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Suspected norovirus outbreak shuts school for two days

As many as 150 pupils at Hawkedon Primary have been affected by the winter vomiting bug...

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Strong winds to hit Berkshire

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell...

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Reading HR company to throw dance-a-thon for charity

Reading HR company will throw fundraising dance-a-thon for linked charity....

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Jack Reacher author Lee Child visits Reading shop to sign books

Waterstones Reading welcomed best selling novelist back to sign the latest thriller...

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Lennie the tramp to be remembered in Reading

People in Reading have been campaigning for a plaque at Cow Lane bridge in his memory...

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Fears over Grenfell Tower style cladding discovered at Reading flats

Firefighters recommended the car park be closed due to fears a vehicle fire could spread to the flats above...

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Body of elderly man found at Whitley home

The man, believed to be in his 70s, was dead when officers from Thames Valley Police arrived...

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Firefighters tackle blaze in Coley Park high rise flats

The fire started on the fourth floor of the high rise building...

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KFC drive through closed after fire at Reading retail park

An outbuilding containing straws and other items went up in flames...

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The top 10 biggest property owners in Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell

See which local authorities and businesses own the most land in your town...

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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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Reading student finally freed from Dubai prison

Ahmad Zeidan is coming home to the UK after being imprisoned in Dubai since 2014...

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China Palace loses alcohol licence and fined £60,000 for hiring illegal workers

But the restaurant will remain open, despite a damning indictment of its business practices...

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Jaap Stam on the defeat to Wolves, return of Kermorgant and why Ilori was taken off

Royals' boss gives his reaction to the match at Madejski Stadium...

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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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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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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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Installation of temporary houses for homeless families begins in Caversham

Vulnerable individuals and families will be able to move into the accommodation in January next year...

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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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Train bosses promise to end noise nuisance at Reading depot

Great Western Railway says nearly half the diesel trains at the depot will be replaced by quieter electric...

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Man arrested for drug driving after pedestrian injured in West Reading crash

The woman was taken to hospital with a serious head injury...

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Wargrave schools ask parents for cash for 'pens and glue' to cope with funding cuts

The schools in Theresa May's constituency have blamed Tory cuts for the plea...

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Train bosses could be prosecuted over noise nuisance from Reading depot

Great Western Railway and Network Rail have been given noise abatement orders after "years of inactivity"...