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Town GPs to lead the way on reforms
FAMILY doctors in Reading are poised to be the first in the country allowed to take control of multimillion pound patient care budgets under the biggest NHS shake-up in generations.
Victory for disabled driver in clamping row
A DISABLED driver who staged a three-week stand-off by chaining his car to his garden fence claimed "victory for small people" after wheel clampers this week slashed his parking fine by more than half.
Cafe closed after kitchen fire
A TOWN centre cafe remains closed today (Friday) after a fire tore through its kitchen last night.
Man arrested in stabbing probe
POLICE are quizzing a man in connection with a stabbing in a west Reading park last night (Thursday).
Firefighters rescue newborn calf from lock
FIREFIGHTERS reunited a newborn calf with its mother after it wandered into the Kennet and Avon Canal and got stuck.
Woman held at knife point by hooded burglars
A TERRIFIED woman was held at knife point in her own home by hooded thugs.
Election 'tussle' unacceptable
THE Liberal Democrats have promised an investigation after rival party supporters crossed swords at the election count.
A DEFIANT disabled driver has locked horns with a clamping company by staging an audacious stunt to stop them towing his car away.
Synth siblings Disclosure light up CUBED
PROMISING synth siblings Disclosure demonstrated why they will have a bright future when they put on an electric performance at CUBED at Sub 89.
Thousands line the streets for Royals victory parade
THOUSANDS of people braved driving rain to line the streets for the Royals Championship victory parade today (Sunday).
This rock has 'hypocrisy' written all through it
EVEN the sticks of Brighton rock weren't neutral. Instead of Brighton, running through the centre were the words Council of Europe; all 500 sticks handed out at our expense to the bespoke-suited delegates assembled as a mocking reminder that this country no longer rules itself.
£1m 'milestone' for health charity
A LEADING health charity is celebrating a record-breaking "milestone" in its mission to boost efforts to provide world beating patient care.
Late licence move sparks concern
A NEWSAGENT'S bid to serve late night booze could fuel rowdy and yobbish behaviour, neighbours fear.
A PIONEERING drop-in centre providing emotional and practical support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is throwing open its doors.
MP calls for action after 11% rise in drunken A&E patients
SOARING numbers of alcohol casualties are pushing "snowed under" doctors and nurses in the Royal Berkshire Hospital's emergency wards to the limit.
Titanic efforts of a heroic grandad
WHEN Stuart Judd watches the Titanic memorial services at the weekend there will be a lump in his throat.
Life sentences for Lower Earley shooting trio
THREE men who plotted to gun down a taxi driver outside his Lower Earley home after a family dispute in their native Pakistan are beginning life sentences tonight (Thursday).
Countdown begins to Reading Half Marathon
THE adrenaline will be pumping when a record-breaking 20,000 runners set off from Green Park today (Sunday) for this year's hotly anticipated Reading Half Marathon.
Reading Half Marathon good for the sole
A BRAVE athlete will bare his heart and soles when he steps up for Sunday's Reading Half Marathon.
Shadow chancellor puts his hand in his pocket
IN these austere times you would have expected shadow chancellor Ed Balls to tighten his belt when he visited Reading today.
