As the sun beat down on Reading this week, a photographer managed to snap a picture of these beautiful birds showing the colour pop from their feathers and surrounding flowers. Picture taken by Kelvin Elton for the Reading Chronicle Camera Club
An illegal caravan encampment has been established in a park in Reading. Evidence of fly-tipping has been spotted at the site in Waterloo Meadows, which borders a BMX park and children’s playground. As of today (Sunday) four caravans and five
Dozens of people turned out in all the colours of the rainbow for Newbury’s first ever Pride event on Saturday. The event, celebrating equality and the LGBTQ+ community, had been twice postponed due to Covid-19. A parade waving flags and banners
Here are the death announcements carried in the Reading Chronicle last week. Kwabena Nkansah NKANSAH Kwabena Died on 7 February 2022 in the Royal Berkshire Hospital Funeral Service at Henley Road Cemetery on 26th July at 9.45am. Enquiries c
An altercation broke out in Reading town centre between a man and a group of men. A 30-year-old man was arrested following the incident in Friar Street on Friday at 4.35pm on suspicion of assault by beating. He has been released on bail and
Reading Academy graduate Jem Karacan is one of two former Royals to move in the opening days of July. Turkey youth international Karacan played almost 150 times in more than a decade at the club, a key member of squads which won promotion to the
Here are some of the stories from Reading you may have missed this week. 1. Clas Ohlson Reading: Homeware store to close down Reading’s Clas Ohlson store is set to close down. The Broad Street shop has launched a 30 per cent off sale
An idyllic Victorian home with its own heated pool is up for sale in Reading. The detached property in Davis Street, Hurst, features four double bedrooms and four bathrooms. What’s more, it sits on a grassy 0.5 acre plot near Dinton country
Reading midfielder Femi Azeez signed a new two-year contract with the club, keeping him in Berkshire until 2024. The 21-year-old made 14 appearances in a breakthrough season which was overshadowed by injury. With two league goals already to
Our months-long search for the most paw-sitivley perfect pet in Reading is over. Hundreds of readers nominated or voted for an animal after we launched our competition in April, National Pet Month. The public narrowed down dozens of turtles
