Council bans hunting with dogs No hunting allowed
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The statement was in response to a challenge by the League Against Cruel Sports.
In December, the campaign wrote to council leader Lynne Doherty (Con, Newbury Speen) in the wake of recent revelations that six of Britain’s biggest landowners have banned trail hunting.
They did so in response to a criminal investigation into secret webinars at which hunt masters discussed creating ‘smokescreens’ to avoid being accused of illegal activity.
These include the National Trust, United Utilities and Forestry England, as well as councils in Cambridge and Cheshire
Ramsbury Estates Limited has also banned the Vine & Craven Hunt from its land.
Coronavirus West Berkshire: Ray of light as vaccine centre planned for Newbury
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out in parts of the district
Dan Cooper
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CHRISTMAS certainly won’t be the same this year – but there was a glimmer of hope that life might go back to some kind of ‘normal’ as West Berkshire residents started receiving vaccinations this week.
People living in West Berkshire will not be able to meet with anyone outside their own household over the festive period after the district was placed into Tier 4 restrictions.
The new measures, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday, mean that residents will not be able to visit friends or family who live in a different home – even on Christmas Day.
Coronavirus West Berkshire: Combination of factors behind district s rate increase
Council leader urges residents to follow guidelines as Christmas approaches and tier announcement due tomorrow
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A “COMBINATION of factors” has led to a “dramatic rise” in coronavirus cases in West Berkshire.
The district was placed in Tier 2 at the end of the second national lockdown two weeks ago when the district’s rate per 100,000 population was 51.1, with 81 cases recorded in the seven days to November 26.
A week ago the figure was 53, with 84 cases in the seven days to December 3
As of yesterday (Tuesday), the rate has increased to 135.1, with 214 cases in the seven days to December 10, an increase of approximately 150 per cent.