Cocaine worth nearly £20m found in banana shipment
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-26 A Hampshire Police and Thames Valley Police specialist unit helped move the drugs to a secure location.Good Morning...
Wildfires putting lives at risk fire service warns
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-25 Fire and Rescue Service wants public to extinguish cigarettes, avoid public barbecues and dispose of glass.Good Morning...
Football ban for man, 21, who took knife to match
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-24 Lewis Campbell-Williams from Kent has been sentenced for bringing a knife to a Reading FC fixture.Good Morning...
Alcohol-related disorder leads to World Cup arrests
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-23 Thames Valley Police says alcohol-related disorder was among the main issues.Good Morning ReadingMorning briefing · 20 min...
Trio jailed for £3.75m drugs and firearms operation
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-22 Reading Crown Court hears details of large-scale drugs, firearms, and money laundering crimes.Good Morning ReadingMorning...
Teacher's escape room app wins national award
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-05 Slough school teacher Valli Krishnappan developed Logic MasterMind to get pupils more engaged.Good Morning ReadingMorning...
UKEF Launches £50 Billion Defence Export Fund
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-04 UK Export Finance has launched a £50 billion Defence Export Fund to help British defence companies compete for major...
Two million litres of water used to put out major fire
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-03 The Royal Berkshire Fire Service was helped by six other services during the blaze in May.Good Morning ReadingMorning...
Council listed jailed ex-mayor's taxi firm online
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-02 Naheed Ejaz served as Bracknell Forest's mayor from May 2023 but resigned as a councillor in 2024.Good Morning...
'Lung scan in supermarket car park saved my life'
Good Morning Reading — 2026-07-01 Source check from BBC Berkshire local news: "'Lung scan in supermarket car park saved my life'" is included in this local...
Refused plans for barn near Reading set for appeal with Secretary of State
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-30 Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Refused plans for barn near Reading set for appeal with Secretary of State" is...
1914 home that is full of 'Arts and Crafts character' on sale for £2.5m
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-29 Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "1914 home that is full of 'Arts and Crafts character' on sale for £2.5m" is...
Reading Biscuit Factory 'very happy' to re-open after licensing debacle
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-28 Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Reading Biscuit Factory 'very happy' to re-open after licensing debacle" is...
Thief arrested for nicking goods worth £114
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-27 Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Thief arrested for nicking goods worth £114" is included in this local briefing...
'Talk to young people about the danger of open water'
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-26 'Talk to young people about the danger of open water' - plus 14 more Reading and Wokingham corridor updates across council,...
Rare red heat warning to be in place for Berkshire TODAY as temperatures soar to 39C
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-25 Rare red heat warning to be in place for Berkshire TODAY as temperatures soar to 39C - plus 14 more Reading and Wokingham...
Warning 1976-style heatwave could become normal
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-24 Warning 1976-style heatwave could become normal - plus 14 more Reading and Wokingham corridor updates across council,...
'Sharing of NHS information could have saved our son'
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-23 'Sharing of NHS information could have saved our son' - plus 14 more Reading and Wokingham corridor updates across council,...
Four-day extreme heat warning begins as temperatures could hit 38C
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-22 Four-day extreme heat warning begins as temperatures could hit 38C - plus 14 more Reading and Wokingham corridor updates...
Extreme heat warning expanded as 37C heatwave approaches UK
Good Morning Reading — 2026-06-21 Extreme heat warning expanded as 37C heatwave approaches UK - plus 14 more Reading and Wokingham corridor updates across...