In this week's NWN

Pupils shot at with BB gun, a baby nearly swallows suspected drugs in KFC and Cheggers on film

IN this week's Newbury Weekly News read how pupils at a Newbury school were shot at with a BB gun and what the headteacher made of the incident.

Elsewhere a parent recounts their scare after their young child finds suspected drugs in the toilet of a fast-food restaurant in Newbury.

We get your reaction to the national energy price hike across two colourful pages, and big pictures from elsewhere include the Compton ploughing match, breast cancer care awareness month, and Heroes at Highclere.

We also launch our business initiative Local Business Accelerators and there's also our ever-popular supplement First Class which features photographs of 67 local schools.

In our packed arts and leisure pages reviews and listings give ideas of what to do for the rest of October, and Skins, Shameless and Fades screenwriter Jack Thorne gives his view on a Wash Common theatre's production of the radio play which made his name.

All the usual news from our local teams also features, and don't forget to check if you are a petrol winner.

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