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What’s going on at Bucklebury Common?

29 December 2024
What’s going on at Bucklebury Common?

What’s going on at Bucklebury Common?

29 December 2024

With North East Thatcham pencilled for an extra 2,500 homes - how will Bucklebury Common survive?


AWE told to improve by nuclear regulator after explosives error

21 December 2024
AWE told to improve by nuclear regulator after explosives error

AWE told to improve by nuclear regulator after explosives error

21 December 2024

Aldermaston’s nuclear bomb making factory has been ordered to improve procedures after damaging an explosives component.


January will see a decision on 427 flats and a new Eagle Quarter

20 December 2024
January will see a decision on 427 flats and a new Eagle Quarter

January will see a decision on 427 flats and a new Eagle Quarter

20 December 2024

The Eagle Quarter - or redevelopment of Newbury’s Kennet Centre - comes back to the council for a decision in early January.


Two people died, and were buried by West Berks Council because they had no family

19 December 2024
Two people died, and were buried by West Berks Council because they had no family

Two people died, and were buried by West Berks Council because they had no family

19 December 2024

Two people died this year in West Berkshire, and because they had no family, they were buried by the council.


Warren Road 360 homes move a step closer

19 December 2024
Warren Road 360 homes move a step closer

Warren Road 360 homes move a step closer

19 December 2024

The planning application for the phased delivery of up to 360 dwellings at Sandleford Park West New Warren Farm have now been finally rubber stamped.


Reaction to 1,070 new homes a year in West Berkshire

16 December 2024
Reaction to 1,070 new homes a year in West Berkshire

Reaction to 1,070 new homes a year in West Berkshire

16 December 2024

The Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published last week, is “a recipe for disaster”.


Newbury Peace Garden ‘value for money’ at £400k

15 December 2024
Newbury Peace Garden ‘value for money’ at £400k

Newbury Peace Garden ‘value for money’ at £400k

15 December 2024

The Peace Garden on Newbury Wharf is costing more than £400k.


The cost of Faraday Road ‘rain garden’ parking spaces revealed

14 December 2024
The cost of Faraday Road ‘rain garden’ parking spaces revealed

The cost of Faraday Road ‘rain garden’ parking spaces revealed

14 December 2024

The so-called ‘rain gardens’ on Faraday Road have been dubbed ‘an absolute mess’.


Warning over counterfeit vodka found to contain industrial solvent

12 December 2024
Warning over counterfeit vodka found to contain industrial solvent

Warning over counterfeit vodka found to contain industrial solvent

12 December 2024

Dodgy vodka warnings have been issued in West Berkshire warning people not to buy it.


TV presenter will open new outdoor space at Newbury school

12 December 2024
TV presenter will open new outdoor space at Newbury school

TV presenter will open new outdoor space at Newbury school

12 December 2024

The revamp of the outside space at the Keevill Unit at Speenhamland School is under way.


‘Foul play’ cried over £400k pitch investment in Newbury FC

11 December 2024
‘Foul play’ cried over £400k pitch investment in Newbury FC

‘Foul play’ cried over £400k pitch investment in Newbury FC

11 December 2024

Questions on why Newbury FC has been given a £400k pitch investment get raised at this week’s council executive meeting.


Council’s to sell off Aldi it owns

10 December 2024
Council’s to sell off Aldi it owns

Council’s to sell off Aldi it owns

10 December 2024

West Berkshire Council’s commercial property sell off continues this week.


GP surgery too small for patient numbers in Newbury

10 December 2024
GP surgery too small for patient numbers in Newbury

GP surgery too small for patient numbers in Newbury

10 December 2024

The case for moving Eastfield House GP surgery to a new location gets put to the council this week.


Charities worry that food will run out

08 December 2024
Charities worry that food will run out

Charities worry that food will run out

08 December 2024

The cost of living continues to bite in West Berkshire, with charities reporting increases in demand for help with financial difficulty.


Care home to change use for needy families in district

05 December 2024
Care home to change use for needy families in district

Care home to change use for needy families in district

05 December 2024

The council’s Walnut Close care home is to change into an emergency housing centre, and a family contact centre.


Emergency accommodation puts ‘significant pressure’ on West Berks council budget

04 December 2024
Emergency accommodation puts ‘significant pressure’ on West Berks council budget

Emergency accommodation puts ‘significant pressure’ on West Berks council budget

04 December 2024

There are around 57 individuals and families in emergency accommodation in West Berkshire.


Thousands of homes deemed ‘hazardous’ for residents

03 December 2024
Thousands of homes deemed ‘hazardous’ for residents

Thousands of homes deemed ‘hazardous’ for residents

03 December 2024

Around 6,500 homes in West Berkshire are deemed hazardous to those living in them.


9,642 West Berkshire residents respond to RBH public survey

02 December 2024
9,642 West Berkshire residents respond to RBH public survey

9,642 West Berkshire residents respond to RBH public survey

02 December 2024

More clarity on the future of a new hospital in Berkshire is due in the New Year.


New on demand community bus service for villages

01 December 2024
New on demand community bus service for villages

New on demand community bus service for villages

01 December 2024

Thatcham gets a new Community Connect on demand bus service - but it replaces two existing bus routes.


Hear what Thatcham residents have to say on plans for thousands of new homes

30 November 2024
Hear what Thatcham residents have to say on plans for thousands of new homes

Hear what Thatcham residents have to say on plans for thousands of new homes

30 November 2024

West Berkshire Council has produced a revised plan – running to 2041 – showing where extra housing demanded by the government will go.

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