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A man has been sent to the crown court in custody charged with assaulting and terrorising a woman.

A man has been locked up while awaiting sentence for sexual assault.

The team behind two West Berkshire eateries are opening a new restaurant.

Two police officers were injured, one of them seriously, in town centre mayhem on Thursday night, October 31, it has emerged.

A man has been jailed for a violent robbery.

Thatcham Town Council has installed a new drinking water fountain in the Broadway.

Lessons have apparently been learned by mental health services following the death of a beloved dance teacher.

The Equinox Learning Trust, previously the Kennet School Academies Trust, recently partnered with the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education.

At least one person has apparently been seriously injured in a major incident at Thatcham town centre this evening.

A motorist was caught drink-driving.

WHSmith Newbury is celebrating the launch of its new in-store Toys R Us offering with a goody bag giveaway.

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West Berkshire Council has welcomed the increased funding for schools and social care in the budget announced on Wednesday.

An alleged benefits fraud may take a further two years to come to trial after a court kicked the case back to November 2026.

A 105-year-old community war memorial has been restored.

Newbury Town Council needs help to plant 800 spring bulbs across the town.

A lane is shut on the A34 southbound after a traffic collision.

A Newbury business hosted its family Hallowe’en party in the Kennet Shopping centre.

Planners have granted permission for bollards to protect a shop despite opposition from town councillors.

Engineering works will see London Paddington closed next month, and over Christmas.