A Woodley Town councillor has resigned from the Conservative Party and declared his support for Reading East Labour candidate Matt Rodda. Councillor Majid Nagra represents Loddon South on Woodley Town Council and was a Wokingham Borough Council
This is a mission statement from all your Reading East candidates ahead of Thursday’s general election. These statements of around 250 words are your candidates’ opportunity to win your vote on December 12. If you are still undecided, or open
This is a mission statement from all your Reading West candidates ahead of Thursday’s general election. These statements of around 250 words could be one of your candidates’ last opportunities to win your vote on December 12. If you are still
IN what was arguably their best first-half performance this season, Reading Abbey Nuns were clinical from the off with strong forward carries setting the tone in a superb 29-0 victory at Cullompton. Capitalising on some early penalty advantages
A Reading East election candidate’s campaign billboards have been destroyed and stolen, in an incident yesterday. Brexit Party candidate Mitchell Feierstein said the vandalism at a house on a main arterial into Reading East was “a planned, deliberate
Election day is almost upon us. Tomorrow is your chance to decide who represents you in parliament in the third general election in less than five years. There are two constituencies in Reading: Reading East and Reading West. Both are Labour-Tory
A FORMER milkman-turned-street artist has been delivering Brexit-themed milk bottles to homes across Reading. The misshapen milk bottles with coloured lids started appearing outside people's front doors at the weekend – but only the ones at number
BERKSHIRE Shire Hall overcame their toughest challenge in weeks as they secured a 36-12 success at Tadley 2nds in their BB&O Two South fixture on Saturday. The visitors started the game on fire, scoring within a minute and before Tadley had
Five Reading FC stars visited the Royal Berkshire Hospital for the clubs annual Christmas visit earlier this week. Liam Moore, Matt Miazga, Michael Morrison, Charlie Adam and Sam Walker visited the hospital, armed with handfuls of presents to hand
READING Rockets (8-3) face one of their toughest weekend’s of the season when they travel to second-placed Worthing Thunder (9-2) in NBL Division One (7.30pm) on Saturday, before visiting Essex and Herts Leopards in the National Cup quarter-finals
READING Men have secured their first Premier Division win of the season at the 12th attempt, writes Dave Wright. The Blues, ending their worst ever run as a top-level club in England Hockey, defeated Beeston 2-1 at Sonning Lane on Sunday with the
A MAJORITY of people in Reading do not agree that children should be free to choose their gender, new research on attitudes across Great Britain shows. That’s according to a nationwide poll of 21,000 people carried out by the publisher UnHerd in
A CINEMA in Reading has celebrated its 20th birthday. The Vue marked the special occasion with a celebratory cake cut by Deputy General Manager Jasdeep Munjal with staff from the venue. READ ALSO: Reading's homelessness charity, Launchpad, raises
LEWIS Butcher bagged a brace as Hurst put Eldon Celtic to the sword in a 6-1 Division One rout, writes Richard Ashton. Leigh Holland, Daniel Townson, Jason White and substitute James Roxburgh-Smith were also on target for the home side. A brilliant
HALF of Reading's former children in care are not in education, work or training by early adulthood, figures reveal. As the number of children looked after by local authorities continues to climb, charities say falling adoption rates mean many youngsters
DRIVERS in Reading were hauled to court six times last year for allegedly abusing the Blue Badge parking scheme, figures reveal. The AA says an increase in prosecutions across England shows that more areas are starting to tackle Blue Badge fraud
CHOIRS from across Reading are invited to send their entries in for the Mayor’s annual singing competition. Let’s Sing 2020 is a showcase for local amateur choirs, with the final taking place at The Hexagon theatre on Tuesday, February 25. The
ONE of the UK’s leading experts in flooding received an OBE from His Royal Highness, Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, last week (December 5). Professor Hannah Cloke, professor of hydrology at the University of Reading, was invested as an Officer
DISABILITY charity West Berkshire Mencap has announced the appointment of a new chief executive. Sara Vaughan has been taken the role following a varied career in the voluntary sector with experience across a broad range of charities. West Berkshire
We are just one day away from the general election on Thursday, December 12. Over the last few weeks, the Chronicle has been meeting those hoping to be Reading West's next parliamentary representative to hear their views on a range of issuesmost
Meri O’Connell is the Liberal Democrats candidate for Reading West. Ms O’Connell moved to Woodley as a child and currently lives in Tilehurst. She has stood twice previously in Reading West. She is in her second term in office as a councillor
Rachel Eden is the Labour Party’s candidate for Reading West. She has been a Reading councillor since 2010 and run her business here which won an award last year. She lives in Tilehurst and said she wouldn’t consider being the MP even for Reading
Jamie Whitham is the Green Party candidate for Reading West. He was born in Reading and lived in the town until the age of eight. Mr Whitham returned to the town in 1992 where he works as a software engineer. He was elected for a second
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey is the Liberal Democrats candidate for Reading East. She is a Wokingham councillor and was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. She previously worked for Berkshire County Council and lived on the Oxford Road in George
Yemi Awolola is standing for the Christian People’s Alliance for Reading East. Mr Awolola grew up in Nigeria, moving to London 12 years ago. He moved to Reading two years ago and started football club FC Whitley Wood. Below is the Q&
Mitchell Feierstein is standing for the Brexit Party in Reading East. He is a British-American investor, banker, writer and columnist. In 2012, he published his first book, Planet Ponzi, which gives his perspective on the global credit crisis
David McElroy is the Green Party candidate for Reading East. He was born in the Australian outback and has a PhD in how human activity affects natural systems. Mr McElroy now lives in Reading with his wife and nine-month-old son who was born
We are just one day away from the general election on Thursday, December 12. Over the last few weeks, the Chronicle has been meeting those hoping to be Reading East's next parliamentary representative to hear their views on a range of issues most
Matt Rodda is the Labour Party’s candidate for Reading East. The former journalist was elected as Reading East MP in 2017, beating previous Tory MP Rob Wilson with a majority of more than 3,000. It was the second time he stood for election
A CANNABIS factory has been uncovered by police in Whitley, Reading. Police said they had been at the scene for 'the last couple of days' and posted a picture online that showed scores of plants and factory equipment crammed into one room.
WHAT happened last time in the general election results in the Newbury constituency… Richard Benyon, the Conservative incumbent, won in 2017 with 61.5 per cent of the vote. Mr Benyon announced he was standing down shortly after being kicked out
A BID has been submitted by the council to buy Reading Gaol, it has been confirmed. Reading Borough Council (RBC) has submitted a bid to purchase the Reading Prison site. Speaking after a discussion in the closed session of the Policy Committee
CONCERNS are growing for a man missing from Reading. Bogdan Skarbek, 49, of Argyle Street, was last seen leaving work in Craddock Road, Reading, on his bicycle, a grey female model mountain bike, on Thursday, November 14. READ MORE: Hugh Grant
ACTING legend Hugh Grant was in Reading yesterday in support of Reading West Labour candidate Rachel Eden. READ MORE: SWR strike: RMT sets out six point road map to a settlement He visited the town with the hopeful MP to give his support to
Squatters must leave the old the disused Red Lion pub on Southampton Street after a court ruled they are trespassing. The derelict pub was transformed into Kobani House last month – a political space in solidarity with the people and revolutions
A RECORD breaking amount of money was raised for a homelessness prevention charity at their annual carol service, last week (December 5). A total of 700 people attended Launchpad's festive Carols by Candlelight service at Reading Minster where £10,800
AS voters head to the polls today in the general election, candidates standing in the Newbury constituency have made the following final messages. The constituency covers most of West Berkshire, including Thatcham and Hungerford. Whoever wins
