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Anger over Stroud Green traveller camp

02 October 2017
Anger over Stroud Green traveller camp

Anger over Stroud Green traveller camp

02 October 2017

Illegal encampment cost tax payer more than £2,000 TRAVELLERS who set up camp on Stroud Green last month are estimated to have cost the taxpayer more…


Council offers 'rubbish' day out for residents

29 September 2017
Council offers 'rubbish' day out for residents

Council offers 'rubbish' day out for residents

29 September 2017

Open day to be held at Padworth Recycling Centre WEST Berkshire Council will be marking National Recycling Week on Saturday by offering people the chance…


Apology for all let down by West Berkshire Council children’s services

27 September 2017
Apology for all let down by West Berkshire Council children’s services

Apology for all let down by West Berkshire Council children’s services

27 September 2017

Action plan approved following recent Ofsted visit WEST Berkshire Council was asked to apologise to the families and children that had been let down by…


Newbury woman goes from blonde to bald for cancer charity Bloodwise

27 September 2017
Newbury woman goes from blonde to bald for cancer charity Bloodwise

Newbury woman goes from blonde to bald for cancer charity Bloodwise

27 September 2017

Mum watches Brianna as she braves the shave A YOUNG woman from Newbury bravely decided to publicly shave off all her hair in a show of solidarity with…


Newbury Youth Council to relaunch

27 September 2017
Newbury Youth Council to relaunch

Newbury Youth Council to relaunch

27 September 2017

Youngsters encouraged to get involved in local issues NEWBURY Youth Council will be relaunching later this month – offering an opportunity for youngsters…


Recycling centre charges "will not lead to fly-tipping"

26 September 2017
Recycling centre charges "will not lead to fly-tipping"

Recycling centre charges "will not lead to fly-tipping"

26 September 2017

Councillor hits out at ‘irresponsible scaremongering’ as waste row rumbles on CHARGING West Berkshire residents to dispose of their non-household waste…


Sculptor gets go-ahead for bronze statue of Jack of Newbury

25 September 2017
Sculptor gets go-ahead for bronze statue of Jack of Newbury

Sculptor gets go-ahead for bronze statue of Jack of Newbury

25 September 2017

Permission granted to commemorate one of towns most famous residents PLANNING permission has been granted for a life-size bronze statue of one of Newbury’s…


Drinkers' dozen makes it into CAMRA guide

24 September 2017
Drinkers' dozen makes it into CAMRA guide

Drinkers' dozen makes it into CAMRA guide

24 September 2017

Catherine Wheel joins 11 other West Berkshire pubs in Good Beer Guide 2018 THOSE partial to a pint of real ale can rejoice – with 12 pubs across…


Teen dealer arrested in Newbury town centre

22 September 2017
Teen dealer arrested in Newbury town centre

Teen dealer arrested in Newbury town centre

22 September 2017

16-year-old was found carrying knife and heroin A TEENAGE boy was found to be carrying a knife and heroin following a police chase through Newbury town…


Recovery bike ride raises charity funds in West Berkshire

22 September 2017
Recovery bike ride raises charity funds in West Berkshire

Recovery bike ride raises charity funds in West Berkshire

22 September 2017

Volunteers pedal across the district for Swanswell A COMMUNITY bike ride across West Berkshire has raised hundreds of pounds for a drug and alcohol abuse…


Newbury man drops appeal against assault conviction

21 September 2017
Newbury man drops appeal against assault conviction

Newbury man drops appeal against assault conviction

21 September 2017

21-year-old was jailed in August for attacks on teenage girl A NEWBURY man jailed for two violent assaults on a teenage girl has abandoned his appeal…


Newbury police officers bust 'county lines drug dealer'

20 September 2017
Newbury police officers bust 'county lines drug dealer'

Newbury police officers bust 'county lines drug dealer'

20 September 2017

25-year-old jailed after being found with large quantity of class A drugs A LONDON drug dealer has been jailed for three years after being busted by police…


Council blocks Newbury business park flat plans

19 September 2017
Council blocks Newbury business park flat plans

Council blocks Newbury business park flat plans

19 September 2017

New 31-home apartment complex at Overbridge Square denied by planners A DEVELOPER looking to expand on a new residential area in one of Newbury’s…


Woman taken to hospital following rush hour collision in Newbury

18 September 2017
Woman taken to hospital following rush hour collision in Newbury

Woman taken to hospital following rush hour collision in Newbury

18 September 2017

Mill Lane closed after three-car crash A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a three-car collision during Newbury rush hour. Emergency services…


Hundreds sign West Berkshire waste petition

18 September 2017
Hundreds sign West Berkshire waste petition

Hundreds sign West Berkshire waste petition

18 September 2017

Councillor calls on local authority to scrap charges A PETITION calling on West Berkshire Council to scrap charges for residents disposing of non-household…


No homes on Sandleford for five years

18 September 2017
No homes on Sandleford for five years

No homes on Sandleford for five years

18 September 2017

It could be 2022 before any new homes are completed on the development in south Newbury THE first homes at the proposed Sandleford Park development may…


West Berkshire Council volunteers will help Kurdish refugees in Iraqi camp

18 September 2017
West Berkshire Council volunteers will help Kurdish refugees in Iraqi camp

West Berkshire Council volunteers will help Kurdish refugees in Iraqi camp

18 September 2017

“I cannot begin to imagine how difficult life has been for many of these women" A TEAM of West Berkshire Council employees will travel to Iraq next month…


Bradfield village hall plans refused

17 September 2017
Bradfield village hall plans refused

Bradfield village hall plans refused

17 September 2017

Trustees express disappointment over council's decision PLANS to build a new village hall in Bradfield have this week been thrown out by West Berkshire…


Adult social care cost could see council overspend by £900,000

15 September 2017
Adult social care cost could see council overspend by £900,000

Adult social care cost could see council overspend by £900,000

15 September 2017

"There is no silver bullet” says councillor SPIRALLING costs in adult social care could see West Berkshire Council exceed its communities budget by almost…


Hindu festival returns to Newbury this weekend

15 September 2017
Hindu festival returns to Newbury this weekend

Hindu festival returns to Newbury this weekend

15 September 2017

Rathayatra 2017 will see town celebrate peace, love and diversity TOMORROW (Saturday) Newbury will be awash with colour as the Rathayatra Festival…


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