Data has also showed that high street shops were quieter than normal in the run-up to Christmas, with visits by shoppers in the week up to Christmas down by 5.6 per cent on 2024.

A plan to convert a prominent town centre office building into flats has been approved. The Beta Building in Kings Road, ...

Shaun the Sheep has come to town in a new sculpture trail taking over the high street. This summer, Reading town centre will host 12 giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures as part of the Find the Flock in ...

A plan to demolish a town centre building and replace it with a larger one for a cafe and a bed and breakfast has been permitted after a council initially rejected it. La Baguette had applied to ...

An independent restaurant and bar is closing down in Reading town centre after nearly a decade of serving up authentic German cuisine.

Thames Valley Police said there would be extra police presence in the town centre over the weekend Police are investigating after a woman in her 20s was subjected to a sexual assault and attempted ...

A plan to convert offices in Reading town centre into a court complex has been given the go-ahead. Sovereign House, just north of Reading Station in Vastern Road, used to serve as offices for a ...

Union Street in Reading town centre, perhaps better known as Smelly Alley, has hosted many businesses over the centuries. Given the moniker because of the fishmongers that used to be based there, it ...