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EXCLUSIVE PICTURE ALBUM - CAVERSHAM COURT RE-OPENS
17/09/2009 AFTER a year of restoration, at a cost of more than 1.2million pounds, Caversham Court Gardens has re-opened to the public - and Reading Guide was there to record the occasion in pictures.
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TV NEWS: CLICK FOR RIGHT UP TO THE MINUTE STREAMING FROM THE BBC NEWS CHANNEL
07/01/2010 CATCH up with the latest news on the BBC's rolling news channel.
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YOUR CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH TV PROGRAMMES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED - THE FULL SET
12/01/2010
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INTEREST VIDEO - WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN HISTORY
25/01/2010 FOR January 27th...A fascinating look at video and pohotographs of key events on this day in years gone by...
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ONE MORE SEAT FOR LIBDEMS AND TOWN HAS ITS FIRST GREEN
08/05/2010 THE general election results in Reading were not reflected in the partial election for town council seats.
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READING WEST - NO SALTER AND NOW THERE"S NO MORE LABOUR SEAT
08/05/2010 LABOUR were always on a struggle to keep READING WEST despite a majority cushion of 4,682 votes last time out for Martin Salter.
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READING EAST - DEFENDING CHAMP WILSON WINS WITH EASE
08/05/2010 AS Britain headed to its hung parliament, voters in READING EAST were kept waiting for their result until around 6am.
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…AND IT STAYS BLUE AS USUAL ALL AROUND THE AREA
08/05/2010 READING West was one of the few Labour seats in the south outside London at the 2005 election, Martin Salter's old seat being hemmed in on all sides by Conservatives.
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MELTDOWN FOR PARLIAMENT BUT LABOUR STILL AHEAD IN READING
09/05/2010 WHILE Westminster wobbles painfully towards getting to grips with its 'hung' status, the dust has at least settled in Reading where both parliamentary seats are back in Conservative hands, and where, conversely, Labour's tenuous grip on power in the Borough is slightly less tenuous than it was.
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ALL THE READING AREA 2010 ELECTION RESULTS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS
12/05/2010 THE entire Thames Valley area is now in Conservative hands after the 2010 general election, the one remaining Labour seat, Reading West changing hands on the back of a dramatic swing. However, on Reading Borough Council Labour bucked the trend and actually improved its situation from a one-seat advantage over the Conservatives to two seats.
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SONNING-BASED MP THERESA IS NAMED AS THE NEW HOME SECRETARY
12/05/2010 MAIDENHEAD MP Theresa May, who lives at Sonning, has been handed the prestige post of Home Secretary in the coalition Con-Lib government.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PICTURE GALLERY: THE DAY BEFORE THE FESTIVAL AND...
27/08/2010 WITH less than 24 hours to go before the start of Reading Festival 2010, the heavens opened, drenching the thousands of youngsters on their way to the entrance, and turning the site into a quagmire.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PICTURE GALLERY: SUNSHINE ENDING FOR THE FESTIVAL
30/08/2010 AFTER the onerous deluge of the pre-event days, and the consequent mudheap under foot, by the end of the weekend the sun was shining on Reading Festival 2010 - which, as usual, provided a fantastic variety of top rate entertainment.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PICTURE GALLERY: FESTIVAL 2010 IS OVER AND TIME TO HEAD FOR HOME
31/08/2010 IT started in a downpour and ended in sunshine - Reading Festival 2010 was voted one of the best-ever.
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WISH THE DUCK LUCK - JANINE AND TEAM AWNTY TO GO UP THE POLE!
03/10/2010 PICTURE the scene - you're a middle-of-the-road Reading Mum, 45 years old, a couple of nearly grown-up kids, four dogs and a husband. What to do for the next couple of years?
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PICTURE GALLERY: READING ROWING CLUB SMALL BOATS 'HEAD'
11/10/2010 THE forecast heatwave for the Reading area didn't materialise on Saturday October 9th, but on Sunday - as 10/10/10, supposedly one of the luckiest days in the millennium - the sun duly made a flawless appearance. It was a glorious blue-sky day for messing about on the river - well not so much messing about, as the serious stuff of competitive rowing at the Reading RC Small Boats Head of the River.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PICTURE GALLERY: DAY THE MARCH FOR HONOUR CAME THROUGH READING
10/11/2010 HUNDREDS of well-wishers turned out in Reading town centre, and all along other parts of the route, as the March for Honour came through Berkshire. Reading-Guide.co.uk was there to picture some of the scenes.
