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The Taco Shop |
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Mexican Food to Go |
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46, Cheap Street
Newbury RG14 5BX
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Mexican/Southern Californian restaurant/takeaway |
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Open 12 midday till 10.00pm
Sunday 2.00pm till 9.00pm |
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Repairs to the bridge which carries the A339 over the railway line in Newbury commenced on Monday 4th March. During the work, the width of the road will be restricted.
For the duration of the work, Station Road will become a cul-de-sac accessed from St. Johns Road. (Eastbound access will still be available for southbound traffic turning left from Bartholomew Street).
The A339 will be closed overnight to all traffic from 9th to 16th March and 23rd to 27th March. Traffic will be diverted via St Johns Road, Newtown Road, Bartholomew Street, Market Street, Cheap Street and Bear Lane. This will enable scaffolding to be erected on the bridge parapets. |
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The existing 40mph speed limit will be reduced to 30mph between Kings Road and Queens Road
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There will be no waiting on Link Road or within 50 metres of its junction with Station Road.
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No waiting as necessary on any part of the diversion routes
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No right turn from St Johns Road into Link Road (except for buses)
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No right turn from Link Road into St Johns Road (except for buses)
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Grainger plc appointed for Market Street Development |
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West Berkshire Council and Network Rail have appointed Grainger plc, the UK's largest listed residential property owner and manager, to comprehensively redevelop a 5.5 acre site in the centre of Newbury.
The site, which lies between the railway station and Market Street and includes the existing bus station and council car park, is not deemed to be suitable for rail travellers coming into central Newbury. Network Rail have already announced that Newbury station is set to benefit from rail line electrification, which will transform the current service from London, delivering faster, greener and quieter travel with extra capacity - and potentially more visitors to the town.
Grainger will now work up plans for a residential led development on the Newbury site that will substantially improve the setting, increase parking for the mainline station, and provide a prominent pedestrian links to Northbrook Street, Market Place and beyond.
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Perks of the job! |
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The staff car park available for employees of West Berkshire Council |
As austerity measures continue to bite, there is still one local employer in Newbury, able to provide free parking for it's staff. West Berkshire Council have exclusive use of 145 spaces in a prime location at the rear of their Market Street offices. |
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West Berkshire Council propose 2% increase in Council Tax
for 2013 - 2014 |
Proposed budget and council tax would protect front line services
and support investment |
Front line services and West Berkshire Council priorities will remain on track if budget proposals for a below-inflation council tax rise of just 2% are approved.
Details of the proposed budget for 2013-14 will go before a meeting of the Council’s Executive on 14 February for consideration. The proposals acknowledge the Council’s priorities of improving education, promoting a vibrant district, caring for the vulnerable, and protecting the environment.
Budget details proposed include investment of £8.5 million to improve maintenance of the district’s road network, and a £14 million capital programme for our schools making good use of grants and developer contributions. The Council also takes on delivery of public health services from 1 April. The proposed revenue budget is £122 million - £1.2 million less than last year, and £2.4 million less than the year before that.
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Ladbrokes Moving to the Market Place |
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The Premises at 6 Market Place, Newbury, previously occupied by Barclays Bank |
Shopfitting is well underway at the old Barclays Bank premises in the Market Place. The ground floor is to become a new location for Ladbrokes the Bookmakers, who may be vacating their current premises in Market Street.
Also a planning application has been submitted to West Berkshire Council to convert the upper floors to residential use. Eight two bedroom flats on the existing floors and construction of a third floor to provide three additional one bedroom flats.
This is just one of many planning applications in the pipeline to convert commercial space in Newbury Town Centre to residential use. (Many of them without provision for car parking)
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Newbury Town Council Budget 2012 - 2013 |
Last week, Newbury Town Council set a budget for the coming year that delivers improved services to the town’s residents without increasing demands on the public purse.
Included in the budget is new funding for detached youth work which helps disadvantaged young people in the town.
Council Leader, Cllr Julian Swift-Hook, said, “Our budget is excellent value for money because it doesn’t ask the taxpayer for more money while at the same time provides even more services, especially to those who need it most".
“In this difficult financial climate we are doing our best to support organisations that support our residents. We have increased our funding to Newbury’s Citizen Advice Bureau and Neighbourhood Wardens, and our new funding for detached youth work increases the provision by 50%. If young people have worthwhile ways to spend their time, it helps them to be valuable contributors to our community and it discourages anti-social behaviour".
"The new rules requiring District Councils to pay for Council Tax benefits that were previously paid by Government will have an impact on the way that town and parish councils are funded from this year onwards, but Newbury Town Council has done its bit to ensure that it has not caused any changes to residents’ tax bills.”
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