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MORE than 200,000 regional businesses have benefited from two major Coronavirus Business Loans schemes (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme) over the last year. According to the British Business Bank (BBB),...

THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic has been hard for Driving Learners and teachers and may have stolen six months of work from this business owner, he’s not backing down. Keith is driven...

TOWNS and cities in the South East have been hit disproportionately hard by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Centre for Cities (CFC). However, Reading UK says Reading Local Economy...

THE Reading and Wokingham branch of the Women’s Equality Party is calling for the government to prioritise childcare workers and all school staff for the next round of vaccines. Louise...

THERE may be more job opportunities in Wokingham borough soon through the Wokingham Job Scheme for 16-24 Year Olds. This is because the borough council’s application to the government’s Wokingham...

A COALITION of nearly 20 groups is calling on the government to rethink its housing white paper. Released in August last year, the paper outlined changes to make it easier...

POLITICAL campaigners have been accused of ‘flagrant flouting of the law’ by delivering leaflets during lockdown – but they say that they have been sent out by commercial companies. In...

THERE are two new fish in a local law firm’s ever-growing pond. Reading-based technology law firm, Boyes Turner, has recently welcomed two more recruits. Chris Harber has hopped on board...

RESIDENTS across the borough have joined the call for an independent investigation into the council standards committee. On Monday, January 11, a meeting of the Standards Committee was cut short...

MOUNTAIN bikes worth £3,500 have been stolen from a shed in Spencers Wood.  Police have released a CCTV image of a man they’d like to speak to in connection with...