Reading (i/ˈrɛdɪŋ/RED-ing) is a large town and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It was an important centre in the medieval period, as the site of Reading Abbey, a monastery with strong royal connections. The town was seriously affected by the English Civil War, with a major siege and loss of trade, and played a pivotal role in the Revolution of 1688, with that revolution's only significant military action fought on the streets of the town. The 19th century saw the coming of the Great Western Railway and the development of the town's brewing, baking and seed growing businesses. Today Reading is a commercial centre, with involvement in information technology and insurance, and, despite its proximity to London, has a net inward commuter flow.
The first evidence for Reading as a settlement dates from the 8th century. By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England when measured by taxable wealth. By 1611, it had a population of over 5000 and had grown rich on its trade in cloth. The 18th century saw the beginning of a major iron works in the town and the growth of the brewing trade for which Reading was to become famous. During the 19th century, the town grew rapidly as a manufacturing centre. It is ranked the UK's top economic area for economic success and wellbeing, according to factors such as employment, health, income and skills. Reading is also a retail centre serving a large area of the Thames Valley, and is home to the University of Reading. Every year it hosts the Reading Festival, one of England's biggest music festivals. Sporting teams based in Reading include Reading Football Club and the London Irish rugby union team, and over 15,000 runners annually compete in the Reading Half Marathon.
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published: 18 Feb 2021
Walking Tour of Reading, England UHD 4K | Oracle Shopping Centre | September 2022
A sunny weekend morning walk through the university town of Reading, Berkshire, England. The largest town in the UK. The town is approx. 40 miles west of central London, in easy commuter range of the City.
Reading is known for its annual Reading Festival, an outdoor rock music event. It is also packed with shops and riverside restaurants in the town centre and along the river Kennet. As well as being home to the University of Reading, with a sizeable student population.
We take a short relaxing stroll starting in the town centre on a normal Saturday. We visit the Riverside area and Oracle shopping centre first, then head through town. We also visit the Broad Street Mall and eventually head past the Hexagon, the Reading train station and onto the ruins of the 12th Century Reading Abbey....
published: 20 Sep 2022
Brighter Futures - Reading Borough Council
Join Reading Borough Council as they tackle the challenge of limited space, delivering energy-efficient accommodations that meet diverse needs. Explore innovative housing solutions on 'Brighter Futures', a programme made in partnership with ITN Business.
published: 27 Jun 2023
ITV Meridian News coverage of Reading Borough Council New ECO ES RoadLiner | Presented by Meon
Read full case study: https://meonuk.com/blogs/case-studies/sustainable-in-house-infrastructure-maintenance-with-introduction-of-innovative-all-electric-line-marking-machine
ECO ES RoadLiner page: https://meonuk.com/pages/linelazer-eco-es-roadliner
Reading Borough Council are proactive with adopting new innovation, they have set the standard high for how local authorities can better maintain their local infrastructure. The results are clearly paying off, with Reading’s Highways Team winning ‘Best Council Services’.
Alongside their aspirations to deliver the best service to the residence of Reading, the council have begun their proactive approach to tackling climate change with their ‘Climate Emergency Strategy’, with hopes of achieving the goal of ‘a net zero carbon, resilient Reading’ ...
published: 06 Dec 2023
10 Most Hated Towns in England
What are the most hated towns in England? No matter how good a country is, every part of it can’t be loved equally. In fact, some parts of it are bound to be hated. Even the most fanatic lover of a country will love some parts of it less than others. I have heard some people complaining about some towns in England, the home of the Queen that some people are dying to live and work in. That prompts research into the 10 most hated towns in England.
This ranking is based mainly on the comments and complaints of residents of England and visitors to those towns. But it’s not limited to that since some complaints can be completely baseless. We dig deeper in researching these 10 most hated towns in England.
