Despite the RBC Planning Committee’s unanimous rejection of Thames Water’s planning application to a packed Council Chamber on 4th October and despite the clear widespread public and political opposition to their application, Thames Water submitted an appeal to challenge the Council decision in May of this year.  read more »

Alok Sharma, local MP for Reading West, made a special visit to Sainsbury’s Calcot on Friday 5th November.  read more »

Alok Sharma joined hundreds of local people at a concert at the Rivermead Leisure Complex to raise money for victims of the Pakistan floods.  read more »

Alok Sharma has welcomed talks between the Department for Transport and the borough council on the Reading Station roads scheme project.  read more »

Reading West MP Alok Sharma, and Deputy Mayor Cllr Jenny Rynn, joined in celebrations of the Churches in Reading Drop-In Centre (CIRDIC) on Sunday 24th October by attending a short church service at All Nations Christian Centre, which was followed by a presentation and reception.  read more »

On Saturday 23rd October members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, arranged for its members to come together for a clear-up project to help improve the local environment in West Reading.  read more »

In 2010, in response to the needs of schools and clubs across the UK, Tesco amalgamated Computers for Schools and Sports for Schools & Clubs to create Tesco for Schools & Clubs - one catalogue containing thousands of pieces of equipment and resources across the entire curriculum for primary and secondary school students.  read more »

Reading West MP Alok Sharma has joined forces with Breast Cancer Campaign to raise awareness of its award winning fundraising event, Wear It Pink Day, supported by Vanish.  read more »

Reading West MP, Alok Sharma, visited parishioners who attend The Wednesday Lunch at St Michael’s Church in New Lane Hill, Tilehurst, this week, to talk to them about his work in Parliament and the constituency.  read more »

Reading West MP, Alok Sharma, joined staff, pupils and other guests for Brookfields School’s Big Lunch on Wednesday 29 September.  read more »