STUD replacement work will be carried out overnight on the M4 between junctions 12 and 13 for the next four weeks. Starting yesterday (Monday) the Highways…
SEVEN new affordable homes have been unveiled in Chaddleworth following a push by the village parish council. The much-needed houses, built in St Andrews…
A SPECIALIST plant fair at a garden two years in the making has been announced to take place in April. Rookwood House in Stockcross is to present the…
PEOPLE with a strong local connection and residents on low incomes will move to the top of West Berkshire Council’s council house list under a planned…
A CROWD of around 40 protesters making a final stand was not enough to stop West Berkshire Council pushing through swingeing £9 million cuts to everyday…
ONE tricky GCSE subject minus one full-time consultant equals sub-standard district mathematics grades according to West Berkshire Council. Describing…
AN investigation is under-way after a police dog savaged a deer in full view of horrified children at Greenham Common on Sunday. The deer had to be put…
WASTE disposal giant Grundon has been refused permission to extend its sand extraction operation in Chieveley. The firm said it was disappointed with…
A potentially explosive showdown is set to light up the West Berkshire Council chambers tonight (Thursday) as the two main political parties square off…
Landing a place at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music,17-year-old Downs School pupil James Copus, from Lilley, near Brightwalton, will take up his…
THAMES Water has been accused of riding roughshod over local communities in a bid to make money after it installed a number of solar panels the size of…
WEST Berkshire Council has moved to explain why an application by the Middleton family to make changes to their Chapel Row home can only be viewed under…
WEST Berkshire’s two main political parties have fired shots at each other ahead of Thursday’s meeting to green light the council’s annual budget. Contained…
COUNCIL staff in West Berkshire are to have their pay frozen for the third consecutive year. The announcement by the Local Government Association said…
AN untreatable livestock disease which causes birth defects and miscarriages in cattle and sheep has been reported on a farm in West Berkshire. The Schmallenberg…
A FURNITURE hire warehouse is to be built in Hermitage after advice by council planning officers to refuse the application was ignored. West Berkshire…
WEST Berkshire Council has shrugged off claims it wasted taxpayers’ money on CCTV cameras by stating that crime was down across the district as a result.…
TWO men have been arrested after five bicycles were stolen from a property in Thatcham. The men, both aged 19, were arrested by officers yesterday (Wednesday),…
THE West Berkshire Liberal Democrats have promised to reverse a series of planned cuts to services for the vulnerable and re-open six youth clubs as part…
A SCHEME aimed at making people cycle, bike or take the bus to work over their cars has been given the green light. Following approval on Thursday by…
