In this week's Newbury Weekly News
Gwen Berry has spoken exclusively to the Newbury Weekly News about her husband, Rob, who died after completing the 26.6 mile marathon on Sunday.
Also this week, research by Public Health England has estimated that 59 deaths in West Berkshire in 2010 were linked to air pollution levels.
Authors of the study said people whose death was hastened by pollution lost an average of 10.6 years of their lives.
In other news, racing revenue and the number of race goers at the Racecourse Newbury took a tumble last year.
The trading business decreased by £0.2m to 11.6m while overall race day attendances fell by 18 per cent owing to ‘disappointing attendances’ at the venue’s Party in the Paddock events.
The Racecourse also said goodbye to its joint managing director of six years, Sarah Hordern, who announced her resignation from the board earlier this year.
Meanwhile, schools in West Berkshire have seen a 16 per cent reduction in truancy since 2010, while the number of persistent offenders has also reduced.
Secondary schools in the district had the highest rate of truancies in the last academic year, compared with primary and special schools.
As always, there’s also a roundup of the week’s entertainment and sport, and of course this week’s £25 free fuel giveaway.
All this plus more in the Newbury Weekly News, on sale every Thursday.