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Cyclists offered free bike repairs and new secure parking
- Dr Bike returns for 2025, offering free bike maintenance and basic repairs in Broad Street on the first Thursday of the month
- New secure Streetpod cycle parking installed around the town centre as part of a pilot scheme
Council to Crackdown on Littering and Fly-tipping
- Council to partner with external organisation to enforce environmental offences
- Proposal aims to clamp down on littering and fly-tipping in Reading
- Maximum fixed penalty notices to increase for offences
Council Helps Silence Emmer Green’s Noisy Mast
- The Council's Environmental Health team has helped solve the mystery of a nuisance noise in Emmer Green
- Residents' sleep was disturbed by the noise which echoed around the local community
Fifteen Sections of Main Roads Next as Reading’s Biggest Ever Resurfacing Project Continues
- £4m major roads programme restarts in Reading today
- Work forms part of wider £8m investment including over 100 residential roads resurfaced before May
Council Reveals Rough Sleeping Count Figures
- Annual rough sleeping count figure announced
- Count took place during SWEP which affected figures
- Council says 42 is a more accurate representation than the official figure of 57
Residents Invited to Attend Series of Safer Neighbourhood Forums
- Seven Safer Neighbourhood Forums will take place in the next month
- Residents are invited to talk about issues in their community and potential solutions
- Opportunity to talk to Thames Valley Police and Council officers
Work Begins to Revitalise Reading’s Historic Cemetery Arch
- Improvement works at Reading's iconic Cemetery Arch begin this week
- Structural repairs, a steam clean and repainting of the arch gates all form part of the Council's work
Community Tree Planting Takes Total of New Trees to Over 300 This Winter
- 356 new trees planted in Reading in the last three months
- Council remains well on schedule to plant 3,000 new trees by 2030
- Residents can now suggest where trees should be planted next winter
Unlicensed taxi driver fined over £1,000
- TfL driver caught by undercover licensing officers during Reading Festival 2024
- Partnership operation by Reading, Fareham, and South Oxfordshire Councils to detect illegal activity
- Full financial penalties totalled £1,603
Join the Mayor of Reading in celebration of International Women’s Day
- An uplifting and entertaining fundraiser at Reading Town Hall on 6 March to highlight the amazing contributions of women across different cultures and communities.
- Evening of music, dance, drama and inspirational guest speakers to help raise funds for Mayor’s two chosen charities for the year.
Voluntary and Community Groups to Share Council Grants Totalling £162,000
- Successful bidders for this year's Small Grants Fund have been chosen
- The initiative aims to help build self-sufficiency and create opportunities for residents in areas of the town where need is greatest
Reading part of groundbreaking national pilot to drive sustainability in outdoor events
- Ten local authorities, including Reading, trial Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP) to introduce new minimum environmental standards
- Findings from 60 music, sports and community events demonstrate overwhelming support for nationally aligned standards