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The site in Grazeley had been earmarked for 15,000 homes DEVELOPERS wanting to build up to 15,000 homes near a nuclear weapons factory in West Berkshire have suffered a major blow after they lost a legal battle. The site in Grazeley, which is around one mile from AWE Burghfield, had been earmarked for a huge ‘garden town’ but the project has been thrown into doubt. That’s because in March 2020, West Berkshire Council extended the Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ) around the factory and it now covers that site. Anyone in the zone can be affected by a “reasonably foreseeab...

On this day in 1958, as the nuclear arms race hotted up, 5,000 people crammed in to Westminster’s Central Hall to witness the launch of CND, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

The site in Grazeley had been earmarked for 15,000 homes DEVELOPERS wanting to build up to 15,000 homes near a nuclear weapons factory in West Berkshire have suffered a major blow after they lost a legal battle. The site in Grazeley, which is around one mile from AWE Burghfield, had been earmarked for a huge ‘garden town’ but the project has been thrown into doubt. That’s because in March 2020, West Berkshire Council extended the Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ) around the factory and it now covers that site. Anyone in the zone can be affected by a “reasonably foreseeab...

Army asked to defend £6bn nuclear spend as training cut Senior opposition politicians yesterday questioned why Britain is spending £6.4bn on its strategic nuclear deterrent while basic combat training for troops is being cancelled on cost grounds. They also called for a comprehensive defence review to prioritise the country's military needs and tailor funding to match the threats. The LibDems said 36 exercises had been cancelled since 2003 to save money, including 18 in the past two years as fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan intensified to levels not seen since the Korean War. Nick H...

It happened at about 10 miles north of Basingstoke. The unmarked vehicle was travelling from the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) site at Burghfield to Aldermaston last Monday. Police were alerted after a resident saw 9mm live bullets scattered over the road. However, police have not been able to retrieve all the bullets. The area was cordoned off and sniffer dogs were deployed to find the missing ammunition. An MOD spokesperson said: "We can confirm that a quantity of small calibre ammunition fell from a Ministry of Defence Police vehicle while in transit on Monday afternoon. "...