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  Fact or fiction: does film re-write history?

  January 27, 2012

  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 [...]

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  Positive campaigns help University continue Fairtrade status

  January 27, 2012

  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 [...]

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  Man Sentenced for Burglaries and Sexual Assaults

  January 27, 2012

  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, [...]

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  Exam Results Above Average in Reading

  January 27, 2012

  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 [...]

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  Cow Lane takes first step to combating bottleneck

  January 27, 2012

  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 [...]

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  Getting it right first time: accurate recording of crime

  January 25, 2012

  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 [...]

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  Kool And The Gang to headline Henley-on-Thames Rewind festival

  January 25, 2012

  Kool And The Gang and OMD have been announced as headliners for the fourth annual 1980s music festival in Henley-on-Thames. The American soul funk outfit and the Liverpool synth pop group head up a 24-artist bill at the Rewind Festival, on the Berkshire side of the town. Other acts include The Bangles, Soul II Soul, Rick Astley, Grandmaster Flash, Marc Almond and The Lightning Seeds. This year, the festival takes place on 18 and 19 August. Kool And The Gang’s [...]

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  Keep your vehicle safe

  January 25, 2012

  Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses and asking residents to follow simple crime reduction tips, after a spate of theft from vehicles in Tilehurst. Overnight on 12 January, nine vehicles were broken into around the Dee Road and Meadway area in Tilehurst. We would like to remind residents that simple crime prevention measures can help reduce the risk of vehicles being broken into. Do not leave valuable items on display in your vehicle. Ensure all leads for sat navs, [...]

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  Crime levels continue to fall in Thames Valley

  January 25, 2012

  Annual crime statistics released by the Home Office on Thursday 19th January, show the overall level of crime in the Thames Valley area has fallen by more than 11 per cent, the second largest reduction in England and Wales. The National Crime Statistics for October 2010 to September 2011, shows there were 19,873 fewer crimes in the Thames Valley area compared with the same period in 2009/10. In 2010/11 there were 159,496 offences recorded within the Force area, which serves [...]

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  Parents Invited To Public Meetings on After School Clubs

  January 18, 2012

  Local parents are being invited to two public meetings later this month to give their views and help shape the future of after school club services for their children. Reading Borough Council fully understands just how valuable a lifeline after school clubs are for working parents who have come to rely on the provision to allow them to earn whilst ensuring their children are well cared for. However, at the present time after school clubs based at East Reading and [...]

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  Crime Prevention Advice Following Asian Gold Burglaries

  January 18, 2012

  Thames Valley Police is stepping up its crime prevention advice in areas where Asian gold jewellery has been stolen during burglaries. The Force is working in partnership with Banham – a supplier of security locks and burglar alarms, as well as a supplier and installer of safes. Some areas in the south of the Thames Valley have particularly suffered from this type of crime in recent months. In Berkshire, there have been over 200 offences reported to police since April [...]

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  Reading Landlord Fined For Failing to Keep Property in Fit State

  January 18, 2012

  A landlord is to pay £2,125 in fines and £1,815 costs to Reading Borough Council after admitting he failed to keep a property in East Reading in a fit state for tenants. Mohammed Mir, 41, of Cumberland Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to 16 offences relating to a house he owns in Eastern Avenue, which he rented out to nine tenants. Mr Mir appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court to face charges under Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006, on January [...]

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