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• Residents asked to look out for an annual canvass form which will be sent to households this week
• People can also register online at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote 

• Views invited on plans to introduce higher parking fees for more polluting vehicles
• Proposed scheme aims to improve air quality and the health of Reading residents

• Unlicensed airport transfers promoted on Facebook without a private hire operator’s licence
• Ordered to pay £1,418, including penalties, victim surcharge, and prosecution costs

• 16 homes on new development will be made available to those on Reading's housing register
• The homes form part of the Council's wider new build programme
• Wider programme includes 30 Council properties at Dwyer Road, where work began last week

• Everything you need to know about Reading Festival 2025
• Information on traffic, parking, temporary traffic management changes, getting to the site, residents hotline number, advice on personal safety and what is being done to make this year's event the most sustainable yet

• Prospect Park beat Caversham Court in to 2nd place
• Arthur Newbery Park, Palmer Park and Forbury Gardens finished 3rd to 5th respectively
• Vote saw over 500 residents choose ahead of last week's Love Parks Week

A TRAVEL GUIDE book borrowed from Battle Library has made its own unexpected journey after being found on the Paris Métro and swiftly returned to Reading.

• Investment of £350,000 in new play area

• Oxford Road business fined by courts for failure to remove an unauthorised extension which required planning permission
• Business repeatedly ignored Council warnings and enforcement notices

• Series of overnight road closures required as phase five of the South Reading Bus Rapid Transit scheme nears completion
• Diversion and traffic management will be in place as closures take place between August and October
• The scheme will deliver improved bus services and a new cycle and pedestrian bridge