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Half of Reading Postal Voters Risk Losing the Chance to Vote by Post

  • More than 9,000 postal voters in Reading yet to reapply
  • Changes to electoral law mean residents now have to reapply for their postal votes every three years
  • Deadline to reapply is 31 January 2026, after which these residents will lose their opportunity to vote by post at next year's local elections
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Reading Benefits from £945,000 Government Grant for Rough Sleeping Support

  • Government hands Reading £945,000 top-up grant to further boost the Council's ongoing efforts to prevent homelessness and support people who sleep rough in the town
  • The new funding will help enhance the Council's already comprehensive package of support, which it delivers alongside partner agencies
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Private Hire Driver’s Appeal to Court to Overturn Council Decision to Revoke His Licence Unsuccessful

  • Private Hire driver caught plying for hire at Henley Regatta 2024
  • Licence revoked by Council, appeal to overturn the decision in October 2025 unsuccessful