Council Successful In Lobbying For Affordable Housing Funding Boost
- Reading one of a number of Council's to have actively campaigned for more housing funding
- £39bn boost for housing over the next ten years announced
- Reading Borough Council aims to use extra funding to build on its affordable housing ambitions
Reading Remembers the Victims of Forbury Gardens Five Years On
- On Friday 20 June - five years after the attacks - Reading will commemorate the innocent victims of Forbury Gardens at a Civic Memorial Service
- Residents are invited to attend the service which begins at 7pm at the memorial stone in Forbury Gardens
Modern New Pay & Display Machines Installed in Reading
- The process of removing old pay & display machines and installing 96 new models around the town is under way
- The new solar-powered machines will accept contactless payment with bank cards and mobile payment apps as well as RingGo
- Cash payments will be available in locations where there has historically been high cash use
Commemorative Plaque For Jane Austen’s Former Reading School At Abbey Gateway
- 250th anniversary celebrations since Jane Austen’s birth
- Jane Austen’s former school room open for tours and talks
Roll Out of Digital Visitor Parking Permit Scheme
- Proposed digital scheme will allow residents to book visitor parking online without the need for scratchcards
- Residents will be able to book visitor parking for a minimum of one hour at a time
- Review of parking permit scheme includes introduction of permits for motorcycles
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Council Successful In Lobbying For Affordable Housing Funding Boost
- Reading one of a number of Council's to have actively campaigned for more housing funding
- £39bn boost for housing over the next ten years announced
- Reading Borough Council aims to use extra funding to build on its affordable housing ambitions
50 Joys of Reading: People in Reading Share What Brings Them Joy
- Dozens of Reading residents share their moments of joy as part of a local campaign for Mental Health Awareness month in May
- Reading Joy project extended for Loneliness Awareness Week last week
New throw lines installed to improve water safety in Reading
- Eight new throw lines along Reading waterways
- Emergency information including location finders
- How to use the throw lines to help someone in trouble
- Do not enter the water and call 999
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