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Gill Hornby to host Q&A at Newbury Library on Weds

22 September 2013
Gill Hornby to host Q&A at Newbury Library on Weds

Gill Hornby to host Q&A at Newbury Library on Weds

22 September 2013

WEST Berkshire author Gill Hornby is hosting a question and answer session at Newbury Library on Wednesday. Her debut novel The Hive was released in May…


Class of ‘93 to hold reunion and mark recovery of former pupil

17 September 2013
Class of ‘93 to hold reunion and mark recovery of former pupil

Class of ‘93 to hold reunion and mark recovery of former pupil

17 September 2013

A REUNION for the class of 1993 at Little Heath School, Tilehurst, is being held this month to coincide with the recovery of a former pupil who has had…


Christie's estimate up to £6,000 for historic Newbury art

11 September 2013
Christie's estimate up to £6,000 for historic Newbury art

Christie's estimate up to £6,000 for historic Newbury art

11 September 2013

THIS is how Newbury sometimes punished offenders – miscreants were put in a pillory in a high and prominent position in the town centre and publicly humiliated.…


Royal Oak is crowned best in county

11 September 2013
Royal Oak is crowned best in county

Royal Oak is crowned best in county

11 September 2013

STAFF at the Royal Oak in Yattendon are celebrating after beating eight other pubs to be crowned The Good Pub Guide 2014 Berkshire Dining Pub of the Year.…


Highclere chicken swallows owner's diamond earring

06 September 2013
Highclere chicken swallows owner's diamond earring

Highclere chicken swallows owner's diamond earring

06 September 2013

CLAIRE Lennon's rooster is the most expensive chicken in Britain. For there's a gold and diamond earring stuck in his gizzard - and Claire can't get her…


More than 100 years of staff service celebrated at college ceremony

04 September 2013
More than 100 years of staff service celebrated at college ceremony

More than 100 years of staff service celebrated at college ceremony

04 September 2013

Newbury College celebrated more than 100 years of staff service at its annual long service awards recently. Staff who had been working for the college…


Wartime re-enactors will bring touch of nostalgia to county show

04 September 2013
Wartime re-enactors will bring touch of nostalgia to county show

Wartime re-enactors will bring touch of nostalgia to county show

04 September 2013

THE COUNTY will be transported back in time at this year’s Royal County of Berkshire Show as a 1940s-inspired village is installed into the showground.…


New boat house on the cards for Basildon

03 September 2013
New boat house on the cards for Basildon

New boat house on the cards for Basildon

03 September 2013

PEOPLE in Basildon could be treated to a new leisure facility if plans for a new boat house are successfully launched. Under the plans, submitted by Mr…


Fly-tipper fined £1,500 after being caught on camera

02 September 2013
Fly-tipper fined £1,500 after being caught on camera

Fly-tipper fined £1,500 after being caught on camera

02 September 2013

MAGISTRATES this week fined Barry Walker, aged 51, of Brunel Road, Reading, £1,500 for fly-tipping waste in Burghfield, in March this year. He was also…


Free parking in run-up to Christmas

01 September 2013
Free parking in run-up to Christmas

Free parking in run-up to Christmas

01 September 2013

CHRISTMAS is a notoriously expensive time – but Newbury shoppers will be able to park for free every Thursday evening in the lead-up to the festive period.…


No need to scream for ice cream – it’s free from the monster truck

30 August 2013
No need to scream for ice cream – it’s free from the monster truck

No need to scream for ice cream – it’s free from the monster truck

30 August 2013

THE world’s biggest ice cream van will be coming to Newbury to hand out free treats at the Royal County of Berkshire Show next month. The pink and white…


Quantel celebrates The Big 4 0

28 August 2013
Quantel celebrates The Big 4 0

Quantel celebrates The Big 4 0

28 August 2013

Quantel staff celebrated the company’s 40th birthday last week. Founded by Sir Peter Michael and Bob Graves in 1973 in a small office in West Mills, Newbury,…


Your Out & About magazine

22 August 2013
Your Out & About magazine

Your Out & About magazine

22 August 2013

OWING to a production problem late yesterday evening, copies of the latest edition of Out & About magazine have not been included as part of the Newbury…


Teachers take tips from Olympic gold medalist for 100-mile ride

21 August 2013
Teachers take tips from Olympic gold medalist for 100-mile ride

Teachers take tips from Olympic gold medalist for 100-mile ride

21 August 2013

TWO West Berkshire teachers have raised nearly £4,000 for charity at an Olympic bike ride on August 4. Sophie Ainge and Sharon Boccaccini, who teach at…


Newbury man ‘turned home into a brothel’

16 August 2013
Newbury man ‘turned home into a brothel’

Newbury man ‘turned home into a brothel’

16 August 2013

A SINGLE father turned his family home into a brothel in order to pay off mounting debts, a court heard. This was the second case brought before the courts…


Freefall lands MND £1,160

14 August 2013
Freefall lands MND £1,160

Freefall lands MND £1,160

14 August 2013

A GREENHAM man celebrated his 30th birthday with a twist this week as he leapt from a plane at 13,500ft, at Chiltern Park Aerodrome, Oxfordshire. Antony…


Drugs recall after deficiencies at Indian factory uncovered

13 August 2013
Drugs recall after deficiencies at Indian factory uncovered

Drugs recall after deficiencies at Indian factory uncovered

13 August 2013

DOCTORS and pharmacies in West Berkshire are under Government orders to return medicines that a company manufactured in “deficient” premises. Up to 16…


Heaven 17 talk about the decade of excess ahead of Rewind Festival

12 August 2013
Heaven 17 talk about the decade of excess ahead of Rewind Festival

Heaven 17 talk about the decade of excess ahead of Rewind Festival

12 August 2013

WITH albums called Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap, Heaven 17 may seem intrinsic to the decedent ’80s, but dig a little deeper, and they had…


Upper Basildon student spurred on by Starlight donations

07 August 2013
Upper Basildon student spurred on by Starlight donations

Upper Basildon student spurred on by Starlight donations

07 August 2013

A STUDENT from Upper Basildon is currently trekking the length of Britain to raise money for terminally-ill children. Kate Swann, aged 21, (pictured),…


Let the Great Antiques Pursuit commence...

05 August 2013
Let the Great Antiques Pursuit commence...

Let the Great Antiques Pursuit commence...

05 August 2013

Win a day with one of three experts, including BBC celebrity Thomas Plant, £200 to spend, and then experience the thrill of the auction room. If you enjoy…


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