1 – Large amount of cash stolen in robbery Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Lilac Close in Purley in which a man had £6000 stolen The incident happened last Thursday shortly after 12.30pm. The victim, a 40 year old man, had just withdrawn money from the Lloyds TSB in Tilehurst Triangle and driven home. As he got out of the vehicle two men approached him, demanded the money and punched him several times. The [...]
Plans are in place to eradicate a toxic caterpillar from west Berkshire following an outbreak last year. The oak processionary moth (OPM), which hatches in July and August, was discovered in Pangbourne. The Forestry Commission will survey an extended area around the original infested site in March and tree spraying will begin in April. OPM hairs contain a toxin that can cause itchy skin rashes as well as eye and throat irritations. The caterpillar also causes damage to oak trees. [...]
How do film-makers capture the past for the big screen? Is it possible to be historically accurate whilst engaging with a modern day audience? These are just two of the questions to be posed during the inaugural historical film season at the University of Reading. In collaboration with Reading Film Theatre, the Department of History is set to showcase four thought-provoking, historical films from a range of genres, beginning with Kenneth Branagh’s powerful adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry V on [...]
The University of Reading is pleased to have renewed its Fairtrade status yesterday for another two years. The achievement, the third consecutive time the University has been awarded Fairtrade status, was made with the collaboration and support from various departments on campus, including the Chaplaincy, Reading University Students’ Union (RUSU) and the University’s procurement and catering departments. The Fairtrade status acknowledges the commitment the University has made to ethical trading by making fairly traded products available to staff, students and members [...]
A man has been jailed indeterminately for public protection after admitting burglary, rape and sexual assault charges. Travis Gotting, aged 20, from Donnington Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, two counts of sexual assault, and one count of rape at Reading Crown Court on 17 November 2011. He was sentenced at the same court on Thursday (19/1) to an indeterminate sentence for public protection, with a minimum term of imprisonment of four years. On Saturday 30 July, [...]
1 – Man Robbed at Knife Point Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in Reading on Monday night. At about 11.30pm, a 43-year-old man was walking along Northumberland Avenue, when he was approached by three men. One of the men produced a knife and asked for money and a second man pushed him over. Around £50 and a key were stolen in the robbery, but the victim was not injured. The offenders are described [...]
Thames Valley Police is appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing woman from Reading. Rebecca Pitt, aged 21, who is a patient at Prospect Park Hospital, was receiving treatment at the Royal Berkshire Hospital when she went missing on Saturday morning (21/1). Rebecca is white, about 5ft 4ins, of large build and long brown hair. She was wearing blue jogging bottoms and a hooded top. PC John Carter said: “I would like to speak to anyone who may [...]
Official figures released by the DfE show that GCSE and A Level results in Reading are yet again significantly better than those nationally. For A Level exams taken in the Summer of 2011, the average point score per student in Reading borough is 878.1, compared with the national figure of 728.2. The points score per entry for Reading students is 238.8, compared with the national of 215.4. This result ensures that Reading remains as the highest ranking authority in the [...]
Monday morning motorists will be welcoming the reopening of Cow Lane after the first phase of widening work. The thoroughfare has been closed since mid December, when Network Rail started work to remove and replace the southern bridge and lay a new road under the structure. The demolition of the old narrow barrel arch at Christmas has paved the way for a two lane highway, with a cycle lane and pedestrian footpath. Work to the northern Cow Lane bridge will [...]
Thames Valley Police has been highly praised in an HMIC (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) report for the high standards achieved by the Force in recording crime and incident data. The report followed an HMIC review in September 2011 just a few months after major changes were introduced to the crime recording process. The HMIC inspectors carried out local inspections in the Police Enquiry Centres and on Local Police Areas as a ‘reality test’ to ensure that procedures were being [...]
Thames Valley Police Safer Schools Partnership and Reading Borough Council Youth Services will be staging a pantomime on the 28th and 29th January at The Olympia Shehnai, Reading. During the summer holidays last year the organisers ran a drama club at the Dee Road estate youth club for two mornings a week. The drama club was attended by 25 young people and when it ended it became apparent they wanted more. PC Dave Thomas, the Safer Schools officer has his [...]
1 – Pair robbed at gunpoint in Reading A man and a woman were robbed at gunpoint in Reading during the early hours of Sunday. The victims, in their twenties, were robbed as they walked in Katesgrove Lane between 2.20am and 2.35am. Detectives believe that two men were involved. One of them was holding what was believed to be a handgun and demanded property. Both victims had belongings stolen but were not assaulted. The man with the gun is described [...]
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