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West Berkshire retailers pass the test for cigarette sales

05 April 2012
West Berkshire retailers pass the test for cigarette sales

West Berkshire retailers pass the test for cigarette sales

05 April 2012

A TEST to uncover law-breaking retailers selling cigarettes to underage people has returned a 100 per cent compliance rate. West Berkshire Council's Trading…


In this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

05 April 2012
In this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

In this week's Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition

05 April 2012

IN this week's Newbury Weekly News more furious customers of Cameo Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers have contacted the NWN, claiming the Midgham firm…


Kintbury landlord of 44 years hands reins to Gordon Ramsay understudy

04 April 2012
Kintbury landlord of 44 years hands reins to Gordon Ramsay understudy

Kintbury landlord of 44 years hands reins to Gordon Ramsay understudy

04 April 2012

A KINTBURY pub proprietor is calling time on his career after 44 years in charge, and is handing over the reins of his historic establishment to one of…


Robber threatens motorist with knife and steals his car

03 April 2012
Robber threatens motorist with knife and steals his car

Robber threatens motorist with knife and steals his car

03 April 2012

A MOTORIST who pulled over to make a phonecall in a Newbury lay-by was threatened with a knife before having his vehicle stolen last Thursday. The incident…


Uncertainty over Sterling homes means red light for road safety measures

03 April 2012
Uncertainty over Sterling homes means red light for road safety measures

Uncertainty over Sterling homes means red light for road safety measures

03 April 2012

TRAFFIC lights and a crossing will not be installed at Boundary Road and Hambridge Road in Newbury until the future of the adjacent Sterling Cables industrial…


Flats plan for historic Newbury building denied

03 April 2012
Flats plan for historic Newbury building denied

Flats plan for historic Newbury building denied

03 April 2012

AN HISTORIC 19th-century Newbury building has been given a stay of execution after a plan to convert it into homes was thrown out this week. West Berkshire…


Homes plan for Newtown Road hit a snag

25 March 2012
Homes plan for Newtown Road hit a snag

Homes plan for Newtown Road hit a snag

25 March 2012

PLANS to build eight homes on the site of an engineering firm in Newbury have hit a snag. Gilson Engineering Limited is looking to move from its current…


Game over for struggling retailer

24 March 2012
Game over for struggling retailer

Game over for struggling retailer

24 March 2012

THE future looks bleak for two Newbury high street stores as troubled retailer Game Group has filed for administration. Several of the video game firm's…


Protesters fail to halt plan for Sheepdrove turbine

23 March 2012
Protesters fail to halt plan for Sheepdrove turbine

Protesters fail to halt plan for Sheepdrove turbine

23 March 2012

A WIND turbine is to be built on the Lambourn Downs at Sheepdrove Organic Farm.The amount of air generated inside and outside the West Berkshire Council…


Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News

22 March 2012
Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News

Don't miss this week's Newbury Weekly News

22 March 2012

IN this week's Newbury Weekly News read how the town has reacted to the shocking events of Friday night which left one man dead, another fighting for…


Tributes to Locker left near scene of his death

22 March 2012
Tributes to Locker left near scene of his death

Tributes to Locker left near scene of his death

22 March 2012

NEWBURY man Darren Lock will be much missed by all who knew him, according to the numerous tributes left near the scene of his death. The 38-year-old…


Noisy grain silos set to cause more hell for Inkpen residents

22 March 2012
Noisy grain silos set to cause more hell for Inkpen residents

Noisy grain silos set to cause more hell for Inkpen residents

22 March 2012

INKPEN residents say that they are set to face another summer of “hell” after a farmer was permitted to carry on using two noisy grain silos that run…


Man found dead in Newbury is formally identified

21 March 2012
Man found dead in Newbury is formally identified

Man found dead in Newbury is formally identified

21 March 2012

A MAN found dead in Newbury with serious injuries on Friday night has been formally identified as 38-year-old Darren Keith Lock (pictured above and right).…


Newbury Showground mitigation talks deadlocked

21 March 2012
Newbury Showground mitigation talks deadlocked

Newbury Showground mitigation talks deadlocked

21 March 2012

TALKS on the mitigation impacts of a new livestock building at Newbury Showground appear to be deadlocked after West Berkshire Council pulled a debate…


Second Schmallenberg virus case reported in West Berkshire

21 March 2012
Second Schmallenberg virus case reported in West Berkshire

Second Schmallenberg virus case reported in West Berkshire

21 March 2012

A SECOND case of the Schmallenberg virus has been identified in West Berkshire. The untreatable livestock disease which causes birth defects and miscarriages…


Three charged with murder and attempted murder

20 March 2012
Three charged with murder and attempted murder

Three charged with murder and attempted murder

20 March 2012

THREE men have been charged with murder in Newbury and Thatcham on Friday. Joshua Anderson, aged 22, of no fixed abode, Matthew Anderson, aged 20, also…


Newbury murder investigation continues

17 March 2012
Newbury murder investigation continues

Newbury murder investigation continues

17 March 2012

THREE men arrested on suspicion of murder and a fourth held in connection were still in custody last night (Saturday) following the death of a 38-year-old…


Police seal off Newbury flats

17 March 2012
Police seal off Newbury flats

Police seal off Newbury flats

17 March 2012

POLICE have sealed off a block of flats in Newbury following the death of a man found there with serious injuries last night (Friday). Forensics officers…


Murder investigation launched in Newbury

17 March 2012
Murder investigation launched in Newbury

Murder investigation launched in Newbury

17 March 2012

A MURDER investigation has been launched in Newbury after a man died and another was seriously injured following an incident yesterday (Friday). Police…


Police hunt attackers in Newbury

17 March 2012
Police hunt attackers in Newbury

Police hunt attackers in Newbury

17 March 2012

POLICE are hunting for the attackers who left two people in Newbury with "serious and significant" injuries following an incident yesterday (Friday).…


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