Arrested as he struggled with ticket machine A DRINK-DRIVER caused mayhem in a town centre car park, twice smashing into the same vehicle. Robert…
“Our case could have been better prepared” admit Thames Water A GOURMET food firm is off the hook after a prosecution over pollution turned into a fiasco. The…
Mayor says he's ready to defend town IN JUST three week’s time, Hungerford will know how many new houses it is expected to host by 2026. And town…
Police appeal for information following incidents in Hermitage and Aldermaston GANGS are targeting local pheasant farms, killing birds and causing thousands…
Hungerford man appears before magistrates AN ENRAGED Hungerford father who had been drinking at his child’s birthday party smashed the television…
First sod turned on £1m show building at Chieveley WORK has officially begun on the £1m Society Building at Newbury Showground. A ground-breaking…
Charity trek was interrupted by tragedy A PARTIALLY sighted woman and her guide dog resumed their 70-mile charity trek along the Kennet and Avon Canal…
Partially sighted Tracey's three week towpath adventure A GUIDE dog and grateful owner will be stepping out along local waterways this month, to raise…
Cash injection for pool building project HUNGERFORD firm UPS Systems has presented a cheque for £3,000 to The Mary Hare Foundation. The donation…
19-year-old admits being drunk and disorderly A BARMAID was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. In the dock at West Berkshire Magistrates Court on…
Employee also receives a driving ban A drink with a client’s boss after work led to a driving ban for one Thatcham man. And, perhaps ironically,…
Town council backs project WORK could start on Hungerford’s proposed marina project by next year – providing planners don’t impose “hundreds…
Defendant 'looked twitchy' A MAN who looked “twitchy” when police approached was caught with cannabis in his car. In the dock at West Berkshire…
Controversial system will 'benefit traders' NEW town centre parking charges are a “positive move” for shopkeepers, a highways chief insisted…
Facility is 'centrepiece' says proud headteacher THE ‘centrepiece’ of John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford – its new library –…
Florist who sparked debate sums up HUNGERFORD businessman Martin Bakker has said he has been “pleasantly surprised” by the response to an…
Drink-drive awareness course 'hasn't had much affect' - magistrates A DRIVER who had drunk nearly three times the legal limit careered out of control…
Lawyer claims defendant was hurled down a flight of stairs A PUB doorman hurled a reveller down a flight of stairs, Newbury magistrates were told. The…
......and gets himself arrested A DRUNKEN reveller was so indignant about being refused entry to a club that he complained to police. It was not…
Appeal fund set up FRIENDS are rallying round after a Hungerford Newtown man suffered a devastating heart attack. David Blass collapsed in front of his…
