2012-05-09 09:30
Following on from yesterday's 'Then & Now' post, here is RBC's own video from last Thursday's election and the count held at the Rivermead Centre.
Oranjepan says:
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2012-05-07 23:30
Things have changed a lot in local government in the 70 years since the 1940's when the British Council made this wonderfully evocative information film.
Oranjepan asks:
can you spot the… Read More
2012-04-10 02:12
Reading Borough Council's local election campaign exploded into controversy this week as accusations and counter-accusations exposed the political divisions between the parties.
Following t… Read More
2012-02-29 11:36
Local charity Red Balloon has teamed up with new celebrity patron Danyl Johnson to help promote a 'Black & White' charity fund-raising ball.
The event will take place from… Read More
2012-02-05 17:11
Winter weather traditionally inspires giddy childlike enthusiasm, as can be seen on Bracknell's slopes (video) - and this has been replicated on the blogopshere too.
Ceramix notes the… Read More
2012-02-03 12:10
Cyclists and journalists may seem like occassionally odd bedfellows, but local bloggers appear to think they talk the same language.
Groovy Yank pokes some fun at the self-importance of gua… Read More
2012-02-02 13:03
#rdgnews - Tesco's remarkable recent growth in the local area has lead to suspicion of backroom favours and secret deals are propping up political interests at the e… Read More
2012-01-29 09:14
It must be that time of year again - when the New Year's resolutions have been put on the backburner and people start dreaming of getting away from routine.
Graeme Thiessen recently emigrat… Read More
2012-01-27 20:57
The announcement that Reading FC owner Sir John Madejski has agreed to sell a controlling stake in the club has been met with mixed feelings. Reading Post polls 2:1 of readers in favour.
Th… Read More
2012-01-27 20:49
#rdgnews - Reading's Labour party bosses have admitted they were 'forced' to reveal their plans to eliminate senior management posts in a £1m savings drive earlier than required.
Cllr… Read More
2012-01-14 11:07
Friday 13th appears and TV repeats of the horror series are resurrected.
In a similar vein local bloggers are on the scene...
Elizabeth Thomas worries that she has enough accidents as it i… Read More
2012-01-12 10:09
#RdgNews - Reading Conservative Group have elected a new frontbench leadership team.
New Leader, Cllr Harris
Church Ward's Cllr Tim Harris was elected unopposed as the new leader, replaci… Read More
2011-12-20 11:38
According to the Openly Local UK Councils Open Data Scorecard, only 3 of Berkshire's six councils have open data - compared to 85 out of 428 across the rest of the country.
So far Bracknell… Read More
2011-11-12 13:36
While the controversial aspects of poppy-wearing have caused consternation in the footballing world, Berkshire's own Internet Psychologist, Graham Jones, provides the best tribute to remembe… Read More
2011-10-27 12:30
Cross-cultural dialogue has been to the fore during this year's Reading International Festival - and there's been remarkable evidence that to be successful learning must be a two-way exercis… Read More
2011-10-07 10:07
#rdgnews - While parts of Berkshire completed the switch-over from analogue to fully-digital television on 28th September the government is moving forward with plans to liberalise broadcast… Read More
2011-08-30 10:00
Swamp-like conditions and motorway misery weren't going to stop the fun for thousands of visitors to Reading for the annual Bank Holiday festival washout - not that the hordes are known for… Read More
2011-08-27 10:00
#rdgnews - Thames Water have returned with a new application to redevelop the former Bath Rd reservoir site.
Changes include another reduction of the number of residential properties from 9… Read More
2011-08-19 16:00
This summer's archaeological dig at Silchester Roman town has already provided some interesting discoveries - notably that the site pre-dates Roman times where locals had adopted an urbanise… Read More
2011-08-13 17:28
#riots - As coverage of rioting gripped the nation this week, locals have been keen to get in on the act.
Mike McNamara reports Thames Valley Police recorded several small incidents in Read… Read More
2011-08-05 21:32
#rdgpol - Controversial Katesgrove Councillor Warren Swaine has had his party membership reinstated after a drawn-out suspension lasting six months.
At a 2 1/2 hour hearing in front of LibD… Read More
2011-08-02 21:07
#rdgpol - As part of coordinated efforts to encourage greater engagement with residents Reading Borough Council recently announced a new initiative to create a direct feedback channel to Cou… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Questions have been raised about the use of expenses by elected officials after reports showed unusual discrepancies.
'Entitled to be fed'
In Reading deputy leader of RBC, Labour's Cllr… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A 66-year-old former helicopter commander who served in Borneo and the Falklands War has been elected as the first Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley Police, describing it as an… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Oh dear! Newbury's Conservative MP and Defra Minister Richard Benyon keeps attracting negative headlines.
On the day his department introduced the hosepipe ban The People's investigative te… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Following on from yesterday's 'Then & Now' post, here is RBC's own video from last Thursday's election and the count held at the Rivermead Centre.
Oranjepan says:
Beyond the… Read More
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