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Private hire driver fined after operating without a licence in Reading
- Driver found to be operating without a licence fined £982 following investigation by licensing officers
- Residents are reminded not to use unlicensed private hire vehicles where no safeguards will be in place
Council Issues Tips For Food Waste Action Week
- Advice includes meal planning, food storage and how to find recipes for your leftovers
- Residents who stopped food recycling are encouraged to restart by ordering new caddies and food bins for free
- Reading's recycling rate has risen from 34% to 50% since food recycling was introduced
Work starts on conservation of the Forbury Garden’s Maiwand Lion this week
- Conservation work on the Mainwand Lion starts today.
- The work is expected to take around 8 weeks.
Residents and Councillors Plant Together as Reading’s Tree Planting Efforts Set To Reach 387 Planted in Five Months
- Collaborative effort saw residents choose the tree best suited to their road
- By the end of March 387 trees will have been planted in Reading since November
- Tree planting strategy will see 3,000 trees planted on Council land by 2030
New Support Aims to Reconnect Those Sleeping Rough With Their Hometowns
- Annual rough sleeping count figures released
- 25 of 36 had no connection to Reading - new support aims to reconnect them with hometowns
- Increase in specialist staffing will help support the most vulnerable in society
Reading secures £327,000 for educational air quality schools initiative
- Reading is one of 44 local authorities across the country to successfully bid
- Reading awarded £327k to create an interactive education programme in primary and secondary schools to raise awareness about air quality
Battle Street Scheme to Build New Affordable Homes and Adult Social Care Facilities to be Considered This Week
- Development plans include much needed affordable homes and sheltered housing for over 55s
- Former swimming pool site will also provide for adults who need support with their mental health
- Part of Council's investment of over £110m in 400 new affordable homes from 2021 to 2026
Majority Support Removing Cycle Ban at Station Underpass
- 73% in favour of removing the historic cycle ban along the station subway
- Councillors will now decide on Thursday whether to revoke the ban
- Refurbishment works to begin in the Spring
Licence Revoked for Town Centre Shop
- Today's Express, Duke Street, Reading had its licence revoked in February 2023
- The decision follows a series of serious breaches and despite repeated warnings by the Council’s licensing team
Reading Needs to Keep Accelerating Action on Climate Change to Achieve Net Zero Ambitions
RESIDENTS, businesses and organisations across Reading need to keep accelerating action on climate change if the town is to meet its net zero carbon target by 2030.
Reading communities invited to host Coronation street parties with no road closure fees
- Invitation to local communities in Reading for applications to host their own street parties in May
- The Council is again waiving the usual street closure fee to encourage communities to apply