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Body found in search for missing man: Police searching for a missing man have found a body.
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River Kennet: Body found in search for missing Newbury man: A body has been discovered in a river in a search for a missing Berkshire man.
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Mother of Royal Navy sailor missing for 40 years calls for suspected killer to confess
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Key FactsAllan Grimson receives 22 more years for sex offences
Nov 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mirror.co.uk
- Grimson is already serving life for murdering Nicholas Wright, 18, in 1997 and Sion Jenkins, 20, in 1998.
- In July, he was convicted of 11 sexual assaults, one rape and taking indecent photographs of a child.
- The offences took place, the report says, between February 1994 and November 1999 in the Portsmouth flat where he murdered the two men.
- The judge classified him as dangerous; a possible parole review can take place only after 13 years of this additional sentence.

Engineers to begin piling works on Newbury riverside: West Berkshire Council will begin works in January 2027 to improve and protect the River Kennet towpath in ...
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What’s on this week in West Berks: your community listings: If you are organising a charity or community event and would like to be included in these free ...
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River inspections triple as chalk stream protection is stepped up: The Environment Agency has tripled its number of in-person river inspections ...
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Boswells leaving Kennet Shopping centre – will it find a new home?: With the imminent closure of the Kennet Shopping centre looming, many businesses are shutting ...
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Farewell to Newbury's Kennet Centre closing this January: At the end of this month, one of Berkshire's oldest shopping centres will close its doors for the final ...
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In pictures: 50 years of the Kennet Centre: With the Kennet Centre facing major redevelopment, we have dipped into the archives to look back at 50 years of ...
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‘Unsafe’ E.coli levels found in Newbury’s waterways: Thames Water is treating Newbury’s waterways ‘like a toilet’ says the man to have found high levels of E ...
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Kennet Centre’s hidden murals and plaques facing uncertain future: Do you recognise these murals and plaques from the Kennet Centre?
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Police appeal for help to trace missing Newbury man: Police have said they are concerned for the welfare of a man, who is missing from Newbury.
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Worries grow as Newbury man Ciperian is reported missing: Worries are increasing after a 36-year-old man from Newbury has been reported missing.
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Egg farm plans refused by West Berkshire Council: Plans for a large egg farm housing tens of thousands of hens have been stopped after environmentalists stepped ...
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West Berkshire: Planners refuse permission for poultry unit: Planners have turned down an application for a poultry unit housing up to 32 ...
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Dean Hill: police update on man missing since 2023: Police have given an update with further details on where they recovered the body they believe to be missing ...
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MP calls upon Government to protect chalk stream rivers: A local MP has called upon the Government to create policy that provides specific protections for chalk ...
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Council along with partners launch 10-year, £20 million canal towpath improvement project
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Thames Water answers for sewage leaks - with plans for £320m investment in West Berks sewage
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Readers’ views: ‘The fuel price rip-off continues’: A selection of letters to the editor of the Newbury Weekly News.
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