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Local businesses have teamed-up with homeless Charity NishkamSWAT to deliver food to those most in need in Reading.  

At just 9 years old, Amelie Turnbull has now donated nearly £7000 by selling her paintings as greeting cards in local shops. At just 7 years old she started painting with watercolours and was given an order of 150 cards by Nood Stores in Caversham in September 2021, which became the start of Little Amelie Art.

Your Davey Bread has taken home a trophy in the 2024 Britain’s Best Loaf competition for its “Uncle Tom Cobbler n’all” sourdough loaf.

When you think of our town, what kind of words do you associate it with? What kind of things do you think of? Are they good…or bad?

Adders, a poisonous snake rarely seen out and about in the UK, have been seen slithering around due to the warm weather we are currently experiencing.  Newbury resident Simon Kirby posted a photograph of the small snake to social media along with words of advise for anyone who may encounter them. 

A man is pleading with residents to keep an eye out after a valuable piece of work equipment was stolen from him.

Residents of Ascot recently dusted off their hiking boots, rain jackets, and walking sticks to head out into the great outdoors.  Winkfield Parish Council posted numerous pictures to social media congratulating those who decided to join them for an enjoyable Community Footpath Walk.

Activate Learning Education Trust (ALET) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachel Cave as Chief Education Officer (CEdO), effective September 2024.

The new owners of Reading Prison have finally spoken out after officially being named as the purchasers of the site for a multi-million pound sum this year.

Despite homelessness seeming like a very visible issue in our town, there are a whole host of amazing volunteers who are out their tackling the issue.