Plans to replace a Grade II-listed retirement home’s historic windows with plastic versions has been refused. The application at Southcote Lodge, which was formerly the home of mathematician John Blagrave, was the second in the last year seeking
READING Athletic Club’s Jonathan Davies starred for Great Britain as they claimed the gold medal in the European Cross-Country Championships mixed relay in Lisbon. Each team compromised two female and two male athletes, each running a lap of around
AMERICAN fast food chain Taco Bell is now preparing to open in Reading town centre. The restaurant is opposite the Metro Bank, where Footlocker used to be. READ MORE: New Great Western Railway timetable 'welcomed' by Railfuture Following
MORE than 150 women have been recorded as smoking during pregnancy in west Berkshire so far this year, figures reveal. Health officials say they need to step up efforts to stub out smoking amongst expectant mothers, with women from deprived areas
Mark Bowen takes his side to Stoke tomorrow needing a win. The Royals have only managed to win one of their last five games – and need to start picking up results quickly ahead of the festive period. Here are the key issues that the manager
Are you making the trip to Stoke City on Saturday? Here is everything you need to know about the Bet365 Stadium. Address Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke on Trent, ST4 4EG Train Stoke-on-trent train station is located just over two miles
Men are in pole position when it comes to passing their driving test at Reading Test Centre, figures reveal. But the AA says higher pass rates for male motorists do not mean they are safer behind the wheel, and that female drivers have fewer collisions
A SPECIAL needs school in Reading could soon move into a vacant children centre if planners give permission. Phoenix College, off Christchurch Road, is a school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health issues, aged between 11 and 18-
COMMUNITY volunteers will come together to plant hundreds of new saplings in Palmer Park next week. On Wednesday, December 18 and Saturday, December 21, volunteers will plant 800 new whips on land behind Palmer Park Stadium to restore the area's
AILEEN Summers scored 31 points to win a closely-fought ladies’ Winter Trophy Stableford beating Lyn Pell, who took second place, on countback at West Berks. Jane Wilmore was a single shot behind in third. The Christmas Fun competitions got under
THREE teenagers accused of the murder of PC Andrew Harper have appeared in court today. The Thames Valley Police officer was killed on August 15 near the village of Sulhamstead. READ MORE: PC Andrew Harper: Police reveal cause of death following
LAST weekend saw three RDAA clubs out on the venues with two on the Canals and one on the River Kennet, writes Alan Hughes. Two clubs were on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Froxfield with Prestcold AC fishing the A section, where Graham Walker took
Matt Rodda held onto his seat emphatically in Reading East in a bad night nationally for Labour. The Labour Party candidate won in Reading East with 27,102 votes ahead of Tory hopeful Craig Morley. The Reading East result was announced at 3.46am
Alok Sharma held onto his Reading West seat in a night when the Conservative Party won a majority. The Conservative Party candidate won in Reading West with 24,393 votes, beating Labour challenger Rachel Eden. The Reading West election count
These cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court: September 19: STEPHEN PEACOCK, 48, of Northumberland Avenue, Reading, admitted stealing £317 worth of T-shirts from House of Fraser in Reading on September 1. Given a conditional discharge
THE Conservative party has kept their seat in Newbury with Laura Farris being voted in as MP. Ms Farris won the seat with 34,431. The Liberal Democrats came second, cutting the Tory majority compared to the 2017 general election. Their candidate
