Quarrel over fare ends in arrest A LOCAL taxi driver deliberately took a roundabout route to overcharge a customer, Newbury magistrates heard. And when…
Former school caretaker was over the limit THE chairman of Newbury FC has been caught drink-driving. Seventy-seven-year-old Keith ‘Keggy’…
Crafts and gifts ahead of concert EAST Garston is preparing for a crafty cultural extravaganza. The village’s arts and crafts weekend takes place…
Man hit and headbutted while trying to collect fine A TAXI driver from Thatcham headbutted a bailiff sent to collect a parking fine. Mohamed Gara denied…
Rural business 'brings opportunities...and challenges' BERKSHIRE has made it into the top 10 counties in England for running a rural business. The Country…
Lambourn residents hear 'huge crash' THIS was the scene in Lambourn last night (Wednesday) after a car careered out of control and demolished a wall. The…
'Explicit' messages triggered attack, court told A JEALOUS husband attacked his wife after she began working in a bar, flirting and staying out late,…
Celebrations over effluent victory WESTON villagers are preparing to toast their victory in opposing plans to pump treated sewage into the River Lambourn. Developers…
Cemetery records preserved for posterity AN ambitious project to record all those buried in St Saviour’s cemetery in Eddington has been completed. The…
Mixed views from traders over falling footfall solution FALLING footfall in Hungerford has prompted calls for a “big name” store to revitalise…
Party raises funds for stroke charity CONGRATULATIONS are due to former Hungerford mayor Chris Jennings and husband Mick. The couple have celebrated 50…
West Berkshire Council recommends approval, while town council withdraws objection RESIDENTS opposed to an “unauthorised” Hungerford housing…
Machine dates back to 1786 FOUND: One ancient fire engine from Kintbury. Mary Hassell, of Oaken Grove, Newbury, wanted to know what had happened to the…
Waterside development given cautious welcome THE new marina project for Hungerford could help turn around the town’s economic fortunes, civic leaders…
Anthony Bracey succeeds in the International Linguistics Olympiad A CLEVER Lambourn teenager has helped the UK to scoop gold at an international science…
Number of visitors to the town is dropping FOOTFALL is Hungerford has steadily fallen over the past four years, new figures reveal. The declining number…
"I thought I'd got away with it," Newbury man tells police A CANNABIS grinder on the ground gave the game away for Richard James Jupp. Newbury magistrates…
Homeless man stole £2.99 bottle of wine from Tesco A HOMELESS man living in a tent was caught shoplifting, Newbury magistrates heard. Helen Waite, prosecuting,…
Magistrates hand 35-year-old a curfew after 'designer' drug found POLICE on patrol in Newbury caught a woman in possession of amphetamines, cannabis and…
Electrical fault triggers blaze Residents were evacuated after a fire at a shopping parade in Tilehurst last night (Saturday). The fire is thought to…
