Crowne Plaza Reading to close and undergo 'extensive renovations' under new owner
The Crowne Plaza Reading hotel along the River Thames is to close and undergo 'extensive renovations' under new owner, according to staff at the hotel.
Thames Water blocked from using customers' cash for huge 'undeserved' bonus to CEO
Nine water companies, including stricken Thames Water, have been prevented from using customer money to fund “undeserved” bonuses for top bosses worth £6.8 million under new powers, the regulator has announced.
Air ambulance and police scrambled to 'medical emergency' in shopping strip
An air ambulance and police have been scrambled to a medical emergency in a strip of shops.
Pair arrested after man is bitten outside Boots in Newbury
A man in his fifties has been bitten during an assault outside a Boots store in Newbury, sparking a police appeal for witnesses.
Reading-Paddington: SIXTH consecutive weekend of disruption as GWR cancels trains
Great Western Railway will not be running any trains between Reading and Paddington this Sunday - making it the fifth weekend in a row that the line has faced significant disruption.
Caversham shopping centre sold to Beaconsfield estate business for £16m
The shopping centre in the centre of Caversham has been sold for £16 million to a Beaconsfield-based company.
Berkshire freezing temperatures: Here's when the cold snap will end
The cold snap leaving frosty conditions across Berkshire is due to last into the weekend - but sunnier and warmer weather is on the horizon.
Driver hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after crashing into tree
A Newbury man in his sixties has suffered life-threatening injuries in a car crash near Basingstoke.
Here is the average rent for various homes in Slough - and how much rates have jumped
Rent in Slough rose 11% over the past year, new figures show.
Here's the average rent for various homes in Reading - and how much rates have risen
Rent in Reading rose 11 percent over the past year, new figures show.
