Reading Roars!

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On Saturday evening I dined at the Beijing Noodle House (West Street) to celebrate a colleague’s birthday. So did I get an Olympic meal? Read on…
The menu featured many Chinese dishes, as expected, but also Japanese and South-East Asian items.
My starter was “mouth-watering” pork dumplings and I chose Indonesian Mee Goreng [...]

So we were warned to stay away from The Oracle. To The Oracle I went, cash-a-jingling and with a broad smile on my face. No one was going to take my shopping Saturday away from me.
Passing through the Riverside, there was much merriment around me. Kids were whizzing happily on a temporary [...]

Another game, another three points.
Reading FC scorched Brighton 5-1 at the Madejski to maintain their lead at the top of the table. Forward Dave Kitson scored a hat trick. The Royals’ other two were provided by an own goal from Brighton’s Charlie Oatway, and Stephen Hunt.
It was Reading’s seventh straight win in the league. They [...]

Online directory service Yell.com, headquartered locally, has enhanced its mapping functionality. You can now zoom in and out of a map, click and drag to move it and select an aerial photo view.
I gave it a whirl. I searched for the company name Carluccio’s in Reading - where else - and hit the [...]

Reading police are urging members of the public to carry on as normal in the town centre on Saturday 10 October. A number of e-mails have circulated around local companies warning people to stay clear of The Oracle.
Thames Valley Police state
there is no tangible to evidence to indicate that anyone will be at risk
A [...]

Property investment and outsourcing company Mapeley have bought Microsoft buildings 1, 2 and 3 at Thames Valley Park for GB£ 104.3m. They were purchased from a joint venture between British Land plc and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.
Each 241,000 sq ft building is fully leased back to Microsoft Limited on flexible terms.