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Mencap delivers petition opposing cuts to the council

18 January 2012
Mencap delivers petition opposing cuts to the council

Mencap delivers petition opposing cuts to the council

18 January 2012

Council proposes to almost halve its children's services budget for West Berkshire Mencap THERE were angry scenes outside the district council's…


Eton Fives competitions can now be held in Newbury

17 January 2012
Eton Fives competitions can now be held in Newbury

Eton Fives competitions can now be held in Newbury

17 January 2012

Secondary school is granted permission for new courts ST Bartholomew's School in Newbury will now be able to play a version of handball competitively…


Fifth application to redevelop Greenham pub is withdrawn

17 January 2012
Fifth application to redevelop Greenham pub is withdrawn

Fifth application to redevelop Greenham pub is withdrawn

17 January 2012

Pub company Punch Taverns refuses to reveal why latest plans to turn the Blue Ball into housing have been withdrawn AN application to demolish a 19th…


Joint police force venture is signed off

17 January 2012
Joint police force venture is signed off

Joint police force venture is signed off

17 January 2012

Thames Valley and Hampshire police forces will work together in roads policing, firearms and operations support THAMES Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary…


Mencap to deliver petition against cuts to council

17 January 2012
Mencap to deliver petition against cuts to council

Mencap to deliver petition against cuts to council

17 January 2012

West Berkshire Mencap staff are expected to arrive at West Berkshire Council Market Street offices this morning (Tues) STAFF from the West Berkshire Mencap…


Man, aged 61, attacked in car in Pangbourne

16 January 2012
Man, aged 61, attacked in car in Pangbourne

Man, aged 61, attacked in car in Pangbourne

16 January 2012

The victim suffered a black right eye, two cuts to his right cheek and a swollen nose during the assault THAMES Valley Police is appealing for witnesses…


Councillors angered by prospect of 24-hour McDonald's

13 January 2012
Councillors angered by prospect of 24-hour McDonald's

Councillors angered by prospect of 24-hour McDonald's

13 January 2012

Newbury town councillors claim opening hour changes to restaurant could increase crime and disorder MCDONALD'S Northbrook Street restaurant has been…


Council receives grant to help people "keep warm"

12 January 2012
Council receives grant to help people "keep warm"

Council receives grant to help people "keep warm"

12 January 2012

Government awards £94,088 grant for West Berkshire's vulnerable residents WEST Berkshire Council has been awarded a grant of £94,088 from the Department…


Hockey Olympic hopeful opens school sport facilities

12 January 2012
Hockey Olympic hopeful opens school sport facilities

Hockey Olympic hopeful opens school sport facilities

12 January 2012

New outdoor facilities at St Bartholomew's School in Newbury launched by Alex Danson THE star of the Great Britain women's hockey team officially…


Newbury mother records advert with Stephen Fry

11 January 2012
Newbury mother records advert with Stephen Fry

Newbury mother records advert with Stephen Fry

11 January 2012

The advert urges people to devote time to the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal in March A WASH Common mother-of-two has won a national competition to…


Spring is in the air!

11 January 2012
Spring is in the air!

Spring is in the air!

11 January 2012

The latest My Newbury submissions centre around the first daffs of 2012 THE mild weather has caught one West Berkshire gardener by surprise when he noticed…


Naming of former St Bart’s sites delayed

10 January 2012
Naming of former St Bart’s sites delayed

Naming of former St Bart’s sites delayed

10 January 2012

Councillors decided to give the school time to suggest names for the Luker and Wormestall sites NEWBURY town councillors have decided that St Bartholomew's…


Substantial hike in drink-drivers over Christmas

10 January 2012
Substantial hike in drink-drivers over Christmas

Substantial hike in drink-drivers over Christmas

10 January 2012

Throughout December, 299 drivers were arrested for breaking the legal drink-drive limit in the Thames Valley THE number of people caught drink-driving…


Newbury businesses to discuss investment plans

09 January 2012
Newbury businesses to discuss investment plans

Newbury businesses to discuss investment plans

09 January 2012

Businesses invited to discuss plans on Wednesday to turn town into Business Improvement District NEWBURY'S business will discuss the town's Business…


Newbury man helps to remember war dead online

07 January 2012
Newbury man helps to remember war dead online

Newbury man helps to remember war dead online

07 January 2012

Website is set up to record names on West Berkshire war memorials on the internet THE name of every West Berkshire soldier commemorated on war memorials…


Thames Water to tackle £1.2 metal theft bill

07 January 2012
Thames Water to tackle £1.2 metal theft bill

Thames Water to tackle £1.2 metal theft bill

07 January 2012

Britain’s biggest water company will now be tagging all its metal with an invisible liquid THAMES Water will begin to tag its metal to deter thieves who…


Newbury MP campaigns to reduce petrol prices

06 January 2012
Newbury MP campaigns to reduce petrol prices

Newbury MP campaigns to reduce petrol prices

06 January 2012

A list of the cheapest places to buy petrol in the district has been published on the Conservative politician’s website THE MP for Newbury, Richard Benyon,…


Care in the home could be axed

05 January 2012
Care in the home could be axed

Care in the home could be axed

05 January 2012

West Berkshire Council cuts aim to save money from its adult social care budget next year THOSE receiving care in their own homes have been told by West…


Golfers tell of lucky escape during gale force winds

05 January 2012
Golfers tell of lucky escape during gale force winds

Golfers tell of lucky escape during gale force winds

05 January 2012

Newbury golf course has re-opened after tree crashed down on Tuesday during 50mph winds WHILE gale force winds wreaked havoc across West Berkshire, causing…


Hungerford fight back to beat Thatcham

03 January 2012
Hungerford fight back to beat Thatcham

Hungerford fight back to beat Thatcham

03 January 2012

The West Berkshire rivals met at Bulpit Lane yesterday (Monday) A SECOND half brace from Hungerford striker Mark Draycott secured all three points for…


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