Newbury MP Laura Farris has met with stakeholders to discuss a bridge in Thatcham. The desire for a bridge over the railway line has been the talk of the town for decades. But Thatcham still hasn’t seen it. The introduction of a railway bridge at Thatcham has been attempted before and gained traction in 1982 and 2022. In 2015, Network Rail and West Berkshire Council told Newburytoday that a bridge would cost in excess of £20m and would need to be funded by central Government or by a developer. Since then, a planning application has come forward, from The Colthrop Village Consortium for 950 hom…