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Major Crackdown Begins on Littering and Fly-tipping in Reading
- Five new environmental enforcement officers will patrol Reading's streets to counter littering and fly-tipping
- New partnership a response to resident feedback that litter is one of their top issues
Come and join us on Older Persons' Day
- Useful information all in one place
- Join in with exercise, music and dance
- Hosted by Broad Street Mall
- Wednesday 1 October between 9.30am and 2pm
£500K Investment as New Athletics Track Opens at Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium
A BRAND new athletics track has been laid and opened at Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium thanks to a half-a-million investment by the Council and its leisure partner GLL.
Air quality education programme reaches 9,000 pupils
- Clean Air Living Matters (CALM) project delivered sessions to almost 30 different schools over 18 months
- The team also spoke to almost 900 parents, carers and community members about air quality at the school gates
- An estimated 26,000 – 33,000 people engaged in the programme in total
Charities and organisations share £4.02m to reduce inequalities in Reading
- Closing the gap on inequalities over three years
- Reading's 'third sector' helps the Council reach residents and communities through a range of projects
Electors in Reading may need to re-apply to vote by post this year
- National changes in law mean existing postal votes are now only valid for three years
- Postal voters who made their current application before 31 October 2023 have to reapply for their postal vote
- Changes affect 18,000 existing postal voters in Reading this year
Celebrate Sport, Community, and Inclusion at Reading’s Festival of Inclusivity
• A welcoming and inclusive event for anyone aged 8 and over who may face challenges accessing sport, such as physical, learning, or neurological conditions.
Residents Urged to Check Voter Registration Details
- 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
Public consultation launched into emission-based parking charges
- 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
Private Hire operator fined after advertising uninsured airport taxi transfers on Facebook
- 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
Council Acquires 16 Brand New Homes for Residents
- 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