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Reading Borough Council today announced the new tenant of Palmer Park’s Lodge Café as Award winning Tutu Melaku, the founder and owner of Tutu’s Ethiopian Table. The new venture replaces the Chalkboard Café, which closed in 2017. The café is located close to the park playground at the edge of Wokingham Road. Council officers are currently working with Tutu to bring the building back into use and it is anticipated the new café will open in the New Year. Continue reading Palmer Café Let to Tutu’s Ethiopian Table→

Go Electric Reading is a Defra funded project run by Reading Borough Council to look at providing electric car charging for people who have to park their car on the street. The first stage of the council initiative is to identify residents without off-street parking who may be able to benefit from the scheme. The council has opened a survey to gauge demand – if you are interested please visit www.reading.gov.uk/goelectric for more details. Continue reading Thinking of getting an electric car?→

The above Property is currently vacant and the Council has decided to grant a lease. In accordance with the Third Sector Premises Policy Statement agreed on the 16 February 2016, voluntary sector organisations have a period of 8 weeks to submit a bid for the property. Full marketing particulars can be found at www.reading.gov.uk/hut-knights-way. The bidding deadline is noon on 9 January 2019. Continue reading Hut at Knights Way, Emmer Green – bidding opportunity→

Winter Watch is run by RBC and a number of local voluntary and health services to make sure that no-one suffers from cold in their homes during the winter months. Winter Watch is available to Reading residents who are on a low income and either over 60, have very young children, have a disability or health concerns, have never lived independently, or struggle financially. Apply for Winter Watch until 31 March by phoning 01189 373747. Continue reading Winter Watch – helping vulnerable families stay warm this winter→

The official launch of the newly refurbished Southcote Community Hub will take place on Tuesday 30 October at 11:00. Following some significant enhancements to the community centre, including an extension to the building to incorporate the library, a new kitchen and replacement flooring in the main hall, we are inviting the community to view the site and groups and services using the facility at Coronation Square. Continue reading Launch of the Southcote Community Hub→

Cyber crime is generally where someone unauthorised has got access to a computer system – often by hacking into the system or spreading a virus to Continue reading Is your organisation worried about cyber crime? Free advice available→