Newbury Show Down

At the time of going to press, clearance work on the route of the Newbury-By-Pass hasn't yet started, but is imminent at any day. If you're not on the destruction hotline ring 01635 45544 and leave your number so you can be contacted to help stop work. Camps along the route are rapidly growing, with around 100 people there already. If work starts, a safe camp has been established to put people up.

Newbury is one of the few road schemes to survive the budget cuts. Probably because the roads lobby are one of the major funders of the Tory party and would pull their funding if Newbury was to be scrapped. Mott McDonald are the consultant engineers and Costain are likely to do the 'clearance' work. They'll get 6 million for it. Occupy their sites. Contact 'Third Battle of Newbury' for details. 01635 45544.