South Whitley Park – New Community Orchard Created
THE TREES of a community orchard have been planted in South Whitley Park, following a successful Council bid for £85k worth of grant funding. The exciting proposals have seen more than 40 new trees introduced to the area, including 10 Dawn Redwood, three Cherry, three Sorbus, and a Weeping Willow. In addition to the 17 […]
Hospice Chef Set To Run Reading Half Marathon For Sue Ryder
A hospice chef will be swapping her apron and chef’s whites for trainers and a running vest on Sunday 2 April as she joins thousands of runners on the start line of the Reading Half Marathon. Jo-Ann Adams, who lives in Whitley, will be tackling the 13.1-mile distance to raise funds for national healthcare charity […]
Reading Ale Trail 2023 Launches This Weekend By CAMRA
CAMRA’s popular Reading and Mid Berkshire ale trail for 2023 will be launched at 12.30pm on Saturday 4 March at the Nags Head in Russell Street in Reading. There are 24 pubs on the trail, in a mix of town centre, suburban and more rural locations. The way it works is that people can pick […]
Fruit and Veg Shortage: Expert Explains Lack Of Salad In Supermarkets
Shoppers will have seen many of their favourite fruits and vegetables absent from supermarket shelves in recent days. Carol Wagstaff, Professor of Crop Quality for Health at the University of Reading, explains why this is and what impact climate change has on the role of food production. Fruit and Veg Shortage Professor Wagstaff said: “Many […]
University of Reading’s Climate Stripes Has Officially Hit The Road On An Electric Food Lorry
The UK’s first electric foodservice delivery lorry to carry the University of Reading’s Climate Stripes has officially hit the road. Foodservice giant Brakes’ have adorned their new vehicle in the blue and red stripes to represent the change in global average temperatures over nearly two centuries. The lorry, which will deliver to pubs, restaurants, education […]
Early Apple Blossom Sparks New FruitWatch Science Plea
Gardeners, walkers and others are being asked to see how warming temperatures are affecting the fruit trees in their gardens, allotments or parks this spring. FruitWatch, which received 6,000 submissions from the public in its first phase in 2022, launched last year as part of a joint project between the University of Reading and Oracle […]
Seaweed Idea Helps Reading Students Win YES22 Competition
Reading’s entrepreneurs win prestigious national titles with ingenious business plans. Two teams of researchers and technicians from the University of Reading participated in the final of the Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES), winning the overall competition, best finance, best intellectual property, and the People’s Choice award. The winning team’s hypothetical, but plausible, product, ‘AlgaeMino’, is a […]
YoYo Sniffs Out 20,000 Illegal and Counterfeit Cigarettes
Reading Council Trading Standards officers working a with sniffer dog YoYo seized over 20,000 illegal and counterfeit cigarettes during a raid in Reading last week, amounting to a street value of over £5,000. The illegal products were impounded during an inspection visit to European Mini Mart on Oxford Road in Reading, on the afternoon of […]
Beans IN Toast Could Revolutionise British Diet
Scientists are aiming to revolutionise British diets by slipping more UK-grown beans into our daily bread. See Professor Julie Lovegrove introducing the project here: Raising the Pulse with Professor Julie Lovegrove | University of Reading – YouTube Researchers and chefs at the University of Reading aim to encourage British consumers and food producers to switch […]
The History of Chocolate To Be Investigated at the University of Reading
The fascinating history of chocolate will be investigated at the University of Reading following the award of a highly-competitive Global Professorship by the British Academy. Cocoa’s long and complex story, and how chocolate has changed the world, will be examined at the University’s world-leading Department of Archaeology. Research will be led over a four-year period […]
