http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/woodleyandearley/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:16:30 +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/woodleyandearley/ 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 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 THE business brains behind some of the area's best-known restaurants want to open a new one on the site of a run-down car showroom. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45168-dragon-restaurateurs-unveil-next-big-idea/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/45168-dragon-restaurateurs-unveil-next-big-idea/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000 News ROADS have been closed after heavy rain left them flooded. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/45097-floods-close-roads/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/45097-floods-close-roads/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0000 News ANTI-WINDFARM campaigners have been written off as "nimbys" by Labour Party campaigners who are urging planners to approve five new turbines in a bid to tackle climate change. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/45120-nimby-accusation-blows-up-windfarm-storm/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/45120-nimby-accusation-blows-up-windfarm-storm/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:00 +0000 News THE Loddon Bridge park and ride is closed today due to flooding fears. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/44986-park-and-ride-shut-as-river-levels-rise/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/44986-park-and-ride-shut-as-river-levels-rise/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News EARLEY councillors have joined campaigners to step up the fight against a windfarm planned south of the M4. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/45151-hostility-to-windfarm-grows/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/45151-hostility-to-windfarm-grows/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000 News HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say goodbye to Chris Edmunds yesterday (Wednesday). http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/44913-funeral-for-kind-and-compassionate-politician/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/44913-funeral-for-kind-and-compassionate-politician/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000 News ANYONE interested in the windfarm planned south of Lower Earley can hear two different takes on the issue tonight and tomorrow. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/44842-two-takes-on-windfarm-plans/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/44842-two-takes-on-windfarm-plans/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 News THE planned Low Emissions Zone could save taxpayers millions, transport experts claim. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/44838-transport-bid-could-save-millions/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/44838-transport-bid-could-save-millions/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000 News WOKINGHAM council will cut 150 jobs over three years and raise council tax in a bid to save £9.5m. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/12/44792-council-tax-rises-and-job-cuts-on-the-cards/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/12/44792-council-tax-rises-and-job-cuts-on-the-cards/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News A MAIDEN Erlegh pupil has taken up the hotseat as Wokingham's youth MP. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/44769-youth-mp-takes-office/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/44769-youth-mp-takes-office/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:21:08 +0000 News THE new bus service linking Reading University's Whiteknights and Bulmershe campuses has got off to a good start. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/44682-uni-bus-route-doing-well--but-faces-review/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/44682-uni-bus-route-doing-well--but-faces-review/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News CHRIS Edmunds, a rising star in local politics, has died aged 46. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/44689-obituary-chris-edmunds/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/44689-obituary-chris-edmunds/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News POTHOLES that appeared after last month's Big Freeze are forcing the closure of a residential road on Thursday. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/44554-potholed-road-to-close-for-repairs/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/44554-potholed-road-to-close-for-repairs/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:00 +0000 News WOKINGHAM borough has become the fifth authority to sign up to the Reading-led bid for millions of pounds of public transport cash. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/44569-tif-bid-gets-wokingham-backing/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/44569-tif-bid-gets-wokingham-backing/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News A MASTERPLAN setting out where thousands of homes will be built over the coming decade got final approval from councillors. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/44687-core-strategy-gets-councillor-approval/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/44687-core-strategy-gets-councillor-approval/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News EARLEY Town Council leader Chris Edmunds has died. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/44517-popular-councillor-dies-suddenly/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/44517-popular-councillor-dies-suddenly/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:15:00 +0000 News PEOPLE in Woodley and Earley must "man the barricades" to prevent their marauding, land-hungry neighbour from gobbling them up. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/44518-reading-must-not-expand/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/44518-reading-must-not-expand/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0000 News PEOPLE in Lower Earley need to "wake up" to the reality of five wind turbines on their doorstep, according to a newly-formed campaign group. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/44535-an-ill-wind-for-turbine-protestors/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/44535-an-ill-wind-for-turbine-protestors/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0000 News THE Loddon Bridge park and ride remains closed today after the weekend flooding. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/44266-rising-river-levels-after-the-big-thaw/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/44266-rising-river-levels-after-the-big-thaw/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000 News AN ASPIRING actress has had her first big break after being flown to Los Angeles and starring in an ad campaign for one of the world's biggest companies. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/44306-sophie-is-the-real-thing/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/44306-sophie-is-the-real-thing/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0000 News GSCE league tables released today show Reading's John Madejski Academy (JMA) still struggling to hit Government targets. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/44144-gcse-league-tables-released/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/44144-gcse-league-tables-released/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000 News A PROMINENT exhibition by some of the town's best-known artists is opening a little later than planned due to the snow. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/44150-birthday-art-show-delayed-by-snow/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/44150-birthday-art-show-delayed-by-snow/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News PUPILS are streaming back into schools this week to sit exams and have lessons, in many cases thanks to the hard work of staff, parents and governors who got their boots on and got shovelling. http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/11/44109-exams-still-in-progress/ http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/11/44109-exams-still-in-progress/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News