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Victoria Park Oxford Rd Primary

New Victoria Park Playground Open For Play Ahead Of Schedule

  • Investment of £462,000 in Victoria Park, George Street, RG1
  • Outdoor gym to follow in time for Summer 2025
Henley Road Cemetery

Council Recommends Returning Allotments to Cemetery Land

  • Recommendation to return Henley Road allotments to cemetery land to be considered following consultation
  • Burial space in Reading expected to run out by 2030
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Proposed Council Budget Responds to Rising Demand for Services

  • Proposed budget for next year directs extra funding to essential services, with more residents approaching the Council for help
  • Social care now accounts for 70% of the Council's total budget
  • Proposals include a continuation of major investment in improved facilities for residents, including new road surfaces and affordable Council housing
Road resurfacing in Reading

Next Phase of Reading’s Biggest Ever Road Improvement Programme Begins Next Week

  • 106 residential roads to be resurfaced in the next three months
  • 64 main roads to also be improved this year
  • Improvements form part of an £8m investment in roads over five years
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Council Agrees to Bring Children’s Services Back In-House

  • Reading's Children's Services will be brought back in-house to be delivered directly by the Council after a decision made last night
  • Councillors agreed with independent recommendation for the Council to operate its own Children's Services 
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Illegal Oxford Road Shopfronts Dismantled After Council Planning Enforcement Action

  • A number of shops along the Oxford Road forced to dismantle illegal structures built without planning permission
  • Further enforcement notices now issued by the Council's planning enforcement team against four more shops where owners have yet to comply
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Tap for Reading launch gives residents a better way to help tackle homelessness

  • Tap for Reading provides the best way for residents to help tackle homelessness
  • Donations can be made via five tap points in Reading or online
  • Money raised goes to the Council's homelessness charity partners to help those most in need
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Significant traffic delays into Reading expected due to six-week SGN road closure

  • SGN gas pipe replacement works will require closure of Church Road, Earley, in neighbouring Wokingham borough for six weeks
  • Road users are being warned of longer delays coming into east Reading and advised to use alternative routes, avoiding peak times if possible
Uber driver fined

Council reiterates importance of travelling safely after taxi driver fined for operating illegally

  • Uber driver Muhammad Imran Bajwa fined £568 and given eight points for illegally plying for hire in Reading
  • Caught in an undercover operation by Reading Council Licensing Officers
Reading skyline

Consultation Launched on Two Key Planning Strategies

  • Two important planning consultations launched today
  • The Reading Town Centre Public Realm Strategy aims to create improvements to public spaces
  • A Statement of Community Involvement sets out how the Council will involve the local community in planning matters
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Progress continues on correcting Traffic Regulation Order errors

  • Process to rectify errors in nine Traffic Regulation Orders due to proceed in coming weeks
  • Efforts continue to contact motorists who may be due reimbursement for incorrectly issued penalty charge notices