http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:31:02 +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/ 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 THE next meeting of Holybrook Parish Council will be held at the Beansheaf Community Centre in Charrington Road, Calcot, at 7.30pm on Monday. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/48200-council-to-give-verdict-on-flats-plan/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/48200-council-to-give-verdict-on-flats-plan/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +0100 News HEARTLESS burglars raided a 91-year-old woman’s house after a doorstep con. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/48179-theft-from-woman-91/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/48179-theft-from-woman-91/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 News POLICE are warning villagers to stay vigilant after burglars swooped on two houses in Sonning Common. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/48176-villagers-on-the-look-out-after-double-burglary/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/48176-villagers-on-the-look-out-after-double-burglary/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +0100 News BURGLARS escaped with tools and an ornate mirror worth £200 after raiding a Goring home. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/48170-tools-and-mirror-stolen-in-house-raid/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/48170-tools-and-mirror-stolen-in-house-raid/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News Don't miss your chance to get two tickets for the price of one with our Buy One Get One Free offer for tickets to Reading Football Club. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/48169-reading-fc-ticket-offer-exclusive/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/48169-reading-fc-ticket-offer-exclusive/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News A LAPTOP, seven water colour paintings and a banjo were part of the haul when burglars raided a country home. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/31/48163-banjo-and-paintings-stolen-in-burglary/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/31/48163-banjo-and-paintings-stolen-in-burglary/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:30:00 +0100 News TWO cars were set ablaze within an hour of each other last night (Monday). http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/31/48162-two-cars-torched-in-early-morning-blaze/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/31/48162-two-cars-torched-in-early-morning-blaze/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0100 News A POLICE officer suffered head injuries after being struck by a missile in a "sporadic" outbreak of violence on the Reading Festival's closing night. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/48150-police-officer-hurt-in-festival-skirmish/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/48150-police-officer-hurt-in-festival-skirmish/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:25 +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 POLICE have pledged to snuff out any yobbish behaviour and trouble tonight (Sunday) on the final day of the Reading Festival. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/29/48148-police-braced-for-festivals-closing-night/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/29/48148-police-braced-for-festivals-closing-night/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:30:28 +0100 News IT was a melodic end to an energetic second day at the Reading Festival as headliners Arcade Fire lit up the main stage. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/29/48143-arcade-fire-burn-brightly-on-festivals-second-day/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/29/48143-arcade-fire-burn-brightly-on-festivals-second-day/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:30:00 +0100 News CRIME figures at the Reading Festival are up on last year and still climbing. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48141-crime-on-the-increase-at-reading-festival/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48141-crime-on-the-increase-at-reading-festival/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:32:55 +0100 News CAVERSHAM residents have said they were not bothered by the late running of the Reading Festival's opening day. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48140-residents-not-bothered-by-festivals-late-running-/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48140-residents-not-bothered-by-festivals-late-running-/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:53:27 +0100 News Who needs Guns N' Roses? Not these happy - but muddy - campers http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48139-reading-festivalgoers-give-their-verdict/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48139-reading-festivalgoers-give-their-verdict/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News Danii Cumber chats with Amy Barton in her wedding dress as the Reading-based band attract the biggest crowd ever to the BBC Introducing stage. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48138-amys-ghost-set-a-crowd-record-at-reading-festival/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48138-amys-ghost-set-a-crowd-record-at-reading-festival/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:00:00 +0100 News Crazy Arm - Lock Up Stage on Friday http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48137-festival-crazy-arms-darren-snubs-guns-n-roses/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48137-festival-crazy-arms-darren-snubs-guns-n-roses/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0100 News THERE was a bizarre end to the opening day of the Reading Festival with organisers pulling the plug on headline act Guns N' Roses. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48136-guns-n-roses-sit-down-demo-closes-reading-festivals-opening-day/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/48136-guns-n-roses-sit-down-demo-closes-reading-festivals-opening-day/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +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 A HISTORIAN and speedway enthusiast is appealing for information after unearthing an old photograph from Berkshire's past. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/27/48116-did-you-ride-with-these-berkshire-biker-babes/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/27/48116-did-you-ride-with-these-berkshire-biker-babes/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +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 THOUSANDS of music fans have flooded the town on the eve of the sold out 2010 Reading Festival. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48115-festival-goers-flood-reading/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48115-festival-goers-flood-reading/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0100 News A PUB landlord was back at work within hours after being stabbed by masked raiders. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48091-landlord-stabbed-by-masked-thugs-in-pub-robbery/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/26/48091-landlord-stabbed-by-masked-thugs-in-pub-robbery/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:24:00 +0100 News