A NEWBURY man has appeared before town magistrates charged with possessing indecent images of children. Paul David Mason, aged 49, of Aintree Close, appeared…
THE WIDOW of a Newbury plumber who died from asbestos-related disease has told movingly of her husband’s last months. Jane Angel was speaking after the…
A DRINK driver jumped four sets of red lights before leading police on a high speed, six mile car chase, Newbury magistrates heard. He then lost control…
A GREENHAM man’s ‘dirty protest’ in a police cell added to his charge list, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, February 6. Jorden Paul Davis, aged…
A NEW generation of chefs will be trained at Belmont, Woodspeen, after planners gave wholehearted approval for a cookery school and restaurant. The project…
AN off-duty driver for the Prior’s Court Foundation was caught behind the wheel after drinking more than twice the legal limit, Newbury magistrates heard.…
CREATING an ‘all-through’ superschool in Hungerford by September 2015 is a realistic goal, a meeting of the full town council has heard. Doubts had been…
A DRUG dealer was caught red-handed at Combe Gibbet, a court has heard. Mark Anthony Keepence drove to the beauty spot, a notorious haunt for drug taking,…
A HORSE-riding instructor who helped to run a Newbury brothel was given a prison sentence yesterday (Wednesday). But a Reading Crown Court judge suspended…
A WOMAN who had drunk nearly four times the legal limit took a car without permission and crashed into a water-filled ditch, Newbury magistrates heard.…
CHEERING crowds lined the streets of Hungerford as soldiers from the 6th Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) staged a homecoming…
A MAN who had been released from prison early smashed his way into a car in Thatcham, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, January 30. Shane Mark Prout…
A MOTORIST has told of his "embarrassme nt and shame” after a frightened passenger alerted police to his drink driving - by pretending to phone her mother.…
A MAN who took the drug ketamine collapsed in The Broadway in Thatcham, to the consternation of shoppers, Newbury magistrates heard. Police tried to talk…
A THIEF who stole spirits from Waitrose in Thatcham told the store manager he had a knife, Newbury magistrates heard. Claire French, prosecuting, told…
A TEENAGER who damaged a fence in an act of “mindless” vandalism has been ordered to compensate his victim. Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, January…
A FORMER pupil of The Clere School and Technology College, Burghclere, has died in mysterious circumstances. Three men were arrested in connection with…
A PAIR of rogue traders who conned three elderly homeowners have been jailed for a total of nine years. The victims all lived in Newbury on a mobile home…
ONLY 27 people have so far responded to a consultation on far-reaching changes to education in Hungerford. The lack of response has prompted a plea from…
A MAN leaped from a window, led police on a chase, was struck and wrestled to the floor - and all over a bottle of cider, Newbury magistrates heard. The…
