News

• Successful prosecution brought by the Council results in its largest ever landlord fine
• Landlords warned to meet standards or face action to protect tenants

- South Oxfordshire District Council licensed taxi driver was found guilty at Reading Magistrates Court in December

- He was ordered to pay £732 in financial penalties and had six penalty points added to his driving licence

• Work completed to strengthen retaining wall alongside River Kennet
• Two month project has ensured the protection of vital footway and cycle path in to Reading

• New lockdown rules mean people must not leave homes except where they have a ‘reasonable excuse’
• Council Leader calls for Reading to recapture 'community spirit' of first national lockdown

• 30% more waste likely to be generated over the Christmas period
• 11 Christmas tree collection centres across Reading to help residents recycle their used trees
• Additional waste can be recycled via re3 recycling centre bookings, red recycling bins, bottle banks and textile banks
• 3,300 households can recycle their food waste this Christmas, nearly all residents will be able to do so from February

• Third successive Christmas that all families in need of Council help in Reading have been housed without the use of B&Bs or hotels
• Council's rent guarantee scheme currently helping over 600 families enjoy their own accommodation
• Pressure taken off B&B / hotel sector has allowed over 260 rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping, to be accommodated during coronavirus

• 7 days of activity saw a range of Council teams making improvements to the estate
• Pest control and waste hygiene measures were in place every day
• Long term plans include new play areas and landscaped gardens

• Two major planning applications have been submitted for Rivermead and Palmer Park sites.
• Important next step in providing first-class leisure facilities for Reading.

• Reading one of 68 areas of England to receive a share of a £95 million government High Street Heritage Action Zone fund.
• Reading will deliver a £1.6 million programme over the next 3.5 years.