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New National Lockdown Grants Now Available to Support Local Businesses

January 25, 2021 Oscar Mortali

NEW one off payments are available for local businesses forced to close due to the national lockdown. The Council has

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Winter Weather Information

January 24, 2021 Victoria Nickless

Last updated: 24/1/21 You can keep up to date by following @MetOffice or on their website at www.metoffice.gov.uk Keep up

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New Key Worker Housing Approved as Council Continues to Tackle Reading’s Housing Crisis

January 14, 2021 Oscar Mortali

15 flats for key workers like nurses, teachers, social workers and police officers, approved last night Council continues to tackle

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Council Leader on Forbury Gardens Sentencing

January 11, 2021 Oscar Mortali

Speaking at the conclusion of sentencing today following the attacks at Forbury Gardens on June 20th last year, Reading Borough

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New Council Budget Invests in Reading’s Recovery

December 4, 2020 Oscar Mortali

Council unveils provisional three year budget to invest in Reading’s recovery Savings need to be delivered, but frontline services will

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Housing Uncategorized 

Council Aims to ‘Break the Cycle’ of Rough Sleeping With 50 New Homes

October 29, 2020 Oscar Mortali

Reading Borough Council’s commitment to keeping vulnerable rough sleepers off the streets and providing them with longer term homes and

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Prospect Park Car Park approved for Mobile Testing Unit during October

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Amanda McDonnell

Reading Borough Council has received approval for a new Covid-19 Mobile Testing Unit (MTU) at Prospect Park. The site will

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Look Out for your Electoral Registration Letter

August 12, 2020 Oscar Mortali

LOCAL residents are being warned not to lose their voice on important decisions that affect them by making sure their

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Face coverings

July 15, 2020July 26, 2020 Victoria Nickless

Updated 26 July 2020 The latest national safety guidance is to wear a face covering at all times on public

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Open Letter to Reading From the Council Leader

June 25, 2020 Oscar Mortali

Reading Borough Council Leader, Councillor Jason Brock, has written an open letter to Reading following the Forbury Gardens attack of

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Reading Town Centre Road Closures following Major Incident

June 21, 2020 Victoria Nickless

Last updated 9.20 am Sunday 21 June Following the major incident in the Forbury Gardens yesterday, the following roads are

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Statement: Forbury Gardens Attack Reading

June 21, 2020July 20, 2020 Victoria Nickless

Everybody at Reading Borough Council joins residents of the town in being both shocked and appalled at the horrific attack

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Small Businesses Urged to Apply for Grant Funding

June 2, 2020 Oscar Mortali

SMALL businesses across Reading have a two-week window to apply for new grant funding to help support them through the

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Reading Abbey Project Highly Commended in National Design Awards

March 11, 2020 Victoria Nickless

THE READING ABBEY REVEALED Project has been ‘Highly Commended’ in one of Europe’s most important and prestigious awards. Reading Borough

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Electric Taxi Test Drive Scheme Extended in Reading

December 19, 2019 Oscar Mortali

London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) Slough has announced an extension of its 48-hour test drive scheme in Reading due to

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Successful £70K Funding Bids Announced for Projects to Help Improve the Quality of Life of Reading Residents

December 18, 2019 Victoria Nickless

READING COUNCIL has announced the successful groups who bid for a share of £70K funding, based on how they could

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Dick Taylor

November 5, 2019 Oscar Mortali

IT is with great sadness that Reading Borough Council has learned of the passing of long-standing senior officer Dick Taylor,

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The Fun Begins at Ivydene Playground

October 15, 2019 Victoria Nickless

  IVYDENE playground in west Reading is now open for play ready for the October half term! The play area,

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Taxi Driver Loses Second Appeal to Keep his Licence After Driving on Pavement

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 Victoria Nickless

A HACKNEY carriage driver who was caught driving on the pavement on two separate occasions has twice lost his appeal

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Museums Celebrate the World of Animals with Exciting New Exhibition

September 10, 2019 Victoria Nickless

AN EXCITING new exhibition launches at Reading Museum this September offering an extraordinary glimpse of art work inspired by the

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Car Parking Survey Begins

May 24, 2019 Oscar Mortali

THE first ever survey of private car parking in Reading has begun. Over the next 8 weeks, Reading Borough Council

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Council Clampdown on Illegal Plying for Hire at Reading Festival

May 1, 2019 Oscar Mortali

YET another hackney carriage driver registered with South Oxfordshire District Council has been prosecuted by Reading Borough Council for illegally

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Reading Place of Culture Celebrates a Successful First Year

March 11, 2019 Victoria Nickless

READING Place of Culture, the scheme to put arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town, is celebrating

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Reading’s Creative Young People Celebrated at Art Awards Event

February 12, 2019 Victoria Nickless

BUDDING young creatives from across Reading gathered together to celebrate their achievements at an awards ceremony last week. Reading’s Cultural

