RAIDERS have struck at a Newbury bookmakers. The incident happened at Corals in Monument Close, Wash Common and debris was still visible by 9am today…
A SUPPORT worker at Priors Court School in Hermitage has been cleared of assaulting a vulnerable pupil. A colleague insisted she was horrified to see…
HE'S off again! Aged just six, and already a veteran fundraiser, Hungerford Primary School pupil William Howells will pedal from Reading to Bristol to…
THE IMPENDING closure of Hungerford Police Station could be a blessing in disguise. That was the verdict of district councillor Paul Hewer (Con, Hungerford)…
A mortgage broker has been jailed for his part in a £30m scam. Fifty-eight-year-old Nicholas Pomroy, who lived at Heath End Road, Baughurst, was led to…
A TEENAGE Lambourn jockey who was paralysed in a car crash has defied doctors by walking again - with help from the world’s first bionic leg. Nineteen-year-old…
LAMBOURN Valley residents watched, incredulous, as a drunken grandmother careered past their homes while the car almost disintegrated around her, Newbury…
RAIL users across West Berkshire can have their say on the future of the region’s rail network. A consultation will run until January 2015 following publication…
AN HISTORIC ceremony has marked the formal launch of the Eastbury flood prevention and alleviation project. Newbury MP Richard Benyon helped symbolically…
POLICE are seeking thieves responsible for a car crime spree in Newbury after a number of vehicles were broken into between Thursday, October 9 and Sunday,…
A NEWBURY man found dead after drinking with friends had secretly taken heroin, an inquest heard. Adam Joseph Chambers - described as a “quiet, loving…
AN EASTBURY woman facing 40 animal welfare and drugs charges will have her case heard by a Crown court judge after Newbury magistrates declined jurisdiction.…
PLANNERS have granted permission for a new crash test site at Membury Airfield. The applicant, the national Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) proposed…
THATCHAM’s Festival of Arts and Leisure returns this weekend, sparking two weeks of events and activities in the town. There will be plenty to see and…
A MAN was this afternoon (Friday) convicted of killing a local actress by his dangerous driving. Katherine Howard, aged 32, died at the scene when her…
A SPECIAL event for World Mental Health Day is being staged by West Berkshire Council in Newbury today (Friday). The council’s public health team has…
A MAN has appeared in court charged with killing a Great Shefford actress by his dangerous driving. Katherine Howard, aged 32, died at the scene when…
GREENE King brewery has proposed making changes to the outside of the historic Bear Hotel in Hungerford. The proposed changes involve new signage.In particular,…
HUNGERFORD has a new sports clothing store. Dun Gym on Bridge Street offers street unisex après gym wear with collections owned by celebrities such as…
PLANS to site a knackers’ yard at Great Shefford will now be decided by committee. Jeff Beck (Con, Clay Hill) announced he was “calling it in” - meaning…
