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Music fans ‘miffed’ at Forbury Gardens bandstand delays

Bands are unable to use the space at the moment...

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Roadworks in Reading and on the motorways this week

All the most important roadworks for drivers for the week starting Monday, June 4...

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Plans revealed to split former Reading Argos into five new shops

Inception Reading wants to divide the huge unit in Oxford Road into five units...

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New peri peri chicken shop to open in Oxford Road

The plan has been adjusted to allay neighbour's fears about cooking fumes...

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Plans for 96 homes at old Reading print rooms championed by councillors

There will be 96 homes built on the old Cox and Wyman site in Cardiff Road...

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New Reading secondary school means Traveller site will not go ahead

Reading Borough Council has eyed up land near Rivermead leisure Complex as a potential site for a 900 student secondary school...

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Reading West station footbridge to be demolished before a new one is built

The bridge will be dismantled and removed to make way for rail electrification...

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Caversham primary school to expand but children still missing a play area

The new buildings for the Heights school have been approved, but a new application for the play area has to be submitted...

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East Reading MRT approved despite concerns it will be 'a failure'

The £31.5 million bus, pedestrian and cycle lane was approved despite a storm of heckling from the public gallery...

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Recap events as fate of East Reading MRT is decided

Plans for 96 homes in West Reading, a takeaway in Oxford Road and more will be decided on at the meeting...

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Take a look at the latest planning applications in Reading

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Reading Borough Council for Tuesday, May 29...

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Free rush hour bus travel in Reading could be scrapped for disabled passengers

Reading Borough Council could adopt the national policy of no free travel before 9.30am....

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Controversial East Reading MRT set to be approved despite huge opposition

A long list of objections from environmental groups, councillors and other groups have been received...

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Derelict Reading printworks set to be replaced with 96 homes

Plans for the former Cox and Wyman site are due to go before planning bosses this week...

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Work starts on new office at Henley Road cemetery

The office will include a strong room for the borough's birth, death and marriage records....

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Traffic and bus diversions coming to Reading town centre

The Forbury and Market Place will closed for up to 10 days...

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Team cracking down on illegal workers in Reading wins Home Office award

The team has found 31 illegal workers in Reading...

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Litter, noise and parking fears raised over plans to turn empty Reading shop into takeaway

The applicant wants to replace the Ladbrokes with a peri peri restaurant and takeaway...

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Child brandishing airgun spotted near Tilehurst school and Traveller camp

Police patrolled the area at school pick up time and will be back in the morning...

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Whitley shopkeepers fined for rat and cockroach infestation that put customers at risk

Food was contaminated with rat faeces at Reading Quality Foods....

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Work to begin on the tallest residential building in Reading

The developer says the Thames Quarter should be open by 2021...

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Longer opening hours for kebab house and gym with cafe among Reading applications

Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Reading Borough Council...

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Reading council moves quickly to elect new Mayor after successor loses seat

The council had to have a quick reshuffle after former deputy mayor Glen Dennis loses seat...

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Increase in people searching for work in Reading

Claims for Job Seekers Allowance and Universal Credit have increased over the last year...

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More than a fifth of people in Reading fail UK Citizenship test

170 people failed their citizenship tests in Reading last year...