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Council leader Lee Dillon steps down - to fight the Newbury Parliamentary seat

29 April 2024
Council leader Lee Dillon steps down - to fight the Newbury Parliamentary seat

Council leader Lee Dillon steps down - to fight the Newbury Parliamentary seat

29 April 2024

West Berkshire’s council leader has resigned from the role – to focus on trying to win the next general election.


Government finance officials to decide budget for new RBH

29 April 2024
Government finance officials to decide budget for new RBH

Government finance officials to decide budget for new RBH

29 April 2024

Meetings with the government take place today to determine the budget allocation for a planned new hospital in Berkshire.


Council pressured to take action against Thames Water in West Berkshire

26 April 2024
Council pressured to take action against Thames Water in West Berkshire

Council pressured to take action against Thames Water in West Berkshire

26 April 2024

Thames Water is being accused of Post Office Horizon scandal style tactics to stop people complaining about sewage in their homes and streets.


Planners state 8 reasons for caravan site refusal

25 April 2024
Planners state 8 reasons for caravan site refusal

Planners state 8 reasons for caravan site refusal

25 April 2024

Dozens of objections have been lodged against a proposal to put two caravans and mobile homes on a site.


Watership Down site in Newbury to be developed into homes

25 April 2024
Watership Down site in Newbury to be developed into homes

Watership Down site in Newbury to be developed into homes

25 April 2024

The controversial Sandleford Park West housing development has been approved by West Berkshire Council.

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West Berkshire Museum acquires Greenham ‘peace statues’

25 April 2024
West Berkshire Museum acquires Greenham ‘peace statues’

West Berkshire Museum acquires Greenham ‘peace statues’

25 April 2024

West Berkshire Museum has acquired the ‘Greenham Peace Women’ statues.


Cost of living crisis still biting for needy in West Berkshire

24 April 2024
Cost of living crisis still biting for needy in West Berkshire

Cost of living crisis still biting for needy in West Berkshire

24 April 2024

The cost of living crisis is getting worse, not better, for needy people in West Berkshire.


Nuclear bomb factory begins upgrade

24 April 2024
Nuclear bomb factory begins upgrade

Nuclear bomb factory begins upgrade

24 April 2024

The AWE atomic bomb factory in Aldermaston is building a centre for research labs.


20 is plenty for village

23 April 2024
20 is plenty for village

20 is plenty for village

23 April 2024

A village in West Berkshire will have a 20 miles per hour speed limit from August.


Incinerator plans could be under threat

23 April 2024
Incinerator plans could be under threat

Incinerator plans could be under threat

23 April 2024

A huge incinerator planned for West Berkshire could be under threat after the government temporarily banned permits.


Bulldozers inch towards Watership Down

22 April 2024
Bulldozers inch towards Watership Down

Bulldozers inch towards Watership Down

22 April 2024

The bulldozers could move a step closer to the Watership Down site which inspired the novel by Richard Adams.

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New pharmacies set to open in West Berkshire

19 April 2024
New pharmacies set to open in West Berkshire

New pharmacies set to open in West Berkshire

19 April 2024

Two new pharmacies are set to open in West Berkshire.


THE FOOD REVIEW: The Bell at Ramsbury

18 April 2024
THE FOOD REVIEW: The Bell at Ramsbury

THE FOOD REVIEW: The Bell at Ramsbury

18 April 2024

‘It is a compelling date night as much as it is a welcome oasis after a bracing country walk with a group of friends.’


Objections to cider barn plan

18 April 2024
Objections to cider barn plan

Objections to cider barn plan

18 April 2024

Hungerford could get a new food, drink and events venue - unless objectors win the day and the licence gets refused.


Plans for bollards to protect store hit by ram raiders

17 April 2024
Plans for bollards to protect store hit by ram raiders

Plans for bollards to protect store hit by ram raiders

17 April 2024

Plans for ram raid bollards have been submitted for a shop hit by thieves twice in the last few years.


Traveller caravan plot plans refused

15 April 2024
Traveller caravan plot plans refused

Traveller caravan plot plans refused

15 April 2024

Plans to put a gypsy traveller caravan plot on land in the village of Brimpton Common have been refused by West Berkshire Council.


Council thermal imaging sensors to improve roads in winter

12 April 2024
Council thermal imaging sensors to improve roads in winter

Council thermal imaging sensors to improve roads in winter

12 April 2024

Thermal imaging sensors are being used to help West Berkshire Council improve how it grits roads in the Winter.

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Job ad posted for a mace bearer in Newbury

12 April 2024
Job ad posted for a mace bearer in Newbury

Job ad posted for a mace bearer in Newbury

12 April 2024

Newbury Town Council is on the lookout for a new mace bearer for civic duties in the town.

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Third time for 16 homes plan in Midgham

10 April 2024
Third time for 16 homes plan in Midgham

Third time for 16 homes plan in Midgham

10 April 2024

Developers are hoping it will be third time lucky when an application to build 16 new homes in Midgham goes before planners next week.


Domestic abuse: the shocking statistics

09 April 2024
Domestic abuse: the shocking statistics

Domestic abuse: the shocking statistics

09 April 2024

Shocking statistics about domestic abuse in West Berkshire have been released.


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