Decision due on plan to build nearly 600 more flats in Reading town centre
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Decision due on plan to build nearly 600 more flats in Reading town centre
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 | Reading Chronicle news · today Decision imminent on plan for 75 homes in Berkshire village near Reading• Source check from Reading Chronicle news: "Decision imminent on plan for 75 homes in Berkshire village near Reading" is included in this local briefing because it may affect residents, records, services, travel, planning, events or local decisions. |
 | Reading Borough Council News · Government and democracy · yesterday Programme of major road resurfacing announced• Seventeen sections of main road to be resurfaced over the next five weeks Latest schedule of works continues significant Council investment in highways improvements |
 | Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce RSS feed · Business and sponsor intelligence · yesterday Oxford Robotics Institute showcased at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition• Two research groups from the Oxford Robotics Institute (part of the Department of Engineering Science) were selected to host one of 13 special flagship exhibits for the Summer Science Exhibition. |
 | BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday How to tell if your kids' squishy toys are fake• Councils are warning people to look out for fake squishy toys that may contain toxic chemicals |
 | BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday Carabao Cup second-round draw details• Nottingham Forest will face Leeds in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League tie in the second round of the competition. |
 | BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday Cyclist hit by e-scooter left with serious injuries• Elaine Parry was cycling with a friend on Sunday 2 August when the e-scooter rider hit her. |
 | BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee• The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company. |
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