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Second chance for childhood sweethearts

Second chance for childhood sweethearts

The Best of Me (12a)Running time 117 minutesRating:** Going back to the town of your childhood, 20 years after you grassed your family up to the…


Tilehurst motorcycle blaze suspected arson

Tilehurst motorcycle blaze suspected arson

A TILEHURST motorcycle fire yesterday (Tues) evening was put down to a suspected arson. One pump from Dee Road Fire station, Tilehurst, was called at…


Newbury MP elected to serve on Defence Select Committee

Newbury MP elected to serve on Defence Select Committee

NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon has been elected by his fellow Members of Parliament to serve on the Defence Select Committee. The Committee is appointed by…


Poppy Appeal gets underway at Newbury Armed Forces Day

Poppy Appeal gets underway at Newbury Armed Forces Day

THE NATION'S military might were garrisoned in Newbury this weekend as the annual Armed Forces Day marched into the district. Newbury Racecourse was the…


Contaminated washing may have caused Thatcham woman's cancer

Contaminated washing may have caused Thatcham woman's cancer

A THATCHAM grandmother may have developed deadly mesothelioma just by washing her husband’s asbestos-contaminated clothes, an inquest has heard. An alternative…


Guiding double award for Thatcham family

Guiding double award for Thatcham family

A THATCHAM family celebrated a double award for their contributions to the Girl Guiding movement. Katherine Stewart, aged 16, completed 10 challenges…


Unpopular 'Racecourse Newbury' title dropped and new logo revealed

Unpopular 'Racecourse Newbury' title dropped and new logo revealed

NEWBURY Racecourse has dropped the unpopular title of ‘The Racecourse Newbury’ and reverted back to its former name. The track rebranded itself ‘The Racecourse…


Burghclere primary school pupils raise hundreds for east African school

Burghclere primary school pupils raise hundreds for east African school

BURGHCLERE Primary school pupils have raised hundreds of pounds for an east African school, with a series of fundraising activities. Together with other…


101 opens with a bang

101 opens with a bang

The Corn Exchange officially opened the doors to 101, their new outdoor arts creation space, on Thursday, to a fanfare of fireworks, fine food, live music…


Five arrested for suspected hunting offences

Five arrested for suspected hunting offences

FOUR men and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of hare coursing in West Ilsley. The arrests come after a gamekeeper reported a group of…


Man hit by train at Ufton Nervet is named

Man hit by train at Ufton Nervet is named

A MAN who died after being hit by a train at the Ufton Nervet level crossing on October 16 has been named as Gary Provins from Calcot. British Transport…


Man in life threatening condition taken to hospital from Burghfield Common

Man in life threatening condition taken to hospital from Burghfield Common

A MAN was taken to hospital from Burghfield Common in a potentially life threatening condition yesterday afternoon (Mon). South Central Ambulance Service…


Man airlifted to hospital from Newbury

Man airlifted to hospital from Newbury

A MAN was airlifted to hospital from Newbury yesterday afternoon (Monday) in what ambulance services described as a serious condition. South Central Ambulance…


West Berkshire events for Halloween half term

West Berkshire events for Halloween half term

LITTLE horrors are set to descend on the Nature Discovery Centre this Hallowe’en. The centre will be hosting a Green Hallowe’en Day, a free drop-in event…


A339 overturned lorry petition "gaining momentum"

A339 overturned lorry petition "gaining momentum"

A PETITION set up by a Greenham Parish councillor calling for improved safety measures on a dangerous stretch of the A339 near Headley has attracted more…


Pedestrian crossing areas in Thatcham Broadway deemed safe

Pedestrian crossing areas in Thatcham Broadway deemed safe

ELDERLY and infirm people feel that they take their lives in their own hands when crossing Thatcham Broadway. That was the view of a concerned resident…


Newbury Real Ale Festival hands over cheque to Naomi House

Newbury Real Ale Festival hands over cheque to Naomi House

NEWBURY Real Ale Festival organisers handed over a cheque for £10,000 to local children’s hospice Naomi House on Saturday. The five-figure sum was half…


Consultation on short listed sites - including AWE - to store radioactive nuclear submarine waste

Consultation on short listed sites - including AWE - to store radioactive nuclear submarine waste

A FOUR month consultation starts next month, to give members of the public chance to have their say on which of five UK sites – including AWE at both…


Man raises hell - to get a police cell!

Man raises hell - to get a police cell!

A MAN caused havoc to get a cell bed for the night after council chiefs refused his hostel funding, Newbury magistrates heard. Nicholas Paul Holmes took…


Police make arrest after man is killed on M4

Police make arrest after man is killed on M4

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a father-of-two was allegedly “ejected” from a moving vehicle on the M4 on Friday night. A 25-year…


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