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MARCH FOR HONOUR HEROES COME THROUGH BERKSHIRE
12/11/2010 THE band of REME Arborfield accompanied the March for Honour on its way through Berkshire today, here forming a guard as the walkers headed for a well-earned tea-break at The Forbury in Reading.
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STEVE SHELVES DESERT TREK TO RAISE FUNDS NEARER HOME
06/02/2011 READING charity adventurer Steve Blethyn has shelved plans to walk across the Gobi desert later this year, and has instead mapped out a series of endurance tasks closer to home.
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CHRIS'S TRY THE ONLY CONSOLATION AS IRISH ARE WHACKED
06/02/2011 THE mini-revival by London Irish came to a shuddering halt at Gloucester where they were whacked 41-8 to end their faint hopes of progress in the LV= Cup.
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HOW THAT HUGE NEW CAVERSHAM RAIL BRIDGE WAS INSTALLED
06/02/2011 OVER Christmas and New Year Network Rail undertook the remarkable feat of removing virtually all of the old Caversham Road railway bridge and replacing it with a huge pre-built section to add several more track widths.
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JEM AND SEAN WILL GET THEIR KICKZ CUTTING A FEW SHAPES!
07/02/2011 READING footballers Jem Karacan and Sean Morrison will be trying out moves of a different kind tonight (Mon) when they take part in a Kickz Street Dance session at the Tilehurst Community Centre.
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STATION ROAD CLOSED AS NEW WORKS PHASE BEGINS
07/02/2011 SINCE last summer there have been four phases of minor road works around the centre of Reading - and today (Mon) the fifth, and most significant, phase of the work to create an entirely new traffic flow gets under way.
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JUMP TO IT - THE RACE IS ON FOR TICKETS TO SEE ROD STEWART!
08/02/2011 USUALLY the punters head for Newbury Racecourse in their thousands to see the best in British horse racing, but on Sunday 29 May, the venue will be rocking, not to the pounding of hooves, but to the pounding of the best in British music.
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HOW ROYALS ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE FEMALE SUPPORT
10/02/2011 READING Football Club is developing an eye for the ladies - all in the best possible taste of course!
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READING WIND TURBINE SAID TO COST MORE THAN IT SAVES
11/02/2011 READING has many claims to fame - among them the giant wind-turbine alongside the M4 which its operators say is probably seen by more people every day than any other in the world.
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JEM SENT OFF AND ROYALS ARE ROBBED YET AGAIN IN ADDED TIME
12/02/2011 AT Cardiff the Royals had victory snatched away in the seventh minute of added time - today a worthy draw was snatched away in the fourth minute of added time as they tumbled 2-1 at Norwich.
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RYAN'S FIRST HALF SUPER SHOW GIVES IRISH A WINNING BOOST
12/02/2011 THAT heavy outpouring of breath you heard over south Reading about 2pm came from the Mad Stad - a collective sigh of relief that London Irish had got their season back on the rails.
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SHANE FACES FITNESS TEST AGAIN IN TOUGH TASK FOR ROYALS
12/02/2011 THE Royals somewhat rashly allowed Shane Long to play a half for Ireland in a meaningless game on Tuesday, and now he faces another fitness test on his hip injury before the crucial clash with Norwich at Carrow Road.
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IF THE LUCK COMES ROUND EVENTUALLY ROYALS MAY STILL HAVE HOPE
13/02/2011 THEY say in football the luck evens itself out in the end. If that's the case the Royals may yet defy the odds of reality and be in with a shout of the play-offs - because they have more than enough in the lucky bank to see them through the rest of the season.
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READING TAP DANCERS REACHING FOR THE SKY TONIGHT
13/02/2011 READING dancers Steph Still and Katherine Cox have made it through to the live semi finals of Sky1’s Got To Dance tonight on Sky1.
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RAISE YOUR GLASSES TO THE LONDON IRISH FANS' PUB SCHEME!
14/02/2011 IT'S well known that rugby players, and rugby fans, like the odd pint or three - and to help that go down smoothly with their excellent community relations efforts, London Irish have launched an "official pub" scheme.
