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Meadway Leisure Centre showcases improved facilities
- Improvements at Meadway Leisure Centre include refurbishment of the gym, studios, and changing rooms
- The centre’s reception has been significantly revamped
- The gym has been extended with improved equipment
£1 Million in Council Funding to Voluntary Sector to Tackle Poverty and Inequality
- Nearly £1 million in grants to be handed to voluntary organisations in Reading to help tackle inequality in the town
- Work will target some of Reading's most deprived communities
What are Reading’s food waste trucks named, aside from Ricky Gerwaste? Full list of names revealed
- Names revealed for Reading's six food waste trucks
- Ricky Gervais landed the scoop of revealing the first one, Ricky Gerwaste, on social media
- Reading's food waste trucks collect on average over 2kg of food waste each week from participating households
- Recycled food waste is turned into fertiliser for farming, and electricity to power homes
Public Consultation Launched on Making Sidmouth Street Cycle Lane Permanent
- Statutory consultation launched on making the Sidmouth Street cycle lane permanent
- Sidmouth Street is intended to become a key link in the expansion of Reading's future cycle network
- It will also link to the new Shinfield Road cycle lane being built by the Council later this year
Reading Communities Benefit from £4.5 Million Worth of Investments
- 61 community projects worth £4.5 million have benefitted from CIL funding
- The money is paid by developers as part of conditions for the grant of new planning permissions
A call to arms for ASB Week 2022 – download the Reportable app
- Reading Borough Council is urging residents to download the Reportable app to help reduce anti-social behaviour
- Almost 400 reports of ASB logged through the app in the past year
- Reporting allows the Council and partners such as Thames Valley Police to clamp down on issues such as motorbike nuisance and drug dealing
Council launches new walking and cycling maps this summer
- New walking and cycling maps encourage everyone to travel actively around Reading
- Explore the Borough on foot or by bike
- An online interactive map is also available
Residents Urged to Look Out for Voter Registration Details in the Post
- The new annual canvass to ensure residents can vote in next year's local elections begins this week with letters being posted out
- Online is the quickest and easiest way to respond
Mikron Theatre Company returns this summer for Caversham Court Gardens performance
- Mikron Theatre will stage 'Raising Agents' in Caversham Court on 19 July
- Attendance is free, but a collection of ‘pay what you feel’ donations will be taken after the show
Major Milestone Reached for Reading West Station Transformation
- The Council has now handed the Reading West site to GWR after completing its preparatory works
- Next stage is the construction of A modern new station building and ticket hall
- Changes include new CCTV and station gates which will significantly improve safety
Here comes summer with live music in The Forbury
- Five free band concerts will take place in the Forbury Gardens Band Stand over the Summer
- Highlights will include Reading Community Gospel Choir, Take Note, Waltham St. Lawrence Silver Band, and more
Reading Council reveals the winning design for new flagship play area at Prospect Park
- £530,000 investment to provide exciting new equipment
- Work on the new play area will begin in Autumn 2022