Air quality is improving in Newbury and Thatcham, according to latest figures. They say for the last five years the results have shown a year-on-year decrease of the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions in five main air quality control sites in and around the town. Throughout the whole of West Berkshire, only 15 of the 2022 sites showed an increase in NO2 levels compared to 2021, and 19 showed a decrease. The figures were contained in a recent report to the Public Protection Partnership. The major source of air quality pollutants in West Berkshire are road transport and in particular the contribut…