READING ladies made it four wins from four Investec Women’s League games with a 1-0 victory over Canterbury at Sonning Lane on Saturday, writes Dave Wright. But Blues had to work extra hard to break down a resolute defence, and it wasn’t until just
Warning: Some readers may find images distressing MAGGOT-INFESTED food has been seized from an Oxford Road shop. Council officers deemed the food unfit for human consumption and seized the frozen produce - mainly fish and some meat - infested
FAMILIES and couples joined staff from the specialist Rainbow Clinic at the Royal Berkshire Hospital to celebrate its first birthday and say thank you for their support. The clinic provides care to families after the sad loss of a baby due to late
A CONCERT is being held in Woodley to celebrate a local amateur group's 10th anniversary. Mostly G&S is a Reading based group that enjoys singing operetta with specific emphasis on the works of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The group will
MORE than 60 burglaries took place in Reading throughout August, according to new police figures. Data from August 2019 shows the location of every burglary in the town, and whether any suspects have been arrested or not. August is the most
POLICE have refused to publish plans for dealing with the effects of Brexit on the grounds it would harm national security and international relations. The Thames Valley local resilience forum — responsible for warning, informing and advising
Reading's clash with QPR on Boxing Day at the Madejski Stadium has been moved to Sky for live TV. Kick off will now be at 7.30pm, moved from 3pm. The two teams played out an entertaining 2-2 draw last night. Twice the Royals went behind
CHRISTMAS Day is just 63 days away with many people starting to get ready for the festive season. It's a time to relax and spend time with loved ones, decorate your homes, bake sweet treats and exchange gifts. To help you celebrate the holiday
Reading striker Sam Baldock admitted he has waited for his chance to come back into the mix after his crucial leveller got Reading a deserved point in their 2-2 draw against QPR on Tuesday evening. Baldock tapped home from close-range for his first
SEB Reynolds was pleased with some of his young guns despite Rams falling to a second National One defeat of the season in a 22-17 reverse at Blackheath. The visitors gave a debut to 20-year-old fly-half Louis Ellis and also had to bring fellow
READING City survived a dramatic penalty shoot-out to beat Ardley United 6-5 in the Bluefin Sports Challenge Cup, the sides having earlier drawn 1-1. Tobias London put the Oxfordshire side in front four minutes before the break, Steve Lee sent off
A REAL-LIFE 'Lady In The Van' has shared her remarkable story of living off-grid for 30 years in VANS - including a bright yellow one just like the famous film. Jill Raymond, in her 60s, moved into her first mobile home in the 1980s - a small four-wheeled
LONDON Irish produced a superb display to win their opening Gallagher Premiership game of the season 29-26 at Wasps – only their second top-flight away win in the past four-and-a-half years. Exiles fell behind to a ninth-minute Lima Sopoaga penalty
ATTEMPTS to stop a rumoured school knife attack at a funfair in Newbury has seen three arrests being made by Police. Worried parents and schools notified Thames Valley Police that rival schools were planning a fight at the 2019 Michaelmas Fair.
FROM peking duck to spring rolls, we've had a look at the top five Chinese restaurants right here in Reading. The results have been taken from Tripadvisor, listed in their order of highest ratings. Here's what we found - what do you think?
PEOPLE in Reading are becoming more active, Sport England's annual survey shows. The governing body has hailed record levels of physical activity and sports participation across the country, but said more needed to be done to improve access for
A COMMUNITY has been left shocked after heartless thieves appear to have stolen a Poppy Appeal collection and food bank items from a church. According to a post on Facebook, which has been widely commented on by residents, the items and money were
School cleaners went on strike yesterday afternoon over plans to privatise their jobs. Union GMB held the demonstration at Prospect School on Tuesday afternoon (October 23) alongside cleaners after “cleaning staff were told not to speak to students
A READING woman found her favourite childhood book complete with her doodles in a museum - 25 YEARS after she gave it away to charity. Zoe Andrews and sister Hannah loved Frances Hodgson Burnet's 'The Secret Garden' as children. They eventually
MIGRANTS have been charged millions of pounds by a hospital in Reading for NHS care under new controversial rules. Since 2017 undocumented migrants — those without leave to remain in the UK — must pay upfront for non-urgent NHS care and treatment
Reading manager Mark Bowen is convinced his side can climb the Championship table following their excellent 2-2 draw with QPR at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on Tuesday night. Nahki Wells gave the hosts the lead before George Puscas equalised
A CHEEKY clubber ended up in court after he nicked a bouncer's clipboard - because he wasn't on the list. Charlie Palmer, 22, from Mortimer, tried to inconvenience the club by throwing the clipboard away after he was told he couldn't come in
Royals fans took to Twitter to react to last night's excellent 2-2 draw with QPR at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. QPR took the lead twice but Reading fought back both times to earn a deserved point. George Puscas and Sam Baldock grabbed
Reading thoroughly deserved their point in their 2-2 draw with QPR at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium last night - can they now kick on and propel themselves up the table, writes Nicholas Tunney. The Royals look a different team in the past
A PETITION set up to save Reading gaol has reached over 7,000 signatures, it has been revealed. Reading East MP, Matt Rodda, started the petition in May this year and it has now reached a total of 7,165 signatures. Reading gaol has been put
Exclusions in Reading secondary schools have more than halved over the last four years and the trend is continuing. Between 2015/16 and 2017/2018 the number of exclusions fell from 1,245 to 651, according to the latest Department for Education
