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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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Veteran amputee told 'get another leg' in row over disabled parking space

Former RAF engineer Gary Whittle reported the taxi driver to the police after he refused to move out of a disabled parking space...

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Tributes paid to 'cheeky one in a billion' son who died after alleged stabbing in Finchampstead

Gee Smith, 29, died after an an incident Dart Close...

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Cow Lane to be made one way for seven months to tackle huge traffic jams

The decision has been made to try to reduce delays and queues caused by the work...

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West Berkshire gardeners could be hit with green waste collection charge

West Berkshire Council hopes to raise £900,000 a year with the changes...

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Homeless offered emergency beds in Reading as temperature drops to freezing

Reading council has activated its Severe Weather Emergency Provision which offers people a chance to get out of the cold...

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Gang of thugs attack cyclist and steal his bike in West Reading

The cyclist was attacked in Waverley Road on Monday, November 20...

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Reading firefighters cut piece of metal off child's finger at hospital

The crew from Caversham Road were called to Royal Berkshire Hospital to help the three-year-old...

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Petition fighting to save Bracknell's Easthampstead Park gathers pace

Petition fighting to save Easthampstead Park gathers pace...

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Bosses urged to rethink changes to Caversham buses which will force people into cars

Fiona Pringle says the changes to the 22 service are 'scandalous' and will have a massive impact...

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Final chance for people of Reading to have say on future development

671 homes a year need to be built in and around Reading...

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Police hunt arsonist after spate of fires in Tilehurst

A number of bins were set fire to close on the evening of Sunday, November 26...

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Trains between Wokingham and Reading cancelled after overnight power problems

South Western Railway says problems are expected until 10am on Tuesday, November 28...

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Greene King hit with £140,000 fine after waiter severely scalded

Aaron Large was hurt after staff were asked to transport hot water in ice cream tubs when the boiler broke...

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Two Reading schools named among the best in South East

Reading School is the Sunday Times South East State Secondary School of the Year...

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Body discovered in Three Mile Cross

Police were called to a derelict building on Sunday, November 26...

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Reading business wins £225 million to fund international expansion

Westcoast, which has it head office in Arrowhead Road, has received a £225 million funding package led by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking....

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Homes plans for old Bracknell and Wokingham College site given go ahead

Developer Cala Homes has been given permission to build 61 homes on the site in Wick Hill despite some objections from people living nearby...

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Homeless bus named Lenny in honour of much loved Reading tramp

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

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Reading families some of the hardest hit by Goverment's benefit cap

Reading families some of the hardest hit by Goverment's benefit cap...

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'Hideous' mound of dumped rubbish in Reading is a danger to dogs and children

Reading Borough Council is putting pressure on the landowner to have it removed...

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Central Pool to close next year as opening date revealed for pop-up swimming lanes

Reading Borough Council has confirmed that work is nearly complete and announced when the pool is expected to open...

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The Lexicon in Bracknell to light up for Christmas for the first time

The magical Snow Queen will be in town to turn on the centre's lights for the first time...

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Plans for cycle lane between Newbury and Reading given the go ahead

Bike lanes along the A4 in West Berkshire are set for an upgrade...

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Reading electrical hardware shop to close after nearly 70 years

Michael Milne, owner of the Shop on the Bridge in Oxford Road, says the family-run store cannot compete with online sales and chain stores...

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See the most expensive homes sold in September

Six homes were sold for over the million pound mark...

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