John pitched up in Reading as a naïve student back in 1999. He's lived in every part of town except Caversham (which is definitely part of Reading, no matter what anyone says) and these days can most often be found making full use of the Global Cafe's free wireless while drinking dark Budvar and pretending to work. John McGarvey
John pitched up in Reading as a naïve student back in 1999. He's lived in every part of town except Caversham (which is definitely part of Reading, no matter what anyone says) and these days can most often be found making full use of the Global Cafe's free wireless while drinking dark Budvar and pretending to work. David Cameron no longer visiting Reading
Right. Remember that Cameron Direct event we wrote about? It was meant to be your big chance to put questions about the NHS straight to the Conservative leader, in person. But now it’s been postponed.
The dodgy weather’s to blame (that or he was just scared of getting a frosty reception - geddit?), and while we [...]
Getting around in the snow: walking good, cars bad
It’s still snowing in central Reading. Well, sort of. Either way, there’s enough of the stuff here already to make driving extremely tricky, cycling hazardous and walking fun in a you-could-be-about-to-fall-over-any-second kind of way.
A quick look round the middle of town suggests main roads are slippy and very quiet. We even saw a snowplough, a [...]
Yes, it’s definitely snowing in Reading. We’ve got proof.
We’ve been admiring the snow coming down all evening, and decided to venture out to see what it’s like out there. We’re just back from a half-hour stroll in the neighbourhood.
Here’s the good news: there’s no gridlock. In fact there’s virtually no traffic of any kind whatsoever. Here’s the other good news: you probably won’t [...]
Is more snow on the way?
If there’s any accuracy at all to modern weather forecasting, it seems highly likely Reading could be hit by snow later today.
From a glance of the main weather websites, we reckon it’ll start late afternoon or early evening, but as we’re not known for our metereological prowess, you might want to play things safe and [...]
Quiz David Cameron about the NHS
You’re probably still slap bang in the middle of your Christmas celebrations (or out braving the sales). However, if you’re starting to think about next year’s general election, you might be interested to hear that David Cameron will be heading to Reading in early January for a “town hall” style meeting.
It’s all part of Cameron [...]