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ROYALS DRAW MUST-WIN GAME AS LATE GOAL CURSE YET AGAIN!
15/02/2011 THE curse of the late goal wrecked Reading's hopes yet again as they were held to a 1-1 draw in their "must-must-win" game at Sheffield United.
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TOP LOCAL SCHOOL BANDS GET READY TO ROCK FOR DAISY'S DREAM
16/02/2011 SIX sets of local youngsters are preparing to rock their socks off in the final of the 2nd annual Battle of the School Bands at The Hexagon on Sunday.
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ANOTHER SHED LOAD OF PROBLEMS AS IRISH SUFFER AGAIN AT KINGSHOLM
18/02/2011 TWO weeks ago London Irish gave their most embarrassing display in many a long day in losing 41-8 at Gloucester in the LV= Cup.
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ROYALS RELISH THEIR TELEVISED CUP RETURN TO MERSEYSIDE
19/02/2011 ROYALS fans who believe in omens will have been pleased to see Everton knock Chelsea out of the FA Cup in their fourth round replay.
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NOEL NOTCHES, LEDGE SHINES BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO STING THE HORNETS
19/02/2011 THEY say it's not over until the Fat Lady Sings - but if she's not actually singing goodbye to the Royals' promotion hopes, she's certainly gargling very loudly after a nondescript 1-1 draw with Watford at the Mad Stad.
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READING'S FLYING HIGH AS THE RED KITE MAKES A COMEBACK
21/02/2011 READING is not usually a place ornithologists flock to to catch a glimpse of rare flying wildlife - the only "twitchers" in town are mainly Royals and London Irish fans at the Mad Stad as their respective teams struggle to find a win!
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IRISH GUYS ARE SMILING AS ROYALS GET BACK ON THE WINNING TRAIL
22/02/2011 THE Royals moved up to ninth place in the Championship with their first win in seven league games, 2-1 over Millwall at the Mad Stad - thanks to the boys from the Emerald Isle.
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ALEX STEPS IN TO REPLACE THE INJURED FEDS AGAINST LIONS
22/02/2011 READING'S young "bench" keeper for this season, Alex McCarthy, has come out of the shadow of Adam Federici into the spotlight for his first senior start against Millwall at the Mad Stad tonight.
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ANGLO-KIWI SHONTAYNE SHAPES UP BY SIGNING FOR THE IRISH
22/02/2011 WITH their title chances for this season fading, London Irish have continued to look to the future by signing England international Shontayne Hape from Bath Rugby on a two-year deal from next season.
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TON-UP THORPE WILL LEAD OUT THE IRISH AGAINST HARLEQUINS
25/02/2011 RICHARD Thorpe recently became the latest player to clock up 100 appearances for London Irish, and he will lead the team out tomorrow against Harlequins for the Aviva Premiership clash at the Madejski Stadium.
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IRISH GET THEIR KICKS WITH HARD-FOUGHT WIN OVER QUINS
26/02/2011 LONDON Irish collected a valuable 15-9 victory over Harlequins at the Madejski Stadium to give hope that they have finally got a spring in their step after their dismal winter.
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HORROR START BUT ROYALS RECOVER FOR POINT AT PALACE
26/02/2011 THE Royals really needed victory against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to keep their slim promotion hopes ticking over, but they had to settle for yet another draw, this time a 3-3 thriller.
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ROYALS GO TO THE PALACE NEEDING TO EARN THEIR MEDALS
26/02/2011 THERE are good times and bad times to play certain teams over a season - and the Royals have drawn a slightly unlucky straw with today's trip to Crystal Palace.
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INJURY JINX HITS UNLUCKY IVAR AGAIN ON EVE OF THE BIG CUP-TIE
27/02/2011 THE injury jinx which has haunted Royals' club skipper Ivar Ingimarsson over the past 18 months has struck again.
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LUCKY MASCOT LEDGE HAS PLAYED 23 GAMES, LOST NONE IN 2010/11!
28/02/2011 THE Royals are hoping their lucky mascot, Mikele Leigertwood, can do the trick for them one more time at Goodison Park and lift the team into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the second successive season.
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POLICE PLAN TO GIVE CYBER BULLIES A SLAP IN THE FACEBOOK
28/02/2011 BULLYING is no longer only a problem only in schools - and Thames Valley Police is hitting back at those who use internet sites such as Facebook to frighten their victims.
