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The borough was reformed in 1836 to become a municipal borough under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which standardised how most boroughs operated across the country. It was then governed by a body formally called the 'mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Reading', generally known as the corporation, town council or borough council.
Black-lid 180L wheelie bin for non-recyclables. Collected fortnightly, alternately with garden waste. [26] There has been criticism from residents of Newcastle-under-Lyme after the council spent £2.4 million to improve its recycling in the borough, however the fleet of new vehicles are too wide to fit down some narrow roads.
All council-run leisure centres will close at 14:00 GMT on Tuesday 24 December and Tuesday 31 December. Libraries across the county will close from 13:00 on Tuesday 24 December or as usual if due ...
Guildford Borough Council is urging residents to check the schedule in order to ensure minimum disruption. Changes to the normal schedule are expected on 25, 26 and 27 December and 1, 2, 3 January ...
The borough council became a unitary authority in 1998, when the county council was abolished under the Banham Review, which saw the borough council take over county-level functions, effectively restoring the council to the powers it had held when Reading was a county borough prior to 1974. [55]
Drivers have been warned they will not be able to park for free in a town while parking attendants go on strike over pay. Reading Borough Council said 34 parking enforcement officers are taking ...
Until the 2022 Reading Borough Council election, it was known as Minster ward and had slightly different boundaries. It lies south-west of the town centre, comprising all or parts of the suburbs of Coley, Coley Park, and West Reading, together with a large tract of undeveloped River Kennet flood-plain to the south.
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council said the new bins need emptying less often than normal bins.