News

• Council teams up with the University of Reading for this year’s festive event at Reading Minster
• Carols, readings from local dignitaries and university guests, plus performances by the University Choir
• Free entry on Thu 18 Dec, doors open 6:15 pm, BSL interpreted, with refreshments after the service

• Over a third of 5-year-olds in Reading suffer from tooth decay
• 1,800 children across the borough will receive free toothpaste, toothbrushes and brushing sessions

• Kerbside glass collections set to be approved next week
• Service would begin in April 2027
• Residents encouraged to keep using Reading's 40+ bottle banks until then

• Reading's foster carers celebrated at the Jazz Cafe in November
• Mayor of Reading presented a series of awards
• Guests enjoyed entertainment and a raffle

• All four Reading railway stations see increase in use with Reading West passenger numbers up by 43%
• Reading has third highest bus use per head of population in England outside of London
• More than £9m Government funding announced for further bus service improvements in Reading over four years

A New Directions College learner has been awarded the Learner Award at the Ascentis 50th Anniversary Lifetime Learning Awards, recognising her remarkable resilience, courage, and dedication to lifelong learning.

• Business and its sole director fined more than £31,000 
• Follows serious hygiene breaches at the premises found in October 2024

• Improved real-time passenger information displays installed at 101 bus stops and shelters around the borough
• New equipment includes audio service announcements for passengers

• 30 homes to be added to council portfolio
• Groundworks almost complete
• Using council land to increase housing stock

• 4,371 homes with planning permission in Reading where construction work has not yet begun
• Figure includes 395 affordable homes, which are desperately needed in the town 

• Reading Council has today submitted its Local Government Reorganisation proposal 
• Proposal is for three Tilehurst Wards to move into Reading, if the Government is minded to agree plans to create a new 'Ridgeway' council
• Moving these Reading suburbs into the town fits Government criteria that LGR proposals should be based on 'sensible economic geography' 

• The Council is supporting White Ribbon Day on Tuesday 25 November
• Measures in place with partners and venues to make Reading safer
• Women experiencing domestic violence encouraged to call Berkshire Women's Aid for help