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Residents invited to vote on favourite design for new play area at Coley Recreation Ground
- Six exciting designs to choose from
- Investment of £200,000 in the new Coley Recreation Ground play area
Four of Reading’s treasured monuments get a spring clean for 2023
- Four Reading monuments will benefit from conservation work thanks to Reading’s High Street Heritage Action Zone project.
- Work starts from today (Monday 13 February).
New Council Budget Delivers in Face of Inflationary Pressures
- New budget proposals deliver on major investments in better facilities and protect the frontline despite £8.7 million of inflationary pressures this year
- An additional £4.4 million built in to care for vulnerable and elderly residents
- Proposed Council Tax increase for 2023-24 is 2.99%, with an additional 2% Adult Social Care precept.
Yellow Box Junction Enforcement to Begin on Kings Road Junctions
- Enforcement of the first two yellow box junctions in Reading begins on Monday February 20
- Warnings, rather than PCN's, will be issued for the first offence at each junction
- Illegal blocking of yellow box junctions causes delays and contributes to poor air quality for local residents
A taste of work for local students at Reading Council
- Nine students are on work experience with the Council from King's Academy Prospect and John Madejski Academy (JMA)
- The students will get a varied taster of the world of local government work.
Fun-packed half-term in store for families this February
- Free and low-cost events and creative activities across Reading during the February half-term
New Dedicated Disabled Services Section Created on Council Website
THE Council’s website now hosts a dedicated webpage dedicated to information on services for disabled residents, created following feedback from Reading’s disabled community.
YoYo Sniffs Out 20,000 illegal and counterfeit cigarettes
- Detection dog YoYo helped sniff out over 20,000 illegal and counterfeit cigarettes
- Inspection took place along the Oxford Road last week
Reading remembers the People’s Pantry bombing 80 years on
- Mayor of Reading, Cllr Rachel Eden, will lead a short service and lay a wreath to pay tribute the people who lost their lives, on Friday 10 February
- Berkshire Record Office has digitised original records from the day, Reading Libraries are hosting an exhibition of documents and photographs on the aftermath of the bombing raid
Have your say on plans for Bath Road and Castle Hill walking and cycling improvements
- Proposed improvements to cycling and walking links on Bath Road between Berkeley Avenue and Castle Hill, running over the IDR to Castle Street.
- Public consultation on the scheme’s traffic restriction proposals launching on 2 February to 23 February.
Public Consultation Begins on Opening Up Station Subway to Cyclists
- Consultation on removing the cycling ban along the subway under Reading Station begins today
- Council to begin refurbishment works on the underpass in the spring
Reading Hosts Ukraine Benefit Concert One Year On
ONE year on from the invasion of Ukraine, Reading will come together later this month to host a benefit concert at Reading Town Hall, with all proceeds going to communities affected.