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Hugh Fort

Hugh Fort

I'm a reporter of 13 years experience around the Berkshire area. I'm particularly interested in politics, planning, crime and Reading FC content.

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Greater powers to crackdown on rogue landlords to be given to councils

Councils will be able to fine landlords up to £30,000...

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Better technology and battling Reading's traffic, what 2018 holds for Reading Buses

Chief executive Martijn Gilbert talks safety, technology and 10 minute journeys to town...

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Caversham woman's dedication to charity and community leads to New Year's Honour

Frances Woolaway has dedicated her life to helping disabled people and the community in Caversham...

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Two arrests after fire at home in Wokingham

No-one was hurt in the fire in Patten Ash Drive...

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20 things you're unlikely to hear in Reading in 2018

Nothing is certain...apart from these sentences never being uttered...

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'Stupid and lazy' Lower Earley fly tipper caught after address found in rubbish

Jamie Costello, of Lower Earley admitted dumping two bags of rubbish...

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Road closes in Burghfield after car crashes into cow

The woman suffered minor injuries but the cow appeared to be unharmed...

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Drivers using disabled spaces in Coley Park could be hit with fines

Reading Borough Council is considering introducing a scheme after complaints from disabled tenants in Wensley Court...

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91-year-old woman seriously injured in crash in Earley

The woman has suffered life-changing injuries and remains in hospital...

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Proposed Calcot pub could end up closing, warn objectors

Other concerns about the homes and pub plan also include traffic, anti-social behaviour and the impact on wildlife...

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Reading Buses bosses serve staff at annual Christmas lunch

We took a tour round the Reading Buses depot in Great Knollys Street...

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Padworth tip improvement plans delayed until new year

West Berkshire Council hopes to make a decision in January...

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Huge home in West Berkshire one of four £1 million plus home sales in October

All of the homes were in the West Berkshire area...

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Poundstretcher fined £1 million after health and safety breaches at stores including Newbury

Inspectors found exits blocked and items stacked in a dangerous way...

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46 staff left Chiltern Edge School after inadequate Ofsted report

Huge numbers of teachers and support staff left but Ofsted's latest monitoring report shows big improvements...

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Mum says 'fix it or move me' after eight years of damp and mould in housing association flat

Kirstie Whiting says her children are permanently ill with colds and chest infections...

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Cardiff City fans vandalise Theale home before clash at Madejski Stadium

Homeowner Jez Scholfield was furious to find "CCFC" daubed on his wall as fans stopped off for a drink before the game...

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Bracknell rapist who tried to sexually assault woman faces jail

Dean Straw, who has already served time in jail for a previous rape, grabbed the woman and tried to drag her into a grassy area in Bill Hill in Bracknell...

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Man knocked unconscious after row at Reading train station

British Transport Police are hunting three men after the assault...

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Reading family reveal struggle of escaping homelessness as they face Christmas on freezing boat

They live in cramped conditions on a freezing boat as they do not qualify for a council home...

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Whitley shop banned from selling booze after employing illegal staff

Super Save is the latest shop to find itself in front of Reading Borough Council's licensing committee...

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Frustrated Wokingham man forces council debate over town centre gridlock

Clive Chafer's petition means members of Wokingham Borough Council will debate what he sees as an enormous problem facing the town as more homes are built...

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Thief who swiped luggage from Reading trains to pay off debts jailed

Mouhsin Charrouda, 31, fled to Belgium after being charged with 11 counts of theft...

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'Wholly inappropriate' Tilehurst housing application thrown out as planners cite 11 reasons for refusal

Reading Borough Council's planners and people living nearby all agreed the plans in Colliers Way were totally unsuitable...

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Man acquitted of Reading murder jailed for drug and passport offences

Howard Patterson admitted three charges and was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday, December 15...

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