In this week's Newbury Weekly News...

In the past nine months, five people have been charged or convicted of sexually exploiting children.
Detective Inspector Clare Knibbs said she thinks people will be “shocked” that it is “happening on their doorsteps”.
In other news, a World’s End pig farmer who lives in Brightwalton, has told of his devastation and fears for his family’s safety, after an arson attack on his farm resulted in an estimated £100,000 damage.
Also this week, a campaign to local residents to keep their “eyes and ears” to the ground has taken social media by storm after a series of thefts in West Berkshire this month.
There have been at least eight incidents reported on a locally-run Facebook page since January 20, including in Thatcham, Wash Common and Lambourn.
Meanwhile, a six-year-old Newbury girl has a new best friend – a dog called Banjo.
The loveable 12-week-old Golden Retriever, called Banjo, is not just a companion for Estella Kotz, but also an important part of her everyday life.
As an assistance dog, he is there to help the youngster with day-to-day tasks that she can find challenging as a result of her Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) AND Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
In this week’s Hungerford edition of the Newbury Weekly News there’s an update on civic reaction to plans for a 120-berth marina.
Lake Leisure want to develop the site off the A4 opposite Cobbs Farm and Kitche, next to Freeman’s Marsh – a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
On the Thatcham front, town councillors clashed over spending public money on “swanky” new offices during a budget meeting.
Councillors had met to agree the town council’s budget and precept, which has seen the town council’s tax rate frozen for another year. But Conservative members again raised their concern of converting the Priory into a community facility and town council offices.
And on the Hampshire pages, read how Kingsclere library has been saved from the Hampshire County Council cost-cutting axe hovering over it, thanks to community minded villagers who volunteered to run it.
Our scientists have been busy bringing dinosaurs back to life, and this week’s Newbury Weekly News will have a Brachiosaurus stomp out of the page.
The brachiosaur can be sent roaming and rising on its hind legs wherever you have a copy of the paper and our newburyi3d app – available from The App Store and Google Play.
Our commemorative series marking the beginning of the First World War continues, looking at the experiences of the Quarterman family. Cecil Quarterman survived the war only to be killed from the effects of lung damage caused by a gas attack. His brother, Percy, was killed in the fighting around Poelcapelle, north of Ypres.
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.