http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:30:50 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 54 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/rc_logo_500x75.png http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/ BUS services subsidised by the council are being axed to save money – but fares on some remaining routes will come down. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/48201-subsidised-buses-axed-as-council-cuts-back/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/48201-subsidised-buses-axed-as-council-cuts-back/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +0100 News ON the final day of Reading Festival, muddy music fans named some of the highs and lows of the long weekend. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/48149-festival-favourites-and-faux-pas/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/48149-festival-favourites-and-faux-pas/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0100 News AS the final day of Reading Festival drew to a close, grubby festivalgoers converged at the main stage for the much-anticipated return of pop-punk band Blink-182. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/48147-blink182-draw-the-crowds-at-final-night-of-festival/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/48147-blink182-draw-the-crowds-at-final-night-of-festival/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News A WOMAN whose life is blighted by MS has slammed the NHS for dismissing a treatment that could help her and potentially save thousands on expensive drugs. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/27/48134-denied-help-ms-sufferer-blasts-health-bosses/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/27/48134-denied-help-ms-sufferer-blasts-health-bosses/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:28:00 +0100 News ALMOST 100 crimes have been reported so far at the Reading Festival and nine people arrested. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/27/48131-festival-crime-up/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/27/48131-festival-crime-up/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News FESTIVAL bosses are draining the site following days of heavy rain. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48114-rain-forces-draining-of-festival-site/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48114-rain-forces-draining-of-festival-site/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:10:00 +0100 News A MAN has admitted causing the death of a woman from Sonning Common by dangerous driving. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48112-dangerous-driving-admission-following-womans-death/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48112-dangerous-driving-admission-following-womans-death/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News THOUSANDS of homes were left in the dark by power cuts in Lower Earley last night. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/48038-thousands-lose-power-in-earley/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/48038-thousands-lose-power-in-earley/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News POLICE are searching for a woman who has gone missing from her home. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/21/48035-search-for-missing-woman-26/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/21/48035-search-for-missing-woman-26/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:30:00 +0100 News The Royal County Game Fair will be better than ever with the launch of The South Of England Country Pursuits Pentathlon Championship. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/16/47934-let-the-games-begin/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/16/47934-let-the-games-begin/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:22:08 +0100 News Will your child be crowned our Super Tot 2010? http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/13/47922-make-sure-you-take-your-super-tot-along-for-a-free-photo-session/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/13/47922-make-sure-you-take-your-super-tot-along-for-a-free-photo-session/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0100 News POLICE are questioning a man in connection with a suspected heroin death over the weekend. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47868-man-quizzed-in-heroin-death-probe/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47868-man-quizzed-in-heroin-death-probe/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:30:00 +0100 News A CONTROVERSIAL listing of a railway bridge that threatened to derail a multi-million pound freight upgrade has been overturned by the Government. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47926-upgrade-is-back-on-track-after-bridge-decision/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47926-upgrade-is-back-on-track-after-bridge-decision/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0100 News MASKED raiders carrying handguns robbed a petrol station in the middle of the night. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47858-gun-terror-at-petrol-station/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47858-gun-terror-at-petrol-station/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:30:00 +0100 News TWO young women have taken teenagers’ concerns into their own hands – with plans to set up a youth centre. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47854-youth-centre-dream-of-committed-pair/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/12/47854-youth-centre-dream-of-committed-pair/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News GARDENS should be seen as necessities – not concreted over for building land. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/10/47853-digging-in-over-gardengrabbing/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/10/47853-digging-in-over-gardengrabbing/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News BURGER van owner Ian Adey can keep on grilling after a licensing panel threw out complaints against him. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/09/47850-burger-man-lives-to-fry-another-day/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/09/47850-burger-man-lives-to-fry-another-day/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News A CORONER has hit out at rumours spread on Facebook blaming an innocent man for the death of one of his friends. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/09/47849-coroner-attacks-facebook-claims/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/09/47849-coroner-attacks-facebook-claims/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News A THIRD man is thought to have died from using contaminated or unusually strong heroin. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/08/47835-police-fear-heroin-behind-third-death/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/08/47835-police-fear-heroin-behind-third-death/ Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:10:29 +0100 News POLICE have issued a warning to drug users after two men died last night from possibly taking a bad batch of heroin. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/08/47833-heroin-warning-after-deaths/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/08/47833-heroin-warning-after-deaths/ Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:52:32 +0100 News FIREFIGHTERS fear that a plumber's van was deliberately set alight. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/07/47836-plumbers-van-burnt-out/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/07/47836-plumbers-van-burnt-out/ Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 News A RADICAL 'ban’ on new bars and clubs in the town centre is just one step away from being implemented. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/06/47852-persuasive-arguments-for-bar-ban/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/06/47852-persuasive-arguments-for-bar-ban/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:30:00 +0100 News OUR babies are all absolutely beautiful, our toddlers are terrific and our little kids are the cutest. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/06/47818-is-your-child-a-super-tot/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/06/47818-is-your-child-a-super-tot/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0100 News THE Mayor of Reading today called on the town to back the national fundraising campaign to help the millions of victims of the floods which are devastating north west Pakistan. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/47770-mayors-plea-for-flood-help-from-generous-reading/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/47770-mayors-plea-for-flood-help-from-generous-reading/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:57:00 +0100 News NEARLY two-thirds of elderly and vulnerable people cared for by their council could see help withdrawn or transferred to volunteers under radical cost-cutting plans. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/47737-leaked-care-shakeup-to-affect-thousands/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/47737-leaked-care-shakeup-to-affect-thousands/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:30:00 +0100 News