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A34 Chieveley death crash lorry driver jailed for over four years

Mobile phone use at wheel results in 3rd fatal A34 incident in a year A LORRY driver who killed a young Swindon woman last year after the lorry he was…

Cat seeking special someone after life is turned upside down

Cat seeking special someone after life is turned upside down

Onset of blindness caused by medical condition A CAT whose life was turned upside down after he went blind in his golden years desperately needs the tender…

Business thanked for support at Castle School's Post-16 event

20 March 2017

Business thanked for support at Castle School's Post-16 event

20 March 2017

School marks World of Work programme NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon and mayor Julian Swift-Hook supported a special event at a Newbury school on Friday. The…

Famous names from horse racing world at Kingsclere fundraiser

Famous names from horse racing world at Kingsclere fundraiser

Cheltenham Gold Cup preview evening FAMOUS names from the world of horse racing attended a charity fundraising night in Kingsclere, ahead of this week’s…

Pretty Penny seeks active family home

Pretty Penny seeks active family home

Adventurous one-year-old loves walks and hedgerows A PRETTY four-legged youngster is busy sniffing out an active new home. Looking for human pals to accompany…

Thatcham man convicted of Newbury drug dealing

16 March 2017

Thatcham man convicted of Newbury drug dealing

16 March 2017

Sentence follows May police swoop on £800 cannabis stash A THATCHAM man has been convicted of drug dealing after police swooped on a £800 stash…

Prehistoric monuments discovered in Pamber Forest

14 March 2017

Prehistoric monuments discovered in Pamber Forest

14 March 2017

Excavations start in ancient woodland ANCIENT woodland near Silchester is being excavated in order to reveal its prehistoric past. A series of six or…

Kintbury pub evacuated after gas cylinder leak

13 March 2017

Kintbury pub evacuated after gas cylinder leak

13 March 2017

Carbon dioxide leak in cellar A KINTBURY pub was evacuated this afternoon (Mon), due to a leaking gas cylinder in the cellar. Two pumps from Newbury Fire…

Beagle hot on trail of new home

Beagle hot on trail of new home

Bailey aged 14 months loves walking and exploring A BEAGLE is hot on the trail of sniffing out a new owner. Yong chap, Bailey is a 14-month-old beagle…

Spring in the air as lambing season gets underway

Spring in the air as lambing season gets underway

Police reminder to keep dogs on leads near livestock SPRING was in the air this week, with sunny spells, daffodils a-bloom and lambs gambolling in local…

Hundreds pack out Ashford Hill church to pay respects

11 March 2017

Hundreds pack out Ashford Hill church to pay respects

11 March 2017

Service of Thanksgiving for former parish council chairman HUNDREDS of people packed out an Ashford Hill church last Friday, to pay their respects to…

Families enjoy Newbury play area officially opened at the weekend

10 March 2017

Families enjoy Newbury play area officially opened at the weekend

10 March 2017

Town council responds to residents' requests and installs £22,000 facility CHILDREN and local families are taking time out in the fresh spring air, after…

Owners and dogs' lucky escape from M4 vehicle fire

Owners and dogs' lucky escape from M4 vehicle fire

Car well alight between Hungerford and Newbury OCCUPANTS of a car, including two dogs, had a lucky escape from a blazing vehicle on the M4 between Hungerford…

Police issue warning to dog owners after another sheep killed on a Kingsclere farm

Police issue warning to dog owners after another sheep killed on a Kingsclere farm

Injuries consistent with dog attack in second incident in a month POLICE have issued a warning to dog owners to keep their dog on a lead near livestock,…

Staff at Kingsclere dental practice to tackle highest mountain in Wales

Staff at Kingsclere dental practice to tackle highest mountain in Wales

Mount Snowdon challenge to raise hospital charity funds STAFF at a Kingsclere dental practice are to tackle the highest mountain in Wales to raise funds…

Baughurst restaurant proprietors slam 250 per cent business rate rise

08 March 2017

Baughurst restaurant proprietors slam 250 per cent business rate rise

08 March 2017

Award-winning North Hampshire eaterie contact MP at prospect THE proprietors of an award-winning Baughurst restaurant claim that a planned 250-per-cent…

Ashford Hill parish councillor raises concerns about developers' cash

Ashford Hill parish councillor raises concerns about developers' cash

Worries cash from village housing scheme allocated to Kingsclere AN ASHFORD Hill parish councillor has raised concerns that money from a housing development…

Silchester villagers turn out in force after work starts to construct travellers' site in village

Silchester villagers turn out in force after work starts to construct travellers' site in village

Representative from Gypsy Council speaks on behalf of travellers SILCHESTER villagers turned out in force on Tuesday evening at a special meeting to discuss…

Caravan destroyed in Upper Basildon blaze

Caravan destroyed in Upper Basildon blaze

Police and firefighters called to scene A CARAVAN was destroyed in a blaze at Upper Basildon during the early hours of this morning (Fri). One pump from…

Service of Thanksgiving this afternoon at Ashford Hill church

Service of Thanksgiving this afternoon at Ashford Hill church