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2 weeks ago |
rdg.today | Niki Hinman
Only two dentists in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire area are accepting new NHS adult patients. The issue has been raised in Parliament by MP Olivia Bailey. According to NHS data, 30.7 per cent of adults in West Berkshire have seen a dentist in the last two years, in comparison to the England average of 40.3 per cent.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Niki Hinman
Cheltenham Science Festival announces 2025 line-upNiki HinmanBBC News, West of EnglandBBCAstronaut Tim Peake will appear at this year's festival Astronaut Tim Peake and Prof Brian Cox are among the star names who will be appearing at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival. The festival, being held from 3-8 June, will have more than 114 events spanning a range of subjects such as AI, healthcare and how the Trump presidency could impact the scientific world.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Niki Hinman
Divorce stress wrongly blamed for MND symptoms Niki HinmanPA MediaDiane Keys was given five years to live in 2023A woman whose motor neurone disease (MND) symptoms were initially mistaken for stress from her divorce has been given five years to live - but says it's "not the end". Diana Keys, 65, from Clevedon in Somerset, said that a year after her 35-year marriage ended in 2019, her speech deteriorated and she started "falling over for no reason".
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3 weeks ago |
rdg.today | Niki Hinman
The Leader of West Berkshire Council has hit back at the Leader of Reading Borough Council and the Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP about the future composition of local councils. They want a ‘Greater Reading’ authority – as they say it suits areas like Tilehurst and Calcot better. MP Olivia Bailey has even written to the minister of state for local government saying residents in those areas ‘look to Reading for shopping and leisure’.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Niki Hinman
Appeal planned over asphalt plant decisionNiki HinmanLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBBCThe plant was planned for land near the M4 motorwayAn appeal against a decision to not allow the building of an asphalt plant is going to be lodged. West Berkshire Councillors voted down the plan for the path near Membury Services because of fears it could damage the Lambourn racehorse industry.
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