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Time for Thames Water to step up

Time for Thames Water to step up

At a Council Meeting on 27th June 2023, a motion was passed unanimously calling on Thames Water step up to deal with the horrendous problems...

Speech as outgoing Mayor

Speech as outgoing Mayor

It was a huge priviledge to serve as the Mayor of Reading from 2021 to 2023. We are a generous, big hearted town, a...

Supporting our community as Deputy Mayor

Supporting our community as Deputy Mayor

While I’m looking forward to supporting the Mayor this is at a hugely difficult time for us all.I am sure that we are all...

Article 4 direction set to be confirmed in #rdg – ensuring new HMOs are of benefit to the area

Article 4 direction set to be confirmed in #rdg – ensuring new HMOs are of benefit to the area

Council press release:Residents in Katesgrove, Park and Redlands Wards are set to benefit from the introduction of new controls which will see landlords having to...

Guest blog: Leader of #rdg council on council tax benefit abolition

Guest blog: Leader of #rdg council on council tax benefit abolition

Letter to local press:Dear Sir,I see  that Tory Councillor David Stevens is indignant about the Council’s consultation on the abolition of Council Tax Benefit, claiming...

Working together to make Reading town centre a safer place for all

Working together to make Reading town centre a safer place for all

Council press reelease:An innovative scheme aimed at providing reassurance to people with disabilities has been handed a Promoting Community Safety Award by Association of Business...

Council tax benefit consultation in #rdg

Council tax benefit consultation in #rdg

Council press release below. The context for thsi is that every local authority is having to work out how to either cut the cost of...

£20,000 fine for lettings agent – 3rd rogue prosecuted this year in #rdg

£20,000 fine for lettings agent – 3rd rogue prosecuted this year in #rdg

In Reading as I've blogged many times before we are committed to doing all we can to improve the private rented sector including ensuring a...

Jelly running free art activities for schools in #rdg

Jelly running free art activities for schools in #rdg

Suzanne at Jelly has asked me to publicise this, I've passed it to some schools I know directly but thought it might be of general...