EEnvironment Read More West Berkshire Council launches kerbside recycling for plastic tubesApril 7, 2026 Plastic tubes can now be recycled from home as part of regular collections, writes Kat Byrne. West Berkshire…
WWildlife Read More Samba the missing capybara spotted in NewburyApril 2, 2026 It seems Samba, Marwell Zoo’s missing capybara, has been spotted in Newbury… and is getting very involved in…
EEnvironment Read More Newbury MP calls for changes to Thames Water as illegal sewage is ‘nothing short of an environmental disaster’March 5, 2026 Newbury MP Lee Dillon has called for Thames Water to be placed into ‘special administration’ after ‘repeated failures’…
WWildlife Read More Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust defends timing of Greenham Common gorse clearance workMarch 2, 2026 A wildlife charity has said gorse clearance work on Greenham and Crookham Common is taking into account the…
PPersonal finance Read More Four inheritance estates in West Berkshire are unclaimedMarch 1, 2026 Unclaimed inheritance is understood to be sitting in more than 60 estates in Berkshire – according to recent…
MMental health Read More Concerned dad calling for Government inquiry into children’s mental health services says families are ‘waiting on the unknown’ for children’s mental health treatmentFebruary 17, 2026 A father has reached 30,000 signatures on his petition calling for an inquiry into national mental health services…
EEnvironment Read More Tilehurst man’s fight to get old tree chopped downOctober 13, 2025 The government planning inspector will now decide if a century old pine tree should get chopped down. Tilehurst…
WWildlife Read More Eye of newt. Wing of bat. And a healthy sprinkling of whorl snails. How nature’s planning mix potion has stopped developmentsAugust 19, 2025 Along with rare bats and certain types of newts, another small but, shall we say, influential creature has…
MMental health Read More Mental health issues top reasons for sick days, as new figures show short term sick leave has gone up at West Berkshire CouncilJuly 25, 2025 Sickness absence has gone up by an average of three days per year to around 10 days per…
EEnvironment Read More All you need to know about food waste changes in Basingstoke and DeaneJuly 24, 2025 Residents in Basingstoke and Deane will be able to recycle more with new weekly food waste collections from…