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police tackle raves and runaways

16 August 2014
police tackle raves and runaways

police tackle raves and runaways

16 August 2014

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…


Retained firefighters wanted for Hungerford and Lambourn

15 August 2014
Retained firefighters wanted for Hungerford and Lambourn

Retained firefighters wanted for Hungerford and Lambourn

15 August 2014

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…


Happy 10th to Hungerford Farmers' Market!

12 August 2014
Happy 10th to Hungerford Farmers' Market!

Happy 10th to Hungerford Farmers' Market!

12 August 2014

HUNGERFORD Farmers’ Market was 10 years old on Sunday, July 27. Thames Valley Farmers' Market Co-operative started in 1999 in Thame, Oxfordshire, quickly…


John O'Gaunt girls are rounders champions

11 August 2014
John O'Gaunt girls are rounders champions

John O'Gaunt girls are rounders champions

11 August 2014

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…


Protest grows against knacker's yard plan

11 August 2014
Protest grows against knacker's yard plan

Protest grows against knacker's yard plan

11 August 2014

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…


100 new homes planned for Hungerford

09 August 2014
100 new homes planned for Hungerford

100 new homes planned for Hungerford

09 August 2014

AROUND 100 new homes are proposed for Hungerford. A new document has unveiled West Berkshire Council plans for future housing development in the town.…


Go Geordie! Hungerford man reaches peak

03 August 2014
Go Geordie! Hungerford man reaches peak

Go Geordie! Hungerford man reaches peak

03 August 2014

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…


Palestinian flag over...Hungerford

31 July 2014
Palestinian flag over...Hungerford

Palestinian flag over...Hungerford

31 July 2014

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 fined for roads chaos

31 July 2014
Thames Water fined for roads chaos

Thames Water fined for roads chaos

31 July 2014

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,…


More than 2,000 attend Newbury Waterways Festival

31 July 2014
More than 2,000 attend Newbury Waterways Festival

More than 2,000 attend Newbury Waterways Festival

31 July 2014

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…


West Berkshire insolvency figures down

30 July 2014
West Berkshire insolvency figures down

West Berkshire insolvency figures down

30 July 2014

FEWER people in West Berkshire entered personal insolvency in 2013 than in the previous 12 months, figures released this week have revealed. The trend…


Drugs raids in Hungerford

30 July 2014
Drugs raids in Hungerford

Drugs raids in Hungerford

30 July 2014

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…


Faulty telephone mast causes problems for 02 customers in Lambourn

30 July 2014
Faulty telephone mast causes problems for 02 customers in Lambourn

Faulty telephone mast causes problems for 02 customers in Lambourn

30 July 2014

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…


Knackers' yard for Great Shefford?

30 July 2014
Knackers' yard for Great Shefford?

Knackers' yard for Great Shefford?

30 July 2014

CONTROVERSIAL plans to site a knackers’ yard and horse incinerator in Great Shefford have been revived. A previous planning application, which generated…


Driver loses control in high-speed police chase

29 July 2014
Driver loses control in high-speed police chase

Driver loses control in high-speed police chase

29 July 2014

A TEENAGE motorist led police on a terrifying, high-speed chase before crashing into houses, Newbury magistrates heard on Thursday, July 17. One woman…


New man at the wheel for Hungerford Rotary

28 July 2014
New man at the wheel for Hungerford Rotary

New man at the wheel for Hungerford Rotary

28 July 2014

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…


Courageous bus passenger praised for speaking out against 'racist rant'

22 July 2014
Courageous bus passenger praised for speaking out against 'racist rant'

Courageous bus passenger praised for speaking out against 'racist rant'

22 July 2014

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 step up patrols after indecency

21 July 2014
Police step up patrols after indecency

Police step up patrols after indecency

21 July 2014

POLICE have stepped up patrols around Hungerford Common after reports of a man indecently exposing himself. The latest incident happened on the common…


Welcome to John O'Gaunt...

20 July 2014
Welcome to John O'Gaunt...

Welcome to John O'Gaunt...

20 July 2014

HUNDREDS of youngsters have enjoyed participating in John O’Gaunt School’s Primary Project Days - two days of creative learning, forest crafts, science,…


What's on today (Sunday)

20 July 2014
What's on today (Sunday)

What's on today (Sunday)

20 July 2014

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…


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