A LAMBOURN burglar has admitted a number of rural crimes, including a farm burglary. Twenty-five-year-old Andrew Gordon was finally caught after he targeted…
OYEZ! Hungerford celebrates Hocktide tomorrow (Tuesday). And the gentlemen had better look to their laurels - for the ladies are taking over. Constable…
AN EAST Garston-based business has launched a new venture - The Great British Beer Company. The project is the creation of Mark and Jane Haddock of the…
AN APPEAL appeal has gone out for volunteers to take part in this year’s village Community Litter Pick today (Saturday, April 26.) Organiser Charmaine…
THE PARENTS of the man killed during construction of Newbury’s Parkway shopping centre must wait still longer for closure. The construction giant Costain…
A MAN who offered to mend his friend’s shotgun is probably facing jail as a result, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, April 10. The court was told…
A MAN seen driving erratically had been drinking, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, April 10. Clare Barclay, prosecuting, said when police caused…
A DILAPIDATED Hungerford High Street building could soon house a town museum. Town mayor Martin Crane announced this week that, after constant pressure,…
A THATCHAM restarateur has again been caught behind the wheel after drinking too much. Momtaur Rahman was first convicted of drink driving in 2008, when…
THEY’VE done it again! The Hungerford Club has retained the title of West Berkshire Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Club of the Year for the fourth successive…
PENALTY Charge Notices (PCNs) issued by West Berkshire Council are well below the average, new figures have suggested. However, the number of PCNs issued…
A PROLIFIC shoplifter, who hid stolen goods in his baby’s buggy, was told it was his “lucky day” by Newbury magistrates. Despite 31-year-old Richard James…
A THAMES Water boss gave Great Shefford villagers an unqualified apology forn the way the company dealt with communications during the recent floods crisis.…
A WEEKEND drug user’s recreation proved costly at West Berkshire Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, April 10. In the dock was 18-year-old Kieran Timothy…
THOUSANDS flocked to Lambourn today (Friday) for the village's big day in the sun. After a break due to bad weather last year the event, which showcases…
ONCOMING cars scattered as a drink driver, more than four times over the limit, careered through Newbury streets, town magistrates heard. After nearly…
A FORMER Royal Air Force man, traumatised by a tour of duty in Afghanistan, went berserk in Newbury, town magistrates heard. Twenty-two-year-old Daniel…
PLANS to build six new flats in Station Road would be out of keeping with Hungerford Town Council’s plans for the area. An application by St John’s Ambulance…
A MAN was viciously assaulted in a violent incident in Thatcham Broadway in the early hours of Sunday morning, April 13. The incident happened at 12.55am…
A WOMAN who helped raise thousands for charity by organising the annual Chapel Row Fayre has told of her drink driving shame. Lynette Susan Maja also…
