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£150k fine for fraudster previously convicted of selling counterfeit service history books

  • Scammer previously jailed for selling fake car service history books has been fined over £150,000 following Proceeds of Crime investigation
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Remember your Photo ID to Vote Next Thursday

  • Residents will need to bring photo ID with them in order to vote at their local polling station next Thursday
  • If a voter turns up at a polling station without an acceptable ID, they will be asked to return home to collect it before they can be issued with a ballot paper
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Bank Holiday Waste Collection Changes In Reading

  • Residents will see a change to their waste collection days in the three Bank Holiday weeks coming up
  • Collection days, including the changes, can be looked up on the Council's online bin calendar
  • Day changes include garden waste collections, for which new subscriptions are available now
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Countdown to a fun-filled King’s Coronation weekend

  • Free and low-cost events and activities happening across the borough to celebrate the Coronation
  • 39 street parties organised by residents and local communities 
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One Week Left for Voter ID Applications

  • Deadline to apply for free Voter ID is now just one week away
  • National changes introduced this year mean residents voting at a polling station will have to show an acceptable form of photographic ID to vote 
  • The deadline for applying for a postal vote is tonight at 5pm
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Council Warning on HMO Licences

  • Reading landlord will have to pay £22,861 financial penalty after operating a house of multiple occupation without a licence 
  • Financial penalties of up to £30,000 can be issued by the Council, as an alternative to prosecution
Gardening

Tips To Help You Make The Most Of Your Garden - Starting Now!

  • Residents offered simple tips to get their gardens in shape for the summer
  • Council's garden waste collection subscription available to remove cuttings, leaves, plants and weeds 
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Egg-citing holiday activities on offer for families in Reading this Easter!

  • Free and low-cost activities are on offer this Easter across Reading
  • Theatres, crafts, arts and activities to keep the kids entertained, offerings for children of all needs and abilities
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Voters Urged to Check they are Election Ready

  • Less than 3 weeks left for residents to register to vote
  • Alternative to showing voter ID at a polling station is to register for a postal vote by April 18
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Former Southcote Library Set to be Converted into More Affordable Homes

  • Affordable homes proposed for site of former Southcote Library
  • Proposal forms part of Council plans to build more than 400 new affordable homes over five years
  • Former library was relocated in 2018 into nearby Southcote Community Hub
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Support for Pupils as part of Reading’s Holiday Activity and Food Initiative

  • Activities and free lunches on offer for eligible children over the school holidays this Easter  
  • Council will publicise details in May of its latest package of support to help residents during the on-going cost of living crisis