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Greenham silo owners seeking to scrap junction improvement plan

09 January 2016
Greenham silo owners seeking to scrap junction improvement plan

Greenham silo owners seeking to scrap junction improvement plan

09 January 2016

Flying A Services also want to store shipping containers at historic GAMA site THE owner of iconic Cold War bunkers at Greenham Common is seeking to scrap…


Newbury charity shop raided by thieves

06 January 2016
Newbury charity shop raided by thieves

Newbury charity shop raided by thieves

06 January 2016

Quantity of cash and two charity boxes targeted at RSPCA store Thieves targeted two charity boxes and stole a quantity of cash in a raid on…


Major works to close the M4 for three nights

06 January 2016
Major works to close the M4 for three nights

Major works to close the M4 for three nights

06 January 2016

Works to start at 9pm tonight Motorists using the M4 are being warned to plan ahead as overnight road closures are set to begin tonight (Wednesday). A…


Car wreck depot firm appeals refusal to extend hours of operation

05 January 2016
Car wreck depot firm appeals refusal to extend hours of operation

Car wreck depot firm appeals refusal to extend hours of operation

05 January 2016

Copart UK won planning permission for 4,000-vehicle storage yard AN international firm poised to site a car depot for more than 4,000 vehicles in…


Newbury school hosts cyber awareness workshop

05 January 2016
Newbury school hosts cyber awareness workshop

Newbury school hosts cyber awareness workshop

05 January 2016

Vodafone employees teach St Bart's pupils how to stay safe online A TEAM of Vodafone employees took their tech expertise to a Newbury school in an effort…


Could fracking come to West Berkshire?

30 December 2015
Could fracking come to West Berkshire?

Could fracking come to West Berkshire?

30 December 2015

Government votes in new powers for firms to frack below protected land West Berkshire’s protected countryside could be the site of industrial fracking…


West Berkshire Primary Head's Association calls for radical change in education system

29 December 2015
West Berkshire Primary Head's Association calls for radical change in education system

West Berkshire Primary Head's Association calls for radical change in education system

29 December 2015

Paul Field speaks to NWN about the future of the district's schooling THE chairman of West Berkshire’s Primary Heads Association has called for…


Newbury town council hosts lively Sandleford meeting

24 December 2015
Newbury town council hosts lively Sandleford meeting

Newbury town council hosts lively Sandleford meeting

24 December 2015

Councilors and members of the public quiz developers Newbury residents and town councilors aired their concerns on the looming 2,000-home Sandleford development…


West Berkshire primary schools above average for 3 R's

23 December 2015
West Berkshire primary schools above average for 3 R's

West Berkshire primary schools above average for 3 R's

23 December 2015

Recent performance tables show strong Key Stage 2 results West Berkshire primary school pupils are performing above average again this year in reading,…


Greenham Control Tower audit puts further works on hold

22 December 2015
Greenham Control Tower audit puts further works on hold

Greenham Control Tower audit puts further works on hold

22 December 2015

Governance and finance criticised but project still on track says parish council FURTHER works to transform a Cold War control tower into a visitor centre…


Thatcham finance director awarded Point of Light

22 December 2015
Thatcham finance director awarded Point of Light

Thatcham finance director awarded Point of Light

22 December 2015

Caroline Billington honoured for her charity work A FINANCE director from Thatcham who has helped more than 5,000 elderly people find company over the…


Three window displays scoop Newbury BID prize

22 December 2015
Three window displays scoop Newbury BID prize

Three window displays scoop Newbury BID prize

22 December 2015

Two stores and public library named best displays TWO Newbury high street stores and one public library won prizes this week for the quality of their…


Man charged with racially aggravated public order offence in Newbury

20 December 2015
Man charged with racially aggravated public order offence in Newbury

Man charged with racially aggravated public order offence in Newbury

20 December 2015

Offence relates to incident at St John's post office A 41-year-old man has been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence in Newbury. Philip…


Charity cheat convicted of fraud

19 December 2015
Charity cheat convicted of fraud

Charity cheat convicted of fraud

19 December 2015

Man claimed to be collecting clothes for children's cancer charity A fraudster who collected bags of clothes for a children's cancer charity…


What's on Saturday

19 December 2015
What's on Saturday

What's on Saturday

19 December 2015

‘Twas the weekend before Christmas… and plenty to do in West Berkshire today. At Newbury’s St Nicolas Church there will be an open…


Arrests made in connection with poaching and burglary offences

18 December 2015
Arrests made in connection with poaching and burglary offences

Arrests made in connection with poaching and burglary offences

18 December 2015

Two-week long Operation Flax sees several arrests made in West Berkshire Police officers from West Berkshire have made several arrests in connection with…


Kennet Shopping Centre buyer confirmed

17 December 2015
Kennet Shopping Centre buyer confirmed

Kennet Shopping Centre buyer confirmed

17 December 2015

American firm HIG Capital named, Bride Hall believed to be involved The new owner of Newbury shopping centre Kennet Shopping has been officially named…


West Berkshire 15-year old's "third most bullied" in the UK

17 December 2015
West Berkshire 15-year old's "third most bullied" in the UK

West Berkshire 15-year old's "third most bullied" in the UK

17 December 2015

Figures reveal high proportion of pupils as victims of bullying West Berkshire’s 15-year olds are the third most bullied group out of any other…


Greenham control tower project was granted permission all along

15 December 2015
Greenham control tower project was granted permission all along

Greenham control tower project was granted permission all along

15 December 2015

District councilor estimates £60,000 wasted on redundant second application Greenham Parish Council’s flagship plan to transform a Cold War control…


£10.7m road investment...will come at a cost to motorists

14 December 2015
£10.7m road investment...will come at a cost to motorists

£10.7m road investment...will come at a cost to motorists

14 December 2015

Major new project to start in February, a month after Boundary Road closes again A new £10.7million road improvement project on the A339 through…


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