Progress on ambitious plans for 362 new affordable Council homes
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Progress on ambitious plans for 362 new affordable Council homes
• Another 362 affordable Council homes set to be delivered by 2029 89 of those to be completed this financial year at three sites Council ambition is to increase housing stock to let to tenants at social rents
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 | Reading Borough Council Newstoday Reading’s new Central Library opens Thursday• New Location New Chapter Invitation to come and explore the new venue |
BBC Berkshiretoday Football club's move gets council backing again• Filter hard to the defined patch. |
 | Bracknell News — Newstoday Man jailed for 3 years as crackdown on use of 'dodgy' Fire Sticks in the UK continues• man has been jailed for more than three years for selling illegal IPTV subscriptions and pre-loaded Firesticks to almost 2,000 customers. |
 | Reading Borough Council Newstoday Digital Stop Smoking App made Freely Available to Reading Residents• New smoke free app launched in Reading to help residents quit App launch comes as smoking rates in Reading fall below 10% for the first time |
BBC Berkshiretoday Amber extreme heat warning issued as 35C heatwave approaches• Filter hard to the defined patch. |
BBC Berkshiretoday Third Newbury Racecourse building needs fire watch• Filter hard to the defined patch. |
Bracknell Newstoday Update as German supermarket prepares to submit planning application• Get the latest Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot and surrounding areas news, sport and entertainment. |
 | Bracknell News — Newstoday Leaders and demand speedy progress after new hospital site chosen• Senior leaders in Bracknell have all demanded rapid progress after NHS managers named their preferred site for the new Frimley Park Hospital |
 | Bracknell News — Newstoday Magical family theatre show coming to Elms Field this summer• magical family theatre show is coming to Elms Field this summer. |
Bracknell Newstoday Council 'not sympathetic at all' over cancer patient's 'ruined' garden• Get the latest Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot and surrounding areas news, sport and entertainment. |
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