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Residents Invited To Have Their Say On Reading Museum’s 'Roman Britain - Reimagined In Reading' Project
Reading Museum has secured £37,000 of development phase funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the 'Roman Britain - Reimagined in Reading' project.
Reading Museum Marks 60th Anniversary of Town’s Digital Revolution
Reading’s transformation from a town known for beer, bulbs and biscuits, to one famous for digital industries is being marked at a new Reading Museum exhibition which opens to the public on Tuesday 18 March 2025.
Emmer Green Restaurant Achieves Top Hygiene Rating After Turnaround
- Momo House scored 5/5 rating months after being closed due to hygiene breaches
- Close work with Environmental Health officers secures top rating
Views invited on introduction of emission-based parking charges
- More polluting vehicles will pay more for on-street parking and resident permits under new scheme.
- A consultation has been launched inviting residents and visitors to the town to give their views.
Proposal to scrutinise Council’s active travel schemes and initiatives
- A task and finish group could be created to examine the Council’s cycling and walking plans.
- External stakeholders will be invited to give their opinions on the Council’s active travel strategy.
Cyclists offered free bike repairs and new secure parking
- Dr Bike returns for 2025, offering free bike maintenance and basic repairs in Broad Street on the first Thursday of the month
- New secure Streetpod cycle parking installed around the town centre as part of a pilot scheme
Council to Crackdown on Littering and Fly-tipping
- Council to partner with external organisation to enforce environmental offences
- Proposal aims to clamp down on littering and fly-tipping in Reading
- Maximum fixed penalty notices to increase for offences
Council Helps Silence Emmer Green’s Noisy Mast
- The Council's Environmental Health team has helped solve the mystery of a nuisance noise in Emmer Green
- Residents' sleep was disturbed by the noise which echoed around the local community
Fifteen Sections of Main Roads Next as Reading’s Biggest Ever Resurfacing Project Continues
- £4m major roads programme restarts in Reading today
- Work forms part of wider £8m investment including over 100 residential roads resurfaced before May
Council Reveals Rough Sleeping Count Figures
- Annual rough sleeping count figure announced
- Count took place during SWEP which affected figures
- Council says 42 is a more accurate representation than the official figure of 57
Residents Invited to Attend Series of Safer Neighbourhood Forums
- Seven Safer Neighbourhood Forums will take place in the next month
- Residents are invited to talk about issues in their community and potential solutions
- Opportunity to talk to Thames Valley Police and Council officers
Work Begins to Revitalise Reading’s Historic Cemetery Arch
- Improvement works at Reading's iconic Cemetery Arch begin this week
- Structural repairs, a steam clean and repainting of the arch gates all form part of the Council's work