Articles

Nov 29, 2024

Oh Yes It Is !

Panto Time Gets HiTech in Reading Audiences at The Hexagon theatre’s pantomime Cinderella will notice this year’s spectacular is … well, more spectacular. And it’s …

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Nov 01, 2024

Are Friends Electric ?

With Reading Borough Council cooling on EV infrastructure, we investigate whether going electric still makes financial sense for local residents and commuters.

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Oct 01, 2024

House of Flavours

Are you a creature of habit when it comes to Indian menus? We explore the enduring appeal of Reading's House of Flavours and why some …

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Sep 30, 2024

Looking Back In Anger

It's a year since we published the first inReading ezine in order to bring more in depth journalism and more video coverage to our town, …

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Sep 30, 2024

Vino Vita

I am writing this review far from Reading in a village in Wales that used to have a bank. It closed down and the next …

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Sep 30, 2024

Readings Around The World

It is believed that the name Reading originates from the Old English word Rēadingas, which means "the people of Rēada." Rēada is believed to be …

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Sep 09, 2024

Madras Flavours

Southern Indian cuisine is a favourite of mine ever since the day, more than forty years ago on my way to college in Kent, I …

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Aug 27, 2024

Our Melting Pot

This summer has seen the re-appearance of ethnic issues across parts of the UK, but Reading remained calm, perhaps due to its long tradition of …

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Aug 23, 2024

The Oldest Festival

Reading Festival, set along the banks of the River Thames in Little John's Farm over every August Bank Holiday, has become an institution that has …

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Jul 31, 2024

The Rising Sun

Since Bel & The Dragon shuttered and the team at The Lyndhurst moved on, my poor octogenarian neighbour Liz has searched in vain for somewhere …

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