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Burst water main woe for West Ilsley residents

19 October 2011
Burst water main woe for West Ilsley residents

Burst water main woe for West Ilsley residents

19 October 2011

Around 20 properties affected in the region following burst pipe A BURST water main caused problems for residents in West Ilsley today (Thursday) Thames…


Key questions unanswered on Greenacre plan

19 October 2011
Key questions unanswered on Greenacre plan

Key questions unanswered on Greenacre plan

19 October 2011

Anger mounts over plan to put homes on site of much-loved leisure centre AS public anger snowballs over plans to build houses on the site of a popular…


Thumbs-up for New Era

19 October 2011
Thumbs-up for New Era

Thumbs-up for New Era

19 October 2011

The Fades creator returns to home town for a performance of his award-winning radio play NEW Era began the next chapter of its life with an innovative…


Water problems to continue for West Ilsley residents

19 October 2011
Water problems to continue for West Ilsley residents

Water problems to continue for West Ilsley residents

19 October 2011

Water shut off to West Ilsley homes as Thames Water attempts to fix burst main AROUND 20 homes in West Ilsley will be without water until later this evening…


Grundon to hold incinerator information day

18 October 2011
Grundon to hold incinerator information day

Grundon to hold incinerator information day

18 October 2011

Waste firm to answer public questions ahead of incinerator application submission GRUNDON is to hold an information day on Thursday before it submits…


Come Dine With Me seeks hopefuls

17 October 2011
Come Dine With Me seeks hopefuls

Come Dine With Me seeks hopefuls

17 October 2011

Hit Channel Four show seeking chefs for episode to be filmed in Reading area FANS of the popular TV culinary show Come Dine With Me in Calcot, Theale,…


IKEA superstore hit by delays

12 October 2011
IKEA superstore hit by delays

IKEA superstore hit by delays

12 October 2011

Plans for a new multi-million pound superstore in Calcot have yet to satisfy West Berkshire Council officers PLANS to build a new multi-million pound…


Train station petition gathers momentum

11 October 2011
Train station petition gathers momentum

Train station petition gathers momentum

11 October 2011

Over 1,600 people sign petition to keep closure-threatened railway station ticket offices open A CAMPAIGN to keep closure-threatened railway ticket offices…


Traffic police numbers cut

07 October 2011
Traffic police numbers cut

Traffic police numbers cut

07 October 2011

Chieveley base closes, but police dismiss claims that parts of West Berkshire will not be patrolled by traffic officers THAMES Valley Police has admitted…


In this week's NWN

06 October 2011
In this week's NWN

In this week's NWN

06 October 2011

More confusion over bin collections, outdoor spectacles and a warning over an attempted abduction IN this week's Newbury Weekly News the row over…


Greenacre homes plans revealed

05 October 2011
Greenacre homes plans revealed

Greenacre homes plans revealed

05 October 2011

Proposals to build homes on site of popular Newbury leisure centre unveiled THE full scale of plans to build homes on the site of a popular Newbury leisure…


AWE uranium store will cost £750 million

04 October 2011
AWE uranium store will cost £750 million

AWE uranium store will cost £750 million

04 October 2011

Information Commissioner rules true cost of controversial uranium facility should be revealed to taxpayer A CONFIDENTIAL report has shown £750 million…


Benyon sides with council in waste war

03 October 2011
Benyon sides with council in waste war

Benyon sides with council in waste war

03 October 2011

MP backs council stance to drop weekly black bin collections after Pickles pledges millions to restore service THE MP for Newbury Richard Benyon has backed…


BT broadband customers hit by outage

03 October 2011
BT broadband customers hit by outage

BT broadband customers hit by outage

03 October 2011

BT broadband customers across West Berkshire suffer problems following power failure at major exchange today (Monday) BT has blamed a power outage at…


Council ban public from police presentation

30 September 2011
Council ban public from police presentation

Council ban public from police presentation

30 September 2011

Police mystified as to why chief constable's presentation was held behind closed council doors THAMES Valley Police chief constable Sara Thornton…


Council in a pickle over bin row

30 September 2011
Council in a pickle over bin row

Council in a pickle over bin row

30 September 2011

Just as West Berkshire Council drops its weekly black bin collection, the Government unveils £250m plans to retain them LESS than two weeks after West…


Man tried to entice 12-year-old into car

29 September 2011
Man tried to entice 12-year-old into car

Man tried to entice 12-year-old into car

29 September 2011

Police investigate suspicious incident in Burghfield Common involving man driving silver car POLICE are investigating after a man tried to get a 12-year…


Pupils celebrate new school building

28 September 2011
Pupils celebrate new school building

Pupils celebrate new school building

28 September 2011

Newbury MP Richard Benyon officially opened a new £170,000 building at Streatley Hill Pre-school on Friday DELIGHTED pupils at a pre-school in Streatley…


Accusations fly over train petitions

27 September 2011
Accusations fly over train petitions

Accusations fly over train petitions

27 September 2011

Labour and Liberal Democrats in commuter tug o' war as unmanned train stations row rumbles on THE West Berkshire Labour Party has claimed it is the…


Answers demanded over £1.2m council overspend

27 September 2011
Answers demanded over £1.2m council overspend

Answers demanded over £1.2m council overspend

27 September 2011

Predicted overspend trebles just weeks after figures of £427,000 were presented to West Berkshire Council executive WEST Berkshire Council has been accused…


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