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In this week's Newbury Weekly News, a man who scalped his ex-girlfriend’s mother with a meat cleaver while high on crack cocaine has been sentenced.

Also in this week's paper, more temporary accommodation is being sought to prevent the council "shipping people off to Slough".

Meanwhile, the best village shop in the country is here in West Berkshire.

In Hungerford news, there's change at the town and manor following recent elections.

In Thatcham, councillors will look at making the town more sustainable by 2030.

In North Hampshire, a climate emergency has been declared.

And on the villages page, villagers have held fetes.

Plus, our Moving Up supplement is in this week's paper.

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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