A CARE home nurse smeared excrement on the face of a frail 97-year-old while taunting him for being incontinent, a jury heard this week. Barbara Kowalska…
A RAILWAY embankment may not be everyone’s idea of comfort - but it was home, sweet home to 56-year-old Simon Charles Cooper. Police asked him to leave…
A MAN battling depression was found dying on a Burghfield towpath, an inquest heard. Forty-nine-year-old Miles Drew was found on December 12 last year…
A YOUTH deliberately crushed a hedgehog “for something to do” while high on drugs, Newbury magistrates heard. The 15-year-old, who told police he had…
ELECTRIFICATION of the rail line is key to developing Hungerford as a viable business centre, it was claimed this week. Newbury MP Richard Benyon was…
A MAN who stole more than £16,000 from his Newbury employers has been committed to the Crown Court for sentence. Robert Edward Jones, aged 37, of Berrow…
A SPEEN man who made headlines after a car crash succumbed to his injuries nearly two decades later, an inquest heard. Forty-seven-year-old Christopher…
A HUNGERFORD mother was brought before Newbury magistrates because of her child’s repeated school truancy. The woman was made subject to a Parenting Order…
The West Berskhire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale turned 40 this week, with a birthday bash at the pub where it all began, the Bacon Arms, Newbury.…
THE WIDOW of the Ray Boxshall Orienteering Day founder has unveiled a plaque commemorating the installation of the Kintbury defibrillator. Sue Boxshall…
LAMBOURN Sports Club must sell land for housing in order to survive, management has said. The club has applied for planning permission to “redevelop”…
A CAB driver from Newbury wept in the dock as film of his road rage shame was shown to town magistrates. In it, Brendan Pryor could be heard screaming…
POLICE have issued a new warning about thefts from cars at beauty spots in the Hungerford area. The issue has become a perennial problem, with dog walkers’…
THE ANNUAL St Michael and All Angels fete in Lambourn provided a welcome boost for church coffers last Sunday. Attractions included perennial favourites…
CHADDLEWORTH Festival is underway today (Saturday). The traditional event runs from noon until late and will feature a tug of war, Morris Dancing, bands…
HEATHLAND and Beyond - a wildlife habitat restoration project at Crookham Common and Bowdown Woods in Newbury - is shortlisted for a prestigious national…
THATCHAM Rugby Club has kick-started its fundraising campaign to build a new clubhouse. The club launched its ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign at a recent fun day,…
A NEWBURY man who took a car without consent then failed to provide a breath specimen will try to persuade magistrates to let him keep his licence. On…
MOTORISTS in Newbury will need a mobile phone and credit/debit card at the ready for a cashless parking scheme being introduced by West Berkshire Council.…
A THIEF who brazenly walked from a supermarket with a trolleyful of stolen goods was caught thanks to an indignant shopper, Newbury magistrates heard.…
