Hollywood Bowl launches new Bowlingo glossary
Good Morning Reading — 2026-08-16
A British-born Hollywood Bowl glossary puts a humorous twist on classic bowling talk.
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Hollywood Bowl launches new Bowlingo glossary
• A British-born Hollywood Bowl glossary puts a humorous twist on classic bowling talk.
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Wokingham.Today — News · Local news · yesterday
Police install ANPR cameras at Winnersh Sainsbury’s after community concerns over anti-social behaviour
• Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology is being installed at a supermarket car park in Winnersh following concerns about anti-social behaviour.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
Police warning after children enter ‘dangerous’ Reading golf club site
• Police have warned people not to enter private land at a Reading golf club following reports of anti-social behaviour and arson.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
Reading FC owner gives cryptic response on Charlie Savage future amid transfer interest
• Reading FC owner Rob Couhig has refused to rule out Charlie Savage leaving the club before the summer transfer window closes.
Reading Chronicle · Local news · yesterday
Regatta for the Disabled returns to Henley this September
• The Regatta for the Disabled returns to Phyllis Court Club in Henley on Saturday, September 12.
Wokingham.Today — News · Local news · yesterday
‘We’re sick to death’: Neighbour attacks Wokingham pub over late-night disturbances
• A neighbour is still angry at a pub playing music outside well into the night on weekends in Wokingham after a bid for restrictions failed.
Bracknell News — News · Local news · yesterday
Berkshire village street name shown in Russian on Google Maps
• A residential street in a village in Berkshire has bizarrely appeared in the Russian language in street view imagery on Google Maps.
BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday
House of Mercy: Victorian refuge for 'fallen women'
• Radio Berkshire's Lorin Bozkurt finds out more about a Windsor refuge started by a Spanish widow.
BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · 2 days ago
One million sign petition to keep PC Harper's killers in jail
• The milestone was acknowledged "without fanfare" ahead of the anniversary of the officer's death.
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16 Aug · Wasing ParkMose in Reading
16 AugBenny Page in Reading
16 Aug · Pumpkin PantosAlice in Wonderland
16 Aug · Spill BarLive Music at Spill
16 Aug · Retreat, TheLow-Key Sundays
16 Aug–23 Aug · Reading Business Improvement District (BID)Reading Dino Trail
16 Aug · Purple TurtleReggae Sunday
16 Aug–1 Nov · Thames RiverCruiseRiver Trips from Caversham
16 Aug–1 Nov · Basildon ParkSilhouettes of Society
16 Aug–2 Sep · Reading LibrariesSummer Crafts at Reading Libraries
16 Aug–30 Aug · Basildon ParkSummer of Play at Basildon Park
16 Aug · ReadifolkTheme Night - The Road Less Travelled
17 Aug · Reading Men Walking and Talking (MWAT) groupReading Men Walking and Talking (MWAT) group
17 Aug · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at Tilehurst Library
17 Aug–24 Aug · Reading Biscuit FactoryThe 48-Hour Film Challenge: Reading Biscuit Factory x Framespotting
21 & 28 AugGSG FRIDAYS: NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL PARTY FT. RUM AND REDBULL
21 AugICONIC FRIDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 4TH SEPTEMBER
21 Aug at 20:00Live at the Pentahotel: Friday Night Club Comedy
22 AugWHAT THE POP SATURDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 15TH AUGUST
26–27 Aug · Richfield AvenueReading Festival 2026 - Weekend + Early Entry Camping
28 Aug · Richfield AvenueReading Festival 2026 - Friday
28 Aug · Richfield AvenueReading Festival 2026 - Weekend Non-Camping
29 Aug · Richfield AvenueReading Festival 2026 - Saturday and Sunday Non-Camping
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Huntley & Palmers, founded in Reading in 1822, became the largest biscuit factory in the world, employing over 5,000 people across a 24-acre site on both banks of the River Kennet by 1898.
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