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Retro
Published: 18th June, 2009 08:00am

Retro: Our own Wild West

by David Cliffe

THIS must be one of the most intriguing photographs I have so far come across whilst sorting out the library’s collection.

Published: 11 Jun 2009 09:00

Retro: Yielding to modern needs

THIS postcard, kindly lent to the library by a regular customer, had me intrigued.
Published: 4 Jun 2009 09:00

Retro: Location, location, location - but where?

WHILST there are many photographs in the Library’s collection which show the streets in the town centre, there are few pictures of ordinary houses.
Published: 28 May 2009 11:00

Reading Rep picture special

IN January’s Retro we asked – Remember Reading Rep?
Published: 20 May 2009 08:00

Retro: Many happy returns

THIS week’s picture shows a birthday party, and probably dates from the 1950s.
Published: 14 May 2009 09:00

Retro: What's cooking here?

THERE seem to be several Retro readers interested in military history, so I’m hoping they can help me out with this postcard.
Published: 7 May 2009 11:00

Retro: Mad dogs and Englishmen

I REALISE that trying to find a connection between this photograph and the town of Reading may well turn out to be impossible but I thought I’d try.
Last updated: 30 Apr 2009 14:00

Retro: Spanish history lesson

WHILST sorting out some bits and pieces to add to our collection of ephemera, I came across this handbill, and could hardly believe my eyes.
Published: 23 Apr 2009 13:00

Retro: Postcard view

THIS week, another postcard view from the studio of Harold Augustine Giles, of Audley Street, Reading, dating from the 1930s.

News
Published: 3rd July, 2009 04:00pm

Bogus cop back on call

Local Berkshire Reporter

A BOGUS cop has again been targeting Royal Borough residents with hoax calls.
Published: 3 Jul 2009 15:10

800 cannabis plants found in Iver home

POLICE found 800 cannabis plants and electrical equipment when they carried out a warrant at a house in Iver.
Published: 3 Jul 2009 15:09

Body found in woodland is missing banker

POLICE have formally identified a body found in woodland as missing banker Huibert Boumeester.
Published: 3 Jul 2009 14:46

How to manage People

Michael Armstrong, management consultant and author of a number of management books, here offers practical advice for managers, supervisors and team leaders on how to get the ...
Published: 3 Jul 2009 14:38

Branding Your Business

Effective branding is critical; you do have a brand, whether you are aware of it or not – the question is, does your brand enhance your business?
Last updated: 3 Jul 2009 14:35

Persuasion

The world’s best-selling book on persuasion. That’s what it says on the cover of the second edition – and I’m baffled. Okay, it’s not a bad book, but it’s not a great book.
Published: 3 Jul 2009 14:24

Discover the Simple way to Success in Business

The eagle-eyed will have spotted the absence of an ISBN number above. I have a rule only to review books that have some kind of distribution, however feeble, and that generally...

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