Take Your Seats
on Nov 22, 2009 in selected reading list transport Resting limbs and taking the weight off our rears is all part of travelling by train, but our comfort is something everybody takes personally and any slight aggravation is can make us sore... There are never enough spaces to sit, so Diggestive prefe...

PCC Gone Mad?
on Nov 18, 2009 in Oranjepan asks media Media industry watchdog, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has come under heavy fire over the past couple of days as a new row over freedom of speech has broken out. At the annual Society of Editors lecture PCC chairperson, Baroness Peta Buscomb...

Discovering The Faces Behind The Name
on Nov 17, 2009 in media featured story Digital Identity was a major issue discussed at the first Reading Geek Night, and it's definitely something which we're interested in here surveying local news from our treetop perch. While meeting people face-to-face remains the best way to build t...

Cruisers Control Ordered
on Nov 17, 2009 in Oranjepan asks A popular car club has been banned from meeting at the Forbury Retail Park and ordered to disperse after nearby residents complained at the disturbance. The organisers have struck back saying they cooperate with authorities are being squeezed out wi...

Calling Copenhagen!
on Nov 15, 2009 in Environment Copenhagen The build-up to the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change continues as the Greater Reading Environmental Network organised a public debate at the Reading International Solidarity Centre.GREN spokesman John Hoggett explained that the UN-sponsored ta...

Gown To Takeover Town
on Nov 13, 2009 in Reading University Students from Reading University are stepping up their campaign against unfair funding and will launch a week of events designed to raise awareness of the issues surrounding tuition fees and student debt.Adam Hewitt previews the events, which will st...

New Venue Is A Vision For Newbury's Future
on Nov 13, 2009 in sport and leisure Film fans have been celebrating in Newbury this weekend after the opening of a dedicated 7-screen cinema.Over 1,000 people attended the gala evening with local dignitaries to watch 'A Christmas Carol' starring Jim Carrey.The cinema is an anchor venue...

Geeks Get Organised
on Nov 12, 2009 in news Geeks have recently started reclaiming the term as a means of empowerment.And now they are using this to create a social movement pressuring for change.The group has set up its' own blog home to raise awareness of the issues tech-conscious 'geeks' ar...

No Result For Jolly Anglers
on Nov 11, 2009 in pubs Reports that negotiations to reopen the canal-side Jolly Anglers pub have collapsed have been confirmed.West Berkshire Brewery said it will "remain very supportive of all efforts to re-open the Jolly Anglers," but it was stymied by undeclar...

Issues Of Equality
on Nov 10, 2009 in Oranjepan says democracy works featured story The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence came to town to deliver a keynote speech at a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the 'Reading Declaration on race equality' earlier this week.The conference brought together original signatorie...