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Constable's Parade is link with the past

27 April 2015
Constable's Parade is link with the past

Constable's Parade is link with the past

27 April 2015

Susan Hofgartner to serve another term THERE was a palpable sense of an unbroken link in an historical chain at the Constable’s Parade in Hungerford…


EA blow to River Lambourn campaign

25 April 2015
EA blow to River Lambourn campaign

EA blow to River Lambourn campaign

25 April 2015

Agency backs plan to discharge treated sewage as online opposition grows A CAMPAIGN to prevent treated sewage being discharged into the pristine waters…


Youth locked up for causing joy ride death

24 April 2015
Youth locked up for causing joy ride death

Youth locked up for causing joy ride death

24 April 2015

Victim's family tells of anguish at the death of Charlie Townsend, 15 A TEENAGER who killed his friend during a joy ride was sent into custody by a judge…


Store's fireworks hoard 'endangered neighbours'

24 April 2015
Store's fireworks hoard 'endangered neighbours'

Store's fireworks hoard 'endangered neighbours'

24 April 2015

A THATCHAM shopkeeper endangered neighbours by having nearly 50kg of fireworks unsafely stuffed in the attic, Newbury magistrates heard. The gunpowder-filled…


Former Thatcham teacher appears in court to face historic sex charges

23 April 2015
Former Thatcham teacher appears in court to face historic sex charges

Former Thatcham teacher appears in court to face historic sex charges

23 April 2015

Former Kennet School teacher denies three counts of indecent assault and two of indecency with a child A THATCHAM school teacher carried out a series…


Queen's award for Kintbury firm

22 April 2015
Queen's award for Kintbury firm

Queen's award for Kintbury firm

22 April 2015

Second Royal accolade for Benchmark A KINTBURY firm have been named by Buckingham Palace today - the Queen’s birthday - as winners of a Queen’s…


Talk on Jane Austen

22 April 2015
Talk on Jane Austen

Talk on Jane Austen

22 April 2015

Hungerford Historical Association presents lecture HUNGERFORD Historical Association (HHA) presents a talk on Jane Austin – Her Life and Novels…


Court's mercy for 'holiday truancy' Hungerford mum

21 April 2015
Court's mercy for 'holiday truancy' Hungerford mum

Court's mercy for 'holiday truancy' Hungerford mum

21 April 2015

Magistrates decline to impose fines MAGISTRATES declined to enforce the fines imposed on a Hungerford mother for taking her child on holiday during John…


London 'rejects' present...the 'Lambourn Marathon'

20 April 2015
London 'rejects' present...the 'Lambourn Marathon'

London 'rejects' present...the 'Lambourn Marathon'

20 April 2015

Undaunted athletes limber up WHAT do you do when you when your entry to the London Marathon is rejected? Six like-minded runners – all regulars…


Planners' go-ahead for Bridge Street project

18 April 2015
Planners' go-ahead for Bridge Street project

Planners' go-ahead for Bridge Street project

18 April 2015

Number Six due for major facelift and refurbishment AMBITIOUS plans to upgrade a derelict building in Bridge Street, Hungerford, have been approved by…


Drink-drive community stalwart's loophole bid

16 April 2015
Drink-drive community stalwart's loophole bid

Drink-drive community stalwart's loophole bid

16 April 2015

A COMMUNITY stalwart involved in an horrific, head-on smash tried to avoid a drink- driving conviction via a legal loophole. Neil Thomas Dignan accepted…


Anger over plans to discharge effluent into River Lambourn

15 April 2015
Anger over plans to discharge effluent into River Lambourn

Anger over plans to discharge effluent into River Lambourn

15 April 2015

Proposals branded a 'scandal' A CAMPAIGN has been launched to “save the River Lambourn” from sewage pollution generated by a new housing development. One…


It's Hocktide in Hungerford!

14 April 2015
It's Hocktide in Hungerford!

It's Hocktide in Hungerford!

14 April 2015

Town maintains ancient traditions


Lorries causing 'real and present risk'

13 April 2015
Lorries causing 'real and present risk'

Lorries causing 'real and present risk'

13 April 2015

RESIDENTS have warned it is a matter of time before huge articulated lorries bring down another bridge – with potentially tragic results. Their…


Memorial planned for David Holtby

12 April 2015
Memorial planned for David Holtby

Memorial planned for David Holtby

12 April 2015

Plans have been announced to establish a permanent memorial to the late district councillor for Hungerford, David Holtby. Following a successful and distinguished…


Man, 20, jailed for underage sex

10 April 2015
Man, 20, jailed for underage sex

Man, 20, jailed for underage sex

10 April 2015

14-year-old girl reported missing by frantic father A NEWBURY man who ran away with a young girl has been jailed for having underage sex with her. The…


Hungerford's Bridge Street "perfect smile with a tooth missing"

07 April 2015
Hungerford's Bridge Street "perfect smile with a tooth missing"

Hungerford's Bridge Street "perfect smile with a tooth missing"

07 April 2015

Bridge Street in Hungerford is “like a perfect smile with a tooth missing”. That was the opinion of the town council’s environment…


Award's glory for Hungerford film

06 April 2015
Award's glory for Hungerford film

Award's glory for Hungerford film

06 April 2015

Hungerford filmmaker Drew Casson’s debut feature film has won a tranche of awards and plaudits at international film festivals – just…


Pet dog shot through the head

06 April 2015
Pet dog shot through the head

Pet dog shot through the head

06 April 2015

Event rider Flora Harris has appealed for information after her pet dog was shot dead. The 26-year-old, who is based at Woodland St Mary, was devastated…


Time capsule good to go for Eastbury residents

04 April 2015
Time capsule good to go for Eastbury residents

Time capsule good to go for Eastbury residents

04 April 2015

Villagers in Eastbury are sending a message across the decades to their descendants. After three years, the historic Eastbury Village Flood Prevention…


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