Environment

A new equine therapy and outdoor learning centre for children with specialist needs is opening tomorrow (June 14).

This My Newbury picture of a horse-drawn barge at Kintbury was taken by Kim Evans.

A team of divers has made repairs to a leaking lock along the Kennet & Avon Canal.

A sustainability fund has opened to support groups improve biodiversity in their local environment.

This My Newbury picture of Kintbury nature reserve was taken by Kim Evans.

The missing piece of a wartime puzzle has been found.

The Big Help Out is back.

A Thatcham school is celebrating its recent accolade as the “first in the town” to achieve plastic-free status.

This My Newbury picture of Ladle Hill was taken from the Sydmonton Court Estate, near Burghclere, by Edward McNaghten.

West Berkshire Council has refused a proposal to build 14 new houses on land outside the settlement boundary of East Ilsley.

A farmer has proposed 40 alternative sites for a seed processing factory in Leckhampstead.

In a first-of-its-kind project for the UK, two snake tunnels have been created at Greenham Common to help save endangered native adders.

This My Newbury picture of the Kennet and Avon Canal at Kintbury was taken by Kim Evans.

A school has celebrated the opening of an exciting new addition.

A family of swans was attacked by a dog on Saturday, May 18.

This picture of wild garlic and bluebells in woodland on the Ridgeway just outside Aldworth was taken by Tracey Godsmark.

A village art exhibition has raised an impressive sum for charity.

A road will be closed for 21 days due to flooding.

This My Newbury picture of a field of rape near Hampstead Norreys was taken by Marian Mears.

The Angling Trust and Action for the River Kennet are calling for urgent Government intervention to place Thames Water under special measures.