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A Gentleman in Moscow - a gentle, finely-observed tale about a young count confined to a hotel in Moscow as the communists take control

A Gentleman in Moscow - a gentle, finely-observed tale about a young count confined to a hotel in Moscow as the communists take control

On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the…


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Welcome to Hungerford, Jade

Welcome to Hungerford, Jade

New homewear retail outlet is run by 23-year-old businesswoman THERE’S a new store on Hungerford High Street. Town mayor Helen Simpson was a guest…


Next stage of Thatcham flood defence scheme to be displayed this week

Next stage of Thatcham flood defence scheme to be displayed this week

Dunston Park and south east Thatcham schemes to begin next year THATCHAM residents can learn more about the next phase of flood defences…


Husband raising cash for son's school in memory of late wife

Husband raising cash for son's school in memory of late wife

Widower vows to give £4,000 to primary to buy something "so everyone will remember Augusta for it". THE husband of a woman who died unexpectedly from…


Newbury police history reprinted

Newbury police history reprinted

Former chief inspector charts history of Borough Police 1836-1875 A BOOK charting the history of Newbury’s police force has been republished a decade…


Truancy parents fined hundreds of pounds

Truancy parents fined hundreds of pounds

“You’ve got to get them to school by whatever means you can” - district judge PARENTS have been fined hundreds of pounds, with additional court costs,…


Bake-off contestants really Roc

Bake-off contestants really Roc

NEWBURY-based IT company ROC Technologies hosted a bake-off last week to raise money for Dementia Friends, Hospice in the Weald and Together…


Retirement flats plan on store site

Retirement flats plan on store site

42 apartments and retail unit on Reading Warehouses land TADLEY’S Reading Warehouses store could be demolished to make way for 42 retirement…


Week of delays expected due to Boundary Road closure

Week of delays expected due to Boundary Road closure

Heavy traffic on A339 set to continue THERE'S bad news for motorists caught up in the delays on the A339 through Newbury this morning - Boundary Road…


'Newbury's canal is underused'

'Newbury's canal is underused'

Suggestions that the town could make better use of its waterway NEWBURY should be doing more to make use of its canal. That was the view of West…


Man mown down by hit-and-run driver in Hallowe’en horror

Man mown down by hit-and-run driver in Hallowe’en horror

Pedestrian catapulted into the air suffers multiple injuries A YOUTH who had just passed his driving test mowed down a pedestrian in an horrific, hit-and-run. Reading…


Newbury schoolgirl and friends raise £250 for cancer charity

Newbury schoolgirl and friends raise £250 for cancer charity

John Rankin pupils host cake sale in playground A NEWBURY schoolgirl and her friends have raised more than £250 for Cancer Research UK, after holding…


Santa to switch on Newbury's Christmas lights today (Sun)

Santa to switch on Newbury's Christmas lights today (Sun)

The fun begins at 3pm SANTA will parade through Newbury on his sleigh before switching on the town’s Christmas lights today (Sunday). The festivities…


World Food Day celebrated in West Berkshire

World Food Day celebrated in West Berkshire

...listen to music, mingle and sample foods from those with Bengali, Slovak, Portuguese, South African and English ancestry, among others FOODS of the…


Late heartbreak for Town who settle for a draw

Late heartbreak for Town who settle for a draw

Billericay claim a point against Hungerford with the last kick of the game IT went from joy for Hungerford Town to heartbreak in the space of 90 seconds…


West Berkshire man jailed for US pension fraud

West Berkshire man jailed for US pension fraud

"If you commit cyber crime offences, whether the victims are in the UK or abroad, we will investigate and seek justice for them" A WEST Berkshire man…


Councillor threatens legal action over lorries

Councillor threatens legal action over lorries

“They’ve been caught red-handed delivering when the schools were emptying out – at the worst possible time, in other words" SUPERMARKET giant Tesco might…


Wash Common resident helps raise thousands for Sue Ryder

Wash Common resident helps raise thousands for Sue Ryder

Breast cancer patient wanted to give something back to the charity A PARTY organised by a Wash Common woman who is fighting breast cancer raised more…


West Berkshire Green Party unveil parliamentary candidate

West Berkshire Green Party unveil parliamentary candidate

Steve Masters: 'My profile is as high as anybody locally' WEST Berkshire Green Party has announced its parliamentary candidate to contest the…


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