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New Powers to Prevent Blocking of Yellow Box Junctions in Reading

  • Council is set to use new powers to prevent the blocking of 15 yellow box junctions in Reading
  • The illegal blocking of junctions adds to congestion which is a major contributor to poor air quality in the town
  • Proposals will be discussed by Councillors at a Committee meeting next week
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Plans For More Council Housing Set To Be Approved

  • Plans set to be approved to invest an additional £29.6m in council housing for the people of Reading
  • 87 new homes set to be created will add to the 300 already being built by 2025
  • All council new builds are sustainable and deliver long-term energy savings to tenants
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New cycle hub in town centre gets the green light

  • Proposed cycle hub at the former Primark unit in central Reading
  • Enclosed cycle facility would combine cycle parking and maintenance facilities
  • Supported by Primark and run in partnership with Ethical Reading and The Reading Bicycle Kitchen
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Residents Invited To Give Views On Town Centre Safety Next Week

  • Two drop-in sessions on Monday 14 November will give residents the chance to shape future Town Centre plans
  • Resident input will help shape spending of £429,000 funding for safety improvements
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Festival Offender Prosecuted After Under-Age Alcohol Sales

  • Person found to be selling alcohol without a licence to underage festival goers prosecuted
  • Charges included Exposing alcohol for unauthorised sale, in breach of the Licensing Act 2003
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Leisure update shines a light on major progress so far

  • Update on progress to improve Reading’s leisure facilities
  • Improvement work completed at two leisure centres
  • Leisure usage almost back to pre-Covid levels
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Stay Onside with Climate Change

Reading Council have teamed up with Reading Buses, Ed Hawkins Professor of Climate Science at the University of Reading, and Reading Football Club at the official team squad photo to kick-off the Council’s climate change awareness month in November.

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Community rallies together for bulb planting in South Reading

  • Residents come together to enhance an area of land next to the Holiday Inn in South Reading
  • Further enhancements with a bench and trees are planned
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Estimated 10,000-plus Households in Reading Not Responded to the Annual Canvass

  • Final reminder canvass letters will be sent out by the Council to households this week
  • Letters are the last phase of the Council’s drive to get as many people as possible on the electoral register, before the November 30 deadline
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Reading gains Thames & Chilterns in Bloom Gold and Silver Gilt Awards

  • Thames & Chilterns Gold Award for Caversham Court Gardens
  • Henley Road Cemetery receives Silver Gilt Award