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2 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
Those opposing application 24/02641/FULMAJ (click here and enter the reference to see the documents and to have your say) for the egg farm at Bradford’s Farm in Marsh Benham will have been heartened by the recent response from the Environment Agency, one of the consultees.
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2 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
As we’ve mentioned several times before, the current favoured option for the Vale, South Oxfordshire and West Berkshire councils is that they all form a menage à trois under the new married name of Ridgeway. The first two have been effectively living together for several years anyway, which would make the union less complex than it might be. There will therefore be only two, not three, comms departments, housing registers, CEOs, local plans, HQs and other similar matters to fuse together.
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2 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
Our usual round-up of local news includes two public events regarding the Pirbright site in Compton, a leisure-centre survey, sailing, devolved services, scenic walks, Ashampstead’s address, water mains upgrades and allotments available.See also below for community notices and news from your local council. Upcoming Compton area events include Brightwalton Open Gardens and Meet Your Parish Council, Compton. See below for details, plus regular events and group activities.
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2 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
The year 2024-25 has been a fairly quiet one so far as the Parish Council is concerned. This is partly because our clerk, Jean Lindsell, has been astute in anticipating concerns or issues that might arise and has seen to it that either she or the council deals with any problems expeditiously.
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2 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
Including thousands of words, unpacking half term, pronoun shortage, no idea, useful distinctions, protected status, false friends, French spoken badly, taking on the Ivy League, two outcomes, vote for Sandi, once tweeted never deleted, a vacant space, crims caught out by a crime, screech marks, France’s trophy haul, ready for Ridgeway, a growing WhatsApp group, a devolution drip-feed, volunteers, carers, amusing beasts, two and half million books, the Holy Grail, a procession of...
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2 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
Following a really successful recruitment campaign over recent months for new exam invigilators, John O’Gaunt School in Hungerford is looking to further expand the team to support its students for the next academic year. We are looking for exam invigilators to supervise student examinations, either with groups or individuals, to ensure examinations (both internal and formal exams) are conducted according to necessary guidelines.
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4 days ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
The Hungerford neighbourhood development plan (HNP)The Regulation 16 consultation stage of the HNDP has now closed. Forty-six comments (slightly more than might have been expected) have been received. These, along with the full plan, will be forwarded to Andrew Mead, the Planning Inspector who will conduct the independent examination.
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1 week ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
Our usual round-up of local news includes one of our work-experience students takes a look at the problem of speeding in and around Compton and the possible impact of West Berkshire Council’s service devolutions – plus an open meeting in Compton, a sports-centre survey, a sponsored walk, women’s cricket and the Pen Meadow application in East Ilsley. See also below for community notices and news from your local council. Upcoming Compton area events include East Ilsley Sheep Fair.
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1 week ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
I’ve mentioned about the CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) scandal a few times, most recently last week. This relates to the iniquity of homeowners being charged harrowing sums as a result of minor paperwork errors for small extensions and the like that should have been exempt. £235,000 is the highest I’ve heard so far. I’m now aware of at least nine authorities which have succumbed to the temptation of ripping off their residents in this way.
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1 week ago | 
pennypost.org.uk | Brian Quinn
Everyone knows that district and similar councils are under the financial cosh. These provide hundred of services, some of which are statutory, others more discretionary. The latter are obviously the vulnerable onesWest Berkshire Council has identified (not not widely shared) about fifty which it’s planning to cut, ranging from street lights to verge trimming and from dog bins to resource centres.
