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Gangs in 'senseless' pheasant slaughter

19 October 2015
Gangs in 'senseless' pheasant slaughter

Gangs in 'senseless' pheasant slaughter

19 October 2015

Police appeal for information following incidents in Hermitage and Aldermaston GANGS are targeting local pheasant farms, killing birds and causing thousands…


Row at child's birthday party lead to smashed television

19 October 2015
Row at child's birthday party lead to smashed television

Row at child's birthday party lead to smashed television

19 October 2015

Hungerford man appears before magistrates AN ENRAGED Hungerford father who had been drinking at his child’s birthday party smashed the television…


Newbury Showground breaks ground

16 October 2015
Newbury Showground breaks ground

Newbury Showground breaks ground

16 October 2015

First sod turned on £1m show building at Chieveley WORK has officially begun on the £1m Society Building at Newbury Showground. A ground-breaking…


Tracey and guide dog resume epic towpath walk

14 October 2015
Tracey and guide dog resume epic towpath walk

Tracey and guide dog resume epic towpath walk

14 October 2015

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…


Woman and guide dog tackle canal walk

14 October 2015
Woman and guide dog tackle canal walk

Woman and guide dog tackle canal walk

14 October 2015

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…


Hungerford firm raises £3,000 for Mary Hare

13 October 2015
Hungerford firm raises £3,000 for Mary Hare

Hungerford firm raises £3,000 for Mary Hare

13 October 2015

Cash injection for pool building project HUNGERFORD firm UPS Systems has presented a cheque for £3,000 to The Mary Hare Foundation. The donation…


Thatcham barmaid fined for drunken night out

09 October 2015
Thatcham barmaid fined for drunken night out

Thatcham barmaid fined for drunken night out

09 October 2015

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…


Thatcham man loses his job after going for drink with boss

08 October 2015
Thatcham man loses his job after going for drink with boss

Thatcham man loses his job after going for drink with boss

08 October 2015

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,…


Marina could be built 'within a year'

07 October 2015
Marina could be built 'within a year'

Marina could be built 'within a year'

07 October 2015

Town council backs project WORK could start on Hungerford’s proposed marina project by next year – providing planners don’t impose “hundreds…


Newbury man fined for possessing cannabis

06 October 2015
Newbury man fined for possessing cannabis

Newbury man fined for possessing cannabis

06 October 2015

Defendant 'looked twitchy' A MAN who looked “twitchy” when police approached was caught with cannabis in his car. In the dock at West Berkshire…


New parking charges are a 'positive move' say highways chiefs

05 October 2015
New parking charges are a 'positive move' say highways chiefs

New parking charges are a 'positive move' say highways chiefs

05 October 2015

Controversial system will 'benefit traders' NEW town centre parking charges are a “positive move” for shopkeepers, a highways chief insisted…


New library is jewel in the crown for John O'Gaunt School

05 October 2015
New library is jewel in the crown for John O'Gaunt School

New library is jewel in the crown for John O'Gaunt School

05 October 2015

Facility is 'centrepiece' says proud headteacher THE ‘centrepiece’ of John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford – its new library –…


Hungerford must 'up its game'

04 October 2015
Hungerford must 'up its game'

Hungerford must 'up its game'

04 October 2015

Florist who sparked debate sums up HUNGERFORD businessman Martin Bakker has said he has been “pleasantly surprised” by the response to an…


Third conviction for drink-drive crash driver

03 October 2015
Third conviction for drink-drive crash driver

Third conviction for drink-drive crash driver

03 October 2015

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…


Abusive youth arrested outside Newbury bar

02 October 2015
Abusive youth arrested outside Newbury bar

Abusive youth arrested outside Newbury bar

02 October 2015

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…


D'oh! Drunk reveller complains to police

01 October 2015
D'oh! Drunk reveller complains to police

D'oh! Drunk reveller complains to police

01 October 2015

......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…


Friends rally round for Hungerford heart victim

29 September 2015
Friends rally round for Hungerford heart victim

Friends rally round for Hungerford heart victim

29 September 2015

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…


Magistrates avoid imposing controversial new charge (again)

29 September 2015
Magistrates avoid imposing controversial new charge (again)

Magistrates avoid imposing controversial new charge (again)

29 September 2015

Man kept in 'custody' for morning session NEWBURY magistrates found an innovative way to avoid imposing a controversial new court charge. They told Louis…


Combe Gibbet: pair arrested for assaulting police

28 September 2015
Combe Gibbet: pair arrested for assaulting police

Combe Gibbet: pair arrested for assaulting police

28 September 2015

Incident arose from single vehicle accident POLICE have arrested two men in connection with an incident at Combe Gibbet in which two officers werer allegedly…


Council accused of reneging on Croft building deal

27 September 2015
Council accused of reneging on Croft building deal

Council accused of reneging on Croft building deal

27 September 2015

Pay up, says town mayor HUNGERFORD town councillors have accused West Berkshire Council of reneging on a deal over the Croft Field building. Both parties…


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