PROPOSALS to build an orangery at a listed Eastbury building have been rejected by planners. The application was for permission to build a hardwood framed…
SHEEPD ROVE Organic Farm in Lambourn has won approval for a second, controversial wind turbine on the downs. Members of West Berkshire Council’s western…
EXCUSE me - have you seen our bear? Hungerford hotel The Bear has issued a public appeal for help in tracing a very big part of its history which went…
A MOTORIST smashed into the rear of an articulated lorry after drinking too much, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, September 19. The court was told…
A MONUMENT in memory of British and American units stationed in Ramsbury during the Second World War has been unveiled at Littlecote House. The memorial…
AN AMBITIOUS development to create a “centre of excellence” at an Upper Lambourn racing yard has been presented to planners. The proposals are for a new…
TWO men were so engrossed in their brawling outside a Newbury town centre pub they didn’t notice they were being watched on CCTV. Last Thursday town magistrates…
A VETERAN conwoman with a “shocking” history of offending was back to her old ways in Newbury, magistrates heard recently. Even an Asbo failed to deter…
THE father of a Hungerford heroin addict told an inquest how he would keep a loving, nightly vigil to ensure his sleeping son was still breathing. Then,…
WEST Berkshire Council is supporting the national Stoptober initiative aimed at getting smokers to ditch the weed. Last year the event helped 160,000…
WOULD-BE developers for Hungerford have earmarked land east of Salisbury Road as an ideal site for 250 new homes. A spokesman for Pro Vision, Steven Smallman,…
IT’S ALL systems go for Hungerford Food Festival today. And it’s enough to make your mouth water.The festival is a family friendly community event that…
A FORMER Newbury publican has celebrated her 100th birthday at a party with five generations of family. Lillian Redding enjoyed a birthday bash at the…
AN illegal parking sign has finally been replaced - three years after a whistleblower claims he warned West Berkshire Council they were wrongly ticketing…
REFURBISHMENT work is continuing at the Tally Ho Community Pub in Hungerford Newtown. The demolition stage is now finished; the outside is being repainted…
HERE they are - Hungerford’s green-fingered gardening gurus who make the town blooming lovely. A record number of entrants took part in this year’s Hungerford…
DEMANDS have been made for a full investigation into West Berkshire Council’s parking restriction signs. The call followed revelations last week that…
A DISGRUNTLED IT expert sabotaged his former employer’s computer system, causing £16,000 worth of damage, Newbury magistrates heard. Hacked-off Neil Richard…
A TEAM of volunteers will help restock the River Kennet with invertebrates vital to the fragile ecosystem. They are taking part in an experiment aimed…
FRAUDSTERS are targetting small businesses in Wiltshire, police have warned. Wiltshire Police and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have issued…
