Reading

AMBULANCES have been called out to Cemetery Junction in Reading this afternoon. At roughly 3.50pm, an ambulance arrived next to the Hope and Bear on the A329 King’s Road. It...

A HOUSEBUILDER has gifted a hospice £1,000 in memory of a former employee. David Wilson Homes Southern gave Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice the money to help fund patient...

THE NEW wellbeing centre at Royal Berkshire Hospital has been given a helping hand, thanks to a housebuilder donation. Taylor Wimpey gave £500 to the Royal Berks Charity and Royal...

THE UNIVERSITY of Reading is making education more accessible with a new initiative, the Sanctuary Scholarship Scheme. It has relaunched its Sanctuary Scholarship Scheme which offers financial support to anybody...

THE BISHOP of Reading and the town’s football club have sponsored a music video to highlight the problem of rising knife crime. You Were Born to Fly: You Weren’t Born...

COMMUNITY projects in Reading will have a £50,000 boost this year, in a new initiative from the University of Reading as it seeks to be good neighbours. The Community Fund...

Throughout lockdown, the Reading Rep theatre company has been busy preparing its new hub, ready to launch this autumn. LAURA SCARDARELLA explains A THEATRE company is planning to launch its...

CHURCH schools are looking for new governor to come forward. The Oxford Diocesan Board of Education (ODBE), providing support for church schools and academies, is encouraging people across Berkshire to...

IF YOU’VE been itching for a spring clean, now’s your chance: summer hours for re3 are in operation. The company, which operates waste and recyling facilities for the borough, has...

The Bishop of Reading has called on the government to act over its international aid cut, which she has called "desperately misguided".