West Berkshire Council has been working with Safer Roads Berkshire* to create ‘Get your Coat’, a useful free phone app which provides ‘intelligent travel planning’ to help you get home safely after a night out. The app allows users to choose a designated driver in advance from their contacts. When the time comes to leave, […]
Greenham
Greenham Multi Use Games Area Gets a Facelift
The Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) at The Willows School in Greenham has had a £25,818 makeover. A great community facility, the MUGA is already open for business and is being enjoyed by many community groups including the Willows Wanderers Run Together Group (pictured). The MUGA used to be maintained by a local community group, […]
Boost for Stroud Green Play Area
Resident’s requests for a new play area for under 5’s on Stroud Green have been answered with a boost of new equipment worth £15k. New equipment (Ambulance and Flower Play Panels, Aeroplane Springer, Talk Tubes and a Multi Play Unit) has now been added to the existing play area to make it more appealing to […]
West Berkshire Council Welcomes a new Chairman
Councillor Carol Jackson-Doerge was elected as Chairman of West Berkshire Council earlier this month at the West Berkshire Annual Council Meeting. As Chairman of the Council, Carol will draw on her wealth of senior corporate and public sector experience to champion West Berkshire’s interests. On being elected Carol urged members to connect with their residents […]
Greenham Road to be Closed for Urgent Sewer Repairs
Greenham Road will be closed for urgent sewer repairs from Tuesday 29th May to Friday 1st June. The depth of the excavation means it cannot be done under traffic lights. The works have been planned for the school half term. The work area will be in the vicinity of number 7 Pyle Hill (Between Racecourse […]
Travellers on Stroud Green
Last night a group of ten travellers’ caravans pulled onto Stroud Green in Greenham, despite the wooden posts that surround the Green. Local councillor Julian Swift-Hook was in touch with the Police straight away, and the Police attended promptly last night. Specialist officers from West Berkshire Council (the landowner) visited the illegal encampment early this morning […]
Greenham Common Control Tower Project Awarded National Lottery Funding
Greenham Common Control Tower has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support its opening this summer. The funding, made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, will be used to train volunteers and to plan and launch new exhibits and interpretations of its history. The Control Tower is currently recruiting a […]
93% of West Berkshire pupils get 1st choice of Primary School
93% of West Berkshire’s children will be offered a place in their preferred Primary school today. This means that from the 1792 applications for primary school admissions received by West Berkshire Council this year, 1670 pupils got their first choice, 4% (71) their second and 1% (23) their third. In total, 98% were offered a place at one of their three […]
West Berks Men in the final of the Denny Plate
History was made on Saturday, 10th March when the West Berks Men bowled their way into the final of the national Denny Plate competition with a victory over Hounslow IBC. Congratulations to the team on this outstanding achievement, a first for West Berks. Following the Denny Plate format, two rinks were played at West Berks […]
Updated: Thames Valley Police appealing for information on West Berkshire missing man.
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UPDATE: Thames Valley Police officers searching for missing man Steve Holland recovered the body of a man from the River Kennet in Newbury. Although the body has not yet been identified, sadly it is believed it is that of Steve Holland, who has been missing since 8 December. His next of kin have been informed, […]