A further 60 workers were then told they had to self-isolate at home because the may be at risk.
The store is currently closed to the public due to the month-long Government lockdown.
But it is open for customers who shop online to use their click and collect service.
With the end of national coronavirus restrictions, non-essential retailers and other services on the high streets are now able to reopen, and they need your...
The latest government figures bring the total number of coronavirus cases in the UK to 1,643,086 – and the total number of deaths within 28 days of a...
An ongoing police incident on Colemans Moor Road, Woodley… More news as we have it.
Jasmin Gurlung was last seen in Oxford Road, Reading, about 11pm yesterday. Jasmin is 5ft 1ins tall, slim, with black hair and brown eyes. She frequents...
The UK’s independent healthcare regulator has approved the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for use.
It will be rolled out for use next week
From tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd December), as England returns to a system of tiered restrictions, all non-essential retail will be able to reopen and planning...
There will be some small changes to rubbish and recycling collection days during Christmas and New Year. This is something we do every year, with no...
There will be some small changes to rubbish and recycling collection days during Christmas and New Year. This is something we do every year, with no...
At around 10.25pm on Saturday (28/11) two men and a woman were sat on the riverside by Windsor Town Bridge, also known as Eton Bridge, on the Windsor side of...
The lane restrictions will now be between 7am and 10am and again in the afternoon between 3pm and 7pm, Monday to Friday. This replaces the 24 hours...
It means all 12,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs when the chain’s 124 shops cease trading. Debenhams fell into administration for the second...
A further 12,330 coronavirus cases have been reported in the UK, according to the latest government figures. And 205 people have died within 28 days of testing...
Suella Braverman QC said PC Harper paid the “ultimate price for his bravery” when he was killed on duty in Berkshire in August 2019. The driver...
Connor Parker is wanted on recall to prison after breaching the conditions of his license following a sentence for conspiracy to steal in 2019. Officers have...
On Friday 27/11 between 8am and 6.40pm in Callington Road:The unknown offender has smashed patio door, nothing stolen, reference number: 43200398165. Between...
The collision occurred at approximately 4.30am on the A412 towards Iver at Denham. The road is closed from junction one of the M40 towards Iver for...
Pauline was last seen in the Lye Valley area of Oxford at about 4pm today. The picture shown was taken today, so it is likely that Pauline is still...
The number of cases is down from the 15,871 cases recorded on Saturday – and deaths are also down from 479.
Abdoulhalim Abdoulsamad, aged 18, of Benjamin Lane, Slough pleaded guilty to one count of perverting the course of justice at a hearing on 18 August 2020...
Keith Bunce, aged 44, of no fixed abode pleaded guilty to one count of robbery at Reading Crown Court. Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’...
The gang stormed the driver’s cab while he was parked near the John Lewis distribution centre at Magna Park in the early hours of Wednesday, 25...
A woman has been jailed for more than five years for grievous bodily harm and perverting the course of justice in Bracknell. Alison Dean, aged 27, of...
The number has been confirmed by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), which advises the government on its response to the pandemic...
The parents of Anthony Joyce, who died following an incident on 27 June, which has resulted in the conviction of John Joyce for manslaughter, have released the...
Having your car broken into, tampered with and losing your things to thieves can be very distressing. Here are a few simple steps you can take to keep your...
Reading will be in Tier 2 from Wednesday 2 December. Until then the same lockdown rules apply as you have followed for the last three weeks. The rest of...
A Misconduct Hearing was heard in the case of former DS John Smith, formerly based at AW (Central West), on Thursday, 26 November. He faced allegations that...
The ambulance service was called to the scene and the man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. There are currently two scene watches in...
Kemar Jordan, aged 23, of Arnold Road in Oxford, was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of one count of rape following a trial lasting seven days at Oxford...
“I genuinely cannot find the words to even try and get people to understand how I and our daughter’s lives have truly changed for the worst. “I was 17-years...
Figures from Action Fraud show that criminals conned 17,407 shoppers out of almost £13.5 million over the Christmas period last year, an increase of over 20%...
The closure will start from after 8pm on Friday 27th and will be complete by 6am on Monday 30th. There will be further weekend closures in December, including...
Great news! Shoppers will get an early Christmas present with free parking in the council’s car parks on Saturdays in the run up to Christmas. Council-owned...
Around 3.30 am on the 17th November 2020 offenders attempted to gain entry to a house in Paget Close. The offender is described as a male with dark skin...
This means, from the 2 December, the following restrictions will apply for the whole of the borough and all residents. In tier 3: you must not meet socially...
These are Medium, High and Very High and will be strengthened compared to the previous tiers in order to prevent a return to growing infections. We have been...
Between 10.00 pm on the 24th November and 5.00 am on the 25th November 2020 offenders gained entry to a house in Tamar House, Hicks Farm Rise. Once inside...
Chief executive Pascal Soriot said it followed the accidental discovery that it performed best when half a dose was given, followed by a full one. “Now...
Matthew Mowbray, aged 49, of Locks Road, Locks Heath, was convicted today (25/11) at Reading Crown Court for the offences which occurred at the college between...
More than forty people have been fined after attempting to cross the Channel since the weekend despite several warnings to heed Government regulations and...
Both men appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday, 23 November after pleading guilty earlier this month to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. They were...
Labourer David Nicholas Wilson, 36, created and used the series of fake identities to contact the victims on Facebook and other social media. Using...
On Monday afternoon, PM Boris Johnson will explain the detail of England’s return to the “three tier system” when lockdown ends on 2...
A supermarket chain is offering a discount to frontline workers for their “tireless” efforts during the pandemic. The Morrisons’ markdown of 10% has been made...
The family of a woman who died in a road traffic collision on the A4421 near Newton Purcell has released a tribute Marie Abbott, aged 34, from Milton Keynes...
At around 7pm on Monday (16/11) two houses in Stanmore Gardens were broken into. One resident heard people in their house and when challenged a man told them...
At around 2pm yesterday (19/11) the victim, a 72-year-old man, was parking his car in the car park outside the shops in Yeovil Road when he was approached by a...
