HUNGERFORD Neighbourhood Police team has had a busy few weeks in the summer heat, tackling everything from illegal raves to runaway sheep. Pc Claire Drewitt…
ARE you looking for an active, rewarding role that makes a real difference to your local community? Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is…
HUNGERFORD Farmers’ Market was 10 years old on Sunday, July 27. Thames Valley Farmers' Market Co-operative started in 1999 in Thame, Oxfordshire, quickly…
A YEAR 8 team from John O’Gaunt School has batted its way to the top in the West Berkshire league Rounders Final. The girls beat team Kennet, 9.5 to seven…
PROTESTS have begun to pour in from across the Lambourn Valley over plans to site a knackers’ yard and horse incinerator in Great Shefford. Approaching…
AROUND 100 new homes are proposed for Hungerford. A new document has unveiled West Berkshire Council plans for future housing development in the town.…
HERE’S Hungerford Cricket Club’s intrepid Geordie Taylor at the summit of Uganda’s highest mountain, Mount Stanley. He and his regular trekking companion…
PEOPLE on their way to work were surprised to see the Palestinian flag flying yesterday (Thursday)...from Hungerford Town Hall. Tresspassers either climbed…
THAMES Water Utilities Limited has been fined for causing traffic chaos in Cold Ash and Burghfield. In the first prosecution of its kind in West Berkshire,…
WATCH out - Vikings! More than 2,000 people joined a Norse invasion of Newbury at the weekend’s Waterways Festival.The spectacle is a chance for Newbury…
FEWER people in West Berkshire entered personal insolvency in 2013 than in the previous 12 months, figures released this week have revealed. The trend…
HUNGERFORD neighbourhood police team has carried out a number of drugs raids in the town. In a monthly update, Pc Claire Drewitt said: “On Monday, June…
A FAULTY telecommunications mast has caused problems for 02 customers in the Lambourn area . One village 02 user, Mel Smith of Lynch Lane, said: “The…
CONTROVERSIAL plans to site a knackers’ yard and horse incinerator in Great Shefford have been revived. A previous planning application, which generated…
A TEENAGE motorist led police on a terrifying, high-speed chase before crashing into houses, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, July 17. One woman…
THE TORCH has been passed - Hungerford Rotary Club has a new president. He is local businessman James Podger, who is also a district councillor for the…
A BRAVE bus passenger who challenged a woman’s drunken, racist rant was attacked and spat on, Newbury magistrates have been told. Afterwards, fellow Thatcham…
POLICE have stepped up patrols around Hungerford Common after reports of a man indecently exposing himself. The latest incident happened on the common…
HUNDREDS of youngsters have enjoyed participating in John O’Gaunt School’s Primary Project Days - two days of creative learning, forest crafts, science,…
SHAW House summer fair today (Sunday) is bursting with things to do and see. Attractions include shabby chic furniture, a magician and live music, allw…