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Dillon gets seat on government housing committee

25 October 2024
Dillon gets seat on government housing committee

Dillon gets seat on government housing committee

25 October 2024

Lee Dillon, MP for Newbury, has been elected to the Housing, Communities & Local Government Select Committee.


Fury at traveller pitches plans

23 October 2024
Fury at traveller pitches plans

Fury at traveller pitches plans

23 October 2024

Sixty-two objections have been lodged over retrospective planning permission to change a paddock to a site with five gypsy and traveller pitches.

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Floods could be as bad as 2014, residents warned

22 October 2024
Floods could be as bad as 2014, residents warned

Floods could be as bad as 2014, residents warned

22 October 2024

West Berkshire has been warned to prepare for flooding as bad as 2014 this winter.

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Thames Water says it ‘hasn’t forgotten’ sewage-hit Stanford Dingley

21 October 2024
Thames Water says it ‘hasn’t forgotten’ sewage-hit Stanford Dingley

Thames Water says it ‘hasn’t forgotten’ sewage-hit Stanford Dingley

21 October 2024

Thames Water has told residents of sewage-hit Stanford Dingley it ‘would rather pollute than internally flood properties‘.

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Council ‘struggling to keep the lights on’

21 October 2024
Council ‘struggling to keep the lights on’

Council ‘struggling to keep the lights on’

21 October 2024

West Berkshire Council says it is ‘struggling to keep the lights on’ as further budget pressures hit the cash strapped authority.


Thames Water answers for sewage leaks - with plans for £320m investment in West Berks sewage

17 October 2024
Thames Water answers for sewage leaks - with plans for £320m investment in West Berks sewage

Thames Water answers for sewage leaks - with plans for £320m investment in West Berks sewage

17 October 2024

Thames Water has outlined how much - and what else - it needs to do in West Berkshire.


Preparations for freezing winter underway in West Berkshire

16 October 2024
Preparations for freezing winter underway in West Berkshire

Preparations for freezing winter underway in West Berkshire

16 October 2024

Winter is coming - so West Berkshire Council is filling its road salting bins up.


Council boss resigns

08 October 2024
Council boss resigns

Council boss resigns

08 October 2024

West Berkshire Council’s CEO has stepped down.


Cannabis smoke, bamboo plants and children playing ball – are they a nuisance?

07 October 2024
Cannabis smoke, bamboo plants and children playing ball – are they a nuisance?

Cannabis smoke, bamboo plants and children playing ball – are they a nuisance?

07 October 2024

Cannabis smoke, bamboo plants and children playing ball in the street are among requests made for official nuisance complaints to be investigated.


More EV charge points brought online in Newbury

05 October 2024
More EV charge points brought online in Newbury

More EV charge points brought online in Newbury

05 October 2024

New electric vehicle (EV) charge points have been installed at the Kennet Shopping centre multi-storey car park in Newbury.

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Can kicked down the road in Kennet Shopping centre redevelopment decision

04 October 2024
Can kicked down the road in Kennet Shopping centre redevelopment decision

Can kicked down the road in Kennet Shopping centre redevelopment decision

04 October 2024

The can has been kicked down the road on the decision on whether Newbury town centre gets redeveloped.


Berkshire has ‘wettest September on record’ – Met Office

03 October 2024
Berkshire has ‘wettest September on record’ – Met Office

Berkshire has ‘wettest September on record’ – Met Office

03 October 2024

Two flood alerts are in place across the district, as the Met Office confirms September was the wettest on record for the county.


79 households per month approach council in dire need

02 October 2024
79 households per month approach council in dire need

79 households per month approach council in dire need

02 October 2024

Nearly half a million pounds more than budgeted will be spent on housing in the district.


Councillors get allowance increase – we ask if they should

30 September 2024
Councillors get allowance increase – we ask if they should

Councillors get allowance increase – we ask if they should

30 September 2024

Local Democracy reporter Niki Hinman puts the case for a better deal for locally-elected politicians.


Could new rental flat plans swing it for the Kennet Centre redevelopment?

30 September 2024
Could new rental flat plans swing it for the Kennet Centre redevelopment?

Could new rental flat plans swing it for the Kennet Centre redevelopment?

30 September 2024

Newbury’s Kennet Centre redevelopment is up for decision this week – and new plans offer 427 rental flats.


The Downs School will not have to pay money back to council – neither will others

27 September 2024
The Downs School will not have to pay money back to council – neither will others

The Downs School will not have to pay money back to council – neither will others

27 September 2024

The Downs School will not have to pay any money back to West Berkshire Council – after a climbdown by the local authority.


Parking charges backlash in West Berkshire

27 September 2024
Parking charges backlash in West Berkshire

Parking charges backlash in West Berkshire

27 September 2024

West Berkshire Council has attracted objections in its consultation over proposed increases in parking charges across the district.


West Berks has shortage of social workers, occupational therapists and carers

27 September 2024
West Berks has shortage of social workers, occupational therapists and carers

West Berks has shortage of social workers, occupational therapists and carers

27 September 2024

West Berkshire’s council-run care homes have an overspend of £420,000


Cash-strapped council to vote on increase in allowances for councillors

26 September 2024
Cash-strapped council to vote on increase in allowances for councillors

Cash-strapped council to vote on increase in allowances for councillors

26 September 2024

Councillors in West Berkshire will tonight (Thursday) decide whether or not to give themselves a five per cent rise in allowances.


Public meeting in Enborne ‘stokes fear’ about Zippo’s plans

25 September 2024
Public meeting in Enborne ‘stokes fear’ about Zippo’s plans

Public meeting in Enborne ‘stokes fear’ about Zippo’s plans

25 September 2024

The owner of the travelling showpeople site in Enborne, proposed for expansion, has accused objectors of being both ignorant and prejudiced.


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