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Business leaders from across the county were invited recently to raise cash for a marketing campaign to define Reading’s identity.  The goal is to attract more businesses to the town.
The Reading Chronicle spoke to a number of people across the country to find out what Britain thinks of Reading.  Respondents felt that Reading was just [...]

Those of you who visit this site regularly may have noticed that there have been changes. 
To begin with, my site was attacked and used to send out several thousand spam e-mails overnight, which was rather unfortunate, and so I was required to make urgent adjustments.  I upgraded the publishing platform to the latest version.  That [...]

I was sad to hear that Reading West councillor Sandy Scaife (Lab) had passed away. I knew her when I was a party activist for Kentwood ward.
Sandy was always nice to me. I remember her as someone who was open, energetic and confident. She had a direct way of talking, which I liked. Plus, she [...]

The University of Reading’s Business School is running a series of free public interviews with successful entrepreneurs, such as Tony Mooney (26 January), who has had experience in the property sector, produced jigsaw puzzles and played with the 1974 Polish football World Cup squad (bizarrely).
Interviews last about 45 minutes with networking opportunities before and after. [...]

Happiness. What’s that about, eh? I’ve spent many evenings staring at my bedroom ceiling trying to work out that particular conundrum. Is Ronaldinho happy - he’s always smiling? And what do we do when we find happiness? Apart from clap our hands?
The enigmatic concept of happiness, which I think is the most important matter in [...]

It was one of the coldest nights of the year, with the temperature barely registering zero degrees, so our decision to visit The Oracle’s Santa Fe restaurant, offering cuisine from New Mexico and the American South, for a work outing, was a very sensible one.
While waiting for others to turn up, I coolly sipped a [...]

Reading thrashed Norwich City 4-0 in front of a near-full Madejski to leave them 10 points clear at the top of the Championship table. Reading’s goals were scored by Nicky Shorey, Steve Sidwell, Leroy Lita and Bobby Convey.
The Royals remain unbeaten after 30 league games.