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Drugs overdose death: Questions remain unanswered

10 November 2014
Drugs overdose death: Questions remain unanswered

Drugs overdose death: Questions remain unanswered

10 November 2014

AN EXPECTANT father, celebrating the impending arrival of twins, died from a drugs overdose after visiting a Newbury hostel. An inquest in Newbury Town…


Appeal launched over controversial "centre of excellence" in Lambourn

09 November 2014
Appeal launched over controversial "centre of excellence" in Lambourn

Appeal launched over controversial "centre of excellence" in Lambourn

09 November 2014

AN APPEAL has been launched over plans for a controversial, new “centre of excellence” at an Upper Lambourn racing yard. The proposals are for a new block…


Simmering neighbours' feud erupts over rubbish bag

07 November 2014
Simmering neighbours' feud erupts over rubbish bag

Simmering neighbours' feud erupts over rubbish bag

07 November 2014

A SIMMERING feud between neighbours descended into violence, Newbury magistrates heard. The final straw was a dispute over a bag of rubbish, the court…


Spy cam catches mum with hand in kids' money jar

07 November 2014
Spy cam catches mum with hand in kids' money jar

Spy cam catches mum with hand in kids' money jar

07 November 2014

A WOMAN was caught stealing cash intended for her own children...by a spy camera installed by her mother-in-law, Newbury magistrates heard. Hayley Anna…


£5k set back for Poppy Appeal as collections scaled back at Membury Services

06 November 2014
£5k set back for Poppy Appeal as collections scaled back at Membury Services

£5k set back for Poppy Appeal as collections scaled back at Membury Services

06 November 2014

THIS year’s local Poppy Appeal activity has suffered a setback after Membury Services chiefs announced they were giving priority to Children In Need this…


Newbury woman 'was victim of Cameo' auctioneers

06 November 2014
Newbury woman 'was victim of Cameo' auctioneers

Newbury woman 'was victim of Cameo' auctioneers

06 November 2014

A NEWBURY woman has told a jury how she lost £10,000 to Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers. Earlier this week, in the case brought by West Berkshire Council's…


Newbury licensee admits underage alcohol sale

05 November 2014
Newbury licensee admits underage alcohol sale

Newbury licensee admits underage alcohol sale

05 November 2014

THE LICENSEE of a Newbury store sold alcohol to a 15-year-old child, town magistrates heard. But the girl was a volunteer for West Berkshire Council’s…


Lambourn Co-Op and Post Office re-opens tomorrow

05 November 2014
Lambourn Co-Op and Post Office re-opens tomorrow

Lambourn Co-Op and Post Office re-opens tomorrow

05 November 2014

THE Lambourn Post Office will re-open tomorrow (Thursday), following its upgrading refurbishment. The branch closed on Saturday, October 25, at 12.30pm…


Midgham auction firm boss fleeced customers to line his own pockets, court hears

04 November 2014
Midgham auction firm boss fleeced customers to line his own pockets, court hears

Midgham auction firm boss fleeced customers to line his own pockets, court hears

04 November 2014

THE boss of a Midgham auction firm fleeced customers to line his own pockets, a jury heard today. Customers were routinely "fobbed off" or sent dud cheques,…


New move in bid for Knacker's yard

04 November 2014
New move in bid for Knacker's yard

New move in bid for Knacker's yard

04 November 2014

OWNERS of a knackers yard, who controversially want to resite in Great Shefford, have anticipated objections over smell with an expert’s report. The proposal…


Lambourn man faces jail for beating friend in "vicious attack"

03 November 2014
Lambourn man faces jail for beating friend in "vicious attack"

Lambourn man faces jail for beating friend in "vicious attack"

03 November 2014

A LAMBOURN man was told he could face jail for giving his Hungerford friend a savage beating. Newbury magistrates heard that victim Grahame Thompson -…


Police commissioner warns force cannot take more cuts

02 November 2014
Police commissioner warns force cannot take more cuts

Police commissioner warns force cannot take more cuts

02 November 2014

LOCAL Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld said this week he had warned Prime Minister David Cameron that police service cuts had “gone far…


Contaminated washing may have caused Thatcham woman's cancer

29 October 2014
Contaminated washing may have caused Thatcham woman's cancer

Contaminated washing may have caused Thatcham woman's cancer

29 October 2014

A THATCHAM grandmother may have developed deadly mesothelioma just by washing her husband’s asbestos-contaminated clothes, an inquest has heard. An alternative…


Man raises hell - to get a police cell!

28 October 2014
Man raises hell - to get a police cell!

Man raises hell - to get a police cell!

28 October 2014

A MAN caused havoc to get a cell bed for the night after council chiefs refused his hostel funding, Newbury magistrates heard. Nicholas Paul Holmes took…


Award for (Pete Townshend's) Ashdown House

27 October 2014
Award for (Pete Townshend's) Ashdown House

Award for (Pete Townshend's) Ashdown House

27 October 2014

ASHDOWN House near Lambourn has been recognised in a national awards scheme for its recent restoration. The property, off the B4000, is one of Britain’s…


Man stole alcohol after prison release

26 October 2014
Man stole alcohol after prison release

Man stole alcohol after prison release

26 October 2014

A MAN released early from prison stole bottles of alcohol, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, October 16. Thomas Alexander Etherton was on licence…


John O'Gaunt School is improving - Ofsted

25 October 2014
John O'Gaunt School is improving - Ofsted

John O'Gaunt School is improving - Ofsted

25 October 2014

THE PACE of improvement at John O’Gaunt School is speeding up, a new Ofsted report will conclude. The full report - the result of an inspection in September…


School support worker stalked colleague

25 October 2014
School support worker stalked colleague

School support worker stalked colleague

25 October 2014

A SUPPORT worker at Priors Court school in Hermitage has been subjected to a restraining order for stalking a female colleague. Mark James Goodenough…


Horse shot in face

23 October 2014
Horse shot in face

Horse shot in face

23 October 2014

POLICE are seeking the careless or callous gunman who shot a prize-winning horse in the face. The horror happened in fields near Chisbury Woods in Great…


Sex offence rise 'due to Jimmy Savile effect'

23 October 2014
Sex offence rise 'due to Jimmy Savile effect'

Sex offence rise 'due to Jimmy Savile effect'

23 October 2014

SEX offences in the Thames Valley have risen, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But a spokesman for…


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