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Jail back up for sale despite arts hub campaign
Reading council says the Ministry of Justice had insisted its £2.6m offer remained on the table.
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Jail back up for sale despite arts hub campaign
Reading council says the Ministry of Justice had insisted its £2.6m offer remained on the table.

Coronavirus: Case rates in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across the county.

Memorial service held for terror stab victims
Friends James Furlong, David Wails, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett were killed in June last year.

'Humiliated' family in happy return to Legoland
Legoland has revamped its procedures since Sebby Brett was made to get up from his wheelchair.

Regulator racially discriminated against doctor
Omer Karim was investigated by the GMC while the same charges against a white doctor were dismissed.

Man 'led audacious cash machine explosions plot'
A criminal gang leader was involved in raids on 11 cash machines in three counties, a court hears.
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Jail back up for sale despite arts hub campaign
Reading council says the Ministry of Justice had insisted its £2.6m offer remained on the table.

Coronavirus: Case rates in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across the county.

Memorial service held for terror stab victims
Friends James Furlong, David Wails, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett were killed in June last year.

'Humiliated' family in happy return to Legoland
Legoland has revamped its procedures since Sebby Brett was made to get up from his wheelchair.

Regulator racially discriminated against doctor
Omer Karim was investigated by the GMC while the same charges against a white doctor were dismissed.

Man 'led audacious cash machine explosions plot'
A criminal gang leader was involved in raids on 11 cash machines in three counties, a court hears.

Coronavirus: Case rates in Berkshire
The latest number of cases of Covid-19 across the county.

Memorial service held for terror stab victims
Friends James Furlong, David Wails, and Joe Ritchie-Bennett were killed in June last year.

'Humiliated' family in happy return to Legoland
Legoland has revamped its procedures since Sebby Brett was made to get up from his wheelchair.
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