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| Rush hour chaos as police close Hambridge Road |
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Chaos descended on Hambridge Road yesterday afternoon (Dec 22nd). Police fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene of a 3 vehicle accident outside the Scottish Energy building. |
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| M4 collision - Newbury man dies |
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A 39-year-old Newbury man has died following a collision on the M4 motorway close to the Membury Services. |
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| Experts say Newbury is historic with lots of jobs |
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Research by experts hired to help with the Vision of Newbury 2025 has concluded that the town is historic, close to the countryside, with lots of jobs, nice restaurants, and low crime. |
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| Drug dogs sniff out coke in town pubs |
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Four revelers were arrested for possessing cocaine and cannabis at the weekend, after a special operation involving police sniffer dogs. |
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| Consultants hired to tackle parking woes |
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The firm that helped organize traffic flows when the A34 underpass was built have been hired to examine car parking in Newbury town centre. |
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| Council rating war of words |
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The blame game between rival political parties continues after West Berkshire Council’s performance was downgraded by the Government. |
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| Women targeted by Newbury bag thief |
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Five women have had their bags stolen in Newbury after leaving them in shopping trolleys or pushchairs while wandering around the store. |
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| New leaflet is wheely useful |
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Whether it’s the neighbour’s leylandii hedge or abandoned shopping trolleys, getting through to the right person often makes it less likely for most of us to complain. |
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| Council now worst in Berkshire |
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West Berkshire Council has been downgraded by the government, and is officially even worse than Reading. Despite record council tax increases, a new chief executive, and a change of political control. |
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| Friday news update |
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A new library for Wash Common. Retail property available. Carnarvon Arms reopens. Drink driving arrest. Bar Cuba to reopen with late night license. |
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| Four shortlisted for Market Street |
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Grainger Trust is the favourite to win the battle to build 200 flats around a plaza for West Berkshire Council’s Market Street proposals – newbury.net can reveal. |
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| Newbury train station upgrade |
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Rail operator First Great Western has been reselected to run local train services after promising a “major upgrade” of Newbury and Hungerford stations. |
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| Feeding frenzy at pasty parlour |
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Newbury is going Cornish pasty mad today, as the new West Cornwall Pasty Company opens its doors for the first time. |
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| Fight back on Andover Road |
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The days of replacing period homes in Andover Road with dozens of flats and townhouses could be over. Town planners have signaled that enough is enough. |
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| Another celebrity wedding at Highclere Castle |
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Highclere Castle is to host another showbiz wedding. Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy and Arsenal footballer Ashley Cole are expected to tie the knot in July in a ceremony at Lord Carnarvon’s home. |
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| Race is almost over for high-rise developers |
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One of four developers will find out today (Thursday 15th) if they have the go-ahead to build high-rise flats and multistorey car park in the middle of Newbury. |
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| Greenham Common Trust pledges more cash for Newbury |
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Greenham Common Trust has pledged to give bigger handouts to local good causes, after new figures revealed that only 47% of income gets spent on charitable activities. |
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| Rendel back in business |
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Former Newbury MP David Rendel has told party insiders that he wants to win his seat back from arch-rival Richard Benyon. |
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| Growing parking worries causes Wharf delay |
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Plans to get rid of dozens of parking spaces to redevelop the Wharf have been delayed, so West Berkshire Council can do more work on the impact on parking. |
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| Council staff vacate in favour of Christmas shoppers |
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Nearly 100 council staff who use season tickets in the Kennet Centre multi-storey car park, have relocated to other car parks today. |
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| Renault Clio in late night accident |
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Police fire and ambulance services attended the scene of a road traffic accident shortly after 11.00pm on Friday evening (9th December). |
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| Health shop is best in region |
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Bartholomew Street healthfood shop Nature’s Corner is the best small firm in the Thames Valley. |
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| Carry on Shopping! |
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The electricity supply has now been restored to all of the units on the Newbury Retail Park following the explosion and fire in an electrical transformer. |
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| Fire closes Newbury Retail Park |
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Christmas shopping was seriously disrupted on Newbury Retail Park this afternoon. The electricity transformer feeding the retail units exploded and burst into flames. |
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| Traffic light failure - Sainsbury's Roundabout |
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We are receiving reports that the traffic lights have failed on the Sainsbury's Roundabout. As all motorists are aware when this happens traffic on the A339 flows freely and no congestion occurs. |
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| Major fire at Turnpike Industrial Estate |
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Firemen were still damping down until late into the night after a major fire at the Turnpike Industrial Estate in Newbury. |
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| Council says yes to high-rise Newbury |
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West Berkshire Council is asking interested developers to build five-storey tower blocks in Newbury’s Market Street. |
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| Kick FM launches its Christmas Toy Appeal |
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Kick FM launches its Christmas Toy Appeal this Friday morning (December 9 2005) on West Berkshire’s Brighter Breakfast Show. |
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| More experts hired |
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Tory-run West Berkshire Council has hired more traffic experts to tackle the looming gridlock predicted in the town centre, when the daytime car ban comes into force in the Market Place. |
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| Permit parking to be extended despite flaws |
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Dozens of streets in and around Newbury are to become permit parking areas in the next few months – even though there are major misgivings about the pilot scheme in West Fields. |
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| Golf Bonanza hangs on footpath debate |
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Tory-run West Berkshire Council is to thwart plans to turn the Donnington Grove Golf Course into a showcase for the world’s top golfers. |
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| Council spending purge to keep tax hike down |
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Work is going on behind the scenes at West Berkshire Council to keep next year’s local tax hike as low as possible. |
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| Falkland flying high again |
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Falkland School in Andover Road has retained its crown as the best primary school in Newbury. |
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| Crystal ware stolen in Camp Hopson raid |
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Agile thieves broke into Camp Hopsons store in Northbrook Street during the early hours of Thursday morning. |
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| Next steps announced for Nightingales revamp |
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People on Newbury’s Nightingales estate are gathering next week to discuss exciting new plans for the 600-home estate. |
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| Carnival revival on track for Newbury |
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Newbury Carnival organisers are hoping for as many as 80 floats at next summer’s event, after widespread anger and disappointment at this year’s lacklustre affair. |
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| NOVEMBER 2005 |
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| Planners get tough on Toby |
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The Toby Carvery pub on the Robin Hood roundabout has been told to remove illuminated signs from the 19th century pub. |
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| Newbury Bart Street Bash |
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Christmas shoppers in Bartholomew Street on Saturday 3rd December are set to be entertained by the Bart Street Christmas Bash. Organised by local traders. |
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| Local agencies team up to tackle homelessness |
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A new scheme has been launched to give homeless people a better chance of staying settled in West Berkshire. |
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| Vodafone to end lucrative sponsorship deal |
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Locally based phone giant Vodafone are believed to be on the verge of ending their multi-million pound sponsorship deal with Manchester United. |
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| Overdevelopment of the Andover Road |
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Resident Anthony Pick regards a planning application for 73 and 75 Andover Road as being in direct conflict with the recently approved Town Design Statement. |
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| Christmas climber arrested by police |
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Mystery surrounds the identity of a drunken reveller who caused £300.00 of damage to the Christmas tree in Newbury’s Market Place. |
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| Lucky punter scoops jackpot at Newbury Races |
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How would you like your money sir? Cash or cheque? This was the difficult decision facing Ian Humphries from Salisbury after he scooped £124,000 from a £2 bet. |
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