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Have your say on proposed shake-up of travel between Reading and Wokingham
Joint proposals between Reading Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council would involve a shake-up of public transport routing between the towns
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Residents consulted on Shinfield’s exciting public art project
Designs from three finalists are being considered for a new piece of public art in the village centre
Fail-to-stop collision leaves woman in her sixties with life-threatening injuries
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her sixties was left with life-changing injuries in a road collision in Reading
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Reading man jailed after more than £50,000 of Class A drugs found in home
Piotr Florek was sentenced to nearly three years in jail after more than £50,000 of Class A drugs were found in a search of his home
Leighton Park Goes Into the Woods
Reading senior students bring Grimm fairy tales to life
Reading garden waste chaos: ‘Nearly a month’ without a collection as residents criticise council
The council has been slammed as neighbours have had to wait a month for their green garden waste bins to be collected in Reading.
OPCC offering free tool-marking sessions to help tradespeople combat theft
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner is hosting a number of free sessions to help tradespeople combat theft of tools in Reading.
Can this breakaway party ‘Fix Britain’? SDP rallies in Reading
A political party that is socially conservative but economically left-wing is hosting a meeting in Reading to 'fix Britain'.
Police launch high-tech crackdown with drones and stop-searches in Reading
Officers carried out a high-visibility deployment today as part of Project Servator, a policing initiative aimed at deterring crime
Teen girl assaulted by group outside Reading’s Oracle shopping centre
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was assaulted by a group outside a busy shopping centre in Reading.
E-Scooters, begging and dog fouling targeted in tough new Reading rules
A crackdown on anti-social behaviour, including dangerous bike and scooter riding, will begin in Reading in just a few weeks.
Council responds after two serious crashes at Reading blackspot
Reading Borough Council has responded after two serious crashes along a busy road in the town.
Could homes for Reading tenants have stayed in properties? Council leader answers
The Labour leader has answered whether tenants of a council-owned housing company in Reading could have stayed in their properties.
Conservative Party candidates for West Reading seats announced for local elections
The candidates for the Conservative Party for three wards in West Reading have been announced ahead of the local elections this May.
How Reading council will enforce single-use vapes ban
Enforcers have a 'zero tolerance policy' on any retailer selling single-use disposable vapes in Reading.
Will Reading’s local elections be cancelled? Here’s what’s really happening
The local elections are going ahead in Reading amid widespread uncertainty about scheduled elections elsewhere in the country.
‘Sometimes I sit in candlelight for hours’ – Reading tenant’s ongoing flat nightmare
Electricity issues, a broken cooker, draughts and leaks from the bathroom and other issues rumble on at a woman's council flat in Reading.
REJOICE! First dry day recorded in Reading for 37 days
Meteorologists are celebrating the end of a run of rainy days lasting 37 days at the University of Reading.
FROM THE LEADER: Reading’s budget to be debated in council chamber
It's that time of the year when local councils everywhere are setting their budgets for the next 12 months
Chicken restaurant gearing up to open near rival in busy Reading retail park
A chicken restaurant is set to take over the Pizza Hut that lasted for just two months in Reading.