A WARNING has been issued for drug users in Newbury following a death possibly relating to cocaine use. A person reportedly died on Monday following crack cocaine use in Newbury as other users in the area have been warned of the dangers. A...
NEWBURY Business Improvement District (BID) has been taken over by a new manager who has devoted most of his life to serving the town. Richard Farley, who was previously manager at the Kennet Shopping centre, said he was ‘very excited’ to...
THE 20mph proposal for Thatcham is not going ahead – because of public protest, writes Local Democracy Reporter Niki Hinman. It follows a public consultation in which a total of 1,124 responses were received during the statutory...
A PROPOSED policy decision affecting some of the most vulnerable children in West Berkshire Council is to get more scrutiny. Since the publication of the decision, councillors say they have been approached directly by parents expressing...
WEST Berkshire residents can now sign up for garden waste collections. The subscription period runs to September 2027. Residents who are new to the service, or who pay by debit or credit card, need to sign up as soon as possible to start...
A BIKER has created an app to meet fellow riders when out and about on his motorcycle – which now has more than 3,000 users. Night-time lorry driver and dad of five from Thatcham, Marcus Peters, 47, said his bike is his escape in a busy...
SHAW House’s historic Edwardian Rose Garden has been completed, with roses due to be planted later this year. Using photographs published in Country Life magazine in 1910, the Shaw House team has recreated key features of the original garden.
A PETITION has been launched to reverse changes to the No 2 bus route in Newbury, writes Local Democracy Reporter Niki Hinman. West Berkshire Council is reducing the service which used to terminate at Pigeon’s Farm. It will no longer extend...
