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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
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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
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New Shinfield Road Segregated Cycle Route to be Progressed Following Public Consultation

  • New Shinfield Road segregated cycle route to be developed after nearly 1,000 public responses to recent Active Travel consultation
  • Results showed substantial public support for all four proposed cycle schemes
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Exciting Arthur Hill Pool Transformation To Begin

  • 15 homes to be created for key workers at lower than market rent
  • Environmentally-friendly, low energy buildings will help towards Reading's carbon-neutral goal
  • Character and heritage of former pool site safeguarded by retaining facade and front block
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Reading’s Pavements Set For Comprehensive Improvements

  • 17 Reading roads to benefit from pavement improvements between now and March 2022
  • Work forms part of Reading Borough Council's £9m investment over three years in road and pavement resurfacing
  • Road resurfacing will begin later in the summer, with Northumberland Avenue and Southcote Lane set for early improvements soon