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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Reading’s evening of reflection to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2025
- Annual Civic event to commemorate victims of the Holocaust will be held on 22 January 2025
- The free event will feature speakers, choral performances, and a candle-lighting ceremony
- Proceedings will also be live-streamed on the Council's Facebook page
New Entrances to the Civic Centre and Reading Registration Service
- Main entrance to Civic Centre is moving to Simmonds Street
- Reading Registration Service has a new separate entrance on Bridge Street
- The changes are temporary to allow construction of the new Central Library and improved customer service and reception area
Emission-based Parking Charges Considered for Reading
- Owners of higher polluting vehicles would pay more for on-street parking and resident permits in the borough
- Scheme aims to encourage drivers of high-emission vehicles to consider alternatives and help improve air quality and health of residents
- New pay and display machines will allow payment by bank card and mobile
Orbit Footbridge to close before Christmas
- Orbit Footbridge to close from Friday 20 December until further notice
- Withdrawal of Department for Transport funding means vital refurbishment is delayed