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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.
The current name relates to Reading's principal pedestrian shopping street, Broad Street, and the centre is situated at the west end of the street. It was opened in 1971. It was opened in 1971. The centre was purchased by Doughty Hanson & Co in June 2001 and sold in March 2004. [ 3 ]
The Hexagon is a multi-purpose theatre and arts venue in Reading, Berkshire, England.Built in 1977 in the shape of an elongated hexagon, [1] the theatre is operated by Reading Borough Council under the name "Reading Arts and Venues" along with South Street Arts Centre and Reading's concert hall.
The trust's plans to build a pre-operative assessment block at the Reading hospital site were approved by Reading Borough Council in March 2015, although councillors complained that car parking at the site was "abominably managed". [4] In May 2020, the trust made an agreement with Babylon Health to use their 'Ask A&E' triage tool for a year. A ...
Memorial to Frank Atwells, who died in office in 1892. The Borough of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, currently has a largely ceremonial mayor.The mayor is responsible for chairing full council meetings as well as representing the council at events, welcoming guests and visiting local organisations.
In March 2011 Reading Borough Council approved a larger scheme similar to the London Cycle Hire Scheme, with 1,000 bicycles available at up to 150 docking stations across Reading. [19] [20] The scheme, ReadyBike, began in 2014 but closed on 31 March 2019. After an initial government funding subsidy ended it was being subsidised by Reading ...
ReadiBus is an on-demand transport service for disabled people in the area of Reading, Berkshire, England. The service operates as a charity, and was founded in 1981 by a collaboration between the voluntary sector and Reading Borough Council. [1] [2]
In March 2015, this cost was revised to £8 million in planning submissions to Reading Borough Council. The first £6.4 million would be met by the local enterprise partnership and the remaining £1.6 million covered by Reading Borough Council. [11] In April 2015 the council's planning committee renewed planning permission for the station. [12]