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'It is not the correct thing to do' Reading boss on lack of full pay for staff
Reading boss Ruben Selles is not happy with the decision to only partially pay staff on time while paying players in full after cashflow issues. News broke on Thursday that efforts to solve financial issues ahead of payday had not come to fruition
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'It started as a joke': Man's yearly commitment to share joy through festive car
A Woodley man has shared how a joke has turned into a Christmas tradition as he dresses his car up in fairy lights for a third year. Sergiy Viktorovich Kosynskyy, 26, an IT professional originally from Ukraine has made dressing his car up in lights
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Reading fans set up GoFundMe page as staff remain unpaid in full
Reading fans have raised over £500 in less than a day to help staff after it was revealed that they were not paid in full and on time. Cash flow problems continue to hamper the club and in order to avoid more points deductions, the decision was
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Plans to replace big box shops with storage at revitalised retail park to be decided
A plan to replace big box shops at a revitalised retail park in Reading is set to be decided. The Brunel Retail Park in Whitley has undergone something of a renaissance since Home Bargains opened in September and the relocation of B&M into
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Bristol Rovers announce former Championship manager following Joey Barton exit
Bristol Rovers have confirmed former Rotherham United manager Matt Taylor as Joey Barton's successor in the hotseat. Barton was dismissed last month with the Pirates in the bottom half of League One, with his assistant Andy Mangan stepping up as
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Yellow weather warning issued for snow and ice
A YELLOW weather warning for snow and ice has been issued in Berkshire. The Met Office warning comes into force from 5pm tonight (December 1) until 10am on Saturday morning. Residents can expect to find wintry showers and icy patches. The
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Ruth Perry’s GP tells inquest Ofsted inspection contributed to her death
Headteacher Ruth Perry’s GP has said that the Ofsted inspection of her school contributed to her death. Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from the watchdog downgraded her Caversham Primary School in Reading from its highest
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Scans reveal ‘further investigation’ needed at Charvil sinkhole
Further investigation is needed at the site of a large sinkhole that opened up opposite a primary school in Charvil, the council has said. The sinkhole appeared in East Park Farm car park, near Charvil Piggot Primary School, on Monday November
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Supercomputer predicts comfortable survival for Reading after big Carlisle win
Reading's 5-1 win over Carlisle United on Tuesday has altered the Royals' placing in the latest supercomputer, with the club now fancied to survive in League One. Ruben Selles' men have picked up back-to-back wins for the first time since August
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Care home site left vacant for over a decade set for new council houses
A site that has been left vacant for over a decade could have 30 new council houses built on it. The Alice Burrows care home has been vacant for more than 10 years, with the building being demolished back in 2012. Now, the site in Dwyer Road
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Half naked Christmas tree outside Reading station amuses public
As our town gets ready for the start of Advent, we have seen shops starting to display Christmas treats and stalls being set up in the centre selling stockings, gifts, and festive baguettes. Lights have been adorned all over the town centre, crowning
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Reading School crowned Secondary School of the Year
A Reading school has been crowned the best secondary school in the South East in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2024. Reading School, a grammar school serving students aged 11 to 18 has taken home the title ranking the best in the southeast
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'We want to play games' Reading boss on busy upcoming run of festive fixtures
Reading boss Ruben Selles is looking forward to the upcoming busy festive schedule, with the club facing eight fixtures in the next 30 days. Winning successive matches against Wycombe Wanderers and Carlisle United, the Royals are no longer at bottom
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'Balls to Dai Yongge' Reading fan group set to protest at televised FA Cup clash
Reading fan group 'Sell Before We Dai' are set to protest against owner Dai Yongge at Sunday's FA Cup clash with Eastleigh following news that staff have not been paid on time this month. The news broke on Thursday after CEO Dayong Pang sent out
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Arrest made after rape near Royal Berkshire Hospital
A 23-year-old has been arrested after reports that a woman in her 40s was raped next to Royal Berkshire Hospital. The woman reported she was raped in a nearby alleyway between Crown Street and St Giles just after 11pm on Wednesday, November 22.
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Clash over plan for new advertising screen in Broad Street
A clash has erupted over a plan for a new advertising screen that will be seen by thousands of shoppers and passersby in the town centre. A company called Maxx Media Ltd is hoping to install a double-sided LED digital screen in Broad Street similar
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Reading school slammed by Ofsted after receiving 'inadequate' rating
A Reading secondary school has been slammed after the education watchdog found that their pupil's needs were not being met. John Madejski Academy, located on Hartland Road was inspected on October 10 and October 11. Although the school received
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Exclusion and suspension numbers for pupils at schools in Berkshire revealed
The area where the most number of pupils have been excluded in Berkshire has been revealed as hundreds if not thousands of pupils are suspended each term. Leaders at schools have a right to suspend a pupil by not allowing them to attend for a fixed
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Kitson Column: Why has winning away been so difficult for Reading?
A full twelve months since it last happened, Reading finally won a football match away from home. The 2-1 win at Wycombe may not have been a game for the purists, but at least it was deserved. Nobody really knows why playing away should be so
