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new printed bin calendar stuck to the front of a fridge door
15th May 2025

New bin collection schedule starts Monday 9 June

Bin collection days are changing across Reading from Monday 9 June 2025. You can check your new schedule online, in the post or by using the Scrapp app.
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exterior photo of the reading borough council civic offices
13th November 2025

Council to protect three Tilehurst wards from moving to Oxfordshire

Reading Borough Council plans to keep Tilehurst in Berkshire under the Government’s ‘Ridgeway’ plans, after residents raised concerns about travelling to Oxfordshire for key services such as schools and healthcare.

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Multiple poppy wreaths laid at the base of Reading and Berkshire war memorial, with inscription visible honouring men who gave their lives for King and Country
4th November 2025

Remembrance and armistice events in Reading

Reading residents come together once more to pay their respects to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend the country.

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photo of someone putting paper into a ballot box
21st October 2025

Half of Reading postal voters could lose their vote

More than 9,000 people in Reading may not be able to vote by post because they haven't reapplied to vote by post.

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