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Background

COMPLETE SURVEY

Latest survey results 

The Government wants to simplify local government in England and Wales. So that we can quickly gauge the views of people who live in the affected Parishes a short SURVEY has been created which we would ask you to complete.  It should take no more than a few minutes.

At the moment, some areas have three levels of local government:

• County Council
• District Council
• Parish Councils.

The Government’s aim is to move to two levels of local government, removing the County Councils where they still exist. For example, West Berkshire already has this two-level system.

So far we are aware of two proposals.

To find out more have a look at the following final submissions (Warning – they are very large files)

Reading Final Local Government Review Proposal (12Mb)

Oxfordshire & West Berkshire Final Local Goverment Review Proposal (7Mb)

Hello

I am writing to you as a listed stakeholder or interested party to notify you of our intention to hold a public consultation regarding changes to on street parking restrictions in Hungerford, Newbury, Chieveley, Greenham, Thatcham, Aldermaston, Beenham, Padworth, Theale, Purley on Thames, Tilehurst and Stratfield Mortimer. The public consultation will run from 9am on Thursday 27^th November 2025 to midnight on Thursday 18^th December 2025.

Below is a list of all the roads that are affected, and their approximate locations (where appropriate). Due to the number of locations and multiple changes at some locations it would be impractical to list their exact locations, the restrictions to be changed and reasons why in this email. However, all this information and more can be found on the following web page – www.westberks.gov.uk/parking-review-37 .

Purley on Thames (see plans below)

• Chestnut Grove
• Long Lane
• Wintringham way

 Information on these proposals will also be published in the Newbury Weekly News (on 27^th Nov), on site notices (erected 26^th Nov) and on our social media channels this week. We encourage people to submit comments via the survey link on the web page, but emails and letters (to this team) can also be accepted. No comments will be considered in any form if they are received after Thursday 18^th Dec 2025.

Please feel free to distribute this information to interested parties as you see fit.

Heather Young (Mrs)
Senior Engineer
Traffic and Road Safety Team
Traffic and Road Safety West Berkshire Council Market Street Newbury RG14 5LD
01635 519080 | trafficandroadsafety@westberks.gov.uk
www.westberks.gov.uk

From the 22^nd September West Berkshire are changing the arrangements for bin collection.  They have published a timetable which gives week starting dates (Mondays) from which you can work out your bin collection dates.

Purley on Thames has in bins emptied on a Thursday and the Parish Council has produced its own timetable which shows Thursday dates which we thought might be an easier reference.  Purley on Thames is split into two areas with one area having its green bins collected while the other area has its black bin collected.

If your green bin is emptied on the 11^th September and your black bin on the 18^th September you fall in Week 4.

If your black bin is emptied on the 11^th September and your green bin on the 18^th September you fall in Week 3.

To access directly the West Berkshire collection timetables follow this link and enter your postcode and then select you address www.westberks.gov.uk/binday