http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:02:58 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 54 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/rc_logo_500x75.png http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/reading/ CROWDS lined the streets of Wootton Basset this afternoon to pay their respects to fallen Reading army hero Coporal Richard Green http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45349-reading-hero-mourned-on-return-to-uk/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45349-reading-hero-mourned-on-return-to-uk/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:10 +0000 News PARTNERS at Waitrose and John Lewis in Reading began the day with the news that this year's bonus is to be 15% of their annual salary, equal to almost eight weeks pay. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45306-bonus-in-store-for-john-lewis-partners/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45306-bonus-in-store-for-john-lewis-partners/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:34:54 +0000 News BEEKEEPERS keen to introduce more people to their hobby are giving expert guidance at an open day later this month. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45299-beecome-a-beekeeper/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45299-beecome-a-beekeeper/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News READING and Cambridge's duel for transport cash has taken a new turn with the Government scrappage of the Transport Innovation Fund (TiF). http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45260-rival-claims-it-leads-race-for-roads-cash/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45260-rival-claims-it-leads-race-for-roads-cash/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News LEADING politicians in Reading have welcomed Gordon Brown's backing for the bid for city status. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45236-no-limits-for-city-bid-support/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45236-no-limits-for-city-bid-support/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News TWO women were burned when the car they were sat in ignited into a "fireball". http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45242-women-trapped-in-burning-car/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45242-women-trapped-in-burning-car/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News SUE RAYNER, Director of Communications at Reading University, who had had been battling cancer since the autumn died on Saturday at the age of 59. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45229-sue-rayner--an-indomitable-spirit/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/45229-sue-rayner--an-indomitable-spirit/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News TRANSPORT bosses say hauliers should stop using Reading as a rat-run rather than moaning about the planned Low Emissions Zone. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45237-ratrun-hauliers-fall-into-lez-trap/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45237-ratrun-hauliers-fall-into-lez-trap/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000 News LITTLE Heath school is today mourning the death of ex-pupil Richard Green, who was killed on duty in Helmand. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45172-school-mourns-soldier-pupil/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45172-school-mourns-soldier-pupil/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:03:06 +0000 News TORY shadow ministers flooded into Reading West to back Alok Sharma's run for Parliament. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45230-top-tories-flock-to-back-sharma/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45230-top-tories-flock-to-back-sharma/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News REGULAR service was resumed when familiar customers were welcomed back at their old local to find landlord John Westendorp still behind the bar. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45231-angling-for-a-jolly-future/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45231-angling-for-a-jolly-future/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News MOVE over Alan Hansen! - Little George Major may want to consider a career as a football pundit after correctly predicting the Royal's 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45145-brave-george-knows-the-score/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45145-brave-george-knows-the-score/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:23:00 +0000 News READING'S education leader faces a no confidence motion in a row over schools' homophobic bullying strategies. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45147-jon-hartley-to-face-noconfidence-vote/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45147-jon-hartley-to-face-noconfidence-vote/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 News FORMER Labour leader and Leighton Park school pupil Michael Foot has died at the age of 96. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45124-former-labour-leader-michael-foot-dies-/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45124-former-labour-leader-michael-foot-dies-/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:09:33 +0000 News LIB Dem Parliamentary hopeful Gareth Epps has signed up to a pubgoer's manifesto and pledged to back beer drinkers. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45235-raising-a-pint-to-community-pubs/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/45235-raising-a-pint-to-community-pubs/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News WORKERS are invited to take part in an inter-company triathlon event at Green Park later this month, to raise money for Sport Relief. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45119-green-park-to-host-charity-triathlon/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45119-green-park-to-host-charity-triathlon/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News A COLLISION between a van and a woman pedestrian in east Reading has left her in hospital. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45111-cemetery-junction-car-crash/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45111-cemetery-junction-car-crash/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +0000 News READING East MP Rob Wilson accused Gordon Brown of failing to meet real people and answer their questions during his visit to Reading on Monday. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45141-brown-does-not-wish-to-face-the-electorate/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45141-brown-does-not-wish-to-face-the-electorate/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 News PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has backed Reading's bid for city status. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45139-prime-minister-backs-city-bid/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/45139-prime-minister-backs-city-bid/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News PUBGOERS could finally raise a pint when their boozer reopened today (Monday). http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/45234-doors-thrown-open-at-the-jolly-anglers/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/45234-doors-thrown-open-at-the-jolly-anglers/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000 News PRIME Minister Gordon Brown was in Reading this morning to tell police chiefs that their officers must spend more time on the beat. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/45091-gordon-brown-demands-more-of-police/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/45091-gordon-brown-demands-more-of-police/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:55:00 +0000 News AN ONLINE directory launched last year has grown from 2,000 members six months ago to 350,000 and its founders are now talking to investors. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45071-wampit-up-for-website-winners/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45071-wampit-up-for-website-winners/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:10:00 +0000 News READING'S best-known ghostbuster is dealing with more and more spooky goings-on across the town. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45065-mine-host-and-ghosts/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45065-mine-host-and-ghosts/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News CAKE-MAKERS thought customers were taking the rise when they asked for increasingly bizarre sponges but Rachel Richards and Fiona Cook soon realised their reputation for special orders was the icing on the cake for their business. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45073-ladies-who-bake-are-flourishing/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45073-ladies-who-bake-are-flourishing/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 News WORRIED shoppers watching rescue crews man a boat in the choppy waters of the Kennet were relieved to find it was only a training exercise. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45066-rescue-team-training-hard/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/45066-rescue-team-training-hard/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0000 News