A YOUNG apprentice says a placement at a Reading-based water firm has been perfect for him to explore different aspects of the company's work.

IT IS getting harder for women to find employment opportunities according to a new report from a charity with a base in Reading.

THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS have announced two more candidates for the forthcoming general election.

THREE police officers who were threatened at gunpoint have been given commendations by the force's chief constable for their bravery.

A SUSPECTED road rage incident turned into a fight in south Reading on Friday evening and police are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.

FOUR arrests have been made following the football match between Oxford and the Royals ? including a teenager.

A COURSE aimed at helping people support those dealing with bereavement is coming to Caversham next month.

IT'S THE biggest date in the US sporting calendar, and for us Brits it means staying up late.

SHAKESPEARE may have written a play within a play, but Anthony Shaffer managed a thriller within a thriller within a thriller.

ORGANISERS of a green energy project in Reading welcomed some special guests last week.