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Caversham Library’s Japanese Pagoda Tree Gets a Much Needed Facelift

January 14, 2019 Victoria Nickless

CAVERSHAM Library’s much loved Japanese pagoda tree is getting a new year facelift. The pagoda tree at the side of

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Children Takeover Reading Museum

December 3, 2018 Victoria Nickless

CHILDREN from St John’s Primary School in east Reading celebrated the culmination of a ‘Takeover’ project at Reading Museum this

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Have a Very Magical Christmas! Reading’s Christmas Programme

November 12, 2018December 21, 2018 Victoria Nickless

There will be nowhere quite as magical as Reading this Christmas. As the festive season starts to sparkle, a host

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Big Thank You for Young Summer Reading Challenge Volunteers

September 14, 2018 Victoria Nickless

READING’S Mayor will be thanking a group of young volunteers who helped support Reading Library’s Summer Reading Challenge this year,

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Don’t Get Caught Out by Festival Jams

August 13, 2018August 28, 2018 Oscar Mortali

NEARLY 100,000 revellers will descend on Reading Festival this year and local residents are being reminded to plan ahead so

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More than 43,000 Reminder Letters Sent Out This Week

August 7, 2018 Oscar Mortali

A TOTAL of 43,660 households will be receiving a first reminder letter this week as the Council continues its push

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Climb Aboard the New Pick-Up Play Truck at Arthur Newbery Park

June 27, 2018July 3, 2018 Victoria Nickless

ARTHUR NEWBERY PARK, one of Reading’s oldest parks in west Reading, has benefited from the arrival of a giant play

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Lighting Up Reading to Raise Awareness in the Fight Against TB

March 14, 2018March 19, 2018 Victoria Nickless

CHRISTCHURCH Pedestrian Bridge in Caversham will light up in red on 24th March to highlight the issue of tuberculosis (TB).

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Rescheduled Date Announced for Let’s Sing 2018

March 13, 2018 Victoria Nickless

THE RESCHEDULED date for Let’s Sing 2018 has been announced as Monday 26th March. The final of the annual singing

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Major Transport Infrastructure Funding Approved

November 21, 2017 Oscar Mortali

FUNDING for two major public transport schemes in Reading has been confirmed after business cases for both were agreed by

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Fight against Flu Begins

October 12, 2017 Victoria Nickless

THE ANNUAL fight against flu is underway and people in Reading are being encouraged to get vaccinated against the virus. 

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Permanent Director of Adult Care and Health Services Appointed

July 14, 2017 Oscar Mortali

Seona Douglas has been appointed as the permanent new Director of Adult Care and Health Services at Reading Borough Council.

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Temporary Re-Opening of ‘Horseshoe’ Taxi Rank

June 29, 2017 Oscar Mortali

THE Council is re-opening the ‘horseshoe’ taxi rank outside Reading Station on a temporary basis until it is required for

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Reading Joins Transport for the South East

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 Oscar Mortali

LEADERS from across the South East have launched an ambitious new partnership to transform the transport network for the travelling

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Stay Active at Palmer Park

June 27, 2017 Victoria Nickless

THOSE aged 50 and above are being encouraged to ‘Stay Active’, with a new session starting at Palmer Park next

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Oxford Road Improvements Will Support Cow Lane Scheme

June 14, 2017 Oscar Mortali

RESIDENTS and businesses in and around Reading’s Oxford Road are being given another opportunity to view long standing Council plans

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Informal Consultation on Number 17 Red Route

June 12, 2017June 28, 2017 Oscar Mortali

  INFORMAL consultation on creating Reading’s first ever Red Route – running the length of the Number 17 bus route

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Council Stands Firm on Affordable Housing Contributions From Developers

March 7, 2017 Oscar Mortali

READING Borough Council has expressed serious concerns about the ‘high degree of inconsistency’ of recent decisions by planning inspectors on

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Changes Proposed to Residents’ Parking Permit Scheme

January 10, 2017 Oscar Mortali

A RAFT of changes to the Residents’ Parking Permit scheme is being proposed following a review of the operation. A

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Winter Watch Will Help Residents Keep Warm

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Victoria Nickless

A SCHEME that helps vulnerable Reading residents keep warm through the winter is under way again as the weather starts to

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Food Safety Uncategorized 

Food Store and Butchers Shop Closed Down Due to Major Rat and Cockroach Infestation

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Victoria Nickless

MAGISTRATES have confirmed Reading Borough Council’s decision to close Reading Quality Foods after a major rat and cockroach infestation. Reading Quality

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Delay to Whiteknights Reservoir Improvement Scheme

December 6, 2016 Oscar Mortali

A SCHEME to carry out major improvement work to Whiteknights Reservoir has been delayed by two-and-a-half months. The revised completion date

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Infrastructure Essential to New Homes Proposals

November 28, 2016 Oscar Mortali

Reading Borough Council is working with Wokingham Borough Council and West Berkshire Council to face the challenges of providing for

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