Travellers set to be told to move from site

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        September 9, 2026

Travellers set to be told to move from site

Good Morning Reading — 2026-09-09

West Berkshire Council was given a temporary injunction at the High Court in December.
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Travellers set to be told to move from site
• West Berkshire Council was given a temporary injunction at the High Court in December.
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Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce RSS feed · yesterday
India and Bhutan DCTS Changes: What Importers Need to Check
• The UK Government has confirmed two important changes under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), affecting trade with India and Bhutan.
• Although the changes follow different routes, both require UK importers to review commodity-level tariff treatment and origin evidence rather than assume existing preference arrangements will continue unchanged.
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce RSS feed · Business and sponsor intelligence · yesterday
Saffery appoints Emma Lane as Head of Client Development, South
• Top 15 accountancy and business advisory firm, Saffery, has appointed Emma Lane as its southern based Head of Client Development, South.
• The role has been created to drive client growth across the south of England as the firm continues to invest in building a scalable, national approach to client development.
Reading Chronicle · Local news · yesterday
Aldi creates 120 jobs as new store opens every week in September
• One new Aldi store has already opened, while three more are due to welcome shoppers this month.
Reading Chronicle · Local news · yesterday
Drivers warned of new police crackdown on roads with £1,000 fines
• Drivers caught using incorrectly displayed number plates can be fined up to £1,000.
Bracknell News — News · Local news · yesterday
Elderly day centre given lifeline as council works to prevent closure
• Wokingham Borough Council is exploring ways to give a lifeline to an elderly day centre which has made the decision to close.
Bracknell News — News · Local news · yesterday
Community groups offered grants of up to £20,000 to help prevent crime
• Thames Valley groups can apply for up to £10,000 in Community Fund grants to prevent crime, tackle anti-social behaviour and improve safety by September 28, 2026.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
Hickies music shop seeking local musicians’s submissions for in-store soundtrack
• Hickies Music, the town's longest-serving music shop, is looking to play music from local artists as part of its in-store soundtrack.
Reading Today Online (rdg.today) · Local news · yesterday
Plans which would see parts of Reading fall under new ‘Ridgeway’ authority put on hold amid legals
• Plans that would see Reading subsumed under the local authority in another county have been put on hold amid potential legal challenges.
BBC Berkshire local news RSS feed · Local media cross-checks · yesterday
Prince George begins first day at a rainy Eton College
• The 13-year-old will follow in the footsteps of his father, the Prince of Wales, by attending the elite private school.
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9 SepCandace Cameron Bure - Reading, PA9 Sep · Bohemian NightBohemian Night - Weekly Open Mic9 Sep · The Jazz CaféCharity Quiz Night9 Sep–23 Dec · Dimitri EntertainmentsOakford Social Club Karaoke9 Sep–1 Nov · Basildon ParkSilhouettes of Society9 Sep · Purple TurtleThe Groove9 Sep–30 Sep · Reading Biscuit FactoryThea Schultz Solo Exhibition10 Sep · Reading LibrariesBattle Library Coffee Morning10 Sep · Reading MuseumBayeux Tapestry Tours10 Sep · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at Palmer Park Library10 Sep · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at Southcote Library10 Sep · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at the NEW Reading Central Library10 Sep · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at Tilehurst Library10 Sep · Reading LibrariesRhymetime at Whitley Library11 Sep · University of Reading MusicCandlelight: Ed Sheeran & Coldplay | Reading11 Sep · The Great Hall University of Reading, RG1 5AQCandlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer11 Sep · Pentahotel ReadingLive at the Pentahotel: Friday Night Club Comedy - Sep 1111 Sep · Reading MinsterThe Music Of Motown - The Candlelight Concert - Reading Minster11 Sep at 22:00 · Reading Lola LoWAIOLA £1.50 SHOTS ALL NIGHT11 Sep at 22:00WAIOLA DRAKEOVER11 Sep at 22:00WAIOLA PRE-SEASON SPECIAL12 Sep · SUB89: ReadingBed By 10 Returns To Reading!12 Sep · Reading Concert HallPaul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show12 Sep · South Street Arts CentreRobin Ince and Richard Dawson do some poetry and music12 Sep at 03:00 · Popworld - ReadingWHAT THE POP SATURDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 12TH SEPTEMBER12 & 19 SepWHAT THE POP SATURDAYS @ POPWORLD READING 19TH SEPTEMBER12 Sep · Progress TheatreCold Comfort Farm12 SepReading Raga Resonance: Slide & Strum on The Mystic Frets14 & 21 SepMNE - THE WELCOME HOME (PART OF RETURNERS FEST 26)15 Sep · 21 South Street, RG1 4QU Reading, United KingdomFlo & Joan: With Feeling (Tour Warm Up)17 Sep at 17:00Vintage Night | Reading Roots Market18 SepColin Hay in Reading19 Sep · Great Hall - University of ReadingDAY SESSIONS - READING - 202619 Sep at 18:00 · Loddon BreweryOktoberfest 2026 at Loddon Brewery19 Sep at 11:00 · Market HouseReading Vegan Festival19 Sep · Face BarRunnin' Blue presents: Warrior Soul20 Sep · Reading Students' UnionReading's Official Moving In Party FT. BIG JOHN LIVE PA!20 Sep · Reading Students' UnionReading's Official Moving In Party ON SALE NOW20 Sep · VENUE TBATHE FRESHERS FULL MOON PARTY - READING FRESHERS20 Sep · Reading Lola LoTHE OFFICIAL MOVING IN PARTY IN TOWN21 Sep · Multiple VenuesBREAK THE ICE (PART OF FRESHERS FEST 26)21 Sep · Reading Town Centre And Student UnionReading Freshers Fest 26/27 - ON SALE NOW21 Sep · Lola Lo, Reading Student's Union, Gun Street Garden, Popworld, Sub89 Purple TurtleREADING RETURNERS FEST 2026 - ON SALE NOW21 Sep · The Purple TurtleWelcome Back To Reading @ Purple Turtle (PART OF RETURNERS FEST 26)22 Sep · Reading Students UnionBingo Lingo Reading - Student Tour22 Sep · Sub89WHITE LIES PARTY @ SUB 89 (PART OF RETURNERS FEST 26)22 Sep · Multiple VenuesWHITE LIES PARTY (PART OF FRESHERS FEST 26)
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Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by King Henry I, and in its heyday it was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries and a major medieval pilgrimage centre.
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