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A man accused of stalking a woman has changed his plea to guilty.

‘Intoxicated’ woman crashed stolen car into a pylon before overturning in ditch

‘Intoxicated’ woman crashed stolen car into a pylon before overturning in ditch

An intoxicated woman drove a stolen car dangerously, crashing it into a pylon before overturning in a ditch.

Readers’ views: ‘I witnessed lunacy that can only occur in Britain’

Readers’ views: ‘I witnessed lunacy that can only occur in Britain’

A selection of letters to the editor of the Newbury Weekly News

A walk with the ‘wow’ factor

A walk with the ‘wow’ factor

Even on a grey, drizzly afternoon in September, the stunning Berkshire Downs still have the wow factor.

Meg’s looking for a sofa to call her own

Meg’s looking for a sofa to call her own

Dog of the Week: The latest dogs looking for their forever homes from Newbury Dogs Trust.

Man ordered to compensate police officer he assaulted

Man ordered to compensate police officer he assaulted

A man who denied assaulting police has been convicted at trial.

Drink-driver banned from the roads

Drink-driver banned from the roads

A motorist was caught behind the wheel after drinking almost twice the legal limit.

Back in the day

Back in the day

We delve into our archives to see what was going on 10 years ago, 25 years ago and 50 years ago this week.

Is September too early to turn the heating on?

Is September too early to turn the heating on?

Experts reveal their best budgeting and heating tips to keep your home warm this autumn

Voyeur who set up ‘child porn’ ring for paedophiles gets suspended sentence

Voyeur who set up ‘child porn’ ring for paedophiles gets suspended sentence

A paedophile caught with many thousands of child sex images also filmed unsuspecting adult males in public toilets.

Biryani Challenge to help landslide victims

Biryani Challenge to help landslide victims

Money has been raised by a Newbury organisation to support an Indian community affected by devastating landslides.

Exploring and celebrating our rich history

Exploring and celebrating our rich history

West Berkshire Museum celebrated Heritage Open Days at the weekend.

Parkway to be sold?

Parkway to be sold?

The company which owns Newbury’s Parkway Shopping centre is reportedly in talks to sell up.

Paedophile army officer jailed for sharing indecent images of children

Paedophile army officer jailed for sharing indecent images of children

A paedophile army officer has been kicked out of the armed forces and jailed for distributing indecent images of children.

Man goes on trial for rape

Man goes on trial for rape

A woman who was allegedly raped by a man she trusted asked afterwards: “Do you realise what you have just done?”

Pub darts marathon raises around £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Pub darts marathon raises around £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support

A darts marathon at a pub has raised a whopping sum for cancer care.

Your community needs you

Your community needs you

A volunteer centre is making a plea for more volunteers to help keep it thriving – for another 50 years.

Crash and roadworks cause delays on A34

Crash and roadworks cause delays on A34

A crash has caused delays on the A34 on the same day as two weeks of roadworks begins.

Time’s up for town centre chain bar

Time’s up for town centre chain bar