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• Info on traffic, travel, getting to and from the festival site, a residents hotline number and how organisers are working towards a more sustainable event
• Festival goers are again being urged to say no to single use plastics and take their tent home
• Day ticket holders for Saturday August 26 are being urged to plan to use alternative transport as rail services from Reading Station will be severely disrupted

• Reading introduced Berkshire's first electric bin lorry in 2021 and now has five of them
• Residents and school children have now named the five trucks, with the names printed on them
• Reading boasts the 4^th largest cut in its carbon footprint of all 374 local authority areas in the UK

• A new draft Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, or EVCI, Strategy aims to provide more charging opportunities for residents
• The right infrastructure could lead to more residents swopping to cleaner electric vehicles
• New strategy will be a vital strand in creating a healthier Reading for everyone

• Residents can choose to have a new tree planted in the location of their choice
• Initiative allows residents to make Reading greener for a one-off cost
• Opportunity builds on Council's existing work with partners to increase trees in the town

The Berkshire Record Office has been granted permission to adopt a new title - 'The Royal Berkshire Archives' – in its 75^th year of preserving the unique history and heritage of the county.

• A Public Exhibition starting tomorrow will be the first look at detailed architect images of what Reading’s flagship new library and Civic reception could look like
• Residents have the opportunity to talk to the team behind exciting new plans

• Caversham Court Gardens wins prestigious Green Flag award
• Council encouraging residents to visit Reading's 50+ open spaces during Love Parks Week

• Council objection states closures will disproportionately affect vulnerable passengers and travellers with a disability
• Proposal could also create an unnecessary barrier to new passengers, tourists, and travellers paying with cash, and the end of trusted knowledge-based ticket issuing offering passengers the cheapest fares

• Free and low-cost summer activities being hosted across the Borough
• From arts and culture to sports and libraries, there’s something for everyone

• Council and Brighter Futures for Children encouraging parents to think about online safety this summer
• Webpage signs parents to helpful resources to minimise risk as children's online time set to increase

• Council reiterates zero tolerance on abuse or attacks on staff after two parking attendants were assaulted last week
• Police appeal for witnesses is ongoing 

• Improvements to a number of Reading's major roads will begin on Monday
• 12 main roads to be improved, with another 27 being resurfaced after the Reading Festival
• Work forms part of new £8m highways investment, following completed £9m programme which resurfaced over 500 roads