor's charity skydive

07 October 2012

A NEWBURY college tutor is taking part in a death defying jump to raise charity funds into a disease affecting children at birth. Functional skills tutor,…


Penwood gang stops lone female motorist

05 October 2012
Penwood gang stops lone female motorist

Penwood gang stops lone female motorist

05 October 2012

A GANG of men stopped the car of a lone female driver in Penwood on Sunday (Sept 30) and smashed her car windscreen. According to the beat manager for…


West Berkshire 'giraffe' raises its head again

05 October 2012
West Berkshire 'giraffe' raises its head again

West Berkshire 'giraffe' raises its head again

05 October 2012

NEWBURY’s ‘giraffe’ has raised its head above the parapet again after an absence of several months, and this time it has taken residence in a more natural…


Woman spat on and has hair pulled out in Tadley assault

04 October 2012
Woman spat on and has hair pulled out in Tadley assault

Woman spat on and has hair pulled out in Tadley assault

04 October 2012

A WOMAN was verbally abused, spat on and pulled to the ground by her hair in Tadley. Hampshire Constabulary have appealed for witnesses to the incident,…


Walkies raises funds for dog charity

03 October 2012
Walkies raises funds for dog charity

Walkies raises funds for dog charity

03 October 2012

PEOPLE and their dogs went walkies on Sunday, trekking to the top of Beacon Hill, Highclere, to raise funds for charity. More than 30 people and 12 dogs…


Motorists risking their lives at Headley Ford

02 October 2012
Motorists risking their lives at Headley Ford

Motorists risking their lives at Headley Ford

02 October 2012

MOTORISTS are still risking their lives driving through Headley Ford, despite the closure of the ford earlier this year, following a fatality, when the…


Children and dogs welcomed by new Royal Oak landlords

29 September 2012
Children and dogs welcomed by new Royal Oak landlords

Children and dogs welcomed by new Royal Oak landlords

29 September 2012

THE new landlords of an Ecchinswell pub have put out a welcome mat for children, dogs and families. Chris Webb, aged 35 and his wife Laura, aged 29, re-opened…


Tadley borough councillor resigns from Conservatives

27 September 2012
Tadley borough councillor resigns from Conservatives

Tadley borough councillor resigns from Conservatives

27 September 2012

A TADLEY borough councillor has resigned from the Conservative Party and jumped ship to stand as the UK Independence Party (UKIP) police and crime commissioner…


Blue skies for Silchester's 2012 fun run

26 September 2012
Blue skies for Silchester's 2012 fun run

Blue skies for Silchester's 2012 fun run

26 September 2012

RUNNERS taking part in this year’s Silchester Fun Run finally got off their starting blocks on Saturday (Sep 22), four months after the race was postponed…


Funky moves and platform shoes at Greenham jive

24 September 2012
Funky moves and platform shoes at Greenham jive

Funky moves and platform shoes at Greenham jive

24 September 2012

FUNKY moves, flares and platform shoes were to the fore at a recent 1970’s themed fancy dress dance in Greenham on Saturday night. Around 100 people turned…


30th Dubai weekend kicks off at Racecourse today (Fri)

21 September 2012
30th Dubai weekend kicks off at Racecourse today (Fri)

30th Dubai weekend kicks off at Racecourse today (Fri)

21 September 2012

ONE of the biggest events in the racing calendar at Newbury, the Dubai weekend, kicks off today (Fri). Staged under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh…


Visitor numbers soar at Highclere Castle

20 September 2012
Visitor numbers soar at Highclere Castle

Visitor numbers soar at Highclere Castle

20 September 2012

GROUPS hoping to book a visit to Highclere Castle next year (2013), where the period drama, Downton Abbey, was mostly filmed, could be in for a disappointment.…


Greek taxi driver sentenced to 11 years for killing Tadley teenager

19 September 2012
Greek taxi driver sentenced to 11 years for killing Tadley teenager

Greek taxi driver sentenced to 11 years for killing Tadley teenager

19 September 2012

A GREEK taxi driver has been sentenced to 11 years for killing Tadley teenager, Robert Sebbage. Robert Sebbage, aged 18, was fatally stabbed while on…


Greek taxi driver not guilty of Tadley teenager's murder

19 September 2012
Greek taxi driver not guilty of Tadley teenager's murder

Greek taxi driver not guilty of Tadley teenager's murder

19 September 2012

A GREEK taxi driver was today (Wednesday) cleared of murdering Tadley teenager Robert Sebbage. However Stelios Morfis was convicted of a lesser charge…


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