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GET YOUR VOICE IN TRAINING TO HELP CHARITIES IN THE LONG RUN!
28/02/2011 IT'S just a few weeks to the 2011 Reading Half-Marathon on Sunday March 20th - but if you don't have the energy or fitness level to compete there's still a way you can help some of the many worthy charities being represented.
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NOW IT'S PLAYED 24 GAMES, LOST NONE FOR LUCKY LEDGE!
01/03/2011 THE Royals were hoping their lucky mascot, Mikele Leigertwood, could do the trick for them one more time at Goodison Park and lift the team into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the second successive season. And he did just that!
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SKIPPER MATT A HERO AMONG HEROES AS ROYALS STUN EVERTON
01/03/2011 MAGNIFICENT! That's the only word to describe yet another night of magic on Merseyside for Brian McDermott's Royals as they dumped Everton out of the FA Cup.
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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT AS ROYALS AIM TO STICK IT TO THE TOFFEES!
01/03/2011 THE Royals go in search of FA Cup glory at Everton tonight, determined to put on a show for the TV cameras of ESPN and to reach the quarter-finals for the second successive season.
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PUNDITS KEEGAN AND DUBLIN FULL OF PRAISE FOR THE ROYALS
02/03/2011 WHETHER or not you were at Goodison Park on Tuesday March 1st 2011, it's great to re-live one of the finest nights in Reading FC history.
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GOODISON HERO MATT SET FOR RETURN TO A FORMER CLUB
02/03/2011 THE Royals will be heading to Eastlands on Sunday March 13th to face Manchester City in their FA Cup quarter-final. The match, with a 4.45pm kick-off, will be shown live on ESPN.
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ROYALS BOSS IS OH SO PROUD OF HIS TEAM - AND THE FANS
02/03/2011 ROYALS boss Brian McDermott was thrilled with the win which put his side into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the second time in successive years, and only the third time in the club's 140-year history.
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RESIDENTS CAN USE POLICE EQUIPMENT TO DETER SPEEDERS
03/03/2011 RESIDENTS in some parts of Reading are to be given access to police speed detection equipment in the latest attempt to crack down on motorists who flout the speed limits.
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THERE'S A CUP-FULL OF TRIVIA DELIGHT AROUND THE ROYALS!
03/03/2011 IF you like football trivia around Reading Football Club, the Royals' latest FA Cup heroics have provided plenty of nuggets.
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JONJO IN ON THE WING AS IRISH AIM FOR VICTORY AT LEEDS
04/03/2011 LONDON Irish make one change from the side that beat Harlequins 15-9 in the Aviva Premiership last week for this weekend’s match against Leeds Carnegie at Headingley on Sunday (3pm).
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IT'S ROYALS 5 LEROY 2 AS MAC'S CUP HEROES HIT LEAGUE FORM
05/03/2011 ANY fears that the Royals would suffer a hangover from their fabulous Cup win at Everton were brushed swiftly under the carpet as Brian McDermott's men crushed Middlesbrough 5-2 at the Madejski Stadium.
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LONDON IRISH ADD A TONGAN PROP TO NEXT YEAR'S ROSTER
06/03/2011 LONDON Irish continue to strengthen their squad for the future with news that two stalwarts have extended their contracts, and another new face has been recruited.
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A GIVE-AWAY DAY AS IRISH BLOW WINNING CHANCE AT LEEDS
06/03/2011 LONDON Irish clutched a costly defeat from the jaws of victory when they were beaten 27-19 away to rock-bottom Leeds Carnegie.
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ROYALS HOPE IT'S DÉJA VU FOR CHURCHY AT IPSWICH, NOT MATT!
07/03/2011 TWO Reading players have vastly different reasons for remembering this season's home game against Ipswich as the team prepares for tomorrow night's return at Portman Road.
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FREE TRAVEL HAS A DOWNSIDE AS CITY PLAY HARDBALL ON TICKETS
07/03/2011 THE offer of free coach travel for Royals fans who want to see Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final with Manchester City has thrown up an awkward problem of ticketing.
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FORCED RETIREMENT FOR STAR WHO KEPT ILLNESS SECRET
08/03/2011 ROYALS star Chris Armstrong has had to retire from football at the age of 28, and revealed that he has been suffering from Multiple Sclerosis since December 2009.
