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Why West Berkshire and Oxfordshire make sense in Local Government Reorganisation (Cherwell District Council)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
With a key consultation on Local Government Reorganisation underway, council leaders are underlining the benefits of West Berkshire and Oxfordshire working together to form two new unitary councils.
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Why West Berkshire and Oxfordshire make sense in Local Government Reorganisation (Vale of White Horse District Council)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
) Why West Berkshire and Oxfordshire make sense in Local Government Reorganisation ... Partnering with our friends in West Berkshire solves that problem - it means you can create two councils that are exactly the right size.
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West Berkshire Council asks for £30m emergency government loan

BBC News 05 Feb 2026
West Berkshire Council is asking for £30m from the government to balance its books. .
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Tough times ahead for West Berkshire council tax payers

BBC News 31 Jan 2026
The local authority warns tax rises and staff redundancies will still not balance its books .
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Injunction to stop West Berkshire traveller site work extended

BBC News 14 Jan 2026
West Berkshire Council was first granted the order that restricts development and more people living on a site south of Reading Road, close to the Atomic Weapons ...
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West Berkshire Council rules out move to four-day week

BBC News 24 Dec 2025
West Berkshire Council made the decision after local government secretary Steve Reed wrote to all council leaders in England warning them not to introduce it.
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West Berkshire Council announces more than 600 EV charge points

BBC News 21 Dec 2025
West Berkshire Council is partnering with Connected Kerb to deliver the project in its wards, which include Newbury and Thatcham, as well as rural villages such as Chieveley and Pangbourne.
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West Berkshire Council says it will be £20m worse off than expected

BBC News 19 Dec 2025
West Berkshire Council says it expects next year to be its toughest year yet after being given a government funding package worth £20m less than it hoped for ... But West Berkshire's Council leader ...
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West Berkshire Council battling illegal work near nuclear site

BBC News 17 Dec 2025
Work has been carried out on land opposite the Atomic Weapons Establishment's (AWE) Aldermaston campus despite a temporary stop notice, West Berkshire Council said ... .
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West Berkshire Council happy with three-weekly bin collections

BBC News 17 Dec 2025
West Berkshire Council rolled out the change from fortnightly black bin collections in September, but hundreds of residents were said to have been unhappy ... .
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Young people appointed to West Berkshire Council committee

BBC News 12 Dec 2025
Charlie and Natasha joined the children and young people scrutiny committee on West Berkshire Council and attended their first meeting last month ... places on West Berkshire Youth Council (WMYC).
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West Berkshire Council to improve safety by reducing speed limits

BBC News 09 Dec 2025
West Berkshire Council said the changes would affect Donnington, Shaw, Greenham and Sulhamstead following statutory consultations earlier this year ... Cabinet member for highways Stuart Gourley said ... Mr Gourley said ... .
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Support for charity working with homeless young people in West Berkshire (Persimmon plc)

Public Technologies 12 Nov 2025
). A charity working with care leavers and homeless young people is celebrating a £3,000 donation from the Thames Valley division ... Tracy said ... Lee Farmer, Land Director for Charles Church Thames Valley, said ... Attachments Original document Permalink.
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West Berkshire on-street parking restrictions consultation begins

BBC News 10 Nov 2025
West Berkshire Council announced changes to routes in Thatcham and Speen, including the A4 Bath Road and Old Bath Road ...
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