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Care costs paid and a council apology for 'undoubtedly poor care'

08 July 2022
Care costs paid and a council apology for 'undoubtedly poor care'

Care costs paid and a council apology for 'undoubtedly poor care'

08 July 2022

West Berkshire Council has agreed to apologise and pay half the care costs of a woman, after being found at fault with her care.


Apprenticeship opportunities have bounced back post-pandemic

08 July 2022
Apprenticeship opportunities have bounced back post-pandemic

Apprenticeship opportunities have bounced back post-pandemic

08 July 2022

West Berkshire Council says apprenticeship opportunities have bounced back post-pandemic.


Contracts go out to tender for Downlands sports centre

08 July 2022
Contracts go out to tender for Downlands sports centre

Contracts go out to tender for Downlands sports centre

08 July 2022

The new sports centre expansion at Downlands in Compton is expected to bust its budget by £56,000.


Plans for café in park cause a rumpus

08 July 2022
Plans for café in park cause a rumpus

Plans for café in park cause a rumpus

08 July 2022

An idea for a temporary park café has divided the community.


'The closure would have had a detrimental impact' – Notrees stays open

08 July 2022
'The closure would have had a detrimental impact' – Notrees stays open

'The closure would have had a detrimental impact' – Notrees stays open

08 July 2022

The Notrees care home in Kintbury which was due for closure in December has had a stay of execution.


Average SATs results for West Berkshire

06 July 2022
Average SATs results for West Berkshire

Average SATs results for West Berkshire

06 July 2022

Year six SATs results in West Berkshire show writing results have dropped.


'I am appalled that a known sexual miscreant was promoted to Government' – Farris

06 July 2022
'I am appalled that a known sexual miscreant was promoted to Government' – Farris

'I am appalled that a known sexual miscreant was promoted to Government' – Farris

06 July 2022

Newbury MP Laura Farris says she is appalled that a known ‘sexual miscreant’ was promoted to Government.

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“The enormous contribution of unpaid carers should be recognised"

06 July 2022
“The enormous contribution of unpaid carers should be recognised"

“The enormous contribution of unpaid carers should be recognised"

06 July 2022

Around 9.3 percent of West Berkshire’s population are unpaid carers – figures reveal.


"I think a lot of people would prefer to get in a green taxi these days”

05 July 2022
"I think a lot of people would prefer to get in a green taxi these days”

"I think a lot of people would prefer to get in a green taxi these days”

05 July 2022

Taxi drivers in West Berkshire have been given an incentive to go green.


West Berkshire Council to apologise for complaints fault

01 July 2022
West Berkshire Council to apologise for complaints fault

West Berkshire Council to apologise for complaints fault

01 July 2022

West Berkshire Council has been told to apologise for causing avoidable distress for not explaining the circumstances of a fall in a care home.


Ageing population Census data is 'challenging' for the council

01 July 2022
Ageing population Census data is 'challenging' for the council

Ageing population Census data is 'challenging' for the council

01 July 2022

Council’s chief executive says the census data showing the district’s 33 per cent increase in the over 65s is ‘challenging’.


Health service structure changes for Berkshire West

01 July 2022
Health service structure changes for Berkshire West

Health service structure changes for Berkshire West

01 July 2022

Health services across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire have merged into a new NHS integrated care board.


Census – nearly a fifth of West Berks residents are over 65

01 July 2022
Census – nearly a fifth of West Berks residents are over 65

Census – nearly a fifth of West Berks residents are over 65

01 July 2022

West Berkshire’s ageing population time bomb is beginning to explode.


Flats to be built at former Newbury magistrates court site

30 June 2022
Flats to be built at former Newbury magistrates court site

Flats to be built at former Newbury magistrates court site

30 June 2022

The rebuild of Newbury magistrates court will go ahead.


'If you can walk into a town centre, we should be encouraging fewer cars'

30 June 2022
'If you can walk into a town centre, we should be encouraging fewer cars'

'If you can walk into a town centre, we should be encouraging fewer cars'

30 June 2022

A grandson’s bid to realise his grandfather’s dream of creating more family homes in the centre of Newbury has failed.


Ramsbury and Bedwyn MP row over abortion rights

29 June 2022
Ramsbury and Bedwyn MP row over abortion rights

Ramsbury and Bedwyn MP row over abortion rights

29 June 2022

The Tory MP representing Great Bedwyn and Ramsbury says women don't have ‘an absolute right to bodily autonomy in the case of abortion’

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Petition against magistrates' court flat plans

27 June 2022
Petition against magistrates' court flat plans

Petition against magistrates' court flat plans

27 June 2022

A 41-name petition objecting to plans for 28 flats on the former Newbury magistrates court site has been lodged with the council.

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Burghfield homes plan turned down

20 June 2022
Burghfield homes plan turned down

Burghfield homes plan turned down

20 June 2022

Plans to build 32 homes on a field in Burghfield have been turned down.


More teachers report grievances with employers say West Berkshire unions

17 June 2022
More teachers report grievances with employers say West Berkshire unions

More teachers report grievances with employers say West Berkshire unions

17 June 2022

Education unions - large increase in the numbers of members contacting them about Covid sickness absence management.


High needs eduction needs another £3.6m in West Berkshire

16 June 2022
High needs eduction needs another £3.6m in West Berkshire

High needs eduction needs another £3.6m in West Berkshire

16 June 2022

High needs education in West Berkshire is short of cash.


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