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Kingsclere outbuilding badly damaged by fire
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on 17th May 2012
POLICE have appealed for information, after a Kingsclere outbuilding was set on fire. According to Hampshire Constabulary, some time between 9am and 9.30am on Thursday, May 10, an outbuilding in The Dell, Kingsclere, was set alight, causing considerable damage. The area is often frequented by dog walkers, so police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen something suspicious. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Pc Vincent Lane at Basingstoke...
Water, water everywhere…
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on 17th May 2012
ENGINEERS from Thames Water had their work cut out to stem this astonishing geyser last night. As Newburytoday.co.uk first reported yesterday (Wednesday), the water jet shot more than 30ft into the air when a water mains burst in Chieveley - and continued to spout. Motorists first reported it soon after lunchtime near the Hilton hotel on Donnington Road. Thames Water spokesman Craig Rance said that it took engineers until 12.30am today to fix the leak and that the cause was still being...
Don’t miss this week’s Newbury Weekly News and Hungerford edition
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on 17th May 2012
IN this week’s Newbury Weekly News the battle for Sandleford Park, and other open spaces, has moved from the rolling fields to an inquiry room in a Newbury hotel as developers and West Berkshire Council square up over plans to build tens of thousands of new homes. In our Hungerford edition, the town is gearing up for a ‘double diamond’ celebration on jubilee weekend, pick up our special edition to find out more. After weeks of pressure from the Newbury Weekly News and hundreds of complaints...
Frankel adds extra froth
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on 17th May 2012
RACING’S NUMBER ONE will beckon thousands to Newbury Racecourse on Saturday when Frankel takes his seasonal bow in the showpiece JLT Lockinge Stakes. Frankel’s appearance has already boosted crowd expectations: “We’ve taken a lot of advance bookings during the past three weeks on back of Frankel’s intended run here,” said the racecourse’s joing managing director Stephen Higgins. “But we’ve known about the possibility for some time and we’ll be ready.” Frankel already has form at Newbury,...
Drama as accident victim is airlifted from middle of the road
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on 17th May 2012
AN ELDERLY pedestrian, struck by a vehicle on the A339 in Newbury, was airlifted to hospital this morning (Thursday). His condition is described as serious, but stable. The southbound lane of the A339 remained closed until just before 1pm, causing gridlock in the nearby area. A pilot for the Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance carefully manoeuvred the helicopter into position for a landing in the middle of the southbound carriageway, which had been closed to traffic. The drama, captured by...
First of the comedy festival line-up
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on 17th May 2012
The first round of comedians heading Newbury Comedy Festival have been announced. Running from July 6-15, Newbury Comedy Festival offers over a week of the finest comedy acts on the circuit, right to your doorstep. Whether you like your comedians fresh off the telly or enjoy sniffing out the latest new talent, there’s lots to get excited about this summer. Among the headline acts announced today, Phill Jupitus, the comedian who has been entertaining the nation for years on NeverMind the...
No laughs when Jason’s around
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on 17th May 2012
Safe sees Jason Statham on familiar ground – a violent bloodfest Review rating * If, one of these days, you see Jason Statham looking cheerful in a film, it either means he has just been told the weekend gross, or he has just broken some poor person’s neck in a particularly inventive way. Whatever the reason for cheerfulness, you will find no such emotion in Safe, a voyage into the world of pain, slick moves and wild chases that is your genre-standard action movie. Eshewing the trappings of...
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