Closure date confirmed THE date for the final closure of Newbury’s courthouse has been announced. It will have heard its last case by the end of…
Plenty to do around the district Kintbury Tennis Club open day; Inkpen Road, Kintbury. 10.30am to 5pm; free adult and junior tennis sessions and barbecue.…
Tribunal finds council failed to impose legal restriction YET another motorist has had his Park Way Bridge fine cancelled after a judge ruled he had no…
Persistent shoplifter was 'aggressive and intimidating' A COURT has imposed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order on an “aggressive and intimidating”…
Application part of 'state-of-the-art' project LEGENDARY jockey AP McCoy, now officially retired, is seeking retrospective permission for a build at Lodge…
Addict shoplifter was not reformed after all A HEROIN-addicted shoplifter has been using drugs since he was 13 years old, Newbury magistrates heard. Carl…
£1,500 presented to Newbury and Thatcham Hospital Building Trust SOROPTIMIST International Newbury and District held its 60th Charter Lunch at the on…
Planned centre tangled in red tape A PLAN to transform cancer care in West Berkshire with a state-of-the-art, advanced care facility in Newbury appears…
Attacked trying to stop crazed drink-driver A GREENHAM man was savagely bitten as he wrestled with a crazed drink-driver who had careered the wrong way…
'Exceptional' reviews for Hungerford bubbly HUNGERFORD is making a name for itself as a producer of fine English wine, thanks to Alder Ridge Vineyard…
Woman sentenced to jail but released pending appeal A YOUNG woman conned a kind-hearted cabbie into fetching her a drink . . . then drove off in his taxi. But…
Body is found inside home POLICE are investigating an unexplained death in Hungerford. Officers from Thames Valley Police responded at 3.45pm on Thursday…
Victim was innocent of 'unsavoury activities' A MAN who suspected a fellow drinker of “unsavoury activities” snatched off his glasses and…
'He wouldn't calm down' A MAN ejected from the Diamond Tap bar in Newbury was so aggressive he had to be arrested, town magistrates heard. Sven Gucwa…
Police investigating cause POLICE are investigating the cause of an accident in which a van overturned on the M4 in the early hours today (Sunday). The…
'People will be appalled' IN JUST three months, more than 300 patients failed to turn up for appointments at Hungerford Surgery last year. The “appalling”…
Events around the region Kintbury Wildlife Group: a spring morning walk along the canal at Marsh Benham. Leaving Kintbury at 9am, meet by the Marsh Benham…
Calcot man harassed woman, court hears A JILTED lover who harassed the object of his unrequited affection was a serial pest, Newbury magistrates heard. In…
'I have no compassion for that man' she tells police A “CRUEL” care home nurse accused of smearing excrement on the face of a frail 97-year-old…
Hungerford councillors debate adornments at cemetery THE future management of graves at St Saviour’s Cemetery in Eddington has created an emotional…
