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Plan for 24 hour alcohol delivery service for late night drinkers

Alcoholic drinks and snacks could be delivered late into the night as one Reading business has bid for approval of a 24-hour delivery service. The company SWFT Delivery wants to expand its operations into Reading to provide beer, wine, spirits,

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Police investigation after man ‘tries to grab teenager’ at train station

Police are searching for a ‘very pale and very skinny’ man who tried to grab a teenager and pull her away with him at a train station. The incident happened on the footbridge by Earley station at around 5:10pm on Friday, July 26. The woman,

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Police appeal for witnesses after man hospitalised in fight

Police are appealing for information about a fight in Windsor that left one person requiring hospital treatment. Emergency services were called to Keepers Farm Close at around 6:09pm on Saturday, July 20 after three men were spotted fighting in

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Reading edge Queens Park Rangers in fiery pre-season meeting to continue fine form

Reading continued their fine pre-season form with a 1-0 victory over Championship outfit Queens Park Rangers at the SCL Stadium. Femi Azeez netted just after half-time in what was a hotly-contested tie with heavy tackles flying in from both sides

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‘Fantastic from start to finish’: Music festival breaks records with biggest year yet

A local music festival featuring a mix of nostalgic and new-on-the-scene acts broke attendance records this month with its most popular year yet. Fi.Fest, a two-day, reliably packed-out family event returned to Fifield in Maidenhead on July 12

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Police release CCTV images after woman in her 20s is raped in Ascot

Police have released CCTV images of a man they think has ‘vital information’ about the rape of a woman in Ascot last month. The woman, who is in her twenties, was walking on a footpath near Station Hill between 11pm and 11:30pm on Friday, June

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As it happened: Reading continue fine pre-season form with QPR victory

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Reading team news: Strong squad selected as QPR visit for first SCL Stadium friendly

Reading have named their starting 11 for the visit of Queens Park Rangers as the Select Car Leasing Stadium opens its doors for the first time this campaign. After a 2-0 win over National League Woking on Tuesday, Ruben Selles has named another

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Six-bedroom mansion with swimming pool and cinema on the market for £1.6 million

A large, detached home in Tilehurst with a heated swimming pool, gym and cinema room is up for sale for £1,600,000. The property, which dates back to the 1930s and sits on the edge of Calcot Park Golf Course, was transformed by its current owners

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Youngsters to take part in Summer reading challenge over the holidays

In this week's column, Liz Terry, the leader of Reading Borough Council, encourages young people to join an exciting reading challenge held at libraries in Reading. Councillor Terry writes: Just like that, school is out for summer (if you can call

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Woodley's MOST and LEAST expensive streets revealed

Gathering five year’s worth of sold house price data across the Woodley postcodes, Copse Mead, Duffield Road and Maple Grove have some of the highest-valued homes across the region.   Some of the cheapest residential streets in Woodley include

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Berkshire to see highs of 27C in weekend heatwave

Forecasters predict a sunny weekend across Berkshire, with temperatures expected to reach the high 20s on Sunday. After a fairly lacklustre July in terms of seasonal weather, things finally seem to be turning around – but how long will it last?

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Full list of Reading Festival's artist line up A to Z

Here is the full list of artists due to perform at Reading Festival 2024 and what stages they will be hitting. Enjoy!  Main Stage (A-Z): 21 Savage / Bleachers / Blink-182 / Bru – C / Catfish And The Bottlemen / Corella / Courting / Crawlers

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Unoccupied office near town centre will be converted into a shop

An unoccupied office along a busy road in Reading can be converted into a new shop. Russell House along Oxford Road has been dormant for a number of years, with a project now allowing it to be turned into a store. Elsewhere a previous research

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Council introduces new rules in which potholes are dealt with

West Berkshire Council is determined to improve the way they repair roads and achieve significantly better outcomes as a result. The Council commissioned a review of the way they manage pothole repairs across the network to ensure that they are