10. Slough
Let’s begin with Slough, a town in Berkshire, within the historic county of Buc...
published: 22 Jun 2022
Reading Borough Council Planning Applications Committee - 4 October 2023
A recording of the meeting of the Reading Borough Council Planning Applications Committee held on 4 October 2023.
published: 05 Oct 2023
Completing an apprenticeship with Reading Borough Council
Scott, one of our Highways & Drainage Senior Operatives, describes what benefits and skills his apprenticeship opportunity is giving him.
published: 25 May 2023
Reading Borough Council's deep clean of Princes Street
A step by step guide to how and why Reading Borough Council is conducting deep cleans in hard to access streets, and what the end results are.
published: 20 Jul 2023
A thank you to Reading Borough Council residents from waste collection team member Kabeer Hassan
Waste collection team member Kabeer Hassan thanks the residents of Reading for their messages of support that he and his fellow frontline workers have received during the coronavirus pandemic.
published: 04 May 2020
Reading Borough Council Planning Applications Committee - 21 June 2023
A recording of the Reading Borough Council Planning Applications Committee meeting held on 21 June 2023.
A sunny weekend morning walk through the university town of Reading, Berkshire, England. The largest town in the UK. The town is approx. 40 miles west of centra...
A sunny weekend morning walk through the university town of Reading, Berkshire, England. The largest town in the UK. The town is approx. 40 miles west of central London, in easy commuter range of the City.
Reading is known for its annual Reading Festival, an outdoor rock music event. It is also packed with shops and riverside restaurants in the town centre and along the river Kennet. As well as being home to the University of Reading, with a sizeable student population.
We take a short relaxing stroll starting in the town centre on a normal Saturday. We visit the Riverside area and Oracle shopping centre first, then head through town. We also visit the Broad Street Mall and eventually head past the Hexagon, the Reading train station and onto the ruins of the 12th Century Reading Abbey.
Relax and join me as I explore the sights and sounds of Reading in 4k Ultra HD.
Please use the comments to ask me questions, tell me if I missed any important sights in Reading, or to let me know where I should walk next!
A sunny weekend morning walk through the university town of Reading, Berkshire, England. The largest town in the UK. The town is approx. 40 miles west of central London, in easy commuter range of the City.
Reading is known for its annual Reading Festival, an outdoor rock music event. It is also packed with shops and riverside restaurants in the town centre and along the river Kennet. As well as being home to the University of Reading, with a sizeable student population.
We take a short relaxing stroll starting in the town centre on a normal Saturday. We visit the Riverside area and Oracle shopping centre first, then head through town. We also visit the Broad Street Mall and eventually head past the Hexagon, the Reading train station and onto the ruins of the 12th Century Reading Abbey.
Relax and join me as I explore the sights and sounds of Reading in 4k Ultra HD.
Please use the comments to ask me questions, tell me if I missed any important sights in Reading, or to let me know where I should walk next!
Join Reading Borough Council as they tackle the challenge of limited space, delivering energy-efficient accommodations that meet diverse needs. Explore innovati...
Join Reading Borough Council as they tackle the challenge of limited space, delivering energy-efficient accommodations that meet diverse needs. Explore innovative housing solutions on 'Brighter Futures', a programme made in partnership with ITN Business.
Join Reading Borough Council as they tackle the challenge of limited space, delivering energy-efficient accommodations that meet diverse needs. Explore innovative housing solutions on 'Brighter Futures', a programme made in partnership with ITN Business.
Read full case study: https://meonuk.com/blogs/case-studies/sustainable-in-house-infrastructure-maintenance-with-introduction-of-innovative-all-electric-line-ma...
Read full case study: https://meonuk.com/blogs/case-studies/sustainable-in-house-infrastructure-maintenance-with-introduction-of-innovative-all-electric-line-marking-machine
ECO ES RoadLiner page: https://meonuk.com/pages/linelazer-eco-es-roadliner
Reading Borough Council are proactive with adopting new innovation, they have set the standard high for how local authorities can better maintain their local infrastructure. The results are clearly paying off, with Reading’s Highways Team winning ‘Best Council Services’.
Alongside their aspirations to deliver the best service to the residence of Reading, the council have begun their proactive approach to tackling climate change with their ‘Climate Emergency Strategy’, with hopes of achieving the goal of ‘a net zero carbon, resilient Reading’ by 2030.
Reading Borough Council were looking to maintain their highway line marking more effectively, economically and sustainably.
An opportunity to up-skill their workers, provide a more efficient service for the local infrastructure and save time and resources was discovered when attending LCRIG’s (Local Council Roads Innovation Group) Innovations Festival in 2022.
