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Premises Licence Granted for Reading Biscuit Factory
- Members of the Council’s Licensing Sub-Committee grant licence with conditions
Food, fashion, music and boats at Reading Water Fest
- Celebrate Reading’s waterways with boat parades and activities on the water
- Four stages showcasing local talent performing music and dance from around the world
- Pre-loved and vintage fashion shows, nature trails, Norman combat demonstrations and much more
Reading’s new Central Library opens Thursday
- New Location New Chapter
- Invitation to come and explore the new venue
Further crack down sees fines for fly-tippers up more than tenfold
- Trial environmental enforcement partnership has seen a significant increase in FPNs issued for littering and fly-tipping
- Proposals to extend the initiative are being considered
- Residents encouraged to report issues through the Love Clean Streets (Reading) app
Progress on ambitious plans for 362 new affordable Council homes
- Another 362 affordable Council homes set to be delivered by 2029
- 89 of those to be completed this financial year at three sites
- Council ambition is to increase housing stock to let to tenants at social rents
Package of Cost of Living Support and Advice in Place for Residents
- Package of cost of living support in place for residents who are struggling financially
- Includes services offered by Reading's four new Family Hubs, local Community Centres and through Council funding to community and voluntary organisations
- New Crisis Payment and Housing Payment schemes also open for applications
Digital Stop Smoking App made Freely Available to Reading Residents
- New smoke free app launched in Reading to help residents quit
- App launch comes as smoking rates in Reading fall below 10% for the first time
Lift off for Reading loves reading challenge
- Fun space-themed reading challenge for children and adults launches at Reading libraries Saturday 23 May
- A host of other activities also on offer at libraries throughout the holiday season
Public electric vehicle charging points to be installed across Reading
- Around 2,600 public EV charging stations to be delivered in residential streets which lack off-street parking
- At least nine in 10 households without a driveway will be within 100 metres of an EV charger
- The £866k government-funded scheme aims to boost the transition to electric vehicles to help reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality in the borough