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Hungerford rail station set for regeneration

22 July 2012
Hungerford rail station set for regeneration

Hungerford rail station set for regeneration

22 July 2012

HUNGERFORD Town Council has drawn up detailed plans for the complete overhaul and regeneration of the town’s railway station area. For many years dissatisfaction…


Head teacher denies children were banned from torch parade

22 July 2012
Head teacher denies children were banned from torch parade

Head teacher denies children were banned from torch parade

22 July 2012

THE HEADTEACHER of a Newbury school had dismissed claims that pupils were not allowed to watch the historic Olympic torch relay in the town. Some parents…


East Garston hosts food festival and produce show

21 July 2012
East Garston hosts food festival and produce show

East Garston hosts food festival and produce show

21 July 2012

EAST Garston will be heaven for ‘foodies’ today (Saturday). This year, the annual produce show will combine with the village’s first ever food festival…


Hungerford hosts AONB produce show

21 July 2012
Hungerford hosts AONB produce show

Hungerford hosts AONB produce show

21 July 2012

THE NORTH Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), with Hungerford at its core, celebrates its 40th anniversary today (Saturday). To mark…


Kind-hearted carbooter reunites boy with cherished rocking horse

20 July 2012
Kind-hearted carbooter reunites boy with cherished rocking horse

Kind-hearted carbooter reunites boy with cherished rocking horse

20 July 2012

LITTLE James Davies is smiling again - after Newburytoday.co.uk 's sister publication, the Newbury Weekly News, helped get his beloved rocking horse back.…


Hungerford edition is now on sale

19 July 2012
Hungerford edition is now on sale

Hungerford edition is now on sale

19 July 2012

THIS week’s Hungerford edition of the Newbury Weekly News is on sale now, with two pages of carnival pictures. We also reveal how the carnival’s ‘royal…


Naked golfers complete 24-hour marathon

19 July 2012
Naked golfers complete 24-hour marathon

Naked golfers complete 24-hour marathon

19 July 2012

NO jokes about a hole in one, please. This cheeky quartet completed a 24-hour charity golf marathon - with one hole played in the buff.General manager…


Racecourse MD condemns Saturday’s mass brawl

19 July 2012
Racecourse MD condemns Saturday’s mass brawl

Racecourse MD condemns Saturday’s mass brawl

19 July 2012

THE MANAGING director of Newbury Racecourse yesterday (Wednesday) condemned Saturday’s mass brawl and outlined the action his team will take in its wake.…


Aldermaston gravel extraction applicants face the music

19 July 2012
Aldermaston gravel extraction applicants face the music

Aldermaston gravel extraction applicants face the music

19 July 2012

PROPONENTS of plans to increase a significant gravel extraction operation in Aldermaston faced the music on Tuesday night. Representatives of applicants…


West Berkshire has "third worst roads in south east"

17 July 2012
West Berkshire has "third worst roads in south east"

West Berkshire has "third worst roads in south east"

17 July 2012

WEST Berkshire has the third worst roads in the south east, according to a new survey. However, West Berkshire Council spokesman Keith Ulyatt said the…


Two released on bail after racecourse punch-up

16 July 2012
Two released on bail after racecourse punch-up

Two released on bail after racecourse punch-up

16 July 2012

TWO people who were arrested at Saturday’s Newbury Racecourse brawl have been released on police bail. Meanwhile police are still appealing for witnesses…


Coroner to probe mystery deaths

16 July 2012
Coroner to probe mystery deaths

Coroner to probe mystery deaths

16 July 2012

POST mortem tests were due to be carried out tomorrow (Tuesday) on an elderly couple who died at their Newbury home. Police were called to Heather Gardens…


Three arrests after mass brawl at racecourse

16 July 2012
Three arrests after mass brawl at racecourse

Three arrests after mass brawl at racecourse

16 July 2012

POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a mass brawl broke out at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. At around 4pm a fight broke out, it is believed,…


Row over 'white elephant' CCTV

16 July 2012
Row over 'white elephant' CCTV

Row over 'white elephant' CCTV

16 July 2012

VILLAGERS in Lambourn have branded the CCTV camera that supposedly scans the market place as an expensive white elephant .Some residents believe the cameras…


New minister for Lambourn Valley

16 July 2012
New minister for Lambourn Valley

New minister for Lambourn Valley

16 July 2012

THE LAMBOURN Valley has a new minister. Rev Martin Cawte will take over as priest in charge of the parishes of Lambourn, Eastbury and East Garston later…


Hungerford singing in the rain

15 July 2012
Hungerford singing in the rain

Hungerford singing in the rain

15 July 2012

HUNGERFORD turned out for its annual carnival yesterday evening (Saturday) despite some Biblical weather. The heavens opened on the parade, which had…


Some sunshine (at last) for beach tournament?

15 July 2012
Some sunshine (at last) for beach tournament?

Some sunshine (at last) for beach tournament?

15 July 2012

THE PROMISE of some rare sunshine was expected to swell the numbers on the last day of Newbury's epic beach tournament festival today (Sunday).Rugby,…


Benyon urged to help end ivory trade

15 July 2012
Benyon urged to help end ivory trade

Benyon urged to help end ivory trade

15 July 2012

NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has responded to a huge public campaign to end the illegal ivory trade. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) handed…


Hares make history in alternative torch relay

15 July 2012
Hares make history in alternative torch relay

Hares make history in alternative torch relay

15 July 2012

THREE members of the Hungerford Hares running club will participate in a nationwide, alternative Olympic torch relay spanning the UK. The Endurancelife...


Newbury couple's mystery death

14 July 2012
Newbury couple's mystery death

Newbury couple's mystery death

14 July 2012

DETECTIVES are investigating the deaths of two elderly people in Newbury. In the early hours of Saturday,, the body of an 82-year-old man was found in…


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