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Clock club seeks recruits

03 September 2012
Clock club seeks recruits

Clock club seeks recruits

03 September 2012

NEWBURY Clock Club is seeking new recruits. The club meets twice a month to learn about horology, repair clocks in a supportive environment and have a…


'Talking' bus stops trialled

02 September 2012
'Talking' bus stops trialled

'Talking' bus stops trialled

02 September 2012

A NUMBER of bus stops in West Berkshire are trialling audible messaging for the visually impaired. The system is aimed at helping users identify which…


Rotary foreign exchange project

01 September 2012
Rotary foreign exchange project

Rotary foreign exchange project

01 September 2012

NEWBURY Rotary Club is offering four young professionals a fantastic foreign exchange opportunity. Each year the club operates a Group Study Exchange…


Sex assault in park prompts police appeal

31 August 2012
Sex assault in park prompts police appeal

Sex assault in park prompts police appeal

31 August 2012

POLICE have appealed for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in a Newbury park in the early hours today (Friday). Officers were called shortly…


Police investigate 'attack' near Victoria Park, Newbury

31 August 2012
Police investigate 'attack' near Victoria Park, Newbury

Police investigate 'attack' near Victoria Park, Newbury

31 August 2012

POLICE cordoned off a lane near Victoria Park in Newbury this morning (Friday) amid rumours that a woman had been attacked. Police tape denoting a crime…


Search for young athletes for Royal County of Berkshire Show

30 August 2012
Search for young athletes for Royal County of Berkshire Show

Search for young athletes for Royal County of Berkshire Show

30 August 2012

A SEARCH for young athletes to join TV sports journalist Clare Balding lap the ring at this year’s Royal County of Berkshire Show is underway. Meanwhile…


Vodafone compensates bereaved dad over bill

30 August 2012
Vodafone compensates bereaved dad over bill

Vodafone compensates bereaved dad over bill

30 August 2012

VODAFONE has offered to pay towards a memorial after repeatedly trying to charge a late customer’s account. The telecommunications giant has now formally…


New auction firm for former Cameo premises

30 August 2012
New auction firm for former Cameo premises

New auction firm for former Cameo premises

30 August 2012

A NEW firm is opening an auction room business on the Midgham site of controversial Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers. Cameo is currently under investigation…


New John O’Gaunt head takes up post

29 August 2012
New John O’Gaunt head takes up post

New John O’Gaunt head takes up post

29 August 2012

THE NEW head teacher at John O’Gaunt Community Technology College has officially taken up her new post. Sarah Brinkley (pictured) said she is determined…


Downs Syndrome children enjoy week-long cycling club

29 August 2012
Downs Syndrome children enjoy week-long cycling club

Downs Syndrome children enjoy week-long cycling club

29 August 2012

A GROUP of children with Downs Syndrome enjoyed a week-long cycling club. The club, held at Speenhamland Primary School, was organised by West Berkshire…


We're off to the Paralympics!

28 August 2012
We're off to the Paralympics!

We're off to the Paralympics!

28 August 2012

The Bruce Trust is off on the trip of a lifetime.One of the charity’s specially adapted canal boats, Diana, is on its way along the Kennet and Avon Canal,…


Garden birds under threat

27 August 2012
Garden birds under threat

Garden birds under threat

27 August 2012

SIGHTINGS of some of our common garden birds are down on last year, according to new figures released by the Royal Society for the protection of Birds…


Happy 40th, Lambourn Carnival!

26 August 2012
Happy 40th, Lambourn Carnival!

Happy 40th, Lambourn Carnival!

26 August 2012

IT WAS Lambourn's day in the sun after all. Despite predictions of a repeat of last year's rain, the village had it's sun hat on today (Sunday).Scottish…


West Berkshire commuters fear for future of rail services

26 August 2012
West Berkshire commuters fear for future of rail services

West Berkshire commuters fear for future of rail services

26 August 2012

COMMUTERS west of Newbury could face nightmare journeys to work, despite a rail users’ campaign. The Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group (BTPG) has long warned…


Roar-cus goings on at stately Basildon Park

26 August 2012
Roar-cus goings on at stately Basildon Park

Roar-cus goings on at stately Basildon Park

26 August 2012

STATELY Basildon Park at Lower Basildon provided the dignified backdrop for some risque frolics in the new British comedy film The Wedding Video. Film…


Fewer youngsters brought to court in West Berkshire

24 August 2012
Fewer youngsters brought to court in West Berkshire

Fewer youngsters brought to court in West Berkshire

24 August 2012

THE NUMBER of young people entering the youth justice system in West Berkshire has almost halved, the district council has revealed. Council chiefs largely…


Hungerford real ale festival starts today (Fri)

24 August 2012
Hungerford real ale festival starts today (Fri)

Hungerford real ale festival starts today (Fri)

24 August 2012

THE HUNGERFORD Club is staging a real ale festival over the Bank Holiday weekend starting today (Fri). More than 14 breweries, including Arkell's, Butts,…


Thieves strip lead from church roof

22 August 2012
Thieves strip lead from church roof

Thieves strip lead from church roof

22 August 2012

METAL thieves have struck at St Michael and All Angels Church in Shalbourne. The lead covering the roof of the vestry and side-aisle at the church has…


Village Jubilympics held across the Lambourn Valley

22 August 2012
Village Jubilympics held across the Lambourn Valley

Village Jubilympics held across the Lambourn Valley

22 August 2012

A “TRULY incredible” community party drew crowds from across the Lambourn Valley to Eastbury on Sunday. The village Jubilympics kicked off in style, with…


Woodland St Mary residents show off their green fingers

21 August 2012
Woodland St Mary residents show off their green fingers

Woodland St Mary residents show off their green fingers

21 August 2012

WOODLAND St Mary had its party hat on for the village flower show and community fun day. Glorious sunshine drew the crowds to the Village Hall where they…


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