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Green light for new GP surgery

24 January 2025
Green light for new GP surgery

Green light for new GP surgery

24 January 2025

The new GP surgery at Newbury College has been approved.


Term times for schools out for consultation

23 January 2025
Term times for schools out for consultation

Term times for schools out for consultation

23 January 2025

New school term dates have been suggested in West Berkshire.


Stockcross pub plans withdrawn as CAMRA bemoans loss of pubs

23 January 2025
Stockcross pub plans withdrawn as CAMRA bemoans loss of pubs

Stockcross pub plans withdrawn as CAMRA bemoans loss of pubs

23 January 2025

Plans to turn the Rising Sun pub in Stockcross into a couple of houses have been withdrawn.


MP furious over delay to new RBH build

22 January 2025
MP furious over delay to new RBH build

MP furious over delay to new RBH build

22 January 2025

Newbury’s MP has slammed the government after it announced that construction of the new Royal Berkshire Hospital has been put back.

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Plans to scrap dog poo bins

22 January 2025
Plans to scrap dog poo bins

Plans to scrap dog poo bins

22 January 2025

West Berkshire Council wants to remove 87 dog waste bins and 81 litter bins currently managed by its grounds maintenance contractor.

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Consultation on reduction in road gritting closes

21 January 2025
Consultation on reduction in road gritting closes

Consultation on reduction in road gritting closes

21 January 2025

West Berkshire Council's public consultation on which roads it should grit over winter has closed.


RBH rebuild gets pushed to 2035

20 January 2025
RBH rebuild gets pushed to 2035

RBH rebuild gets pushed to 2035

20 January 2025

The rebuild of a new Royal Berkshire Hospital has been delayed again.


Consultation on bus gate for Newbury development

17 January 2025
Consultation on bus gate for Newbury development

Consultation on bus gate for Newbury development

17 January 2025

The council wants to install a bus gate on a Shaw-cum-Donnington street.


More than 400 hours of storm overflows in West Berkshire rivers since New Year

16 January 2025
More than 400 hours of storm overflows in West Berkshire rivers since New Year

More than 400 hours of storm overflows in West Berkshire rivers since New Year

16 January 2025

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


GP surgery plans could be ‘too expensive’ for NHS

16 January 2025
GP surgery plans could be ‘too expensive’ for NHS

GP surgery plans could be ‘too expensive’ for NHS

16 January 2025

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


Roads minister digs herself a hole… and pledges pothole cash to councils

15 January 2025
Roads minister digs herself a hole… and pledges pothole cash to councils

Roads minister digs herself a hole… and pledges pothole cash to councils

15 January 2025

West Berkshire could get a share of government cash to tackle the potholes.


Phased planning permission goes forward for 14 flats on Newtown Road

14 January 2025
Phased planning permission goes forward for 14 flats on Newtown Road

Phased planning permission goes forward for 14 flats on Newtown Road

14 January 2025

Plans for 14 flats on the site of the former Kiki's Cafe in Newbury have been given the nod by the town council.


Conservationists celebrate after Kennet Shopping centre plans are rejected

11 January 2025
Conservationists celebrate after Kennet Shopping centre plans are rejected

Conservationists celebrate after Kennet Shopping centre plans are rejected

11 January 2025

Conservationists in Newbury are celebrating the ‘win’ after plans to redevelop the town centre got refused by the council


Developer ‘very disappointed’ with Kennet Shopping centre plan rejection

10 January 2025
Developer ‘very disappointed’ with Kennet Shopping centre plan rejection

Developer ‘very disappointed’ with Kennet Shopping centre plan rejection

10 January 2025

The developer behind the thwarted Kennet Shopping centre redevelopment says it is taking legal advice to appeal

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Plans in for new Victoria Park café in Newbury

09 January 2025
Plans in for new Victoria Park café in Newbury

Plans in for new Victoria Park café in Newbury

09 January 2025

Plans for the Victoria Park Community Café have been submitted to West Berkshire Council.


It’s a no! Council rejects Kennet Centre plans

08 January 2025
It’s a no! Council rejects Kennet Centre plans

It’s a no! Council rejects Kennet Centre plans

08 January 2025

It’s another NO for the redevelopment of the Kennet Shopping centre in Newbury.


How rising food prices, angry rural workers and a broken social care system was tackled in Newbury – 230 years ago

07 January 2025
How rising food prices, angry rural workers and a broken social care system was tackled in Newbury – 230 years ago

How rising food prices, angry rural workers and a broken social care system was tackled in Newbury – 230 years ago

07 January 2025

Cost-of-living issues today hail back to a conversation between the equivalent of local council leaders 230 years ago in a Newbury pub.


Will it or won’t it get the go ahead this week? Kennet Centre plans up before council

07 January 2025
Will it or won’t it get the go ahead this week? Kennet Centre plans up before council

Will it or won’t it get the go ahead this week? Kennet Centre plans up before council

07 January 2025

The redevelopment of the Kennet Centre comes up at West Berkshire Council later this week.

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Murderers and ‘visitations from God’: Inside Newtown Road Cemetery

02 January 2025
Murderers and ‘visitations from God’: Inside Newtown Road Cemetery

Murderers and ‘visitations from God’: Inside Newtown Road Cemetery

02 January 2025

Tucked inside an old graveyard in Newbury is a monument worthy of a scene in Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code.


Poems, spies and memories: The history behind Newbury’s benches

01 January 2025
Poems, spies and memories: The history behind Newbury’s benches

Poems, spies and memories: The history behind Newbury’s benches

01 January 2025

In Newbury, there are 123 benches.


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