TWO NEW apartment blocks in Hungerford, which will provide 74 affordable homes for older people, have been officially named Redwood House and Lindley…
IT’S all go for the Tally Ho! at Hungerford Newtown. The former village pub is currently undergoing a major refit, including the construction of a disabled…
A HUNGERFORD antiques dealer has written a book aimed at helping would-be entrepreneurs follow in her footsteps. Christine Pym (pictured), co-founder…
RAISE your glasses for the second annual Hungerford Club’s Real Ale Festival. The award-winning club will ensure there is plenty of good beer, cheer,…
HERE’S Hungerford Rotary Club’s own ‘Silver Fox’ as you’ve never seen him before. Norman Sinclair-Baines volunteered to have his trademark flowing locks…
HUNGERFORD Town Football Club has won permission to sell alcohol and play recorded music. The club’s secretary, John Smith, applied to West Berkshire…
HUNGERFORD has a new district councillor this morning (Friday). He is the Conservative candidate James Podger.However, the Tory majority was cut from…
A justice minister has declined to give reassurances over the future of Newbury magistrates’ courthouse. West Berkshire Liberal Democrat spokeswoman Judith…
AT LEAST three villages in the Lambourn Valley were without water today (Wednesday). Worst affected were East Garston, Great Shefford and Eastbury.Great…
THE RAMSBURY Tea company is putting the kettle on for a celebratory brew after two of their new blends scooped gold stars in a national contest. The 2013…
A FORMER traffic warden for West Berkshire Council has claimed motorists are being ticketed illegally. Andy Needham, who said he was employed as a Civil…
AN heir hunter company that preyed on bereaved relatives has been ordered to repay victims more than £200,000 plus a £25,000 fine. The company had charged…
THE four prospective West Berkshire councillors for Hungerford will go head-to-head at a public meeting tonight (Weds). Local people will be able to put…
HUNGERFORD Food Festival will host a ‘Lovely Leftovers’ recipe competition this year. The contest encourages families to share their favourite leftover…
PLANNERS have given permission for a solar power farm on former farmland in Woodlands St Mary. The successful proposal involves the installation of 199…
THE ROTARY Club of Hungerford has welcomed back five cyclists who braved the heatwave to pedal to twin town Ligueil in France. The 550-mile, Wheels For…
THAMES Valley’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has vowed to fight any closure by stealth of Newbury’s magistrates’ court. Its future is once again…
An Aldworth-born former soldier’s medals, including the Distinguished Conduct Medal have fetched £1,056 under the hammer. Cpl Thomas Girdler received…
A HUNGERFORD teaching assistant who lost her husband and mother to cancer before contracting the disease herself has raised more than £1,000 with a ‘party…
PLANS for a second wind turbine on Lambourn Downs have been revised and resubmitted by Sheepdrove Organic Farm. Local people have been invited to have…
