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Proud to open Reading Pride 2022

Proud to open Reading Pride 2022

I was immensely proud of our community last Saturday as we celebrated, protested and committed to continue to stand together for LGBT rights. I'm...

Mayor’s Boundary Walk

Mayor’s Boundary Walk

I was very proud to be the first Mayor (that we know of!) to "beat the bounds" of Reading since 1912. I did this...

Standing with Ukraine – Mayor’s Appeal

Standing with Ukraine – Mayor’s Appeal

The empathy and generosity of people in Reading has once again shone through during the Ukrainian war, which is absolutely no surprise to me....

Not too late for the government to think again on Reading Gaol

Not too late for the government to think again on Reading Gaol

Rachel writes: Reading Gaol Hug - thi is about more than donning a T-shirt Sunday, October 13, 2019 "It is incrediably disappointing that despite...

Campaign for Government to bolster bereavement support in the workplace

Campaign for Government to bolster bereavement support in the workplace

National bereavement charity Sue Ryder, which runs Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading, has called on the Government to introduce a minimum...

No Child in Reading to go hungry this half term

No Child in Reading to go hungry this half term

I was furious last night that ALok Sharma and the majority of his Conservative colleagues voted against ensuring all our children are fed over...

Guest Blog: Cllr Sophia James: Black Lives Matter

Guest Blog: Cllr Sophia James: Black Lives Matter

Councillor Sophia James was the first black woman elected to public office in Reading. She is a wonderful advocate for social justice, a campaigner...

Reading Labour Councillors disgust at failing Covid-19 test and trace system

Reading Labour Councillors disgust at failing Covid-19 test and trace system

Many Reading people in need of a Covid test are complaining that that they have only been offered slots at sites many miles away, such...

Stabbings in Forbury Gardens

Stabbings in Forbury Gardens

As Reading's Labour Councillors we are united in grief that this tragedy could happen in the diverse, vibrant, welcoming town that we call home:...