http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:12:24 +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/ IF Hollywood has taught us anything over the decades, it's that resentment, regret and anguish simmer beneath the surface of almost every seemingly perfect family. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/13/45169-film-of-the-week-everybodys-fine-12a-/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/13/45169-film-of-the-week-everybodys-fine-12a-/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000 News Eminent art - the elegant, Georgian Somerton House is the venue for an 'Open Day' first, the launch of a special exhibition of Russian paintings and British sculpture and glass and the location is Winkfield Row, near Ascot. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/45374-a-one-day-only-exhibition-saturday-march-20/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/45374-a-one-day-only-exhibition-saturday-march-20/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:06:07 +0000 News TEACHERS, parents and politicians have launched a £100,000 fundraising drive to give pre-schoolers a decent home. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/45370-laying-foundations-for-new-preschool/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/45370-laying-foundations-for-new-preschool/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News 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 READING & District Twins Plus Club is holding a nearly new sale at Emmer Green's St Barnabas Church Hall in St Barnabas Road. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45322-twins-club-plans-nearly-new-sale/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45322-twins-club-plans-nearly-new-sale/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News THE BTCV Biodiversity Action Team will be taking part in this year's RESCUE event in Prospect Park on Sunday. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45321-sunday-action-for-cleanup-team/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45321-sunday-action-for-cleanup-team/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +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 A MASKED thug made off with a teenager's wallet after ambushing him in the early hours of the morning. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45305-police-hunt-masked-mugger/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/45305-police-hunt-masked-mugger/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:01 +0000 News TWO men face further police questioning in connection with drug dealing in west Reading. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45284-two-arrests-after-suspected-drug-dealing/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45284-two-arrests-after-suspected-drug-dealing/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:49:02 +0000 News POLICE have arrested four teenagers in connection with a spate of arsons in Calcot and Theale. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45283-four-held-after-arson-attacks-/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45283-four-held-after-arson-attacks-/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:16:09 +0000 News THE Coombes CE Primary School at Arborfield holds its Spring Fair on Saturday from 11am-2pm. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45293-spring-set-fair-for-arborfield-school/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45293-spring-set-fair-for-arborfield-school/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:14:00 +0000 News Four different bank managers have told me the same thing in recent weeks. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45274-you-can-bank-on-the-irony/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/45274-you-can-bank-on-the-irony/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News MORE than 1,200 homes in the Whitley Wood area of south Reading were without power this evening after a network fault caused a major breakdown. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45272-fresh-power-cut-misery-for-whitley-wood-families/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45272-fresh-power-cut-misery-for-whitley-wood-families/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:55:41 +0000 News POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a late night raid on a Hungerford garden centre. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45269-man-held-after-garden-centre-raid/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45269-man-held-after-garden-centre-raid/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:08 +0000 News THIS is an E-Fit image of a man wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a teenage girl in Tilehurst shortly before the morning rush hour. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45263-police-release-image-of-suspected-sex-attacker/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45263-police-release-image-of-suspected-sex-attacker/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:41:36 +0000 News A DRUG dealer caught smuggling heroin in his underwear has been jailed for more than two years. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45262-drug-dealer-behind-bars/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45262-drug-dealer-behind-bars/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:55:46 +0000 News READERS will not be left guessing what may happen to their favourite book and toy shop now that its owners are retiring. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45308-bookshop-starts-its-latest-chapter/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45308-bookshop-starts-its-latest-chapter/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +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 A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was knocked down by a car on her way to school this morning. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45258-schoolgirl-hurt-in-car-crash/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/45258-schoolgirl-hurt-in-car-crash/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News A 24-YEAR-OLD man has died from serious head injuries five days after he was found lying in the road at a busy town centre roundabout http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45255-man-dies-after-suffering-serious-head-injuries/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45255-man-dies-after-suffering-serious-head-injuries/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:54:49 +0000 News Over six million people in the UK are likely to have dyslexia and this specialist local charity was set up to help adults overcome barriers at work and socially http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45251-confidence-building/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45251-confidence-building/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:27:36 +0000 News FIREFIGHTERS needed a steady hand as they meticulously removed a ring from a man's finger. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45247-firefighters-remove-ring-from-mans-finger/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/45247-firefighters-remove-ring-from-mans-finger/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:01:48 +0000 News FANS of the greatest detective of all time can delve deep into his soul and come face-to-face with the demons which plague his brilliant mind during a new production at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45171-review-the-secret-of-sherlock-holmes-at-the-theatre-royal-in-windsor-/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/45171-review-the-secret-of-sherlock-holmes-at-the-theatre-royal-in-windsor-/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +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