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Reading Borough Council

Council To Create More SEND School Places with Expansion of The Avenue

  • Council is proposing to create extra SEND school places by expanding The Avenue Centre
  • If agreed, SEND pupils from Reading are more likely to be able to attend a school close to home and in the borough
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Heritage and Arts Hub Proposal at Iconic Cemetery Arch Set to be Progressed

  • Local arts group set to be offered window of opportunity to develop its plans for iconic Cemetery Arch
  • Council believes proposal provides wider economic, community and social wellbeing opportunities for Reading 
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New Help Pledged To Landlords And Tenants To Avoid Evictions

  • New online resources from Reading Borough Council offer support to landlords and tenants to help both parties avoid evictions where possible
  • Initiative introduced in response to fears of more evictions caused by reduction of tenant protection initially set up by Government to help tenants through the COVID-19 pandemic
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Reading’s New Leisure Partner Operating Leisure Centres from Today

  • GLL will now operate all of Reading’s three leisure centres on the Council’s behalf
  • Membership and customer schemes will allow access to every single Council sports facility across the borough
  • An important next step in the Council’s commitment to delivering modern new leisure facilities for Reading
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Reading Will Bid for City Status

  • The Council announces it will bid for City Status on behalf of Reading
  • Residents, community groups, business representatives and voluntary organisations invited to support Reading's bid 
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Dogs Sniff Out Illegal Cigarettes and Tobacco

  • Hounds Yoyo and Cooper successfully sniff out 36,000 illegal and counterfeit cigarettes in Reading
  • Inspections took place along the Oxford Road last week
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Public Consultation on Future Changes to the Cemetery and Cremation Service in Reading

  • Public consultation on a series of future changes to cemetery and crematorium services launched today
  • Proposed improvements include increasing operating hours and better access
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New Modular Homes Set To Transform Lives Of 40 Homeless People In Reading

  • 40 new modular homes to offer "life changing" opportunities for people found rough sleeping in Reading
  •  Specialist site will provide intensive 24/7 support for residents
  • The project forms part of a Council commitment to deliver 300 new homes in Reading over the next three years
Reading School Streets

East Reading School Street Set for Approval

  • If approved, the Crescent Road School Street is likely to be operational in September 2021
  • The scheme will be considered at the Council's Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport Committee (SEPT) on 30 June