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Sister of Ruth Perry says Ofsted report was ‘deeply harmful’ to late headteacher

Ruth Perry, who was head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, killed herself in January.

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Golf club worker murdered with horseshoe after argument about loud music, court told

Kirkpatrick Virgo, 42, is accused of murdering 24-year-old Thomas Parker at Reading train station.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023

School refuses to let Ofsted in after headteacher killed herself over negative report

Ruth Perry, former headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January - now the head of another local school says she's refusing entry to Ofsted inspectors

Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023

Reading and Leeds 2023: line up, how to get tickets and more

Headliners include Sam Fender and Billie Eilish

Liverpool Echo · Feb 28, 2023

Reading and Leeds 2023: New names announced for festival line up

New acts including Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Yard Act have been added to the billing

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

The cockney dialect is not dead – it’s just called 'Essex' now

As English dialects go, cockney is one of the most influential. Long considered the preserve of working-class communities in east London, it has shaped the way people speak across the country, from Reading, Milton Keynes and even Hull all the way to Glasgow.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2023

Vehicles damaged after incident involving samurai swords in Reading

Police said there were reports of up to eight people armed with samurai swords and machetes, as well as damage to vehicles.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Reading cops get more powers as large group seen 'armed with samurai swords & machetes'

A group of people armed with samurai swords and machetes causing a "public order incident" in Reading has led to an order granting police additional powers on Friday morning

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Nearly half of Londoners have used £19bn Elizabeth line – survey

The railway stretches from Reading in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in west London to Abbey Wood in south-east London and Shenfield in Essex.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Popeyes is opening 7 new UK restaurants - see if your town is on the list

The first new restaurant will open in Cambridge on February 16, followed by Reading on February 23, with a new drive-thru to open in Rotherham on an old KFC site

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2023