AMID government advice to maintain social distancing, the Reading Sports Awards has been postponed until later in the year.

Originally due to take place in the summer, the event will now be held on November 29.

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Organisers and Reading Borough Council made the decision to delay the event as the government announced that schools will closed and strengthened calls to self isolate and work from home.