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Improved Reading Station Underpass Reopens Tomorrow

  • Underpass will be open to cyclists as well as pedestrians from Tuesday 20 August
  • £400,000 project completed on schedule ahead of Reading Festival
  • Work included removing low hanging ceiling tiles and improving floor and wall tiles, approaches and signage
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Reading Festival 2024 Rocks Into Town

  • Everything you need to know about Reading Festival 2024
  • Information on traffic, parking, temporary traffic management changes, getting to the site, residents hotline number, advice on personal safety and what is being done to make this year's event the most sustainable yet
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Annual Canvass begins in Reading

  • Thousands of Reading households will receive letters this week to make sure they are registered to vote
  • EU citizens living in the UK are being contacted about changes to voting rights
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Introductory offer to mark relaunch of Winnersh Park & Ride

  • £1 return fares into town, including parking, for a limited period
  • Winnersh Park & Ride 500 service relaunched alongside opening of the new London Road bus lane
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Cost of living vouchers sent to more than 4,000 Reading residents

  • Vouchers worth £185 sent to 3,750 households and 261 care leavers
  • More than £210,000 extra assistance given to struggling households
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Play your part in designing a net-zero Reading

  • New survey launched to help create the next Reading Climate Emergency Strategy
  • Community and professional groups can also submit ideas and case studies via a guided discussion and storytelling pack.
  • Young people are invited to contribute to a Big Letter to local decision-makers.
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Council Announces Next Phase of Road Improvement Programme

  • Improvements to Reading's major roads will restart on Monday 12 August
  • 76 sections of major roads to be resurfaced through £4.5m investment over two years
  • Around 100 more residential roads to also be resurfaced later this year
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Work due to start on new east Reading bus lane

  • New inbound bus lane will lead to faster and more reliable bus services into town and is opening alongside the expanded Winnersh Park and Ride service
  • Scheme part of a wider package of measures to encourage greater use of public transport
  • Nighttime road closures will be in place on London Road while works are carried out w/c 12 August
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Consultation launched to tune-up busking guidelines for Reading

  • Consultation open on proposed guidance for buskers and street performers operating in Reading
  • Follows feedback gathered by Reading BID from residents and local business owners
  • Views sought from all Reading buskers, street performers and groups, residents, businesses, and visitors
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Residents Invited to Help Shape Community Safety in Reading

  • Resident feedback required to help make Reading safer for everyone
  • Survey is your chance to tell the Community Safety Partnership where it should focus resources
  • Recent improvements include more cctv cameras, extra and improved lighting and creating the Reading Safe Space
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Get Creative - Reading Libraries Popular Summer Reading Challenge Returns

  • Summer Reading Challenge launched Saturday 6 July 2024
  • Children aged 4-11 encouraged to sign up to read six books over the summer