Media Releases

Date	Headline	Description
02/09/2010	Caversham Shop Raises £1,200 for Pakistan Floods Appeal	Big-hearted customers and staff at a Caversham shop helped raise more than £1,200 for the Pakistani relief appeal on Saturday.
31/08/2010	Top Festival Food Stall	A ‘mum and dad to be’ from Bristol have picked up this year’s gold ’Alfresco’ award, given to the most hygienic and best-managed food outlet at the Reading Festival.
26/08/2010	Benefit Cheats Successfully Prosecuted	Two people who made false claims for benefits have been brought to book thanks to an investigation by Council fraud officers.
25/08/2010	Spot Checks Give Taxis and Private Hire Cars Clean Bill of Health	Spot checks last week by the council, police and government safety inspectors on black cabs and private hire cars found nothing amiss with them.
25/08/2010	Mayor Backs Local Fundraising Business	Reading’ Mayor Cllr Gul Khan is backing a local business which is fundraising for the people in Pakistan who have been hit by devastating floods over the last few weeks.
24/08/2010	Reading Pupils Celebrate Another Excellent GCSE Performance	Secondary school pupils across the borough are celebrating another excellent crop of GCSE results.
24/08/2010	Reading Transport to Help Mayor's Charity Bus-drive	Reading Transport has teamed up with the town’s Mayor for a unique charity collection event, in which he will drive a number 17 bus.
24/08/2010	Reading Gears Up For 2010 Festival	Residents are being reminded that this year’s Reading Festival begins this week and town centre traffic will be very heavy in the run up to the event.
23/08/2010	Shopkeeper Prosecuted for Second Time	A Reading shopkeeper has been prosecuted for the second time in two years following a series of food hygiene offences.
23/08/2010	Aiming High Summer Celebration	A summer sporting event for children and young people with disabilities or additional needs will take place at AcademySport Leisure Centre on Wednesday, September 1st.