NEWBURY magistrates expressed concern for the health of a man who ran amok, believing he could see a ghost. Kane James Duncan, who works in a local Poundshop…
AZUZA Coffee Shop in the Courtyard off Hungerford High Street, has closed to make way for a new venture. Azuza, which was established as an independent…
MYSTERY surrounds the circumstances of a fatal crash in Speen, an inquest heard. The hearing in Newbury on Wednesday, February 25, was told how fellow…
POLICE found a Newbury man slumped, semi conscious, over the counter at McDonalds, town magistrates heard. As Christopher James Little slid down the serving…
A DEMONSTRATION in Thatcham town centre by English Defence League members and supporters has been condemned as “vigilantism”. Newbury MP Richard Benyon…
TWO men have denied a series of fraud and other charges relating to the former Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers, Midgham. Glenn Norcliffe, aged 62, of Marcuse…
THE MAYOR of Hungerford has demanded immediate action from the Co-operative group over the state of Queen Anne House in the High Street. Martin Crane…
WOODLAND near Sheepdrove Organic Farm in Lambourn could soon be home to ‘green’ burials. West Berkshire Council planners have received an application…
AN ELDERLY man who lay down before an approaching train near Hungerford railway station was suffering from terminal cancer, an inquest heard. The hearing…
SHOPPERS can choose between the weekly Charter Market at Newbury today (Saturday) or the award-winning Saturday market at Aldworth. There are also village…
A PROFESSIONAL footballer may face a jail term for maiming a man in a savage and bloody ‘road rage’ incident in Woolhampton. The injuries inflicted by…
THE COUNTDOWN to this year’s Bayer Newbury 10k run has begun. Organisers announced this week that this year’s race will support one of the town’s flagship…
PLANS for an ‘all through’ school for Hungerford were branded “dead” last night - even before the consultation period closed. At a sometimes stormy meeting…
A WOMAN caught shoplifting was trying to help a friend being threatened over debt, Newbury magistrates heard. Claire French, prosecuting, told the court…
A “HARD-working” man who was found drunk in a puddle, said that his behaviour had been a “blip”. Andrew Robert Smyth, of York Road, Newbury, appeared…
THE LEADER of West Berkshire Council this week threatened to withdraw an offer of £2.75 million for education in Hungerford. Gordon Lundie (Con, Lambourn…
AN ELOQUENT and impassioned speech by a recovering drug addict dissuaded Newbury magistrates from activating a suspended prison sentence. Greg Little…
HUNGERFORD Town Council is considering ways to cement the town’s relationship with the 6th Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).…
WEST Berkshire Ramblers are out and about on Sunday. If you’d like to join them, meet by the bus stop at Bedwyn station at 10am (grid reference SU279645…
A MAN caught with cannabis in his car said it was “time to grow up” and give up the drug. Claire French, prosecuting, told Newbury magistrates on Thursday,…