In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News, a judge’s patience with a child sex offender runs out.

In other news, the body of a missing Thatcham man has been pulled from the canal.

Plus, retiring superhead Paul Dick speaks to us about his time, and future, at Kennet School. 

In this week’s Hungerford edition of the Newbury Weekly News, travellers move on as “mystery buyer makes offer” for land.

In Thatcham this week, the latest defence scheme for the town has been completed. 

And on the Hampshire pages, thee are opposition to plans in Ashmansworth. 

As always, there’s also a roundup of the week’s entertainment and sport, and of course this week’s £25 free fuel giveaway.

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