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What's on this Saturday

21 November 2015
What's on this Saturday

What's on this Saturday

21 November 2015

Events and entertainment around the area The Eight Bells for Mental health coffee morning and jumble sale , at the Friends’ Meeting House; 1 Highfield…


Takeaway chef guilty of attempted murder

20 November 2015
Takeaway chef guilty of attempted murder

Takeaway chef guilty of attempted murder

20 November 2015

Cleaver attack fractured victim's skull, jury told A CHINESE takeaway cook has been convicted of attempted murder after plunging a meat cleaver into a…


Cuts to rural bus services would sever vital 'lifeline'

20 November 2015
Cuts to rural bus services would sever vital 'lifeline'

Cuts to rural bus services would sever vital 'lifeline'

20 November 2015

District council proposing to terminate services as part of plan to save £10.8m PROPOSED cuts to rural bus services could sever a vital “lifeline”…


Thief caught red-handed avoids prison sentence

20 November 2015
Thief caught red-handed avoids prison sentence

Thief caught red-handed avoids prison sentence

20 November 2015

Man spotted breaking into parked cars A THIEF with a prison sentence hanging over him was caught breaking into parked cars. Simon Martyn Scott was only…


Yatendon post office to return

20 November 2015
Yatendon post office to return

Yatendon post office to return

20 November 2015

Major refurbishment completed YATTENDON Post Office is to return to the Village Stores after a major refurbishment of the shop. For the past four months…


Special Constable claims: 'I was sacked over bottles of pop'

19 November 2015
Special Constable claims: 'I was sacked over bottles of pop'

Special Constable claims: 'I was sacked over bottles of pop'

19 November 2015

Thatcham man's dream of police career in ruins A Special constable has told how his dreams of becoming a full-time policeman were shattered – over…


'Racist' grafitti removed from Newbury train station bollard

18 November 2015
'Racist' grafitti removed from Newbury train station bollard

'Racist' grafitti removed from Newbury train station bollard

18 November 2015

Council act after complaints RACIST grafitti at the approach to Newbury rail station has finally been removed. A former chairman of the West Berkshire…


Chinese takeaway chef 'tried to kill' colleague in row over chicken

17 November 2015
Chinese takeaway chef 'tried to kill' colleague in row over chicken

Chinese takeaway chef 'tried to kill' colleague in row over chicken

17 November 2015

Cleaver embedded in victim's skull, jury told DUELLING chefs at a Chinese takeaway hacked at each other with meat cleavers, a jury heard.  The bloody…


Hungerford 'distraction' burglars on the run

17 November 2015
Hungerford 'distraction' burglars on the run

Hungerford 'distraction' burglars on the run

17 November 2015

Bogus workers conned victim POLICE have issued a warning plus witness appeal following a distraction burglary in Hungerford. At approximately 2pm on Tuesday,…


Anger as 100-year-old gran told to leave care home

16 November 2015
Anger as 100-year-old gran told to leave care home

Anger as 100-year-old gran told to leave care home

16 November 2015

Hungerford's Chestnut Walk 'like a family' A 100-year-old grandmother is among residents who will have to be rehomed if Chestnut Walk Care Home in Hungerford…


What's on Sunday

15 November 2015
What's on Sunday

What's on Sunday

15 November 2015

Entertainment around the area West Berkshire Ramblers weekend walks; meet 10am by Elstree School, Upper Woolhampton (grid ref SU575674) for an 8.5 mile…


Man banned from family home for attacking own mother

13 November 2015
Man banned from family home for attacking own mother

Man banned from family home for attacking own mother

13 November 2015

She was "frightened" of his actions A MAN has been banned from the family home for attacking his own mother. Elizabeth Spence lived in fear of 26-year-old…


Disruption fears over marina HGVs

11 November 2015
Disruption fears over marina HGVs

Disruption fears over marina HGVs

11 November 2015

'Up to 7,500 lorry trips' CONSTRUCTION of a new marina complex for Hungerford could generate thousands of extra HGV journeys through town. Lakeland Leisure…


Hungerford care home slated for closure

10 November 2015
Hungerford care home slated for closure

Hungerford care home slated for closure

10 November 2015

Shock for residents and vulnerable staff THE Chestnut Walk Care Home in Hungerford has been earmarked for closure under new budget cuts. The West Berkshire…


Hungerford housing proposals - the backlash

05 November 2015
Hungerford housing proposals - the backlash

Hungerford housing proposals - the backlash

05 November 2015

Traffic 'chaos' predicted A BACKLASH is brewing over plans to build 100 new houses on land east of Salisbury Road in Hungerford. Critics claim the proposed…


Raging woman bites police officer

05 November 2015
Raging woman bites police officer

Raging woman bites police officer

05 November 2015

Six month curfew imposed for attack A RAGING woman bit a female police officer who was trying to detain her. The incident happened during a fight involving…


M4 crash victim named

04 November 2015
M4 crash victim named

M4 crash victim named

04 November 2015

Police still investigating POLICE are still investigating a fatal incident on the M4 near Membury services on Saturday. The accident happened around 7pm…


At last! Planning chiefs slap 'Stop' notice on unauthorised development

04 November 2015
At last! Planning chiefs slap 'Stop' notice on unauthorised development

At last! Planning chiefs slap 'Stop' notice on unauthorised development

04 November 2015

But residents claim work had all but finished PLANNERS have finally served developers with a ‘stop’ notice at an unauthorised development…


Missing man found safe

02 November 2015
Missing man found safe

Missing man found safe

02 November 2015

Police call off search A MAN missing from his Hungerford home since Sunday, November 1, has been found, safe and well, in Marlborough, Wiltshire. Police…


Missing Hungerford man 'may be in Wiltshire'

02 November 2015
Missing Hungerford man 'may be in Wiltshire'

Missing Hungerford man 'may be in Wiltshire'

02 November 2015

Unconfirmed sightings of dementia sufferer A MAN missing from his Hungerford home since Sunday, November 1, may be in Wiltshire. Police have appealed…


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