Reading West MP Alok Sharma joined the Sikh community in Reading on Sunday 1st May to celebrate Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year which was marked by a procession from Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, the Sikh temple in Cumberland Road.  read more »

Today the Bengali Cultural Society of Reading held a double celebration, the Bengali New Year and the 150th birth anniversary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore.  read more »

Reading West MP Alok Sharma has written to West Berkshire Council to submit his views on IKEA’s planning application for a store at the Berkshire Retail Park in Tilehurst.  read more »

Local Reading West MP Alok Sharma joined Reading Mayor Gul Khan on Saturday 16th April to open the Pride of Dee Park charity’s Spring Fayre in Lyon Square.  read more »

Newly elected representatives from West Berkshire’s Youth Cabinet met last week with Reading West MP Alok Sharma to discuss collaboration on youth initiatives.  read more »

Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West, took part in the hugely successful Pangbourne & Whitchurch Sustainability Group (PAWS) Family Cycle Ride on Sunday 27th March, which covered an 8 mile round trip from Pangbourne to Theale.  read more »

Rob Wilson and Alok Sharma, MPs for Reading East and Reading West respectively, were at a Reading Federation of Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations event recently to answer questions about the Government’s Localism Bill and how it will affect those in Council Housing.  read more »

The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has today approved the Business case and Plan for the All Saints Junior Free School.  read more »

Today Alok Sharma and Rob Wilson, MPs for Reading West and Reading East respectively, welcomed the Government’s Budget with its plan to reform the economy to support jobs and growth, and to take steps to help families with the cost of living – including an immediate cut in fuel duty.  read more »

On Friday 18th March local MP Alok Sharma joined young people participating in the Prince’s Trust Team Programme, based at the Madejski Stadium, to talk about the work of a Member of Parliament.  read more »