http://readingroars.com Bringing news and views from the roaring capital of the Thames Valley Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:17:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sunday 14 February is not only a day for lovers, but the first day of the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. London offers the best Chinese New Year celebrations in the South-East, but if you're inclined to stay in Reading, here are several ways of getting the ... http://readingroars.com/celebrate-the-year-of-the-tiger-in-reading/ Anyone wandering around Reading may have noticed this curious spectacle of PEEPSHOW in the window of the now-derelict Long Tall Sally shop, opposite the Town Hall. Step closer and you will find tiny worlds and surprises tucked behind each of the peeping holes. Some of the things appear connected, some seem ... http://readingroars.com/the-jelly-leggd-chicken/ Do you "heart" Valentine's Day, now only one week away at the time of writing?  Here are 7 things to do in Reading and the Reading area to make it a romantic day to remember: 1. Go for a romantic walk in the gorgeous countryside surrounding Reading and combine this with an intimate ... http://readingroars.com/seven-romantic-things-to-do-in-reading-on-valentines-day/ If you're looking for something not at all lovey-dovey to do on Valentine's Day, you could do worse than head down to The Hexagon to see Dave Gorman perform as part of his Sit down, pedal, pedal, stop and stand up tour. The slightly weird name stems from the fact ... http://readingroars.com/comedy-preview-dave-gorman-at-the-hexagon/ [caption id="attachment_936" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Reading Festival, last year"][/caption] We're a little late with this one, so you might already have realised that Reading Borough Council has decided to chuck the town's hat into the ring and bid to be granted city status in 2010. Reading has tried this twice before; on previous ... http://readingroars.com/can-we-do-better-than-city-status/ I like to consider myself as pretty knowledgeable about music, pretty clued up, but the truth is – although I am generally more so than most of my friends – current music is always something that I take a while to catch up with. Now, I appreciate that makes me ... http://readingroars.com/little-curiosity-record-shopping/ You probably got bored of hearing the phrase "adverse weather conditions" about two weeks ago, but the snow's effect is still being felt. Market Place in central Reading is closed to all traffic this morning as a couple of impressively-sized potholes have opened up. It's the freezing and thawing of ... http://readingroars.com/adverse-weather-conditions-close-market-place/ You might remember that Tesco opened one of its "Metro" stores at the junction of Crown and London Streets around a year ago. We took this photo tonight because we thought you might be interested to see what's happened to the local corner shop since. Six months ago this shop - ... http://readingroars.com/remember-that-tesco-on-crown-street/ You know those recent stories about David Cameron's airbrushed face? They might be a little exagerrated. Going by yesterday's Cameron Direct event at the Madejski Stadium, the Conservative leader's face really does have an unusually smooth texture. It's probably designed to match his smooth manner on stage, because, well practiced at ... http://readingroars.com/cautious-and-cagey-what-we-thought-of-cameron-direct/ I am hungover today. I have a head as heavy as an anvil and a stomach like a bin that hasn’t been collected for three weeks, but frustratingly, I also have the urge to be productive and creative. These two states of mind tend to clash somewhat and it puts ... http://readingroars.com/bbc-introducing-at-the-oakford/