REPORTER Dan Santy questions the need for the sensationalism in the national media following the tragic deaths of Albert and Kath Adams.
PEOPLE unfamiliar with Rugby could be forgiven for thinking it is a town gripped by warring gangs battling for control of its streets following yet more tabloid sensationalising of the fires which tragically killed Albert and Kath Adams last week.
That a 15-year-old boy could be charged with manslaughter and arson after starting ...»
AN AMATEUR footballer has spoken of his fears for the future after suffering a badly broken leg following a violent tackle on the football pitch which saw the player responsible jailed.
Terry Johnson's leg was broken in two places after opponent Mark Chapman went in studs first after the ball had gone out of play seconds before the end of a Rugby and District Sunday League game in October last year.
Chapman, 20, of Garrett ...»
PLANS for an abbatoir near Onley have been rejected to the delight of campaigners. Rugby Borough Council planning chiefs rejected the proposals at a meeting held last night (Wednesday) before a packed public gallery. Councillors decided against the plans after deciding the abattoir would have an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the countryside. For the full story see next Thursday's Rugby Observer.»
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a violent man recently released from Rugby's Rye Hill prison.
Officers from Thames Valley police want to trace 44-year-old Alan King, from Maidenhead, for breaching the conditions of his release from prison after he was recently let out from HMP Rye Hill on licence after serving a sentence for burglary.
Mr King - who has a history of violent crimes - breached the conditions of his release after ...»
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