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Town and parish councils have lodged their responses to the proposed main modifications to the district Local Plan for review.

West Berkshire Council is asking for a £16m handout from government to stave off going in to debt.

Signage has been now changed after confusing drivers at a busy junction.

West Berkshire Council’s finances have been described as having ‘significant weaknesses’ by auditor KPMG.

Hundreds of starlings were spotted flying over Hampstead Norreys on Sunday evening.

Thatcham Town Council has approved its draft budget for the next fiscal year, as well as a tax increase.

Thatcham will unveil its next blue heritage plaque at the end of the month.

We delve into our archives to see what was going on 10 years ago, 25 years ago and 50 years ago this week.

In what can only be described as a complete design U-turn, dramatic new plans to redevelop Newbury’s Kennet Shopping centre have been revealed.

Time is nearly up for Thatcham residents to share their comments on the West Berkshire Local Plan.

Newbury residents marked Holocaust Memorial Day at a private ceremony at the West Berkshire Council offices.

Newbury’s Elizabethan Shaw House is to get a new Tudor garden.

We delve into our archives to see what was going on 10 years ago, 25 years ago and 50 years ago this week

The new GP surgery at Newbury College has been approved.

What if there was another way to detect flooding before it strikes?

Free debt advice charity Christians Against Poverty has launched its ‘Budget Not Blues’ campaign to help people in the Newbury area out of debt.

We delve into our archives to see what was going on 10 years ago, 25 years ago and 50 years ago this week.

Tree pollarding has been carried out in a Newbury park.

Sewage has been discharging into three of West Berkshire’s rivers for more than 400 hours since the beginning of 2025.

The new GP surgery planned near Newbury College has hit a blocker.