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Footpath near Trinity School closed following sexual assault

Footpath near Trinity School closed following sexual assault

A FOOTPATH opposite Trinity School, Shaw, was closed off by Thames Valley Police yesterday (Thursday), following reports of a sexual assault. NewburyToday…
Samba hopes for schools team

Samba hopes for schools team

NEWBURY’S Primary Schools representative team is through to the regional finals of the Danone Nations Cup, the world’s biggest football tournament for…
MP votes against car smoking ban

MP votes against car smoking ban

NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon, voted against banning smoking in cars when children are present. Last week, MPs voted by a majority of 269 for a ban on smoking…
Family joins campaign to improve diabetes care in school

Family joins campaign to improve diabetes care in school

A THATCHAM mother has teamed up with a charity to help improve care in schools for children with diabetes. Juliet Rudkin has joined up with Diabetes UK…
Man admits possessing indecent images

Man admits possessing indecent images

A NEWBURY man has appeared before town magistrates charged with possessing indecent images of children. Paul David Mason, aged 49, of Aintree Close, appeared…
Priory plan exhibition – council wants community’s feedback

Priory plan exhibition – council wants community’s feedback

AN exhibition about the proposed development of The Priory has been organised by Thatcham Town Council. The council has applied to convert the Grade II-listed…
Lord Winston opens new science hub at Compton school

Lord Winston opens new science hub at Compton school

Professor Robert Winston officially opened the new science centre at The Downs School, Compton. The Hubble Centre comprises 12 purpose-built laboratories,…
Firefighters extinguish blaze in grounds behind a Newbury hotel

Firefighters extinguish blaze in grounds behind a Newbury hotel

READING firefighters extinguished a small fire in grounds at the rear of a Newbury hotel this afternoon (Thursday) The White Watch crew from Whitley Wood…
Witnesses sought to Purley double fatal collision with house-to-house enquiries

Witnesses sought to Purley double fatal collision with house-to-house enquiries

THE INDEPENDENT Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigating Thames Valley Police’s role in a collision in Purley last Thursday in which two cyclists…
Firefighters tackle Hungerford washing machine blaze

Firefighters tackle Hungerford washing machine blaze

FIREFIGHTERS from Newbury and Reading tackled a Hungerford fire in a washing machine this afternoon (Thursday). Spokeswoman for the Royal Berkshire Fire…
Fire service to scale back support resources as river levels continue to drop

Fire service to scale back support resources as river levels continue to drop

DROPPING river levels and receding flood waters have prompted the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) to scale back its support resources.…
1,000 hopefuls for Cheltenham festival

1,000 hopefuls for Cheltenham festival

A TOTAL of 1,038 entries have been unveiled for the 11 handicaps at the Cheltenham festival that runs from March 11 to 14. More than 250 of those are…
Marley switched off by injury

Marley switched off by injury

[caption id="attachment_91440" align="alignleft" width="345"] Marley Churcher - rib injury denies him worldwide audience[/caption] MARLEY Churcher’s live…
Badminton marathon aids dreams

Badminton marathon aids dreams

ELSTREE School will host Berkshire Junior Badminton's Charity 24-Hour Badminton-athon over Saturday and Sunday. The event is to raise money for Berkshire-based…
Promotion chasers on The Triangle

Promotion chasers on The Triangle

HUNGERFORD and Tadley Tigers meet in their delayed Berks, Bucks and Oxon Premier Division showdown at The Triangle on Saturday with both teams on promotion…
Day out for important road trips

Day out for important road trips

[caption id="attachment_68572" align="alignleft" width="227"] Matt Day - three match ban[/caption] HUNGERFORD TOWN will be without suspended defender…
Police appeal after West Berkshire shop 'held at gun point'

Police appeal after West Berkshire shop 'held at gun point'

STAFF at a shop in Burghfield Common say they were robbed at gun point yesterday (Wednesday). Police say that a man entered the Nisa and Post Office store…
Dwarf in shorts

Dwarf in shorts

Adam Brown from Hungerford is well known locally as one half of comedy writing duo Plested and Brown, who spent the first decade of the noughties touring…
Ecchinswell house fire caused by fault in oil tank

Ecchinswell house fire caused by fault in oil tank

A HOUSE fire in Ecchinswell yesterday (Wednesday) evening was caused by a fault in an oil tank. Crew manager of green watch at Newbury Fire Station, Neil…
Newbury widow speaks of dying husband’s last months

Newbury widow speaks of dying husband’s last months

THE WIDOW of a Newbury plumber who died from asbestos-related disease has told movingly of her husband’s last months. Jane Angel was speaking after the…

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