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Teenager who killed Pc Andrew Harper launches appeal over sentence

Teenager who killed Pc Andrew Harper launches appeal over sentence

Victim's mother: "Another kick in the stomach that leaves us all feeling awful" Henry Long, one of the killers of Pc Andrew Harper, is applying for permission…


Traffic alert – M4 eastbound

Traffic alert – M4 eastbound

All lanes closed There has been a collision on the M4 eastbound between Junction 8/9 at Maidenhead and Junction 7 at Slough West. All lanes are closed…


Chance to repay the lady who has kept us smiling through lockdown

Chance to repay the lady who has kept us smiling through lockdown

Campaign to raise funds to buy a new boiler for 81-year-old who has brightened every passing motorist’s day with a wave FOR the past six months, and throughout…


Live music returns to Newbury

Live music returns to Newbury

Big Boss Man at Arlington Arts We've all been waiting for this day. Social distancing guidelines will apply when live music returns to Newbury with Big…


Weather alert for West Berkshire as thunderstorms forecast

Weather alert for West Berkshire as thunderstorms forecast

Yellow weather warning issued for the district More rain is anticipated this afternoon, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for thunderstorms…


Pc Andrew Harper’s widow criticises ‘£465,000 legal aid for killers’

Pc Andrew Harper’s widow criticises ‘£465,000 legal aid for killers’

Lissie Harper: "This just doesn’t seem right or fair." The widow of Pc Andrew Harper has criticised the reported £465,000 in legal aid received…


Round up on last weekend local cricket action

Round up on last weekend local cricket action

Wheeler seals derby triumph PURLEY-on-Thames bounced back from their first defeat of the season last week to outgun local rivals Theale & Tilehurst…


Medicine Festival goes ahead this weekend

Medicine Festival goes ahead this weekend

Five-day outdoor event at Wasing Estate has range of safety measures West Berkshire Council has worked closely with the organisers of the Medicine Festival…


Sunflowers in Wash Common

Sunflowers in Wash Common

Lauren Sandys took this lovely photograph of the sunflower fields in Wash Common earlier this month.


Plans to regenerate Newbury's London Road Industrial Estate move a step closer

Plans to regenerate Newbury's London Road Industrial Estate move a step closer

New development brief has been published and gives two options for redevelopment PLANS to redevelop Newbury’s London Road Industrial Estate (LRIE)…


Reading Magistrates' Court: Newbury man charged with drug production

Reading Magistrates' Court: Newbury man charged with drug production

Defendant also charged with obstructing or resisting police MAGISTRATES have denied bail to a Newbury man who operated a cannabis producing operation. In…


Reading Magistrates' Court: restraining order for Thatcham man who sent 'sexual' messages

Reading Magistrates' Court: restraining order for Thatcham man who sent 'sexual' messages

Defendant made unwanted telephone calls, court told A THATCHAM man has been made subject to a restraining order after sending sexually inappropriate emails…


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PART-TIME CARER

Working for a Family in Hampshire PART-TIME CARER Working for a Family in Hampshire. Must have previous caring experience. To help full-time Carer look…


Kingsclere's village gallery with London pedigree

Kingsclere's village gallery with London pedigree

Jenna Burlingham has big plans for the future Despite the difficulties of these Covid times, Kingsclere art gallery Jenna Burlingham Fine Art has been…


ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S SCHOOL

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S SCHOOL

Vacancies ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S SCHOOL Newbury RG14 6JP We currently have the following part-time, permanent vacancies to start as soon as possible: •…


Hampshire cancer patient is number 1 on Amazon best seller list with children's book

Hampshire cancer patient is number 1 on Amazon best seller list with children's book

'Writing this makes me feel like I have done something useful' “I WANTED to leave a legacy,” said Nancy Carter-Bradley, whose self-published…


Safety first as children return to classrooms

Safety first as children return to classrooms

Sponsored Content School’s in for summer – and beyond – with health experts agreed pupils safely returning now to their studies is “positively”…


Collision at J13 of M4 - Newbury

Collision at J13 of M4 - Newbury

Problems on westbound entry slip road Collision at the M4 westbound entry slip of junction J13. All lanes are closed. Causing delays westbound from J13…


A34 vehicle fire north of Winchester causing delays

A34 vehicle fire north of Winchester causing delays

Allow extra time A VEHICLE fire on the A34 northbound between the junctions with the A33 and the A272 just north of Winchester has led to lane closures. The…


Power cuts as storm hits the district

Power cuts as storm hits the district

More than 160 areas said to be affected by outage across West Berkshire and North Hampshire A number of homes are currently without power as thunder and…


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