People power has won a victory for a Newbury care home, which was due to be closed by the council. More than a thousand people responded to a public consultation which West Berkshire Council issued after announcing cost cutting measures to balance the books. The council-run Willows Edge Care Home was on the chopping block. Now it has been bundled with the council’s two other care homes, in the hope of attracting a private company to take them over. “We are an outlier in having our homes and providing this service,” said Jeff Brooks, council leader. “I believe there are providers out there. The…