The new Bishop of Oxford is looking forward to getting to know the people of Berkshire. Earlier today, the Rt Revd Steven Croft was announced as the new incumbent for the post, which covers Anglican churches in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. He…

The author of the smash-hit Fizzelbert Stump series of books is from Reading .. and he’s just released his latest children’s tale, The Imaginary. We caught up with AF Harrold to find out where his inspirations come from in this amazing interview.

McBusted’s Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter will be visiting Waterstones Reading Broad Street, as they sign copies of their ‘Dinosaur That Pooped’ books on Thursday December 18 at 6.00 pm. The Pooping Dinosaur will also be making appearances.

A playground and recreational area situated at the junction of Beresford Road and Portman Road in Reading is to have a new lease of life, thanks to much-needed refurbishment and renewal of play facilities.

The Reading Churches Men’s Breakfast on Saturday 7 February saw the largest number of men attending in its 20-year history, with 152 gathering to welcome back Major-General Tim Cross, who first spoke 10 years ago. His topic on this occasion was one…

For their first concert of 2015 the APO chose to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War – but in a slightly different way. The works included Elgar’s famous Cello Concerto and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony number 3, A Pastoral Symphony,…

With the launch of Reading Studio in December 2014 and the Christmas production ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Reading Rep’s latest season has hit the ground running. Now, they’re focused on two ambitious projects: Race, written by a Pulitzer Prize winner, and…

They say that the best things come for those that wait … and 72 years may seem a tad excessive. But for one east Reading women, that’s exactly what’s happened when a newly refurbished kitchen and halls were finally opened at a…

Following the fantastic success of Relay for Life this August organisers want to do it all again next year. The event in Palmer Park raised over £10,000 for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) as 10 teams and 70 people spent 24 hours relay…

Reading’s share of the vote by party colour Reading has bucked the national trend and voted Ukip into third place in the European elections. At the time of writing, it looked as if the UK Independence Party was on course to receive…