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'Newbury' painting fetches £233,000

21 July 2016
'Newbury' painting fetches £233,000

'Newbury' painting fetches £233,000

21 July 2016

Mystery bidder snaps it up AN oil painting of a horseracing scene at Newbury has sold for £233,000 at auction. It was snapped up by a mystery bidder.…


Teenage jockey tells of stalker torment

21 July 2016
Teenage jockey tells of stalker torment

Teenage jockey tells of stalker torment

21 July 2016

'I’m petrified he may be watching' A TRAINEE jockey has told of her terrifying ordeal at the hands of an obsessed stalker. The Upper Lambourn teenager…


Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide group planned

20 July 2016
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide group planned

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide group planned

20 July 2016

Local woman to establish Newbury branch A LOCAL woman is planning to set up a Newbury group called Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS). Julie Napier…


Hungerford parents face £600 transport bill

19 July 2016
Hungerford parents face £600 transport bill

Hungerford parents face £600 transport bill

19 July 2016

Council axes subsidy PARENTS of sixth form students in Hungerford are facing annual travel bills of at least £531 owing to district council cuts. And…


Woman viciously attacked in Lambourn High Street

19 July 2016
Woman viciously attacked in Lambourn High Street

Woman viciously attacked in Lambourn High Street

19 July 2016

Police appeal after 20-year-old victim taken to hospital POLICE have arrested a teenage girl following a serious assault on a woman in Lambourn. Just…


'She was like a magnet - people were drawn to her'

19 July 2016
'She was like a magnet - people were drawn to her'

'She was like a magnet - people were drawn to her'

19 July 2016

Family's farewell to brave Laura A YOUNG woman who always put others before herself has lost her battle with cystic fibrosis. Brave Laura Tanner, from…


West Berkshire dairy farming in decline

19 July 2016
West Berkshire dairy farming in decline

West Berkshire dairy farming in decline

19 July 2016

Situation 'unsustainable' says MP SMALL scale dairy farming in West Berkshire could be in terminal decline. The warning came after figures released by…


District councillors are given rough ride

13 July 2016
District councillors are given rough ride

District councillors are given rough ride

13 July 2016

But pair staunchly defend their record against critics HUNGERFORD’S two district councillors have vigorously defended their record against critics…


Family man jailed for 'revolting child sex crimes

13 July 2016
Family man jailed for 'revolting child sex crimes

Family man jailed for 'revolting child sex crimes

13 July 2016

'I felt disgusting...used and dirty' - victim A FAMILY man from Newbury has been jailed for a string of sex crimes against a girl aged under 10 years. A…


Oliver's big moment goes viral

09 July 2016
Oliver's big moment goes viral

Oliver's big moment goes viral

09 July 2016

Heartwarming video heads for 2.5 million views AN extraordinary act of kindness shown by a group of Year 6 schoolchildren towards their friend has gone…


Police concerns over drug dealing at Hungerford skate park

08 July 2016
Police concerns over drug dealing at Hungerford skate park

Police concerns over drug dealing at Hungerford skate park

08 July 2016

CCTV could be installed to tackle the problem HUNGERFORD skate park could be monitored by CCTV in future following news that drugs are being taken and…


Employees to lose jobs - because boss was caught drink-driving

07 July 2016
Employees to lose jobs - because boss was caught drink-driving

Employees to lose jobs - because boss was caught drink-driving

07 July 2016

Lay-offs were 'inevitable consequence' EMPLOYEES at a pallet racking firm will be losing their jobs – because the boss was caught drink-driving,…


Housing appeal decision 'could bring local planning system into disrepute'

06 July 2016
Housing appeal decision 'could bring local planning system into disrepute'

Housing appeal decision 'could bring local planning system into disrepute'

06 July 2016

All eyes on inspector's decision AN epic battle between developers and planning chiefs will test the authority of West Berkshire Council’s planning…


Man who exposed himself ordered to compensate victim

05 July 2016
Man who exposed himself ordered to compensate victim

Man who exposed himself ordered to compensate victim

05 July 2016

Incident happened in daylight in Thatcham A MAN who exposed himself to a woman walking her dog has been ordered to pay her compensation. Noel Stephen…


Newbury woman wins first prize in national arts award

05 July 2016
Newbury woman wins first prize in national arts award

Newbury woman wins first prize in national arts award

05 July 2016

Recognising the creativity of people with Parkinson's A NEWBURY woman has won first prize in a national arts competition that recognises the creativity…


Race for Life attracts thousands

04 July 2016
Race for Life attracts thousands

Race for Life attracts thousands

04 July 2016

...and even the sun shone Some ran for lost loved ones; some ran for those battling cancer - and some just ran to raise research cash. But whatever their…


Pair admit brawling in McDonalds

04 July 2016
Pair admit brawling in McDonalds

Pair admit brawling in McDonalds

04 July 2016

Incident captured on CCTV TWO men have admitted taking part in a town centre burger bar brawl. The scene was the McDonald’s fast food restaurant…


John O'Gaunt School joins academy trust

03 July 2016
John O'Gaunt School joins academy trust

John O'Gaunt School joins academy trust

03 July 2016

'Exciting time to be a student at JOG' - headteacher JOHN O’Gaunt School in Hungerford has joined the expanding Excalibur Academies Trust. It joins…


Thatcham man faces hefty jail term for child porn

02 July 2016
Thatcham man faces hefty jail term for child porn

Thatcham man faces hefty jail term for child porn

02 July 2016

Thousands of sick images found A THATCHAM man could be facing a hefty jail sentence after being caught with more than 40,000 child porn images. In the…


What's on today (Saturday, July 2)

02 July 2016
What's on today (Saturday, July 2)

What's on today (Saturday, July 2)

02 July 2016

Lots to do around the district Hadcaf exhibition: 21 local artists, 10am to 4.30pm, The Birches, Chilton Foliat. Telephone 01488 684 038. Free event. Newbury…


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