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A new integrated drug and alcohol service will be coming to West Berkshire soon.
The newly commissioned service will be delivered by WDP, a leading drug and alcohol charity, and begins on 1 April 2022.
It will provide treatment and support to all adults and young people who live in the district and who require help with substance misuse of any kind. The service will be delivered from a fixed hub in Newbury, as well as in a variety of satellite settings across the district.
Awarding the delivery of the service to WDP will result in a single support service providing help seamlessly for both young people and adults - a flexible service which will meet the service users' needs most effectively.
You can find out more about the new service on our website.
 We’re looking for building contractors and tradesmen to work locally on projects that directly benefit our communities.
Our Meet the Buyer event is an opportunity to meet the Council’s Property Services team who employ contractors to work on West Berkshire’s Education Capital Maintenance programme.
The annual Capital Maintenance Programme averages £2.5 million over up to 60 individual projects, many of which are relatively small and would often need to be completed within school holiday periods.
Richard Turner, Service Manager at West Berkshire Council said:
“This is a great chance to work closely with the local community, boost the local economy and create lasting legacy and pride by building and maintaining great learning spaces across West Berkshire.”
The event takes place next Wednesday (16 February) at 2pm via Zoom.
Read more and book a place to Meet the Buyer.
More than 100 people recently attended our annual Health and Wellbeing Conference.
The conference acts as a forum for us to speak with residents and to gather relevant information, so that we can meet local needs, now and in the future. If you couldn't attend on the day the conference, which was held virtually, will be available to watch back on our YouTube channel.
In the meantime, you can watch this video showing you more about the health and wellbeing activities we've been involved in over the past year.
Do you have equipment on-loan from the NHS or Adult Social Care team that you no longer need, such as beds, hoists or commodes? Please get in touch to arrange a collection as soon as possible.
Returned items are cleaned and re-issued which helps us to reuse and recycle, saves money and ensures the necessary equipment is available to more patients so they can be discharged from hospital safely.
Please look for the NRS sticker or label which includes a bar code and contact NRS Healthcare on: 0344 893 6960 during opening hours 8.30am–4.30pm Monday to Friday
Alternatively you can email your details to: enquiries@berkshire.nrs-uk.net
At the end of January the Highway Code changed. These advisory changes have been implemented to improve safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding. Every road user still has a responsibility to keep themselves and each other safe, and the changes mean being ready to give priority, leave space and be considerate of others.
In summary, irrespective of your method of transport, a new hierarchy of road users has been introduced to ensure those who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they may pose to others.
This means:
- Giving people crossing and waiting to cross, and cyclists going straight ahead priority when turning in and out of junctions
- Giving plenty of space when passing people cycling and horse riders
- And making sure we’re acting with responsibility and respect to all road users
The changes can be can be viewed in full here or by visiting: www.gov.uk/dft/highway-code-changes
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