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SHANE'S ON THE MARK AGAIN AS ROYALS WIN IT FOR CHRIS
08/03/2011 DESPITE an ever-lengthening injury list - and the loss of skipper Matt Mills inside 14 minutes - the Royals pulled off their third fantastic win in eight days with a sparkling 3-1 victory at Ipswich.
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CUP TICKETS SOLD OUT - AND POMPOUS CITY WON'T OFFER MORE!
08/03/2011 THE Royals have sold out their 2,836 allocation of tickets for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final tie at Manchester City and are now having to fend off flak from fans who can't get a seat in what will be a quarter empty stadium.
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YOUR EXCLUSIVE CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS TO A GREAT MOVIE PREVIEW
09/03/2011 THE amazing "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" is already marked down as one of the most significant movies of 2011.
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MILLS CROCKED AS INJURY LIST DEEPENS ON EVE OF BIG GAME
09/03/2011 READING'S FA Cup hero Matt Mills is a serious doubt for Sunday's quarter-final epic against Manchester City at Eastlands after lasting only 14 minutes of Tuesday's match at Ipswich.
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UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE IS TO FIND WORTHY CHARITY FOR A VOLUNTEER
09/03/2011 THE University of Reading is looking for a charity that could really benefit from a student volunteer.
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ROYALS READY TO CROCK AND ROLL IN THEIR WEMBLEY QUEST!
11/03/2011 READING will still be short of several of their top players - not least influential skipper Matt Mills - when they line up against the mega-millions might of Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-final at Eastlands on Sunday (4.45pm ko).
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THE FA CUP PUTS READING INTO A RARE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
12/03/2011 AMONG the benefits of a decent FA Cup run for a club and its players is a dramatic increase in media interest - and there was no exception for the Royals in today's papers.
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ONE MOMENT OF BRILLIANCE ENDS ROYALS' WEMBLEY DREAM
13/03/2011 THE Wembley dream is over. A patched up Royals defence held out for 75 minutes in their FA Cup quarter-final against possibly the strongest attack in world club football before they were undone by a magnificent headed goal - from a City defender.
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MATT'S OUT, IVAR'S OUT - SO A NEW-LOOK DEFENCE FOR ROYALS
13/03/2011 READING'S worst defensive fitness fears on the eve of their eagerly-anticipated FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City were confirmed when both team skipper Matt Mills, and club skipper Ivar Ingimarsson were ruled out by injury.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM: THE ROYALS FANS LEAVE FOR MAN CITY
13/03/2011 IT was a bright, early - and damp - start for Royals fans as they set off this morning for Manchester. The club's generous offer of free coach travel meant the logistical nightmare of organising 44 coaches for 1,844 fans - but it all went smoothly, and the convoy headed up the M6 to join the 1,000 fans travelling independently.
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BOSS PRAISES TEAM AND FANS - CHAIRMAN PRAISES BOSS
14/03/2011 IN the words of the legendary Greavsie, "football's a funny old game"… except that the day after their Wembley FA Cup dream was shattered by one lapse of concentration at a set-piece, the Royals were not chuckling.
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CROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - ROYALS ARE RIDING OUT INJURY CRISIS
18/03/2011 THERE were questions earlier in the season about why the Royals needed quite such a big squad at a time when financial prudence was required.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM: DAME KELLY MEETS YOUNG ROYALS AND THEIR MUMS
18/03/2011 THIRTY Young Royals and their Mums attended a special coaching in the Madejski Stadium training dome, where not only football skills were being taught, but also a lesson in life from a celebrity sporting guest.
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BEAST DOES THE BIZ AS INJURY-HIT ROYALS GRAB A CRUCIAL WIN
19/03/2011 MOST Royals fans looked at the patched-up eleven which went out at Barnsley and all but wrote off the chances of a win - but to underline the fantastic team spirit the "squad team" came through with a vital 1-0 win.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE - READING HALF-MARATHON ALBUM 2
20/03/2011 THE Reading Half-Marathon is one of those "guess you had to be there" occasions to appreciate just what goes on - the next best thing is to browse our selection of albums, and here is the second of those.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE - READING HALF-MARATHON ALBUM 1
20/03/2011 THE Reading Half-Marathon is one of those "guess you had to be there" occasions to appreciate just what goes on - the next best thing is to browse our selection of albums.