After the collaboration with Meon for a ‘Try before you buy’ scheme, Reading Borough Council discovered the many benefits from the self-delivery of line marking.
This affirmed Reading Borough Council’s notion that line marking could be self-managed and delivered internally, as a more sustainable and economic service.
Reading Borough Council decided to purchase the ECO ES RoadLiner, an industry first all-electric line marking machine – capable of delivering highway performance lines for Reading Borough Council, with high durability, with zero carbon output.
Since the trialling the self-delivery of cold applied line marking and now the recent purchase of an all-electric line marking machine, Reading Borough Council can benefit from a significant reduction in their carbon output whilst internally maintaining their highways infrastructure.
Additionally, the council can benefit from new opportunities for up-skilling within the council’s Highways Team, greater service reliability with the management and delivery of line marking projects internally, as well as a reduction of cost from not having to rely on third parties to fulfil these services.
Read full case study: https://meonuk.com/blogs/case-studies/sustainable-in-house-infrastructure-maintenance-with-introduction-of-innovative-all-electric-line-marking-machine
ECO ES RoadLiner page: https://meonuk.com/pages/linelazer-eco-es-roadliner
Reading Borough Council are proactive with adopting new innovation, they have set the standard high for how local authorities can better maintain their local infrastructure. The results are clearly paying off, with Reading’s Highways Team winning ‘Best Council Services’.
Alongside their aspirations to deliver the best service to the residence of Reading, the council have begun their proactive approach to tackling climate change with their ‘Climate Emergency Strategy’, with hopes of achieving the goal of ‘a net zero carbon, resilient Reading’ by 2030.
Reading Borough Council were looking to maintain their highway line marking more effectively, economically and sustainably.
An opportunity to up-skill their workers, provide a more efficient service for the local infrastructure and save time and resources was discovered when attending LCRIG’s (Local Council Roads Innovation Group) Innovations Festival in 2022.
After the collaboration with Meon for a ‘Try before you buy’ scheme, Reading Borough Council discovered the many benefits from the self-delivery of line marking.
This affirmed Reading Borough Council’s notion that line marking could be self-managed and delivered internally, as a more sustainable and economic service.
Reading Borough Council decided to purchase the ECO ES RoadLiner, an industry first all-electric line marking machine – capable of delivering highway performance lines for Reading Borough Council, with high durability, with zero carbon output.
Since the trialling the self-delivery of cold applied line marking and now the recent purchase of an all-electric line marking machine, Reading Borough Council can benefit from a significant reduction in their carbon output whilst internally maintaining their highways infrastructure.
Additionally, the council can benefit from new opportunities for up-skilling within the council’s Highways Team, greater service reliability with the management and delivery of line marking projects internally, as well as a reduction of cost from not having to rely on third parties to fulfil these services.
What are the most hated towns in England? No matter how good a country is, every part of it can’t be loved equally. In fact, some parts of it are bound to be ha...
What are the most hated towns in England? No matter how good a country is, every part of it can’t be loved equally. In fact, some parts of it are bound to be hated. Even the most fanatic lover of a country will love some parts of it less than others. I have heard some people complaining about some towns in England, the home of the Queen that some people are dying to live and work in. That prompts research into the 10 most hated towns in England.
This ranking is based mainly on the comments and complaints of residents of England and visitors to those towns. But it’s not limited to that since some complaints can be completely baseless. We dig deeper in researching these 10 most hated towns in England.
10. Slough
Let’s begin with Slough, a town in Berkshire, within the historic county of Buckinghamshire. This town is 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles northeast of Reading. You will find the town in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolis around the area at the intersection of the M4.
In spite of its location, Slough according to those visitors, is a town whose streets are littered with empty takeaway and full of packets or empty beer cans. This assertion hasn’t been contradicted by even just one resident. The quality of food in the town’s restaurants appears, kind of, made for losers who’re just out to eat as much unhealthy food as they can get away with.
9. Scunthorpe
It’s not desirable to find Scunthorpe among the most hated towns in England. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to take it out of our list because the facts obviously place it there. This industrial town in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire should normally be the pride of Lincolnshire as its main administrative center. But the town with an estimated population of 82,334 in 2016 had many things going against it.
