News

• Motorists with the most polluting vehicles would pay more to park in Reading under proposals being discussed
• Scheme aims to encourage the use of low or no-emissions vehicles, or other alternatives, to help improve air quality and the health of residents
• Councillors will next week consider responses to an informal consultation 

• 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

• Reading is one of only 112 towns and cities worldwide to make this year’s Carbon Disclosure Project ‘A’ list
• One of 20 UK local authorities that achieved this top status in the ‘gold standard’ of environmental reporting

• An ambitious programme of public transport initiatives in Reading has helped make bus journeys more reliable, convenient, easier and cheaper
• Multi-operator Reading All-Bus ticket scheme to continue despite end of initial government funding
• Bus usage is heading towards pre-Covid levels following £26m Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) investment

• Reading's major roads resurfacing programme restarts again on Tuesday 27 May
• 15 sections of major roads will be improved as part of a two-year programme resurfacing 64 sections
• Work is part of a wider £8m Council investment that includes hundreds of residential roads

• Students work with council Digital and IT team
• Hands on industry experience
• Highlighting local government as a career choice

• Financial support is once again available for low-income households in Reading who may be struggling to pay for everyday essentials
• This year's HSF application process is now open at www.reading.gov.uk/HSF
• Cost-of-living vouchers will also be sent to eligible households before the summer holidays and over the winter period

• AskSARA platform helps make tasks in the home easier
• Get suggestions for equipment to make life safe at home
• Advice about help from community groups
• Complete a simple questionnaire for a friend, family member or yourself

• Residents' new waste and recycling collection days from 9 June have now been confirmed
• New dates can be checked online at www.reading.gov.uk/bin-calendar
• Residents should look out for their personalised bin calendar in the post next week
• Changes will create a more efficient and reliable service

• Company owner and manager at two town centre shops fined over £58,000 for food and handling and health and safety breaches
• Follows a formal closure of one business in February 2024
• One of the largest fines for an offence of its type in Reading

• Twenty-six Reading schools have signed up for Walk to School Week, 19-23 May.
• The Council has funded activity packs to support pupils to walk or wheel to school during the five-day space themed challenge

New and fun challenges and activities are coming to all seven Reading libraries, launching from May half-term, and running until the end of the summer.