Significant Traffic Delays Into Reading Expected Due To Six-week SGN Road Closure
Road users are being warned of delays to their journeys due to a key route into Reading being closed while works are carried out by gas distribution company SGN. A section of Church Road, Earley, in Wokingham borough, will be closed for six weeks from Monday 17 February while SGN carry out major works to […]
Emission-based Parking Charges Considered For Reading
HIGHER polluting vehicles will cost more to park in Reading under new proposals being considered by the Council as part of its ongoing drive to improve local air quality and the health of residents. The proposed charges for on-street parking and resident parking permits would vary depending on a vehicle’s emissions. A sliding scale of […]
Reading Businesses Asked To Help Local People In Need Keep Warm This Winter
Reading Business Improvement District (BID) is asking people working in Reading to donate good quality second-hand clothes for local people in need as part of Reading’s Winter Warmer scheme, which takes place 14 – 16 January 2025. Reading’s Winter Warmer Scheme is run by Southeast Community Rail Partnership and Reading Basingstoke Community Rail Partnership, with […]
Emmer Green Play Area – Residents Invited to Vote on Design
Local residents are being invited to help choose the design for the popular play area at Emmer Green Recreation Ground, as part of the Council’s ongoing major investment in playgrounds across the town. £350,000 is being invested in Emmer Green Recreation Ground with the play equipment being upgraded to create a new, exciting and accessible play […]
New Reading Football Coaching School Aims To Improve Health Of Children
A new football coaching school is about to launch in Reading that will focus on improving the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of children in the area. Fun Football Coaching – which launches with free sessions at the football cage at the newly-opened Buzz Gym in Winnersh Triangle in January – wants to tackle some […]
Green Living Roofs Being Installed On Bus Shelter Roofs In Reading
Microhabitats are buzzing with life above the heads of passengers in Reading while waiting for their bus. Fifteen bus shelters in the borough now have green living roofs which attract a range of birds, insects and pollinators. But it might only be when customers climb to the top deck that they realise they are there. […]
Sue Ryder Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme Launched
National healthcare and bereavement charity Sue Ryder is encouraging West Berkshire residents to make their ‘white Christmas’ a green one this year by recycling their real Christmas tree. Whether you are out of time, transport or energy to dispose of your Christmas tree, by signing up to Sue Ryder’s Christmas Treecycling initiative residents can focus […]
Reading Railway Stations See Increase In Passenger Numbers
The Council’s drive to encourage more people to switch to public transport has been boosted with the news Reading’s railway stations have seen a big increase in passenger numbers. According to official figures, Reading central station is the ninth busiest in the country outside of London. The borough’s three other smaller stations have also seen […]
Sue Ryder Appeal For Pre-Loved Items
National palliative care and bereavement charity, Sue Ryder, is urging the public to embrace the spirit of the season and consider having a pre-Christmas clear out to help the charity be there for more people approaching the end of life or living with grief this Christmas. The charity is hoping that people will feel motivated […]
Reading Smoke Control Area Comes Into Effect On Sunday (1st December)
All of Reading borough will become a Smoke Control Area (SCA) from Sunday 1 December to reduce the release of harmful pollutants into the air. The borough-wide SCA will replace the 21 existing smoke control areas which already cover around 62% of Reading. The expansion of the scheme is part of the Council’s drive to […]