Residents of the UK’s largest steel processing center, also known as the Industrial Garden Town, are frustrated by a lack of the liveliness and diversity in the town only known for work. However, the loudest grouse that lists Scunthorpe alongside the most hated towns in England is the indiscriminate censorship and blocking of websites for spurious reasons.
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What are the most hated towns in England? No matter how good a country is, every part of it can’t be loved equally. In fact, some parts of it are bound to be hated. Even the most fanatic lover of a country will love some parts of it less than others. I have heard some people complaining about some towns in England, the home of the Queen that some people are dying to live and work in. That prompts research into the 10 most hated towns in England.
This ranking is based mainly on the comments and complaints of residents of England and visitors to those towns. But it’s not limited to that since some complaints can be completely baseless. We dig deeper in researching these 10 most hated towns in England.
10. Slough
Let’s begin with Slough, a town in Berkshire, within the historic county of Buckinghamshire. This town is 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles northeast of Reading. You will find the town in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolis around the area at the intersection of the M4.
In spite of its location, Slough according to those visitors, is a town whose streets are littered with empty takeaway and full of packets or empty beer cans. This assertion hasn’t been contradicted by even just one resident. The quality of food in the town’s restaurants appears, kind of, made for losers who’re just out to eat as much unhealthy food as they can get away with.
9. Scunthorpe
It’s not desirable to find Scunthorpe among the most hated towns in England. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to take it out of our list because the facts obviously place it there. This industrial town in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire should normally be the pride of Lincolnshire as its main administrative center. But the town with an estimated population of 82,334 in 2016 had many things going against it.
Residents of the UK’s largest steel processing center, also known as the Industrial Garden Town, are frustrated by a lack of the liveliness and diversity in the town only known for work. However, the loudest grouse that lists Scunthorpe alongside the most hated towns in England is the indiscriminate censorship and blocking of websites for spurious reasons.
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Waste collection team member Kabeer Hassan thanks the residents of Reading for their messages of support that he and his fellow frontline workers have received ...
Waste collection team member Kabeer Hassan thanks the residents of Reading for their messages of support that he and his fellow frontline workers have received during the coronavirus pandemic.
Waste collection team member Kabeer Hassan thanks the residents of Reading for their messages of support that he and his fellow frontline workers have received during the coronavirus pandemic.
A sunny weekend morning walk through the university town of Reading, Berkshire, England. The largest town in the UK. The town is approx. 40 miles west of central London, in easy commuter range of the City.
Reading is known for its annual Reading Festival, an outdoor rock music event. It is also packed with shops and riverside restaurants in the town centre and along the river Kennet. As well as being home to the University of Reading, with a sizeable student population.
We take a short relaxing stroll starting in the town centre on a normal Saturday. We visit the Riverside area and Oracle shopping centre first, then head through town. We also visit the Broad Street Mall and eventually head past the Hexagon, the Reading train station and onto the ruins of the 12th Century Reading Abbey.
Relax and join me as I explore the sights and sounds of Reading in 4k Ultra HD.
Please use the comments to ask me questions, tell me if I missed any important sights in Reading, or to let me know where I should walk next!
Join Reading Borough Council as they tackle the challenge of limited space, delivering energy-efficient accommodations that meet diverse needs. Explore innovative housing solutions on 'Brighter Futures', a programme made in partnership with ITN Business.
Read full case study: https://meonuk.com/blogs/case-studies/sustainable-in-house-infrastructure-maintenance-with-introduction-of-innovative-all-electric-line-marking-machine
ECO ES RoadLiner page: https://meonuk.com/pages/linelazer-eco-es-roadliner
Reading Borough Council are proactive with adopting new innovation, they have set the standard high for how local authorities can better maintain their local infrastructure. The results are clearly paying off, with Reading’s Highways Team winning ‘Best Council Services’.
Alongside their aspirations to deliver the best service to the residence of Reading, the council have begun their proactive approach to tackling climate change with their ‘Climate Emergency Strategy’, with hopes of achieving the goal of ‘a net zero carbon, resilient Reading’ by 2030.
Reading Borough Council were looking to maintain their highway line marking more effectively, economically and sustainably.
