Air quality education programme reaches 9,000 pupils
- Clean Air Living Matters (CALM) project delivered sessions to almost 30 different schools over 18 months
- The team also spoke to almost 900 parents, carers and community members about air quality at the school gates
- An estimated 26,000 – 33,000 people engaged in the programme in total
Public consultation launched into emission-based parking charges
- Views invited on plans to introduce higher parking fees for more polluting vehicles
- Proposed scheme aims to improve air quality and the health of Reading residents
Private Hire operator fined after advertising uninsured airport taxi transfers on Facebook
- Unlicensed airport transfers promoted on Facebook without a private hire operator’s licence
- Ordered to pay £1,418, including penalties, victim surcharge, and prosecution costs
Council Acquires 16 Brand New Homes for Residents
- 16 homes on new development will be made available to those on Reading's housing register
- The homes form part of the Council's wider new build programme
- Wider programme includes 30 Council properties at Dwyer Road, where work began last week
Reading Festival Takes Centre Stage Again
- Everything you need to know about Reading Festival 2025
- Information on traffic, parking, temporary traffic management changes, getting to the site, residents hotline number, advice on personal safety and what is being done to make this year's event the most sustainable yet
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New Micro Grants Programme to Boost Arts, Culture and Heritage Grassroots Creativity in South Reading
- Small grants of £250 or £500 to help local creative groups
- Funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Major Crackdown Begins on Littering and Fly-tipping in Reading
- Five new environmental enforcement officers will patrol Reading's streets to counter littering and fly-tipping
- New partnership a response to resident feedback that litter is one of their top issues
Come and join us on Older Persons' Day
- Useful information all in one place
- Join in with exercise, music and dance
- Hosted by Broad Street Mall
- Wednesday 1 October between 9.30am and 2pm
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