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The Station Hill mural comes to life when dusk falls - the mural and subway entrance can be seen at the bottom of the image, with Reading Station above it. The sun is setting so the clouds a pink
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It blinks! Reading Station lights up Station Hill mural with amazing tributes to Ding icons

Visitors to Reading Station can’t have failed to have noticed the Station Hill mural which encompasses the subway. Called Rivers, Ruins and Regency,...

Reading's Christmas lights. This display shows an image of Reading's skyline, and in the background are shops and a lamppost. The image has been taken at night so the lights are on
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Is that a Cheeselog? Reading’s new Christmas lights celebrate the town’s past, present and future

It pays to look up … Reading's past, present and future – including a Cheeselog – is being celebrated through its all-new Christmas...

The sign at the entrance of Swallows Meadow and part of the kissing gate
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Walkaround Swallows Meadow, the new country park in Lower Earley

Swallows Meadow is a country park that opened in Lower Earley in November 2024, offering people a new place to get into the...

A portrait of Jane Austen
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Celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday with year of special events in Reading

A year of special events is planned to celebrate the links between Reading and Jane Austen. The writer was born 250 years ago,...

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Las Vegas sibling trio The Dollheads head to Reading for summer show

Sibling trio from Las Vegas, Seoul death punk outfit, and Los Angeles rockers unite for exclusive Face Bar showcase

Are you one in a billion? Flight Club, Reading’s new social darts bar, hopes so!

Countdown is on for the billionth dart thrown in Flight Club venues worldwide

Mike d’Abo brings the Sensational 60s back to Reading

Manfred Mann star Mike d’Abo talks hits and local real ale

Fisherman’s Friends returning to Reading in 2027

Sea shanty sensations Fisherman’s Friends lock in 2027 Reading date

Daniel Kitson brings work-in-progress comedy show to South Street

Acclaimed comic reveals comedy preview as he shapes new production