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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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Firefighters rescue cat stuck up huge tree with crisp packet on its head

The cat managed to get stuck in the tree in Spencers Wood. The hunt is on for its owners....

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Reading councillors overrule officer objections to approve Friar Street strip club

Council bosses overruled their officer's recommendation and agreed the proposal to change the Koala bar into Black Diamond...

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20 companies in Reading have been voted the best places to work by staff

Microsoft, Waitrose and Procter & Gamble are all in Glassdoor's annual Top 50...

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Developers want to replace three Caversham houses with 42 new homes

Council bosses have recommended the plan is approved after a 60-home plan was thrown out in January...

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New Woodley leisure centre given go ahead as cost increases by more than £4million

Wokingham Borough Council has given the green light to a plan to replace Bulmershe Leisure Centre...

Reading Santa Run 2017

Take a look at the pictures of the Reading Santa Run...

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Demolition of Reading Sainsbury's edges closer as plans up for debate

The town centre supermarket could be replaced by three blocks of flats...

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Two men in hospital after driver flips car into field in Warfield

The men were travelling back to Milton Keynes but are now in hospital...

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Fault leads to two hour delays in Cow Lane after lights get stuck on red

The failure led to a free-for-all with drivers coming through the broken lights in both directions...

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Hundreds of Father Christmases run through Reading town centre

More than 1,000 people braved the drizzle to take part in the annual charity event...

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Customer chases thief after charity cash stolen from Tilehurst bank

Two men stole a jar from Natwest in School Road...

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Wokingham Tory councillors give up part of allowance due to free parking scheme

Some opposition councillors have also done the same, but Labour's Andy Croy says all might not be as it seems...

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Reading council cuts spend on agency staff by more than £5 million

Council leader Jo Lovelock has revealed a considerable reduction in spending on temporary staff...

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Reading lap dancing club plan back on agenda amid concerns over its location

The owners of Kinky Koala in Friar Street want to turn it into a club called Black Diamond, but the council says it is in an "inappropriate location"...

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Catch up on getreading's top talking points of the week

A man in court on suspicion of murder and a controversial plan to turn a busy bottleneck one way are among the most read this week...

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Drivers warned of traffic chaos after lights in Cow Lane get stuck on red

Drivers say the situation is leading to a free for all with motorists pushing their way through...

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Drivers warned of overnight lane work on M4 before full weekend closure

Resurfacing and electrical work is being carried out on the M4 and the M3...

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World War One revolver among nearly 400 firearms surrendered across Thames Valley

Gun made to look like a walking stick was also handed in during two-week initiative...

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Dog owners warned after new case of deadly Alabama rot found in Berkshire

The disease was found in West Berkshire...

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Reading homeless charity urges people to make sure rough sleepers have presents on Christmas Day

Reformed career criminal Michael Long has finally settled on a name for the bus...

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Wokingham council buys former Marks & Spencer unit

The council wants to ensure the "important" unit “complements our wider regeneration plans”...

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Teenage girl seriously injured in Tilehurst hit and run

The 14-year-old was hit by a driver in Armour Road who drove off...

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Reading Lidl store fined for carrying out work on protected tree

The company was fined after a council officer spotted the work being done on her way into work...

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Cow Lane one-way system plan an 'utterly preposterous idea' say Reading drivers

getreading's readers says the plans to have traffic only travelling in the northbound direction will move jams elsewhere in the town...

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Chiltern Edge School saved from threat of closure thanks to new leadership

Oxfordshire County Council has decided not to pursue closure order after work of head teacher Moira Green and her team...

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