Eviction threat over Newbury FC ground

Newbury FC faces being kicked out of its Faraday Road ground in a row over its lease. Landlord West Berkshire Council is seeking a court order for possession of the ground after the club refused to sign a new two year lease while the council worked on the ground’s redevelopment. The previous lease expired on June 24. Cllr James Fredrickson, executive member for external affairs, said: "It is with regret that we are seeking a court order but we have been left with no alternative after the

Movers: Small lettings in the Thames Valley

M&G; Real Estate M&G; Real Estate, has announced two new global brands for The Friary, Guildford. US denim giant Levi’s has signed to open its first Guildford store while jeweller Pandora will relocate from the town’s high street to the shopping centre. Levi’s and Pandora are set to open 2,034 sq ft and 1,233 sq ft stores respectively. Salmon Harvester Properties Salmon Harvester Properties (SHP) has let a 3,269 sq ft floor in its 2 Queen’s Square office building on Ascot Business Park. A 10-year

Peter Mols takes over at Grove Business Park

Peter Mols has taken over as general manager at Grove Business Park in Wantage at a time of massive improvement and expansion. Mr Mols, who previously spent four years with Regus at Theale, will focus on overseeing projects designed to make occupiers and their teams more comfortable. He boasts experience of renovating office environments and creating spaces people want to work in and says his first priority is to meet the current occupiers. As reported by Thames Valley Property, the park,

Reading Prison art exhibition gets go-ahead

Plans to use Reading Prison for an art exhibition were passed by councillors on Wednesday (July 20). As we reported in June, arts charity Artangel plans to put on a series of readings, screenings and performances from September 2 to October 30 and has applied for listed building planning permission, both to hold the event - and to put he words of Oscar Wilde on the exterior wall: “WITH FREEDOM, BOOKS, FLOWERS, AND THE MOON, WHO COULD NOT BE HAPPY?” Cllr Sarah Hacker told Reading Borough

Hear Sir Christopher Meyer help businesses through challenging times

Navigating your business through the current uncertainties will be on the agenda at the CBI’s Thames Valley and South East annual dinner. Former British ambassador to the US and Germany, Sir Christopher Meyer will speak at the event. He will be joined by CBI president and chairman of both Bibby Line Group and Teach First, Paul Drechsler and regional chair for the CBI south east, Ute Bockstegers who is chief finance officer for Bayer. Along with Brexit and the US election, many other

Plan to convert Overbridge Square business park into 107 apartments

Almost 67,000 sq ft of office space in five buildings in Newbury is likely to be turned into apartments under a permitted development scheme. Five applications to convert the offices at Overbridge Square business park into 107 apartments have been submitted to West Berkshire Council by agent Brooks Murray on behalf of owners Praxis. The applications seek to establish if prior approval was needed for change of use at Mill House, Bridge House, Weir House, Lock House and Leat House. The

Plan for 300 homes at Manydown

A development of 300 homes and 27,000 sq ft of offices is being planned in Basingstoke as part of the Manydown scheme. Pro Vision Planning and Design has submitted a screening application for the project on behalf of its client Scunthorpe Developments. It says its development can go ahead irrespective of the rest of the first phase of Manydown of more than 3,000 homes. The application states: “Whilst this site is part of Manydown in planning policy terms, it can proceed independently and

East Reading MRT goes on show

Members of the public saw plans for the East Reading Mass Rapid Transit when planners held their first consultation. The £20 million project, supported by the Growth Deal via Thames Valley Berkshire LEP, takes fast buses from central Reading to the proposed Thames Valley Park & Ride by running alongside the Great Western mainline. Scores attended the Waterside Centre to find out more. Under the proposals, a section of King’s Meadow Road outside the former BMW showroom will be widened for a

Wexham Green development starts in Slough

Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) is to start its second residential development. The £40 million project to replace the Wexham Lane Nursery with a residential development of 104 family homes, will built by Lovell. The scheme to be known as Wexham Green has been designed to embrace the leafy neighbourhood while providing new homes for aspirational families. It will incorporate extensive landscaping to enhance its position next to the green belt and the Grade II listed Wexham Lodge. Initial clearance

Thame refusal for Tesco

Tesco has been refused permission for a new store in Kingsmead Business Park in Thame, Oxfordshire. The supermarket wanted to demolish industrial buildings on the site and build a new 51, 000 sq ft store with 286-space car park and petrol station. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) had had over 1,200 responses from the public with 688 in favour and 513 against. A petition opposing it was signed by 1,858 while another supporting it had 159 signatures. Councillors decided its position on