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“JUST don’t carry them. Don’t. Don’t even think about it.”

Check your bin collection times in Reading over the Christmas and New Year period.

More graffiti will be removed in the town while Banksy-like street art will be protected under new policy changes at Reading Borough Council (RBC).

Reading’s mayor is set to stay on for an extra six months due to limitations during the Covid pandemic, while in-person council meetings return…

David McElroy Green 1,009 Shekhar Natarajan Conservative 319 — Tevye Markson (@TevyeMarksonLDR) May 7, 2021 Blimey… that was close. — James Gore (@James_Gore1) May 7, 2021 Talking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), Reading’s Green group leader Rob White said the election was “really positive”. “He’s been working hard all year round, knocking on doors, talking to people, working to improve the area. “We hoped based on that hard work that peop...

Reading’s recycle rate has risen to more than 50 per cent for the first time ever, following the rollout of the new food waste collection scheme.

The Reading food waste truck MORE than 500 tonnes of food waste was collected in the first month of Reading Borough’s new bin service, it has been revealed. The impressive haul came from around 70,000 homes and totalled 554.2 tonnes – the same average weight as 92 elephants! Each household contributed 2.35 kilograms of food waste on average, the weight equivalent of around five footballs. The scheme is meeting its target of helping Reading Borough Council (RBC) to reach a recycling ...

Reading Council/Wokingham council Labour clash The council has clarified it will not fire and rehire any staff, after concern was raised by a Labour councillor at a budget meeting. Reading Borough Council (RBC) last week denied claims it will ‘fire and rehire’ staff as part of plans to save millions of pounds this year. Green councillor Rob White raised concerns at a meeting that the Labour-run council is planning to reduce its staff’s pay and conditions such as overtime and pay pro...

The councillor was accused of language worthy of Handforth Parish Council An opposition councillor has been slammed and accused of “language worthy of Handforth Parish Council” for his criticism of the council’s spending plans on local projects. Speaking at Reading Borough Council’s (RBC) Policy committee on Monday (February 15), Green councillor Rob White raised concern about the council’s spending plans on local projects using Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding from dev...

Forensics on the scene of Caversham murder investigation. Pic: PA THE community has expressed its condolences after a man was fatally stabbed in Reading yesterday morning. Shortly before 1am yesterday (February 14), police were called to Managua Close in Caversham. A man, aged 24, was found with a stab wound to his chest and died at the scene. National media reports have identified the victim as Yannick Cupido. Police have been unable to officially confirm the victims identity. Comm...