New owners reveal that Reading Jail is set to become a hotel and art gallery. Possibly with robots and AI. There was some relief and …
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Southern Indian cuisine is a favourite of mine ever since the day, more than forty years ago on my way to college in Kent, I …
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Sir Sam Mendes, the acclaimed British film and stage director, was born on August 1, 1965, in Battle Hospital (where, incidentally, his ex-wife Kate Winslet …
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This summer has seen the re-appearance of ethnic issues across parts of the UK, but Reading remained calm, perhaps due to its long tradition of …
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Reading Festival, set along the banks of the River Thames in Little John's Farm over every August Bank Holiday, has become an institution that has …
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Since Bel & The Dragon shuttered and the team at The Lyndhurst moved on, my poor octogenarian neighbour Liz has searched in vain for somewhere …
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Reading residents are divided on the impact of graffiti and tagging. Since lockdown, graffiti and tagging have become much more prominent on the urban landscape …
Read More: The Voice Of The Voiceless Or Vandalism ?
Of course, a day out with the kids can quickly become expensive, four tickets at £20, a few drinks and a meal at £50 and …
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School is out and the summer holidays are upon us and many parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts will be on the lookout for ways to …
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Reading Borough Council is moving on its transport policy and not everyone is happy. In fact, almost no one is. What is going on and …
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Why are rents in the area going up when property prices are lowering ? Rents and sales prices are driven by different elements of demand. …
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Blue Collar has become a Reading institution and a champion of independent food and drink in our town. We caught up with its founder, Glen …
Read More: Interview - Glen Dinning, Blue Collar
Reading is blessed with two major rivers, the Thames and the Kennet, and several tributaries, including the Loddon and the Pang. We also have brooks …
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Some twenty years ago my wife's little sister announced that she was going to get married in Kenya with only close family present. Then came …
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Over the past decade, the cost of renting in Reading has seen a significant upward trajectory, outpacing many other towns and cities in the Thames …
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After a long gestation period, Kings Walk is becoming quite a food hall, with all kinds of unusual eateries from a Polish pyrogi place to …
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East Reading is home to a sizable Sikh community, who first settled in our town around seventy years ago, focused on the gurdwara or temple …
Read More: New Future For Sikhs in Reading
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has called a snap general election and there are significant changes for the residents of Reading and its environs from …
Read More: Special Feature - Election Predictions For Reading
With over ten thousand new units currently being proposed for development in central Reading alone (see the interactive map below), there is an increasing trend …
Read More: Getting High