Environment

There are people across West Berkshire who would buy an EV tomorrow — if only they had some where to plug it in.

West Berkshire Council has been accused of greenwashing and rhetoric over the climate emergency.

Members from Extinction Rebellion Newbury staged a ‘die in’ protest in town on Saturday to object to banks’ investment in fossil fuel.

Many trees, suffering from ash dieback will be cut down in February.

People across the district have been collecting sweet tubs for the Greene King tub2pub scheme.

West Berkshire’s dog poo bins are over flowing because of a council staff shortage.

Wildlife is reportedly still missing from a local watercourse amid claims that pollution was allowed to taint it, unchecked.

Many affected trees will be treated or cut back this year.

A financial allocation of £1,300 will go towards funding the training course.

A Newbury gardening group hosted an orchard pruning workshop in the City Recreation Ground to teach people how to care for apple trees.

Two more detention basins have been proposed for the North Thatcham Flood Alleviation Scheme.

West Berkshire Council has announced it will be changing its bin collection days to enhance the efficiency of the current collection rounds.

Throughout January, Greene King pubs have been taking in plastic tubs to recycle into cash for Macmillan Cancer Support.

South East landowners warned of a rise in winter fly-tipping following an annual increase of more than 30,000 incidents across the region.

The wildlife garden has opened in Thatcham to improve mental health and help local wildlife.

Thousands of starlings have been creating one of the most fascinating sights in nature in the skies above West Berkshire recently.

The Greene King pub chain is working with recycling specialist Co-cre8 and DCW Polymers to turn plastic tubs into cash for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Broadmead Estates will once again be offering its annual Christmas tree chipping service, in a bid to raise money for local charities.

Garden waste service customers in Basingstoke and Deane can put their real Christmas trees out for collection with their fortnightly garden waste.

Nuclear industry inspectors say they have now completed a year-long inspection into the ageing facilities at AWE