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Homeowner Ordered to Knock Down Illegal Buildings in Back Garden

  • Planning Inspector dismisses appeal against Council enforcement action after two structures were built in a back garden without the necessary planning permissions
  • The buildings must now be dismantled by March 2025
Justice in Motion's CODE show will be in Reading on 12 October

Free immersive urban theatre experience coming to Reading on the dangers of knife crime, drug dealing and youth exploitation

  • Free performances take place at 12pm and 3pm on Saturday 12 October
  • Show tackles dangers of drug dealing, gangs and knife crime
  • Additional schools-only showing forms part of a wider Reading knife crime engagement and education programme
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New Oxford Road Bus Lane Set to go Live

  • The next new bus lane in Reading is set to go live shortly along a stretch of the Oxford Road
  • It forms part of a Council drive to help tackle congestion and poor air quality for Reading residents by offering quicker bus journeys and attracting even more passengers 
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Police Planning Proposals for Temporary Training Use of Historic Reading Gaol

  • TVP submit planning application for temporary use of the vacant Reading Gaol site for firearms training for its officers
  • Application set to be determined by the Council by November 
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Council cracks down on unsafe food businesses during September

  • Two businesses faced action from Environmental Health following safety breaches
Black History Month in Reading 2024

Reading reveals programme for Black History Month 2024

 

  • Black History Month 2024 in Reading offers music, dance, and theatre events from 1-31 October.
  • Many events low-cost or free of charge at venues across the Borough

 

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Reading Environmental Health helps restaurant reopen safety after rat infestation

  • Reading restaurant closed by Environmental Health in August due to a severe rat infestation reported by the public
  • Owners were fined £3,660 and required to resolve hygiene issues
  • Successful work with officers led to the re-opening of the eatery in September with improved hygiene score
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Structural Works at Iconic Cemetery Arch

  • Structural work set to take place at Reading's Cemetery Arch this Autumn
  • Essential work on stonework, gates will be repaired and repainted and the structure will be steam cleaned
  • Listed building application for the work will be considered next week
Older person's Day Broad St Mall poster

Celebrating Reading’s Older People

  • Activities and information for older residents
  • Find out how to stay independent at home for longer
  • Come along to Broad Street Mall
  • Tuesday 1 October between 9.30am and 2pm
Hazel Burton from Reading's Alzheimer's Society with the robot cat which is a technological device to combat loneliness.

Technology showcase to help residents stay safe at home

  • Council brings TEC providers together to showcase benefits
  • Electronic gadgets can help people live more independently
  • Safety through timely incident warning
  • Reminders to keep healthy by prompts to take medication and drink water
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Residents Urged to Check Voter Registration Details

  • Canvass forms being sent to Reading households this week who have not yet responded
  • Households with 16- or 17-year-olds are reminded they can add the name of teenagers to the register who will be entitled to vote when they turn 18.
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Council Considers Returning Allotments to Cemetery Land

  • Reading will run out of burial space in just six years
  • Without a solution, by 2030 burials will no longer be able to take place in the borough
  • Recommendation to return Henley Road allotments to its intended use as cemetery land set to go out to consultation, if agreed at Policy Committee next week