Reading Halloween At Broad Street Mall
Broad Street Mall, Reading is inviting families to get into the spirit of Halloween and enjoy some FREE half term fun! From 21st to 29th October, families can take part in the Reading BID’s FREE town-wide scarecrow trail. Trail leaflets can be picked up at Broad Street Mall, The Oracle Customer Service Desk, Town Hall […]
Screen Berkshire launched
Screen Berkshire was today officially launched to support the ongoing growth of the film and high end television (HETV) production industry in the region. The partnership will provide opportunities for work and training to build on the regional screen skills talent pool, improve diversity in the industry and support productions that are filming in the […]
Reading FC Stadium an Asset of Community Value
READING’S Select Car Leasing Company Stadium – home to Reading FC – has been granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status by the Council following a successful application by supporters. STAR (Supporters’ Trust at Reading) submitted its ACV application earlier this year. It follows a meeting with Reading Borough Council Councillors to express the group’s […]
Reading Bridge Celebrates Centenary
HISTORIC celebrations took place today as iconic local landmark Reading Bridge celebrated its centenary. Exactly 100 years to the day since chairman of the Borough Extension Committee, John Wessley Martin, originally opened the bridge, a plaque to mark the occasion was unveiled by Mayor of Reading, Cllr Tony Page, other dignitaries and members of CADRA, […]
Student Nurse Convicted of Blue Badge Fraud
A STUDENT nurse who was found to be illegally using a disabled person’s lost blue badge has been ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and pay more than £3,500 in costs, following a successful investigation and prosecution by the Council. Miss Nuru Hassan, 26, of Grovelands Avenue, Wokingham, was caught using the […]
Reading Black History Month 2023
A CELEBRATION of music, art, theatre and debate are all on offer for this year’s Black History Month 2023 in Reading. This year’s programme, taking place across the town during October, recognises the important contribution our diverse black community has made, and continues to make, to our town and across the country. There is a […]
Reading Museum Search for Former DEC Employees
READING MUSEUM set to mark the 60th anniversary of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) opening its first UK office in 1964, a transformative moment that set Reading on a course to become Europe’s largest tech cluster in the Thames Valley. In 1964, DEC began its journey in the UK with just two employees located above Bilbey’s […]
Electricity Capacity Constraints Threaten Reading’s Climate Targets
CONCERNS have been raised by the Council that electricity capacity issues in Reading could threaten the delivery of sustainable new homes and Reading’s wider response to the climate emergency. An increasing number of new connections in the borough have been restricted by the local network operator, Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSEN). This means that larger […]
Reading Is A Magnet For Innovative Businesses Says New Report
A new report, ‘Innovation hotspots, Clustering the New Economy’, by thinktank Centre for Cities, identifies ‘hotspots’ of promising cutting-edge business activity across the country with Reading ranking 2nd in the UK as a location favoured by innovation-based companies. Reading had the second highest number of New Economy Firms (NEF) per 10,000 population, only ranking behind […]
Reading Red Kite Rescuers Help Research
A South Oxfordshire couple who made a habit out of feeding red kites after finding one of the birds of prey injured have helped to support a University research project Hassan and Sue Omran are both 72 years old and retired. They live in Tokers Green, where they have been feeding red kites for almost […]
