West Berkshire & North Hampshire
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Hungerford Food Festival returns Sunday 6th October 2019
Not long now until the much-anticipated Hungerford Food Festival takes place on Sunday, 6th October from 10.30 am to 4 pm at the Hungerford Town Hall where there will be live music, exhibitors, stalls, talks and live cooking demonstrations – entry is just £1. The High Street too will be filled with the aroma of more […]
Building New Homes
More. Better. Faster. The words I’ll be repeating over and over again in 2019. Why? When I got the Housing Minister job, the PM set me one task – to build 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s …
Garden View The winter months
Winter jobs
Winter can feel like a gloomy time in the garden. The flowers of high summer are a distant memory, the rain is here to stay and the change of the clocks has put paid to any hope of working …
Council supports delivery of high speed broadband
West Berkshire Council has expressed support for plans that would require developers and operators to provide gigabit-capable connections to new homes.
The proposals, which are set out in a Department …
Winter Birds
Who stays and who leaves the British Isles for Winter?
Winter visitors are birds that arrive in autumn from the north and east to spend the winter in the UK, where the weather is milder and food is ea …
Newbury in bloom 2018 winners announced
The 2018 Newbury in Bloom Presentation evening took place at the Corn Exchange, Newbury on 19 September 2018. The Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Margo Payne, together with the sponsors presented the awards to …
Bug Hotel
A great way to help the bee as well as other insects in your garden is to make them a purpose-built home.
Small home
You will need :
l A bunch of twigs, some sticks of bamboo or dead stems of flowers
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Annual Charge for Garden Waste Collections
West Berkshire Council will introduce an annual charge for its Garden Waste Collection service from Monday 3 September, 2018.
The subscription for one bin will cost £50 and residents ca …
How to create a home office that works?
With more people choosing to work from home across the UK, leading developer David Wilson Homes is giving Wokingham homeowners its top tips on how you can create a home office that ‘works’ for you …
David Wilson Homes plants its feet firmly in wildlife gardening
New homeowners in Berkshire are being encouraged to give their garden a new lease of life to create a haven for wildlife in preparation for the warmer weather.
A wildlife friendly garden in a typical …
Gardening Tips
From pond clearing to summer blooms
Keep your pond in top condition
Ponds and other water features also need some care in July and August to keep them healthy and looking good.
Look out for any yellow …
A Summer of Fun
As the school year starts to wind down and summer stretches out before us, parents across the country are looking for ways to keep the kids occupied. The summer months launch the natural desire to get …
FIFA World Cup in West Berkshire, £5 Meals & £3 Pints!
Who’s showing the “FIFA World Cup Russia 2018” in West Berkshire – Newbury, Hungerford, Thatcham, Compton, Hermitage…
Bishopswood Golf Course
Bishopswood Ln, Tadley …
Top 3 Sofa Trends for 2018
The right sofa can effortlessly transform your living room – but it can be tricky choosing the right one.
Here’s a way to start: by identifying the hottest trends that will have your sof …
Fete Season
It’s here!
Hedgerows echo with merry warbling and whistling in sweet, wild notes and the blue bells are brightening up the woodlands again: fete season is upon us. The time has now come for me to de …
The perfect picnic
A sunny summers day is the perfect excuse to pack up a picnic basket and enjoy the great outdoors. Whether you head down to a local park, set up a blanket on the beach, or embark on a long hike.
The p …
England short of four million homes.
Leading housing and homelessness charities call for the Government action to tackle the true extent of the housing shortage, ahead of its social housing green paper.
New figures that reveal the t …
Noisy neighbours and barking dogs are driving us out of our homes
One in six Britons says that noise pollution has forced them to move home, it has been revealed.
And there are growing fears that with so many people suffering from a disrupted night’s sleep, we are …
No need to do it your-shelf with David Wilson Homes
Five star homebuilder David Wilson Homes is inviting Berkshire house hunters to down tools for a DIY amnesty during New Homes Week (May 14th to 20th) and consider the advantages of a new home.
75% of …
Working for the common good
Greenham Trust has given £40 million in its first 20 years to improve the lives of local people.
In fact, most people, young or old, living in West Berkshire and north-west Hampshire have probably be …
