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Drug dealer ordered to pay back money

09 November 2011
Drug dealer ordered to pay back money

Drug dealer ordered to pay back money

09 November 2011

Proceeds of Crime Act invoked following a successful confiscation order made by police A CONVICTED drug dealer from Theale has been ordered to repay more…


Teenage girl suffers serious sexual assault

09 November 2011
Teenage girl suffers serious sexual assault

Teenage girl suffers serious sexual assault

09 November 2011

Police hunting for group of men following incident in Purley Park on Saturday A TEENAGE girl was subject to a serious sexual assault after meeting a group…


Sandleford housing site approved

05 November 2011
Sandleford housing site approved

Sandleford housing site approved

05 November 2011

Councillor says decision "could cause problems for 30 years" THE rolling green fields of Sandleford Park look set to become concreted over to make way…


Illegal immigrants arrest near Burghfield

04 November 2011
Illegal immigrants arrest near Burghfield

Illegal immigrants arrest near Burghfield

04 November 2011

A stretch of the M4 closed off while police made arrests POLICE arrested two suspected illegal immigrants yesterday (Thursday) after stopping a lorry…


Council fear over academy threat

03 November 2011
Council fear over academy threat

Council fear over academy threat

03 November 2011

Concerns raised over damage to state-run schools as fourth West Berkshire school applies for academy status COUNCILLORS have raised fears that schools…


Hardy perennial

03 November 2011
Hardy perennial

Hardy perennial

03 November 2011

Deadpan comic with a cynical take on the world comes to Newbury JEREMY Hardy is in a good mood. “I'm not getting any younger. My demographic is ageing…


Pizza delivery driver attacked in Theale

03 November 2011
Pizza delivery driver attacked in Theale

Pizza delivery driver attacked in Theale

03 November 2011

Delivery driver attacked by three men while working in Theale A PIZZA delivery driver was attacked and robbed after serving an address in Theale on Tuesday…


Residents left without new food waste bins

03 November 2011
Residents left without new food waste bins

Residents left without new food waste bins

03 November 2011

Confusion after council's new waste collection service misses out some food bin deliveries WHILE West Berkshire's controversial new food waste…


Recycling facility open in Padworth

02 November 2011
Recycling facility open in Padworth

Recycling facility open in Padworth

02 November 2011

All of West Berkshire's recycling will be processed at the 9.4 hectare facility A NEW high-tech recycling facility in Padworth recently opened for…


Volunteers revive Newbury youth club

02 November 2011
Volunteers revive Newbury youth club

Volunteers revive Newbury youth club

02 November 2011

Several local figures have helped The Riverside Community Centre open again A GROUP of dedicated volunteers have revived a Newbury youth club and called…


New bin collection rota starts today

31 October 2011
New bin collection rota starts today

New bin collection rota starts today

31 October 2011

New fortnightly black bin and weekly food waste rota kicks in today (Monday) TODAY (Monday) marks the end of weekly black bin collections across West…


Tricks, treats and ghastly sights at Hallowe'en Hullabaloo

31 October 2011
Tricks, treats and ghastly sights at Hallowe'en Hullabaloo

Tricks, treats and ghastly sights at Hallowe'en Hullabaloo

31 October 2011

Newbury centre packed with gruesome goings-on for annual Hallowe'en bash HUNDREDS of ghouls and spooky souls helped turn Newbury Market Place into…


Unexplained death at Wash Common home

30 October 2011
Unexplained death at Wash Common home

Unexplained death at Wash Common home

30 October 2011

Police treating man's death as unexplained but not suspicious A MAN in his sixties died at a Wash Common home yesterday (Saturday). The South Central…


Violent crimes force police to up presence in Tilehurst

26 October 2011
Violent crimes force police to up presence in Tilehurst

Violent crimes force police to up presence in Tilehurst

26 October 2011

Spate of brutal robberies and burglaries has raised fears the area is becoming a target for gangs A SPATE of brutal robberies and burglaries in Tilehurst…


Benyon backs Cameron in party revolt over EU

25 October 2011
Benyon backs Cameron in party revolt over EU

Benyon backs Cameron in party revolt over EU

25 October 2011

MP for Newbury: "Now is not the right time for the debate on Europe" A CONSERVATIVE party revolt over a vote on membership of the European Union has been…


Get ready to Kill Keith

25 October 2011
Get ready to Kill Keith

Get ready to Kill Keith

25 October 2011

Cheggers plays dead in new comedy horror filmed partly in Newbury ANYONE who has ever wished a horrible death upon the legions of irritating TV presenters…


Parties clash over youth club closures

25 October 2011
Parties clash over youth club closures

Parties clash over youth club closures

25 October 2011

Conservative party rebuffs Lib Dem claims it is failing West Berkshire's young people WEST Berkshire Council's ruling Conservative administration…


Countryside bodies attack planning policy

23 October 2011
Countryside bodies attack planning policy

Countryside bodies attack planning policy

23 October 2011

Greenfield areas of West Berkshire are under threat from Government plans, claim environmental pressure groups A CONTROVERSIAL Government reform of the…


Jewellers targeted in latest Tilehurst robbery

21 October 2011
Jewellers targeted in latest Tilehurst robbery

Jewellers targeted in latest Tilehurst robbery

21 October 2011

Police "keeping an open mind" as to connection of robberies following latest Tilehurst incident A JEWELLERY shop in Tilehurst was targeted by armed masked…


October "heat-wave" over as gritters deployed

20 October 2011
October "heat-wave" over as gritters deployed

October "heat-wave" over as gritters deployed

20 October 2011

Roads treated for first time since last winter as cold snap hits West Berkshire A BITTER end to the October autumn heat-wave was heralded yesterday (Wednesday)…


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