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Stable head girl given all clear two years on from horrific accident

04 April 2013
Stable head girl given all clear two years on from horrific accident

Stable head girl given all clear two years on from horrific accident

04 April 2013

JUST two years after the horrific crash that nearly killed her, the head girl at Tuite Racing’s Shefford Valley Stables is thriving. In the seconds and…


Cannabis factory raided

03 April 2013
Cannabis factory raided

Cannabis factory raided

03 April 2013

SIX people have been arrested after a large cannabis factory was found in Upper Basildon. Police were initially called to a report of a break-in at a…


'Huge response' to town plan refresh

02 April 2013
'Huge response' to town plan refresh

'Huge response' to town plan refresh

02 April 2013

A “HUGE response” to the Hungerford Town Plan Refresh survey was announced at the Hungerford Town Meeting. However, the results have yet to be published…


Author returns from 'mountain of the dead'

31 March 2013
Author returns from 'mountain of the dead'

Author returns from 'mountain of the dead'

31 March 2013

A HUNGERFORD author who believes he has solved an international mystery variously attributed to UFOs, a military cover-up or a radiation leak, has returned…


On top of the world at The Priory

30 March 2013
On top of the world at The Priory

On top of the world at The Priory

30 March 2013

A KEY milestone in construction of The Priory at Hungerford has been marked with a ‘topping out’ ceremony. Sovereign Housing association’s new development…


School mourns popular teacher

29 March 2013
School mourns popular teacher

School mourns popular teacher

29 March 2013

A SCHOOL is in mourning for a veteran teacher who died suddenly on Saturday, March 23. Margaret Jakubowski had been a teacher at St John the Evangelist…


AWE to answer safety charges in May

27 March 2013
AWE to answer safety charges in May

AWE to answer safety charges in May

27 March 2013

ALDERMASTON’S Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) will answer charges next month that relate to a fire on its premises in August 2010. The case, brought…


Former pupil offers a chef’s masterclass at old school in Hungerford

27 March 2013
Former pupil offers a chef’s masterclass at old school in Hungerford

Former pupil offers a chef’s masterclass at old school in Hungerford

27 March 2013

A FORMER pupil returned to John O’Gaunt Community Technology College to inspire students by cooking up a storm. James Callery, now head chef at the Halfway…


FGW faces passengers’ questions over possible cuts to direct services

26 March 2013
FGW faces passengers’ questions over possible cuts to direct services

FGW faces passengers’ questions over possible cuts to direct services

26 March 2013

TRAIN commuters confronted managers from First Great Western at Newbury rail station on Friday. The ‘meet the manager’ session was organised by Newbury…


Lambourn's Betfair Open Day cancelled

25 March 2013
Lambourn's Betfair Open Day cancelled

Lambourn's Betfair Open Day cancelled

25 March 2013

LAMBOURN’S Betfair Open Day has been cancelled. The event - the biggest in the village’s calender, which regularly attracts up to 10,000 visitors - was…


RSPCA claims council 'shirking duty' over lost pets

25 March 2013
RSPCA claims council 'shirking duty' over lost pets

RSPCA claims council 'shirking duty' over lost pets

25 March 2013

A SHOCKED RSPCA official has accused West Berkshire Council of shirking its legal duty over stray pets. Karen Griffiths said a woman who found a dead…


Cameo: former auction boss bailed again

24 March 2013
Cameo: former auction boss bailed again

Cameo: former auction boss bailed again

24 March 2013

FORMER Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers boss Jon King walked away from Newbury police station on Wednesday, March 20, without charge. He has been rebailed until…


New format for Great Shefford parish assembly

23 March 2013
New format for Great Shefford parish assembly

New format for Great Shefford parish assembly

23 March 2013

GREAT Shefford’s annual Parish Assembly will take a new format this year. The event takes place as usual in the Village Hall on Thursday, April 18 at…


Army’s news comes as a bit of a bombshell for Brimpton man

22 March 2013
Army’s news comes as a bit of a bombshell for Brimpton man

Army’s news comes as a bit of a bombshell for Brimpton man

22 March 2013

BOMB disposal experts nearly had a fit when they saw the unusual ‘ornament’ on a Brimpton home mantelpiece... an unexploded bomb. For years, 71-year-old…


High Sheriff to present Hungerford Freedom of the Town awards today (Fri)

22 March 2013
High Sheriff to present Hungerford Freedom of the Town awards today (Fri)

High Sheriff to present Hungerford Freedom of the Town awards today (Fri)

22 March 2013

THE RECIPIENTS of this year’s Freedom of the Town of Hungerford awards were announced at last Thursday’s town meeting. The three will receive their awards…


Co-ordinator for Shopsafe scheme appointed

18 March 2013
Co-ordinator for Shopsafe scheme appointed

Co-ordinator for Shopsafe scheme appointed

18 March 2013

THE Newbury Shopsafe scheme, which aims to detect and deter shoplifters, has a new co-ordinator. The role of Dave Milsom, a retired Newbury police inspector,…


‘Shoddy work’ criticism rejected

17 March 2013
‘Shoddy work’ criticism rejected

‘Shoddy work’ criticism rejected

17 March 2013

HIGHWAYS chiefs have rejected criticism of “shoddy work” on the A4 between Halfway and the Kintbury turnoff. Instead, they blamed motorists, claiming…


Catholic faithful welcome new Pontiff

14 March 2013
Catholic faithful welcome new Pontiff

Catholic faithful welcome new Pontiff

14 March 2013

CATHOLICS in Newbury have welcomed the election of Pope Francis 1 Bursar at Douai Abbey in Upper Woolhampton, Fr Oliver Holt, predicted that the new pontiff…


'Severely depressed' man falls to death after job loss

14 March 2013
'Severely depressed' man falls to death after job loss

'Severely depressed' man falls to death after job loss

14 March 2013

A CHARTERED accountant who was “ severely depressed” after losing his job, fell to his death from the A34 bridge in Newbury. An inquest in the town halll…


Thieves steal council speed indicator

14 March 2013
Thieves steal council speed indicator

Thieves steal council speed indicator

14 March 2013

CHEEKY thieves have stolen a Speed Indication Device (SID) belonging to West Berkshire Council. The theft came to light when members of Lambourn Parish…


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