KPMG said 391 stores would close with the loss of 2,140 jobs, although it remained hopeful that some of the outlets would be sold as going concerns before the closure process was completed.

A sex pest netted two decades after he tried to rape a woman in Reading has been told jail is certain.

People who like to sing along with the X Factor stars can join a new choir in Reading.

The number of people killed or injured in hit-and-runs in Reading East almost doubled last year, recent figures show.

The news has been praised by the 16-year-old's dad, John, who has been campaigning for action to make the town safer for young people since Paddy fell from cliffs in July.

Six arrests have already been made this month as part of a police crackdown on burglary.

A 44-year-old man has admitted the attempted rape of a woman in Berkshire 22 years ago after new forensic evidence came to light.

Following on from yesterday's news that a couple were caught having sex on a clock tower in the middle of a busy shopping centre in Sydney, we take a look at some of the most unusual places people get down and dirty in public: The Queen's lawn In May this year, a couple were arrested after being caught having sex on the Queen's lawn at Windsor ...

A MAN has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm following a stabbing outside a Weybridge pub last Friday night.

A FORMER RAF technician who broke his neck during a fun day at an Air Force base has launched a 6 million compensation bid in London's High Court.

Man escapes jail for attacking his wife after he catches her flirting with another man in a Thatcham pub A HUSBAND attacked his wife in a pub after he caught her flirting with another man, Newbury magistrates heard last Thursday, November 19.

Householders will be rewarded with cash incentives for recycling at home under radical new Conservative plans aimed at tackling global warming.

A drummer got the chance to strut his funky stuff at a performance in honour of the special anniversary of a top BBC recording studio.

A West Reading man has been found not guilty of burgling a house with a crowbar.

A 21-YEAR-OLD Wycombe man was in a "trance-like state" while beating a businessman to death outside his home, a psychiatrist told a court.

A prolific burglar who claimed he learned his lesson after becoming a victim of crime has been jailed once again.

Global drinks giant PepsiCo is eyeing up an audacious move to Reading's striking skyscraper The Blade, getreading can reveal.

The jury in the case of a carjacker accused of deliberately injuring a mother of four he ran over in her own car in Berkshire has been sent out to consider its verdict.

It is crunch time for Reading's retailers. That is the message from business bosses who have claimed Christmas is a - make or break' period for the town's shops.

A multi-car collision on Monday evening resulted in the closure of a busy commuter route and traffic chaos between Reading and Bracknell.