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• £13.7 million project to revitalise the town’s much-loved and popular Hexagon Theatre
• Official appointment of the internationally renowned professional team

• Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work delegates visited the Armoured Heart on Monday
• Sculpture is a symbol for peace in Reading and has provided young people with the opportunity to learn more about the dangers of knife crime

• From Monday 17 July, Reading will boast a brand-new Leisure Centre at Rivermead

• Visitors to the new centre can look forward to 6-court sports hall and a 120-station gym with 3 studios, new soft play and café.

• The Norcot by-election will take place on Thursday August 3
• Residents must be registered by July 18 to vote and those wanting to vote in their local polling station will again need to bring photo ID 
• People can register for a postal or proxy vote instead

• Reading Borough Council won the Diversity and Inclusion category at the national LGC Awards
• The Council's Highways team then won the Best Council Services Team at the MJ Awards

• 37 affordable Council homes are set to be officially opened tomorrow
• The North Street development forms part of Council plans to build 400 new affordable homes
• New homes have received positive feedback from tenants set to move in

• The next four junctions to be enforced for the illegal blocking of yellow box junctions are now live
• One warning notice will be issued per vehicle per junction before fines are issued for subsequent infringements 

• Summer Reading Challenge launching Saturday 8 July 2023
• Children aged 4-11 encouraged to sign up to read at least 6 books over the summer
• Free activities and events at a library near you

• ASB Awareness Week runs from Monday 3 to Sunday 9 July
• Residents are invited to attend a number of engagement events where they can give their views or find out how to get help

• The Council has again designed a Household Support Fund scheme which provides help to residents who need it most 
• Cost-of-living vouchers are set to be distributed to eligible residents next month with an application element also going live later in July

Reading comes together to celebrate its first ever Disability Pride event next week which aims to foster a sense of unity among Reading’s disabled community, their families, friends and supporting organisations.

• Owner plans to erect scaffolding to stabilise buildings which could allow Union St to fully re-open later this summer 
• Businesses have been offered temporary business rates relief by the Council
• Union Street shops remain open for business with access via Broad Street