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Leaders clash over swathe of 'secretive' cuts

20 January 2012
Leaders clash over swathe of 'secretive' cuts

Leaders clash over swathe of 'secretive' cuts

20 January 2012

West Berkshire's Conservatives refute Lib Dem claims that process lacks transparency THE leaders of West Berkshire's two main political parties…


Newbury Showground denies misleading residents

20 January 2012
Newbury Showground denies misleading residents

Newbury Showground denies misleading residents

20 January 2012

Letter accidentally posted on council website prompted residents' fears that plans for new building were not made clear NEWBURY Showground has defended…


Transport Secretary recommends refusal of Chieveley incinerator

19 January 2012
Transport Secretary recommends refusal of Chieveley incinerator

Transport Secretary recommends refusal of Chieveley incinerator

19 January 2012

Secretary of State for Transport offers indefinite refusal of Chieveley incinerator plans THE Secretary of State for Transport has dealt a hammer blow…


Investigation into Theale Green pupil's death ends

18 January 2012
Investigation into Theale Green pupil's death ends

Investigation into Theale Green pupil's death ends

18 January 2012

Thames Valley Health Protection Unit says it is unaware of the cause of a 12-year-old girl's death AN investigation into the sudden death of a 12-year-old…


Newbury lorry ban bid up for refusal

18 January 2012
Newbury lorry ban bid up for refusal

Newbury lorry ban bid up for refusal

18 January 2012

Officers recommend lorry ban for busy Newbury town centre is thrown out A PETITION from residents in Mill Lane, Newbury seeking to ban heavy goods vehicles…


Newbury shopping centre faces uncertainty

18 January 2012
Newbury shopping centre faces uncertainty

Newbury shopping centre faces uncertainty

18 January 2012

Two Kennet Shopping centre outlets are at risk of being lost UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of two Kennet Shopping centre stores. Peacocks clothing…


No heating forces children's centre to close

17 January 2012
No heating forces children's centre to close

No heating forces children's centre to close

17 January 2012

West Berkshire Council announces temporary closure of Tilehurst and Area Children’s Centre today (Tuesday) TILEHURST and Area Children's Centre has…


Speen surveyed on affordable homes need

17 January 2012
Speen surveyed on affordable homes need

Speen surveyed on affordable homes need

17 January 2012

Residents are to be consulted on the need for affordable rural homes SPEEN residents are to be consulted on the issue of affordable homes within the parish. Since…


Another rural pub calls time

16 January 2012
Another rural pub calls time

Another rural pub calls time

16 January 2012

Closure of East Ilsley pub prompts fears among ale campaigners that it could be the first of many SPARKING fears of a succession of pub closures another…


Fate of railway ticket booths to be decided

16 January 2012
Fate of railway ticket booths to be decided

Fate of railway ticket booths to be decided

16 January 2012

Ticket offices under threat of being axed in Thatcham, Theale, Pangbourne, Tilehurst, Goring and Streatley THE fate of several railway ticket offices…


Health Protection Agency investigate Theale schoolgirl's death

16 January 2012
Health Protection Agency investigate Theale schoolgirl's death

Health Protection Agency investigate Theale schoolgirl's death

16 January 2012

Investigation launched into sudden death of 12-year-old Theale Green pupil THE Health Protection Agency is investigating the death of a 12-year old Theale…


Housing benefit cuts put 1700 homes out of reach

14 January 2012
Housing benefit cuts put 1700 homes out of reach

Housing benefit cuts put 1700 homes out of reach

14 January 2012

Newbury MP Richard Benyon says reforms aim to stop system exploitation HOUSING benefit reforms have resulted in the loss of 1,700 homes to those most…


Council to pump cash into superfast broadband project

13 January 2012
Council to pump cash into superfast broadband project

Council to pump cash into superfast broadband project

13 January 2012

Council to act as Berkshire treasurer to secure £4 million Government windfall WEST Berkshire could be at risk of falling into the slow lane of the information…


West Berkshire drug dealer jailed for eight years

13 January 2012
West Berkshire drug dealer jailed for eight years

West Berkshire drug dealer jailed for eight years

13 January 2012

Calcot man Lincoln Crooks sentenced after being found with cocaine of street value up to £800,000 A CALCOT man has been jailed for eight years after being…


Four charged after crash near Newbury

12 January 2012
Four charged after crash near Newbury

Four charged after crash near Newbury

12 January 2012

Four charged with numerous offences - including theft and aggravated vehicle taking - after crash on Tuesday (10) POLICE have charged four men in connection…


Personal debt doubles in West Berkshire

12 January 2012
Personal debt doubles in West Berkshire

Personal debt doubles in West Berkshire

12 January 2012

Total is set to break £8m barrier and services expand locally to cope with debt advice demand FEARS that West Berkshire is in the grip of an unprecedented…


Greenacre owners plead for patience

11 January 2012
Greenacre owners plead for patience

Greenacre owners plead for patience

11 January 2012

Uncertainty over future of Greenacre Leisure Centre "frustrating" say owners THE owners of Greenacre Leisure Centre in Greenham have moved to clarify…


Man arrested for scrap metal theft in Newbury

10 January 2012
Man arrested for scrap metal theft in Newbury

Man arrested for scrap metal theft in Newbury

10 January 2012

PCSOs find suspected thief inside Newbury Metal Products with a bag of scrap metal on Sunday A MAN has been arrested in connection with the theft of scrap…


Whitchurch bridge works set back a year

10 January 2012
Whitchurch bridge works set back a year

Whitchurch bridge works set back a year

10 January 2012

Work to repair toll bridge from Whitchurch to Pangbourne postponed until October 2013 RECONSTRUCTION of the deteriorating toll bridge which connects Whitchurch…


Boy, aged 12, one of three arrested for metal theft

09 January 2012
Boy, aged 12, one of three arrested for metal theft

Boy, aged 12, one of three arrested for metal theft

09 January 2012

Boy and two teenagers arrested in connection with lead theft and possession of a knife in Newbury last night (Sunday) A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD boy and two teenagers…


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