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HOWARD IS HAPPY TO BE A ROYAL AND HELP THE PLAY-OFF PUSH
21/03/2011 MIDFIELDER Brian Howard has ended rumours that he is about to join Southampton on loan by stressing how he is looking forward to helping the Royals into the play-offs.
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EUROPEAN PIANO LEGEND IS ENTERTAINING READING DINERS
22/03/2011 THERE'S much more than excellent food and drink on the menu for customers in the restaurant and bar at the futuristic new Holiday Inn Hotel at Winnersh Triangle.
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MUSE HEADLINE THE FINAL DAY AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL
22/03/2011 THE worst-kept secret on the internet - the main-stages line-up for this year's August Bank Holiday Reading Festival - has now been officially confirmed.
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VICKY'S VIEW: GUIDE BLOGGER ON STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
24/03/2011 By VICKY WONG
Last Week, Reading University’s Student Union (RUSU) held their annual sabbatical officer elections. These are typically dismissed as nothing more than a popularity contest, however, sabbatical officers are not only an integral part of the student experience, but also an important link with the local community.
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DELON'S BACK FOR THE IRISH ON THEIR BIG DAY
25/03/2011 LONDON Irish make two changes and two positional changes for Saturday’s St Patrick’s Party clash against Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership.
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IT LOOKS LIKE BEING ANOTHER GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH!
25/03/2011 THE Madejski Stadium will be a sea of green tomorrow when London Irish stage their annual St Patrick's Day party bonanza.
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GARETH'S OUT SO ROYAL HAL COULD GET HIS BIG CHANCE
25/03/2011 IT'S blank weekend for the Royals as a team, although many players are out on international duty, not least Simon Church and Hal Robson-Kanu, who are in the Wales squad to face England on Saturday.
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DELON'S RETURN HELPS MAKE IT ANOTHER GREAT PARTY DAY FOR THE IRISH!
26/03/2011 LONDON Irish star full-back Delon Armitage took just one minute to mark his return to the side as the Exiles entertained a 20,011 Mad Stad crowd with a sizzling 39-17 victory over Exeter in the St Patrick's Party game.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE GALLERY - MATCH ACTION AND STADIUM PICTURES
26/03/2011 WHILE the fans enjoyed the intoxicating mix of music and a certain black and gold drink at the London Irish St Patrick's Party day, there was also the serious matter of an Aviva Premiership Rugby match.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE GALLERY- A FAN-TASTIC DAY FOR THE IRISH AT THE MAD STAD!
27/03/2011 WHATEVER sort of season their team's had - and this has not been a particularly good one - London Irish fans turn out in force for the annual match designated for the St Patrick's Day Party.
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ROCK ON! HERE ARE THE WORDS - NOW YOU WRITE THE MUSIC!
30/03/2011 WHAT comes first in a hit song, the words or the music? Any ideas?
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THERE'S A NEW DEAL AND A PAY RISE FOR ROYALS BOSS MAC
30/03/2011 ROYALS' manager Brian McDermott has been rewarded for his first successful 15 months in charge of the team with a new rolling 12-month contract on improved terms.
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TOM TO GET HIS KICKS AGAIN AS IRISH FIELD UNCHANGED SIDE
01/04/2011 IT'S no surprise that London irish have opted for an unchanged line-up for their crunch match against Wasps at the Mad Stad on Sunday.
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IT'S ALL OUR YESTERDAYS AT THE MAD STAD AS POMPEY COME TO TOWN
01/04/2011 THE big match build-up starts with a little trivia - when the Royals face Portsmouth at the Mad Stad tomorrow there will be more Reading-born players in the Pompey team than in the "home" line-up!
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TWO MORE FOR SHANE AS ROYALS GATECRASH PLAY-OFF ZONE
02/04/2011 THE Royals are bang in the thick of the play-off picture after easing to a surprisingly painless 2-0 win over Portsmouth in the big south of England showdown at the Mad Stad.
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HOME SWEET HOMER AS IRISH CRUISE TO ANOTHER SUCCESS
03/04/2011 TWO months ago London Irish fans had virtually written off their team's play-off chances after an horrendous run of results - but things are looking completely different now.
