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Council given go-ahead for borough-wide smoke control area
- A smoke control area will cover all of Reading borough from 1 December
- Expanded scheme will help improve air quality and protect residents’ health
Reading school pupils enjoy fun activities to learn about air quality
- New air quality education programme being rolled out to Reading schools
- Pupils taking part in fun, interactive sessions to learn about air quality
- Reading schools are invited to register for free sessions for their pupils
Plans for six new bus lanes recommended for approval
- New bus lane proposals to be considered at Council committee meeting
- Schemes aim to make bus journeys even faster and more reliable
- Council committed to improving environment and air quality for Reading residents
Have your say on plans to tackle air pollution in Reading
- Consultation launched on Reading’s Air Quality Action Plan 2024-29
- Reading’s air quality is improving but some areas are still above pollution targets
- Measures in the plan to benefit people’s health, the environment and quality of life
Reading Celebrates Clean Air Day 2022
- Reading marks Clean Air Day 2022
- Celebration at the Crescent Road School Street in east Reading
Drive to improve health and wellbeing across Reading
- £450k investment in targeted activities to reduce health inequalities
- Physical activity referral scheme supports people back into keeping physically active
‘Stay Well in Reading this Winter’ campaign launched
- Partner organisations across the borough are coming together to deliver the ‘Stay Well in Reading this Winter’ campaign.
- Data from ONS published this month on the impact of Covid19 on life and wellbeing, suggests people feel significantly less happy and more anxious than before the pandemic.
- The campaign aims to address some of the challenges we will all face over the coming winter months and how we can help ourselves, help others and be resilient to the pressures of the pandemic and the new national restrictions.