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Over 5,000 crucial health checks complete as Council signposts where to get help
- 5,203 free health checks completed as part of Council-led project
- Council signposting other residents to where to now get health and blood pressure checks
Programme of improvement works approved for Caversham Court Gardens
- Works will include repairs and conservation work to several listed buildings and structures
- New oak double gates will be installed at the main entrance to replace those damaged in a car accident
Dangerous Tree to be Felled in Caversham Court Gardens
- Mature beech tree to be felled due to extensive internal decay
- Tree's location poses a significant risk to public safety
- Four-metre-tall monolith to be retained to preserve its legacy
Council Disappointment at Local Government Reorganisation Decision
- Disappointment at today's LGR decision
- Reading Council's proposed amendment for changes to its western boundary has not been agreed
Council Steps in to Save Pink 22
- Reading Council has negotiated a solution with Reading Buses to save the Pink 22 bus route
- Both the Council and the bus company are urging residents to make use of the community bus to safeguard it in the future
New Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy drives changes to accommodation and support services
- Council to put greater emphasis to be on preventing homelessness and longer-term housing and support solutions
- Strategy will see the temporary Caversham Road pods site decommissioned by September 2027
- Shift away from large-scale, intensely populated supported housing models mirrors national best practice
Updated plans for Bath Road – Castle Hill Active Travel scheme
- Consultation open on updated proposals to improve key central Reading route for cycling and walking
- Proposals include introduction of dedicated cycle lanes, improvements to Castle Hill – IDR roundabout and new pedestrian crossings
New Life-Saving Defibrillator at Civic Centre
- New life-saving defibrillator fitted to the front of the Civic Centre and available anytime of day or night
- No training is needed to use the device with instructions included on how to use it
Coordinated approach tackling rough sleeping in Reading
- Council working closely with commissioned charity partners and the voluntary sector to address rough sleeping
- Support available to those in need includes over 270 bed spaces
- Approach focuses on intensive support based on individual needs
Residents Urged to Sign Up for E-Mail Reminders as Annual Electoral Register Check Begins
- Email the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to respond to the Council's annual electoral register check
- Thousands of emails and letters sent to households in Reading from this week
Reading Kitchen Worktop Wholesaler Handed Suspended Jail Sentence and Company Fined £300,000
- Director handed 12-month suspended jail sentence and company fined £300,000 after employee seriously injured at work in 2022
- Prosecution follows lengthy Council investigation