Reading

AS STUDENTS prepare to receive their A-level grades, a fast-food chain is offering a result: free tacos.  Taco Bell, which has a branch in Reading’s Broad Street Mall, is giving...

Tomorrow, students will collect their A-level results, and on Thursday, pupils will do the same for their GCSE grades. It is the first time the two results days have run...

WOKINGHAM and Reading have seen a baby boom over lockdown over the past year, with the two areas being hotspots for covid newborns. In March, across the country, there were...

A NEW pan-Asian dining experience is set to tickle taste buds as itsu opens in a popular Reading retail park. Itsu’s first-ever franchise has created 30 jobs for its branch...

READING Buses has relaunched its Star of the Month Awards — and the first round has seen a bumper crop of winners. The monthly awards ceremony was created to recognise...

THE MAJORITY of paramedics in Wokingham and beyond have felt threatened while at work, according to a new survey. The College of Paramedics has revealed nearly three quarters (72%) of...

A PAWSOME children’s book has proved to be a hit with families while raising funds for charity. Wokingham-born writer Anna Zeller has created a new tale, based on her real-life...

MORE THAN £18,000 has been pushed into a new project aiming to reduce reoffending in abusers. Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley, has given the money...

A NEW COFFEE shop has opened in Reading. Coffee Under Pressure welcomed its first customers at Broad Street Mall last month. It serves a range of speciality teas, coffees, homemade...

THE MASS vaccination site in Reading has been moved. Formerly at the Madejski Stadium, jabs will now be available at Broad Street Mall instead. The town centre shopping centre will...