Gig promoters in Reading have named Berkshire artists as ones to watch nationally in 2012. Dry The River from Newbury were long-listed on the BBC’s Sound of 2012 and are a band that Dave Maul from Monkeysuit promotions has been supporting for a long time. “Even in the early days when they were a different band with different members their talent became obvious with their ability to make a crowd fall silent and listen,” he said. “Dry the River are [...]
Extra carriages will be introduced on trains serving London and the South West, the government has announced. The Department for Transport (DfT) said South West Trains services from London Waterloo would get the first of 60 additional carriages in May 2013. Waterloo International Station will also be reopened for commuter services. Services from Windsor, Weybridge, Portsmouth, Southampton, Eastleigh, Reading, Hounslow and Alton into Waterloo will be lengthened. Additional services will also run from Reading, the DfT said. The additional trains [...]
The University of Reading was proud to award an Honorary Degree to one of the world’s foremost climate scientists at this year’s December Graduation Ceremony. Professor Julia Slingo, Chief Scientist at the Met Office and a leading figure in climate research for more than 30 years, was awarded a Doctor of Science. Julia has made significant and lasting contributions to many aspects of climate science and is best known for her work on clouds, which remain a primary source of [...]
More needs to be done to improve the reading skills of pupils in Reading, according to a local head teacher. It comes after figures released by the Department for Education showed one in five 11-year-olds in the town were unable to read at the expected level. At a 22% fail rate, Reading’s score was worse than anywhere else in Berkshire. John Cosgrove, head teacher of Christ the King Primary School, says parents need to do more to encourage their children [...]
Two teenagers have been found guilty of taking part in a raid on a wholesalers in Reading. About 40 people raided Makro, stealing £15,000 of goods, as riots engulfed several towns and cities in England. Conall Bascombe-McCarthy, 19, was convicted of violent disorder and burglary. A boy, 17, was convicted of disorder, but cleared of burglary. Marc Murray, 30, was cleared of violent disorder and burglary at the trial at Reading Crown Court. Jurors heard that Mr Murray was arrested [...]
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Caversham which happened earlier today (22/12). The incident happened in Prospect Street, at the junction with Peppard Road and Henley Road, at around 11.55am. A silver Peugeot 406 was involved in a collision with a wall and came to rest against a post. The driver, a man in his eighties from Tilehurst, was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where he later died. His next of kin have [...]
In a pioneering agreement announced today, the University of Reading has established a long-term partnership for the operation and management of its student accommodation with UPP, the UK’s leading provider of campus infrastructure and residential management services. Under the terms of the agreement, UPP will manage 4,321 student bedrooms as well as the University accommodation office, in what is the largest single private sector residential investment into a UK university to date. The deal will provide approximately £200 million investment [...]
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a robbery at a shop in Reading. The incident happened at RG Liqour, in Oxford Road, at around 4.30pm on Tuesday 20th December. A man entered the store wearing a black and white motorbike helmet and threatened a 23-year-old woman who was serving behind the counter. He demanded money from the till and stole a small quantity of cash. He then left through the front door and turned right into Little Johns [...]
On Tuesday 20th December Reading Borough Council officially lodged its £24.2 million bid for Government money to create a series of ‘green’ transport initiatives across the town. The Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) is a £560 million Government funding pot which local authorities nationwide will bid for over the next four years. Highlights of Reading’s bid – lodged with the Department for Transport (DfT) today – include plans for a new pedestrian/ cycle bridge across the Thames, expanded Park and [...]
Do you live in Reading Borough and was your child born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008? If so, you only have until Monday, January 15, to apply for a primary school for the school year beginning in September 2012. After that date, many schools will be full so you will have less chance of getting a place for your child at the school you want. You will need to apply to Reading Borough Council for any state [...]
Three people accused of taking part in a raid on a electronics store in Reading were all “in the wrong place at the wrong time”, a court has heard. About 40 people raided Makro near Whitley Wood on 10 August, stealing £15,000 of goods, as riots engulfed several towns and cities in England. Conall Bascombe-McCarthy, 19, Marc Murray, 30, and a 17-year-old boy all deny burglary and violent disorder. The defendants, all from Whitley, are on trial at Reading Crown [...]
A new bridge could be built in Reading as part of the council’s multi-million pound bid to get people using more green forms of transport. Plans for the pedestrian and bicycle crossing over the River Thames is part of the council’s £31.8m proposals. There are three main routes over the Thames in the area, two in Caversham, Reading and one in Sonning, Wokingham. If successful, the money would come from the government’s £560m Local Sustainable Transport Fund. To be successful [...]
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