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Living Bus Shelters Now Growing in Reading!

  • Two new 'Living' bus shelters installed in Reading
  • If successful, the Council hopes to extend them to other bus stops in the town
Resurfacing in Reading

Council announces hundreds more roads to benefit from £9m resurfacing investment

  • 42 sections of main road to be improved over the next six weeks
  • 150 residential roads named as the next to be resurfaced across 2021/22 with a further 176 to be improved in 2022/23
  • Council's £9m investment is improving the quality of roads across the borough for cyclists, drivers and publiuc transport users
Gemma Anusa Oxford Road Mural

Reading celebrates Black History Month 2021

  • A welcome return to live events for Black History Month 2021
  • October offers a diverse programme of talks, comedy, film and art exhibitions - live and online
Image shows the performance of ‘Same Same...But Different’ by members of the Sonia Sabri Company at Palmer Park in August 2021. Sonia Sabri Company is a leading contemporary South Asian dance and music company based in the UK.

Rediscover events and activities at Reading Libraries this October

  • Rediscover free family events and activities at Reading Libraries this October.
  • A lively calendar includes performance, arts & crafts, treasure hunts, author readings and workshops.
Staff, volunteers and pupils from Park Lane School Street

One third more children walk to school as a result of Reading’s first ever School Street

  • Reading’s trial at Park Lane Primary School a success five months on
  • Trial demonstrates how travel behaviours can be positively changed with 32% more children walking to and from school
  • The initiative aims to create a safer and healthier environment for everyone
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New Board To Be Formed as Reading Transport Looks to a Bright Future

  • Adverts placed for Non Executive Directors and Chair of Reading Transport Ltd
  • Reading Buses is already one of the UK's premier bus companies and is looking to build on that success
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Council Set To Block ‘Undemocratic’ Permitted Development Rights From Next Year

  • Council moves to block substandard homes being built using permitted development rights
  • Use of the planning law means the views of residents and the local council are often ignored
  • If agreed, new rule would become effective in parts of Reading from October next year
Reading FC were in the play-offs facing Wolves, with the possibility of a second successive promotion. But it was not to be and Wolves secured promotion.

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Football Themed ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Style Event at Reading Museum

  • David Downs, the Royals’ official historian, will be on hand to discuss artefacts
  • Reading Museum’s regular Thursday Surgery returns with a football-themed special
Rediscover Reading Libraries

Rediscover Reading Libraries

  • All seven library branches in Reading open
  • Browsing and study within the library now available
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Proposals to Increase Council Tax Support for Residents

  • The Council is set to consult on changes to increase Council Tax support for residents who are entitled to claim
  • The proposal would see support increase from 65% to between 70 and 75% for those entitled
Councillor Adele Barnett-Ward, Lead Councillor for Neighbourhoods & Communities, with Reading's new electric refuse collection vehicle

Berkshire’s First All-Electric Waste Collection Vehicle Unveiled in Reading

  • First fully electric waste collection vehicle in Berkshire comes as a direct response to Reading's climate emergency
  • Vehicle will make collections from 1,400 houses daily and drive 8,000 miles a year with no tailpipe emissions
  • It is powered by clean electricity generated by food waste collections introduced by Reading Borough Council in 2020