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• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13Digital Switchover coming to West Berkshire tomorrow (Weds) - Newbury Weekly News Group
  Newbury Weekly News GroupDigital Switchover coming to West Berkshire tomorrow (Weds)Newbury Weekly News GroupOnly those parts of West Berkshire, including Newbury, which receives its signal from the Hannington transmitter group, will be affected on these dates. Some on the western edge and in the north of the district may already have made the switch earlier ...and more »
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08Bracknell Forest child cremation fees plan dropped - BBC News
  Bracknell Forest child cremation fees plan droppedBBC NewsA council in Berkshire is set to withdraw plans to charge for the cremation of children. Conservative-run Bracknell Forest Council said it was responding to criticism of the proposals. Under the plan a child's cremation at Easthampstead Crematorium ...and more »
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16Reading supermarket fuel theft tackled - BBC News
  Reading supermarket fuel theft tackledBBC NewsPolice officers in Berkshire have been carrying out checks on motorists at a supermarket filling station in an attempt to reduce drive-off thefts. Drivers using Morrisons in Reading - where 12 "bilking" incidents were reported in December and January ...and more »
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00West Berkshire photographic exhibition in Newbury - Newbury Weekly News Group
  Newbury Weekly News GroupWest Berkshire photographic exhibition in NewburyNewbury Weekly News GroupKnown as the West Berkshire Living Landscape, this area includes Greenham and Crookham Commons, Thatcham Reedbeds and the Kennet and Avon Canal. The exhibition, entitled 'A Living Landscape', will be held at the Corn Exchange, Newbury, between Tuesday, ...and more »
• Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09Berkshire roads may still be icy - BBC News
  BBC NewsBerkshire roads may still be icyBBC NewsMotorists have been warned some roads in Berkshire may remain icy following the weekend's snowfall and freezing temperatures. Gritters have been out in force across the county overnight. The Met Office has issued severe weather alerts, ...Severe cold weather and ice warning for West BerkshireNewbury Weekly News Groupall 12 news articles »
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20Newbury woman faces 'fake lawyer' charge - BBC News
  Newbury woman faces 'fake lawyer' chargeBBC NewsA woman from Berkshire has been charged with impersonating a solicitor and fraudulently taking more than £18000. The 47-year-old, from Newbury, is accused of obtaining money to take on legal appeals and civil debt collecting.
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02Safer Internet Day: Spy software father warns parents - BBC News
  BBC NewsSafer Internet Day: Spy software father warns parentsBBC NewsLovell met the teenager in Bracknell, Berkshire, in 2006 while coaching her in ice hockey, and started contacting her through email and MSN messenger. She had told her parents she was staying with a friend while she was seeing Lovell in secret.and more »
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10Four West Berkshire schools re-open after weather disruption - Newbury Weekly News Group
  Newbury Weekly News GroupFour West Berkshire schools re-open after weather disruptionNewbury Weekly News GroupBy Eddie van der Walt, Reporter FOUR West Berkshire Schools that were affected by cold weather yesterday (Monday) are today open again. The four schools affected yesterday were Park House School, Andover Road, Newbury; St Bartholomew's School, ...
• Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17Hopes for Newbury card rise - SkySports
  SkySportsHopes for Newbury card riseSkySportsThe meeting sponsors Betfair warned the Berkshire track's prestigious card was trading at around 8-11 to be abandoned during the morning and 11-10 to beat the freeze, but those prices had switched by mid-afternoon. Clerk of the course Richard Osgood ...and more »
• Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14Berkshire Allocated £10.876 Million to Boost Economic Growth - SourceWire (press release)
  Berkshire Allocated £10.876 Million to Boost Economic GrowthSourceWire (press release)Berkshire, 6th February 2012 - The Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is delighted to announce that Berkshire has been allocated £10876292 million from the government's Growing Places Fund. The new funding comes from an overall ...and more »Google News