How has the Homelessness Reduction Act fared in Reading after its first full year? A new report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) has revealed how the council has performed since an act aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness
POLICE once again have powers to stop and search teenagers in Newbury after rumours circulated of a knife attack between two schools. Since the Section 60 order was enacted yesterday (October 16), 23 stop searches took place, two knives were recovered
A MAN admitted himself to hospital in the early hours of the morning after suffering a gunshot wound to his shoulder. The 40-year-old victim has since been discharged from hospital. Police officers quickly responded to reports of gunshots being
READING'S leading homelessness prevention charity has raised a record breaking £52,000 and counting at its annual Big Sleep Out. The charity, Launchpad, hosted their Big Sleep Out at Reading Abbey Ruins on World Homeless Day (October 10) and raised
READING Athletic Club's senior and Under 20 women produced a magnificent team performance to win the first of the season's Hampshire Cross Country League fixtures at Bournemouth on Saturday. In the rain and the mud, they were led home on the 6km
AN AREA in Tilehurst has been cordoned off after police heard rumours of 'gunshots being fired' in the early hours of Wednesday morning (October 16). Laytom Rise in Tilehurst has been cordoned off with police tape as investigations are being carried
A PAIR of fundraisers who drove to Georgia and back to raise money for a Reading mental health charity have returned from their trip. Chris Pengilly and Mark Barrett set off on their journey in a 30-year-old truck called Tonka to raise money for
LAST weekend saw two Clubs on RDAA waters with Tilehurst Royal British Legion on Beat Five of the Kennet and Prospect on the Sonning River section of the Thames, writes Alan Hughes. TRBLAS fished Beat Five for their Round Five of the Points Trophy
BUSINESSES across Berkshire are being invited to attend a Brexit Business Readiness Event, next week. Hosted at the Reading Hilton, the event is taking place on Monday October 21 from 9am. READ ALSO: Schools closed, waste left uncollected, care
IVYDENE playground is now open for play and ready for the October half term. The play area, located next to Portman Road in west Reading, has been transformed over the summer thanks to an £92K investment. READ ALSO: PC Harper Ride of Respect:
A FATHER-of-two who burst in on a woman who was sitting on the toilet was cleared of raping her by a jury on Wednesday (October 16). Denh Ung was acquitted of raping his former colleague, a woman who the manager had interviewed for a job at a global
RICCARDO Andrady and Will Frank both struck hat-tricks as Barton Rovers hammered AFC Caversham 7-1 in the second round of the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup, writes Richard Ashton. Substitute Danny Sims also got on the scoresheet for Rovers, while
MENTAL health and stress is still seen a taboo for council staff, a human resources manager has said. In an effort to make it easier for staff to talk to managers about their mental health, West Berkshire Council is introducing a new policy.
MORE than 3,000 people have signed up to take part in the Ride of Respect for PC Harper, organisers have revealed. The ride, due to take place on Sunday October 27, will see bikers from across the country come together to travel a route in respect
A MOTHER and her autistic son living next to a railway waited ‘too long’ for the council to decide whether to give them additional priority for housing. After the mother complained, the local government ombudsman found that West Berkshire Council
MORE THAN 10,000 EU citizens in Reading could lose their automatic right to vote in elections following Brexit. The3Million, an organisation which campaigns for EU citizens’ rights in the UK, says it means some people could “lose the right
Mark Bowen is hopeful that a sickness bug affecting his squad doesn't have too much affect ahead of Saturday's clash with Preston North End at the Madejski Stadium (3pm). Bowen is preparing to take charge of his first match as the new manager of
TWO drug dealers have been jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine in Reading. Carla Conwill, 29 and Christopher Blanchard, 32 of Lowfield Road in Reading, pleaded guilty on October 14 at Reading Crown Court and were sentenced the same day.
A CRICKET team comprising mostly of West Reading players have flown out to southern Spain to compete in the fourth annual festival being organised by Serious Cricket in La Manga. And most of them will be hoping to repeat last year's success when
READING Blue Coat moved into the second round of the National Plate following a 27-15 win against Marlborough College. Will Griffiths, Louis Brown, Josh Harris and Keiran Burgess all crossed the whitewash for the hosts, while man-of-the-match Sam
ONE new word has made it into the Laws of the Game this season, although it has been in common use in the game for many years. This is the ‘Wall’, formed, of course, by numerous defenders lining up in front of a free-kick, outside the penalty area
TINA Mulford of Wantage scored 35 points in Round Two of the Gillas Cup at West Berks on Saturday and Mary Harwood was a point behind in second place. Harwood had scored 35 points in Round One, as had Georgie Seaman, and so all three players take
ROYAL Berkshire Hospital (RBH) has received a new bladder scanner thanks to a charitable donation. The Woodley and Earley Lions Club donated £8,000 to the hospital which paid for a new bladder scanner. Members of the Lions visited the Whitley
