5+ day, 12+ min ago   (432+ words) A father is lobbying for a change to the way free school bus passes are issued in West Berkshire after being charged more than £1,000 for his son’s school travel despite choosing their ‘catchment’ secondary school. Brett Melvill-Smith lives in Hermitage…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (286+ words) A quarry near Thatcham will be producing 100,000 tonnes of recycled aggregate following an investment. Waste management company Grundon has invested £2.6m in a project to upgrade facilities at its site on Kennetholme Quarry. The money will be used to upgrade facilities…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (480+ words) Planned ‘shadow elections’ to the new Ridgeway Council will now not go ahead in May next year, with West Berkshire Council elections taking place instead. Angela Rayner, the housing secretary, announced a review of the LGR on Monday “in light…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (218+ words) Plans have been submitted for a vast industrial estate on the old Quantel site on Turnpike Road in Newbury. A local residents’ campaign to stop it has already started. The scheme proposes approximately 127,210 sq ft of floorspace configured across four…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (494+ words) The final matches of the 2026 cricket season saw mixed fortunes for Falkland CC across their men's and women's XIs. The weekend featured some standout individual performances and hard-fought league finishes marking the end of the summer. Falkland 1st saw their lingering…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (141+ words) Some of the leading voices in women’s health and wellness are to join an event in Newbury later this month. Elevate will bring together what organisers describe as a ‘fabulous’ line-up of speakers, more than 30 independent brands and founders, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (282+ words) A brewery says it hopes to get a village pub back open after the sudden departure of its previous tenants - but admitted reopening would not be ‘an easy task at such short notice’. In a shock announcement on social media,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (425+ words) No decision has been reached on plans to redefine the use of the former Padworth Saw Mills site in Aldermaston. Councillors on the Eastern Area Planning Committee agreed more information on how the site operates and what impact a change…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (389+ words) The sudden closure of a much-loved village pub has been met with disbelief among villagers and customers. In a shock announcement on social media, the landlords of The Carpenters Arms in Burghclere have announced they are closing their doors. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (600+ words) Hungerford Town endured a Bank Holiday weekend to forget as they suffered back-to-back defeats. Portland United sent the Crusaders out of the FA Trophy on the Saturday, and Dorchester Town left them empty-handed in the Southern League - South Division. Hungerford…...