An opportunity to up-skill their workers, provide a more efficient service for the local infrastructure and save time and resources was discovered when attending LCRIG’s (Local Council Roads Innovation Group) Innovations Festival in 2022.
After the collaboration with Meon for a ‘Try before you buy’ scheme, Reading Borough Council discovered the many benefits from the self-delivery of line marking.
This affirmed Reading Borough Council’s notion that line marking could be self-managed and delivered internally, as a more sustainable and economic service.
Reading Borough Council decided to purchase the ECO ES RoadLiner, an industry first all-electric line marking machine – capable of delivering highway performance lines for Reading Borough Council, with high durability, with zero carbon output.
Since the trialling the self-delivery of cold applied line marking and now the recent purchase of an all-electric line marking machine, Reading Borough Council can benefit from a significant reduction in their carbon output whilst internally maintaining their highways infrastructure.
Additionally, the council can benefit from new opportunities for up-skilling within the council’s Highways Team, greater service reliability with the management and delivery of line marking projects internally, as well as a reduction of cost from not having to rely on third parties to fulfil these services.
What are the most hated towns in England? No matter how good a country is, every part of it can’t be loved equally. In fact, some parts of it are bound to be hated. Even the most fanatic lover of a country will love some parts of it less than others. I have heard some people complaining about some towns in England, the home of the Queen that some people are dying to live and work in. That prompts research into the 10 most hated towns in England.
This ranking is based mainly on the comments and complaints of residents of England and visitors to those towns. But it’s not limited to that since some complaints can be completely baseless. We dig deeper in researching these 10 most hated towns in England.
10. Slough
Let’s begin with Slough, a town in Berkshire, within the historic county of Buckinghamshire. This town is 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles northeast of Reading. You will find the town in the Thames Valley and within the London metropolis around the area at the intersection of the M4.
In spite of its location, Slough according to those visitors, is a town whose streets are littered with empty takeaway and full of packets or empty beer cans. This assertion hasn’t been contradicted by even just one resident. The quality of food in the town’s restaurants appears, kind of, made for losers who’re just out to eat as much unhealthy food as they can get away with.
9. Scunthorpe
It’s not desirable to find Scunthorpe among the most hated towns in England. Unfortunately, we can’t afford to take it out of our list because the facts obviously place it there. This industrial town in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire should normally be the pride of Lincolnshire as its main administrative center. But the town with an estimated population of 82,334 in 2016 had many things going against it.
Residents of the UK’s largest steel processing center, also known as the Industrial Garden Town, are frustrated by a lack of the liveliness and diversity in the town only known for work. However, the loudest grouse that lists Scunthorpe alongside the most hated towns in England is the indiscriminate censorship and blocking of websites for spurious reasons.
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Waste collection team member Kabeer Hassan thanks the residents of Reading for their messages of support that he and his fellow frontline workers have received during the coronavirus pandemic.
Reading (i/ˈrɛdɪŋ/RED-ing) is a large town and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It was an important centre in the medieval period, as the site of Reading Abbey, a monastery with strong royal connections. The town was seriously affected by the English Civil War, with a major siege and loss of trade, and played a pivotal role in the Revolution of 1688, with that revolution's only significant military action fought on the streets of the town. The 19th century saw the coming of the Great Western Railway and the development of the town's brewing, baking and seed growing businesses. Today Reading is a commercial centre, with involvement in information technology and insurance, and, despite its proximity to London, has a net inward commuter flow.
The first evidence for Reading as a settlement dates from the 8th century. By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England when measured by taxable wealth. By 1611, it had a population of over 5000 and had grown rich on its trade in cloth. The 18th century saw the beginning of a major iron works in the town and the growth of the brewing trade for which Reading was to become famous. During the 19th century, the town grew rapidly as a manufacturing centre. It is ranked the UK's top economic area for economic success and wellbeing, according to factors such as employment, health, income and skills. Reading is also a retail centre serving a large area of the Thames Valley, and is home to the University of Reading. Every year it hosts the Reading Festival, one of England's biggest music festivals. Sporting teams based in Reading include Reading Football Club and the London Irish rugby union team, and over 15,000 runners annually compete in the Reading Half Marathon.