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Get set for the Green Park Reading Half Marathon 2026
- One of the standout events on the UK race calendar returns to Reading on Sunday 22 March
- Residents encouraged to check for road closures and to plan ahead if travelling on race day
A new five-year plan to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping
- New plan to help prevent homelessness and rough sleeping set to be approved
- Focus includes early intervention and breaking the cycle of homelessness
- Strategy will significantly strengthen the Council’s already extensive work in this area
Council outlines transport programme following funding announcement
- Reading receives total transport capital grant of £33.7m and revenue grant of £4.9m from government
- New Local Transport Delivery Plan lays out future travel projects and initiatives for Reading over the next four years
Consistent Year-on-Year Rough Sleeping Numbers in Reading
- Latest rough sleeping snapshot figure shows numbers remain consistent
- Complex needs can make it hard for people to engage with help and bed spaces offered
- Council committed to working with community and charity partners to offer comprehensive support
95% of Reading students offered preferred secondary school place
- Admissions figures revealed on secondary school National Offer Day 2026
- All Reading pupils offered a secondary school place for the 2026/27 school year
- Majority placed at first-choice school
Road layout change proposed for key central Reading route
- Additional vehicle capacity planned for Sidmouth Street to pave way for introduction of new London Road bus lane
- Cycle facilities would be rearranged to reflect demand on the local transport network
Sculpture installed into the façade of the Civic Centre redevelopment
- Cartwheeling boys hoisted into new location
- Damaged by Storm Eunice in 2022
- New home is part of the Civic Centre redevelopment
Consultation on new transport plans for east Reading
- Reading and Wokingham Borough councils working together on improvements to key route into east Reading
- New inbound bus lane proposed on and approaching Sutton Seeds Roundabout by Wokingham Borough Council with no loss of space for general traffic
- Revision of existing bus lane in Reading proposed with new right-turn only lane into Liverpool Road
January food waste recycling hits record high in Reading as campaign drives 15% increase in two months
- Food recycling in Reading for January broke all previous records
- Residents thanked for their efforts and encouraged to continue or join in
- Results come after a borough-wide campaign to drive participation
Increased Funding for Rising Social Care Costs Proposed in Council Budget
- Council will again direct additional funds for social care in its proposed budget
- £4.7 million extra proposed for Adult Social Care and £3.8 million extra for Children's Services due to rising demand and cost pressures
- Cost of caring for vulnerable children and adults accounts for more than 70% of the Council's proposed net service expenditure
Reading to Reiterate Case to Keep All of Tilehurst in Berkshire
- Consultation for the Oxfordshire Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is now underway
- Reading Council continues to support a review of its boundary if the Government agrees to create a new ‘Ridgeway’ council
- Moving these Reading suburbs into the town fits Government criteria that LGR proposals should be based on ‘sensible economic geography’
Reading to Consider City of Culture 2029 Bid
- Reading to submit an initial Expression of Interest for City of Culture 2029 competition
- If longlisted, a final decision on whether to proceed to the next stage and submit a full bid will be made by the Council and its cultural partners later this year