Adam Hewitt

Stories by Adam Hewitt

Below are recent stories by Adam Hewitt

• Published: 12 Mar 2010 09:00

  Laying foundations for new pre-school

  TEACHERS, parents and politicians have launched a £100,000 fundraising drive to give pre-schoolers a decent home.

• Last updated: 11 Mar 2010 10:00

  Bee-come a beekeeper

  BEEKEEPERS keen to introduce more people to their hobby are giving expert guidance at an open day later this month.

• Published: 9 Mar 2010 09:00

  Rival claims it leads race for roads cash

  READING and Cambridge's duel for transport cash has taken a new turn with the Government scrappage of the Transport Innovation Fund (TiF).

• Published: 6 Mar 2010 10:00

  No limits for city bid support

  LEADING politicians in Reading have welcomed Gordon Brown's backing for the bid for city status.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 15:00

  Rat-run hauliers fall into LEZ trap

  TRANSPORT bosses say hauliers should stop using Reading as a rat-run rather than moaning about the planned Low Emissions Zone.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 11:00

  'Dragon' restaurateurs unveil next big idea

  THE business brains behind some of the area's best-known restaurants want to open a new one on the site of a run-down car showroom.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 09:00

  Angling for a Jolly future

  REGULAR service was resumed when familiar customers were welcomed back at their old local to find landlord John Westendorp still behind the bar.

• Last updated: 3 Mar 2010 16:00

  Jon Hartley to face no-confidence vote

  READING'S education leader faces a no confidence motion in a row over schools' homophobic bullying strategies.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 12:00

  Raising a pint to community pubs

  LIB Dem Parliamentary hopeful Gareth Epps has signed up to a pubgoer's manifesto and pledged to back beer drinkers.

• Last updated: 2 Mar 2010 16:00

  'Brown does not wish to face the electorate'

  READING East MP Rob Wilson accused Gordon Brown of failing to meet real people and answer their questions during his visit to Reading on Monday.

• Published: 2 Mar 2010 12:00

  Prime Minister backs city bid

  PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has backed Reading's bid for city status.

• Published: 1 Mar 2010 19:00

  Doors thrown open at the Jolly Anglers

  PUBGOERS could finally raise a pint when their boozer reopened today (Monday).

• Last updated: 1 Mar 2010 11:55

  Gordon Brown demands more of police

  PRIME Minister Gordon Brown was in Reading this morning to tell police chiefs that their officers must spend more time on the beat.

• Published: 26 Feb 2010 12:00

  Mine host and ghosts

  READING'S best-known ghostbuster is dealing with more and more spooky goings-on across the town.

• Published: 25 Feb 2010 19:00

  'Nimby' accusation blows up windfarm storm

  ANTI-WINDFARM campaigners have been written off as "nimbys" by Labour Party campaigners who are urging planners to approve five new turbines in a bid to tackle climate change.

• Published: 25 Feb 2010 11:00

  Reading schools are asbestos-ridden

  VIRTUALLY every school in Reading contains potentially harmful asbestos.

• Last updated: 25 Feb 2010 11:00

  Pacemaker op was "torture"

  THE family of a former teacher who died soon after an operation she described as "pure torture" have condemned the standard of care she received in her final hours.

• Published: 25 Feb 2010 10:00

  All's fair this fortnight

  SHOPPERS are being urged to buy more Fairtrade products as part of The Big Swap campaign.

• Published: 24 Feb 2010 16:00

  Weekend roadworks hit buses

  POTHOLE-RIDDEN town centre roads will be closed for repairs this weekend, meaning bus diversions.

• Last updated: 24 Feb 2010 00:05

  Council tax rise after Tories miss vote

  COUNCIL tax will go up by 2.2% in Reading from April after the ruling Labour group's budget was passed - while the Tories were out of the room.

• Published: 19 Feb 2010 16:00

  Have your say on homes plans

  CONSULTATIONS over the next month are the last chance the public will have to contribute to the debate on how Reading should look in the future.

• Published: 18 Feb 2010 18:00

  Hostility to windfarm grows

  EARLEY councillors have joined campaigners to step up the fight against a windfarm planned south of the M4.

• Published: 18 Feb 2010 12:00

  Turning lives around since 1964

  A BUSINESS quietly turning lives around has won praise from top Tories.

• Last updated: 18 Feb 2010 12:00

  Repossession figures half

  COURT orders for repossessions have nearly halved in Reading since the height of the credit crunch, new figures show.

• Published: 18 Feb 2010 11:00

  Budget rivals face deadlock

  RIVAL politicians have staked out opposing positions ahead of next week's budget and council tax negotiations - and compromise already looks near impossible.

• Published: 18 Feb 2010 08:00

  Funeral for "kind and compassionate" politician

  HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say goodbye to Chris Edmunds yesterday (Wednesday).

• Last updated: 17 Feb 2010 10:00

  Anti-hunt campaigners in Broad Street

  LABOUR Party campaigners warned shoppers that the fox hunting ban is at risk from a Tory Government.

• Published: 16 Feb 2010 10:00

  Drivers to keep permits

  MOTORISTS with residents' parking permits will be able to keep them even if the planned radical shake-up of the scheme means they should technically surrender them.

• Published: 16 Feb 2010 09:00

  Labour bids for 2.2% tax rise

  COUNCIL tax in Reading will go up by 2.2% from April if the ruling Labour group can get its budget passed.

• Published: 15 Feb 2010 12:00

  Two takes on windfarm plans

  ANYONE interested in the windfarm planned south of Lower Earley can hear two different takes on the issue tonight and tomorrow.