A MAN previously considered a model employee was caught trying to sell company property worth thousands of pounds, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday.…
CAN YOU help save the Community of Hungerford Theatre Company from disaster? An urgent appeal has gone out for help with storage space.For years, the…
A NEWBURY man who turned his family home into a brothel was also a benefits cheat. A district judge at Reading Magistrates Court heard how48-year-old…
NO-ONE knows her real name. But the chances are, you’ll be hearing a lot more from her in the future.Ladies and gentlemen - all hail to the Commander-in-Chief!The…
NEWBURY town centre filled with the festive sound of a ‘Choir of 1,000 Voices’ last Thursday, December 12. Choirs from across the area kept Christmas…
SANTA is returning to Hungerford after town councillor Alana Wilson helped to resurrect an annual tradition this year. She said: “When I first joined…
A ROGUE Newbury builder has been given a 15-month jail sentence for defrauding vulnerable, elderly customers. But 50-year-old Richard Wade, of Park Lane,…
A FORMER jockey, paralysed after a racing fall, has finally achieved his dream of owning a sports wheelchair. Wayne Burton, aged 30, even took part in…
AN ANGRY father battered his teenage daughter’s boyfriend, Newbury magistrates heard last Thursday. Scott Peter Whyte disapproved so strongly of the relationship…
A MAN who took the illegal drug ketamine in Newbury town centre collapsed in front of startled shoppers, town magistrates heard on Thursday, December…
AN opportunity was missed to review urgently the care of a suicidal woman when her condition deteriorated, an inquest has heard. For 40 years, Anne Rosemary…
CHRISTMAS is really coming alive in one local village this year. For the first time ever, Hampstead Norreys residents are taking part in their own Living…
LEGENDARY jockey AP McCoy will be up against a very strong field this Sunday for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year. McCoy, who lives in Lambourn…
NEWBURY magistrates heard a damning “indictment of the town’s late-night drinking culture”, highlighted by a brutal and senseless assault. The incident…
AS THE famous Victorian author nearly said….for those who know how to keep Christmas well, it will be a Dickens of an extravaganza in Hungerford tonight…
COBBS Farm Shop and Kitchen in Hungerford has resurrected plans for an indoor play barn. The news is the latest development in a long-running saga that…
RESIDENTS will be invited to have their say on proposals to redevelop the sites of two former older persons’ sheltered homes in Hungerford. Sovereign…
IT WAS the end of an era last Thursday when a long-serving councillor and former mayor of Hungerford retired from civic life. David Liddiard’s political…
THIEVES are preying on parked cars in Hungerford, with dog walkers’ vehicles on the common being a favourite target. Three incidents this month alone…
THE SOUTHERN Co-operative has donated £10,000 to the Lambourn community this year. The windfall will be shared between Lambourn Primary School, Riding…
