In this week's Newbury Weekly News

Helen Thompson, a reception teacher at Basildon Primary School, died from a brain haemorrhage within hours of developing a blood clot last month, aged 28.
Now colleagues, pupils, family and friends have vowed to continue the international fundraising work that was close to her heart.
Also this week, 43 sites which could bring up to 3,000 additional homes to Newbury and the surrounding parishes – on top of the large developments at The Racecourse Newbury and Sandleford – were scrutinised by Newbury town councillors on Monday.
Among the sites were the Waterside Youth Centre and the Quantel building in Turnpike Road, however councillors also debated the issue of Greenfield versus brownfield developments and the impact the potential developments could have on the town.
This week’s paper includes a full list of all sites being considered in Newbury, as well as a full report of Monday night’s town council meeting.
In other news, plans for a traveller’s site in Hermitage have been withdrawn owing to an invalid application.
More than 60 letters of objection had been lodged with West Berkshire Council’s planning department with issues ranging from access, environmental impact, local provision and crime.
Meanwhile, tributes have been paid to a Tilehurst man who died in a crash last week.
The family of 31-year-old Allan Woodcock have described him as a “keen sportsman” who was “well loved by all of his family and his large group of friends”.
Pick up a copy of the paper to read their full tribute.
As always, there’s also a roundup of the week’s entertainment and sport, and of course this week’s £25 free fuel giveaway.
All this plus more in the Newbury Weekly News, on sale every Thursday.