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READING Borough Council today expressed its full support for an application which has been made to Historic England to give

READING Borough Council has moved to reiterate its position that it remains fully committed to retaining and restoring the town’s

READING Borough Council has vowed to work with Reading Carnival organisers so that the town can enjoy a popular, family

READING COUNCIL is extending a big thank you to everyone involved in the One Reading Community Hub. The hub, which

FORBURY GARDENS re-opened to the public earlier today (10th July). Reading Borough Council is encouraging people to visit the gardens

A VIRTUAL VIGIL will be held in honour of the victims of Forbury Gardens on Saturday 27 June – exactly

READING COUNCIL is celebrating National Volunteers’ Week 2020 (1 – 7 June), expressing thanks to all the amazing volunteers and

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone observing Ramadan in Reading. May this holy time bring you peace and good health. Ramadan, which

DRUGS and parking issues were among the issues of most concern to residents who responded to the latest Reading Community

CLLR DEBS Edwards, Reading’s Mayor during 2018-19, today presented her Mayoral charities with a cheque totalling almost £10K. The £9,

A BRAND new share offer by the Reading Community Energy Society (RCES) is giving residents another chance make a return

A GROUP of travellers who had based themselves at Prospect Park have agreed to move to an alternative site in

WORK to protect public land from repeated traveller incursions is continuing across the borough following a summer of illegal encampments.

MAASAI Cricket Warriors are set to give a warm welcome to Reading’s local community, at an event being held in

READING’S Mayor, Debs Edwards, further strengthened the bond of friendship between Düsseldorf and Reading, with a visit to the German

RESIDENTS joined council officers and members of the Katesgrove Neighbourhood Police Team to carry out a clean-up around Katesgrove Underpass.

A CELEBRATION to mark the installation of three new pieces of public art in Whitley Wood is to be held

THREE McDonald’s restaurants have signed up to the Reading Adopt Your Street (RAYS) scheme to tackle litter in their areas.

COMMUNITIES wishing to hold street parties this summer are being reminded to send in their applications now to avoid paying

READING COMMUNITIES are being invited to hold street parties on one of five weekends in the summer, without having to

READING Council is helping celebrate the anniversary of women’s right to vote this month. Tuesday 6th February 2018 marks the

THE PEOPLE of Reading will come together in February in a bid to reduce loneliness and social isolation in our

A NEW set of orders designed to tackle anti-social behaviour in the town centre are being proposed by the Council.

RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say about issues which concern them in their area. The Reading Community Safety

READING Borough Council has been working with the Police and other agencies to tackle an increase in aggressive begging in

PLANS to install three new public sculptures in Whitley have been given the go-ahead. Artist Bruce Williams has been commissioned

BASKETBALL sessions, live Samba music and prize bingo are among the activities being held to celebrate the opening of a

RELATIVES from all over the world will now be able to remember their loved ones from Reading as the Book

WORK to install security measures to prevent unauthorised incursions on public land in Southcote is now under way. A site

‘Cooper the Dog’ is the name of Reading Borough Council’s new animal warden mascot after young people were tasked with

INDIVIDUALS and groups from across Reading have signed up to a new community clean-up scheme. By the end of June

 A READING-based project getting vulnerable people back into work across West Berkshire has been awarded £1.3million in funding from the

A MAN who was repeatedly threatening and abusive towards residents in a Tilehurst road has been jailed for breaching an

AMERSHAM Road Youth and Community Centre (ARYCC) is to be renamed The Weller Centre in honour of a local postman

AN INNOVATIVE new partnership between the Earley Charity (as funder and lessee), Catalyst Housing Association (as operator) and Reading Borough

THREE buzzing new Community Hubs could be created in Reading under a proposed £2 million project. The scheme would see

A GROUP of residents and volunteers have come together to create a community nature area in Caversham. Local resident Nikki

THE FIRST Stop bus will be out and about around West Reading during March with Elevate Reading to promote a

PROPOSALS for a re-design of domestic abuse support services commissioned by Reading Borough Council go out to consultation today (Wednesday

THE FIRST Stop Bus will be out on New Year’s Eve offering a first port of call for people who

ThE MAYOR’S Charity Christmas Cards are now on sale at locations throughout the town. The cards come in two designs,

A TROOPER POTTS VC Memorial Board will be unveiled at a ceremony at Reading Crematorium on Wednesday 2nd November, poignantly the