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High numbers of flu cases being seen by doctors in Reading and Berkshire

Cases of flu are continuing to rise across the Thames Valley...

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Reading council splashes out on town centre office

The authority has bought Kennet Wharf in Queens Road for an undisclosed sum...

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Council rejects plan to replace Reading NHS building with retirement home

Reading Borough Council unanimously voted against the plans...

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Reading scientists discover the evolutionary reason why dinosaurs died out

Evolutionary biologists at the University of Reading have published their findings in the Nature, Ecology and Evolution journal...

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Adam Ant and Billy Ocean among 18 acts playing Let's Rock the Moor 2018

Tony Hadley and Heather Small are also set to perform in Berkshire...

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Simon Webbe from Blue to DJ at Reading club night

Simon Webbe will be getting 'Close to You' as he heads to Reading...

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Everything you need to know about the controversial East Reading Mass Rapid Transit plan

The project aims to improve traffic flow in East Reading, but has generated some controversy...

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Broken door at Reading flats still not fixed as workers claim parts have not arrived

Contractors arrived and discovered they weren't able to fix the door, which has been broken for more than two years...

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What to do in Reading and Berkshire during February half term

Keep the whole family smiling over the holidays...

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Reading bus driver who hit pedestrian outside Purple Turtle avoids jail

A video of a man walking into Purple Turtle seconds after being sent flying through the air went viral...

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Hammer wielding man tries to rob Tilehurst shop

The man fled empty-handed...

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Reading council tax set to rise by 5.99 per cent as authority battles £43 million budget black hole

Reading Borough Council has no choice but to ramp up the tax, as well as numerous other savings and income plans....

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Remembering the 41 people who died on the day Reading was bombed

A German plane dropped four bombs on Reading town centre in 1943...

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Launchpad, Phoebe Cusden and East Reading MRT in episode four of the Real Reading Podcast

Episode 4 is now available on all good podcast platforms...

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Plans to replace 'scruffy and awful' Katesgrove tool shop rejected

It was felt the high amount of student housing in the area would have "detrimental impact" on the lives of neighbours...

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Wet and windy weather to hit Berkshire this weekend before possible icy blast

The wet and windy weather is forecast to continue into next week in Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell...

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Family of mum run over in Sunningdale School car park call for change in law

The family want to see the law changed so drivers on private land can be prosecuted...

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University dealt blow as St Patrick's Hall plans are rejected

Councillors were unanimously against the plan, despite recommendations from planning officers...

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Celebrate reading in Reading with these library events

Art, music and literature combine for this series of events...

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Father and daughter face jail after stealing from elderly people in Newbury

Gemma and Robert Smith have been guilty of a conspiracy to steal money from retirees...

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See how many million pound homes were sold across Reading and Berkshire

More than 100 million pound plus homes were sold in Wokingham and West Berkshire...

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Asda scraps 5p bags, straws and single-use cups to reduce plastic waste

ASDA has launched a war on plastic revealing how it aims to cut usage in its products, stores and offices...

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Reading town centre building society could turn offices into flats

The space above Nationwide in Friar Street could be converted...

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Live updates as Reading council debates St Patrick's Hall plans

Demolition plans at various sites in Reading are also on the agenda...

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Try a range of new gins at Reading tasting event

Why not make it a gin-Friday?...