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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.


INTERVIEW: Ross Mackinnon: Conservative prospective Parliamentary candidate for Reading West and Mid Berkshire

08 April 2024
INTERVIEW: Ross Mackinnon: Conservative prospective Parliamentary candidate for Reading West and Mid Berkshire

INTERVIEW: Ross Mackinnon: Conservative prospective Parliamentary candidate for Reading West and Mid Berkshire

08 April 2024

If you snap a Ross Mackinnon stick of rock in half, there would be no surprise to find the words Margaret Thatcher stamped through him.

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Council to appoint top level director for special education needs in West Berks

06 April 2024
Council to appoint top level director for special education needs in West Berks

Council to appoint top level director for special education needs in West Berks

06 April 2024

West Berkshire is to get a board level appointment to sort out special educational needs in the district.


More than 150 roads make the fixing list in West Berks

05 April 2024
More than 150 roads make the fixing list in West Berks

More than 150 roads make the fixing list in West Berks

05 April 2024

The council has released a big list of roads in West Berkshire which are earmarked for repair.

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Council leader says CIL officers were ‘unpleasant and overzealous’

03 April 2024
Council leader says CIL officers were ‘unpleasant and overzealous’

Council leader says CIL officers were ‘unpleasant and overzealous’

03 April 2024

Home owners who have extended their plots could be in for cash back from West Berkshire Council.


Joint council effort to save Berkshire’s economy

01 April 2024
Joint council effort to save Berkshire’s economy

Joint council effort to save Berkshire’s economy

01 April 2024

Local councils in Berkshire are to join forces to stop economic decline in the county.


Taxi fare increases on the table

29 March 2024
Taxi fare increases on the table

Taxi fare increases on the table

29 March 2024

West Berkshire Council has launched a consultation about taxi fares going up.


Sewage, toilet paper and condoms on streets in West Berkshire

28 March 2024
Sewage, toilet paper and condoms on streets in West Berkshire

Sewage, toilet paper and condoms on streets in West Berkshire

28 March 2024

Attempts to ratchet up pressure on Thames Water to clean up its act have been approved by West Berkshire Council.

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Council to ban pets as prizes

28 March 2024
Council to ban pets as prizes

Council to ban pets as prizes

28 March 2024

‘Goldfish are not just a prize to be won at a fair’


Council must pay up for fault in SEND child’s needs

27 March 2024
Council must pay up for fault in SEND child’s needs

Council must pay up for fault in SEND child’s needs

27 March 2024

West Berkshire Council has been told to pay the mother of a child who missed out on nine months of education £3,500.


‘I am very proud that the inspectors recognised the ambition we have for all students’ - Trinity head

26 March 2024
‘I am very proud that the inspectors recognised the ambition we have for all students’ - Trinity head

‘I am very proud that the inspectors recognised the ambition we have for all students’ - Trinity head

26 March 2024

Newbury's Trinity School has been given a 'good' Ofsted rating.


Labour claims the new seat of Reading West and Mid Berks is ‘neck and neck’ with the Tories

26 March 2024
Labour claims the new seat of Reading West and Mid Berks is ‘neck and neck’ with the Tories

Labour claims the new seat of Reading West and Mid Berks is ‘neck and neck’ with the Tories

26 March 2024

INTERVIEW: Olivia Bailey is the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Reading West and Mid Berks.


Fate of new Aldi decided by planners

22 March 2024
Fate of new Aldi decided by planners

Fate of new Aldi decided by planners

22 March 2024

The fate of a new Aldi in Newbury has been decided by councillors.

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Long read: The history of buildings and works where the Kennet Shopping centre stands

22 March 2024
Long read: The history of buildings and works where the Kennet Shopping centre stands

Long read: The history of buildings and works where the Kennet Shopping centre stands

22 March 2024

Do the new plans for developing the Kennet Centre really hark back to Newbury’s past?


New hospital could mean longer journey times for patients

19 March 2024
New hospital could mean longer journey times for patients

New hospital could mean longer journey times for patients

19 March 2024

West Berkshire residents will face longer journey times if the new hospital planned for Basingstoke moves ahead.


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