Vodafone confirmed earlier in the week that it has now switched on its live 5G testing. Newbury is just one of only six towns or cities in the UK to receive rollout of 5G this year. Due to its fast response time, 5G is ideal for connecting machinery, healthcare systems, and even traffic lights and […]
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Visitor Information Point installed at Newbury Library
6 years ago
A new Visitor Information Point has been installed at Newbury Library. This easy to use device has a large touch-screen with information about places to stay and eat locally, together with links to travel websites for bus, coach and train companies and local events. The screen also has a map of the Town Centre and […]
Snow in Summer? Media technology students make it happen at Newbury College
7 years ago
A fantastic collaboration by a group of music technology students at Newbury College has resulted in ‘Snow’ this summer as their debut single, of the same name, hits Spotify. The students, who have completed their Extended Diploma, have been working in the college recording studio to record and mix two original recordings for their end-of-year […]
Get Your Coat with this new travel app
7 years ago
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, […]
Heartstart Thatcham installs 2 new defibrillators in Hermitage
7 years ago
Two of the Heartstart Thatcham team made a presentation about the importance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at the Hermitage Annual Meeting in 2017. Since then the community and Heartstart Thatcham team have been busy raising funds. The pupils at the local primary school raised an astonishing amount together with a local benefactor this has […]
Newbury has been voted the UK’s ‘Top Tech’ Town
7 years ago
Newbury has been named as the top tech town in the UK by Tech Nation. The 2018 Tech Nation’ report found that Newbury’s digital density far outstrips most other towns in the UK, including Reading and Basingstoke. It also said that Newbury is part of a ‘productivity power path’ along the M4 corridor and singled […]
West Berkshire leading the way in rural broadband
7 years ago
West Berkshire has the best rural broadband, as well as the highest median download speed in the UK, according to new research by Thinkbroadband. The study, which ranks local authorities by the average broadband speed possible if everyone in the area bought the fastest available service, found that West Berkshire has 98.4% superfast broadband coverage […]