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EXPLORE THE WORLD OF 32,000 YEARS AGO IN AN AMAZING 3D MOVIE
04/04/2011 READING Guide arts correspondent CATHERINE MEEK attended the preview showing of the remarkable 3D Werner Herzog movie Cave of Forgotten Dreams, showing at The Regal Cinema in Henley - this is her verdict...
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WOULD THIS SIGHT OF THE BLADE HAVE DRIVEN OSCAR WILDE?!
04/04/2011 READING'S Blade office building was designed deliberately to be iconic, eye-catching and provocative - to be seen from most parts of the town and by those arriving here by rail.
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A HUGE WEEKEND BRINGS TWO H-U-G-E WINS!
04/04/2011 WE built it up as a HUGE weekend for Reading's two big sports teams, the Royals and London Irish, as both hovered on the brink of play-off situations in the npower Championship and the Aviva Premiership.
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GUIDE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM - LONDON IRISH STING THE WASPS!
04/04/2011 IT was "must-win" Sunday for London Irish when they entertained neighbours London Wasps - and win the Irish did, 25-12. This exclusive album shows the match as it unfolded.
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MIKELE TURNS THE TIDE AS ROYALS SQUEEZE OUT ANOTHER WIN
05/04/2011 NEVER mind the quality, feel the points - that's the Royals' motto right now as they continued their assault on the play-off zone with a 2-1 defeat of Preston at the Mad Stad.
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ROYALS MUST BEWARE OF NEW, IMPROVED PRESTON TONIGHT
05/04/2011 THE Royals have so far sailed through their injury crisis with a terrific demonstration of squad strength and positive mentality.
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CROCK AND ROLL! ROYALS START EMPTYING THEIR TREATMENT ROOM
06/04/2011 AFTER strengthening their position in the play-off zone by beating Preston on Tuesday, the good news continued in technicolour for the Royals on a sunny Wednesday afternoon at Hogwood Park.
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IRISH ADD ANOTHER BRIGHT YOUNG STAR FOR NEXT SEASON
06/04/2011 LONDON Irish have continued their building for next season with the signing of second row forward James Sandford on a one-year contract from Rotherham Titans.
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HUNTERS ARE NOW THE HUNTED AS IT GETS SERIOUS FOR ROYALS
07/04/2011 ONE week ago the Royals were trying to gatecrash the promotion play-off positions - now, two straight wins later, they are in the thick of it and teams are chasing them.
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WALK ON…WALK ON…IT'S ONLY 38km TO BREAKFAST!
08/04/2011 THE Rambling Duck and the self-confessed crazy adventurer hit the road at midnight on Thursday on a 38km trek around every junior school in the Wokingham district.
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TWO DODGY PENALTIES BUT RAMPANT ROYALS FELL FOREST!
09/04/2011 READING are up to fifth in the npower Championship after a fantastic 4-3 win away to their closest rivals, Nottingham Forest.
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MODS TAKE OVER THE TOWN CENTRE AGAIN - FOR A DAY
10/04/2011 THE Town Hall clock turned back 50 years on Saturday when the Mods took over the town centre.
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NOW MAC'S MARVELS MUST LIVE UP TO THEIR LOFTY POSITION
11/04/2011 THE Royals are Secret Squirrels no more - the team which has plodded away anonymously all season in mid-table, squandering some points and being robbed of others by idiotic refereeing, is suddenly in the thick of the promotion race in the full glare of the spotlight.
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SEVEN GAMES, SEVEN WINS - AND IT COULD BE THE ONLY WAY IS UP!
12/04/2011 ANOTHER magnificent victory from a tough away fixture, this time 2-0 at Scunthorpe, has put the Royals not only three wins from a certain play-off place, but still in with a serious shout of automatic promotion.
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HOW THE FOLKS BACK HOME ARE SINGING HITMAN SHANE'S PRAISES
13/04/2011 SHANE Long is a huge hit with Reading fans, a huge hit with Irish fans, and a huge hit as a person back home in Tipperary, where a folk group have a song dedicated to him which is sure to be - OK, a hit! - in the local charts.
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MAC'S CONFIDENT SVEN'S MEN WON'T GET AWAY WITH THE POINTS
14/04/2011 ROYALS boss Brian McDermott says his squad is more confident than nervous on the eve of the crunch game against Leicester City.
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JEM'S FIT SO IT'S SAME AGAIN IN CHASE TO TRAP SVEN
15/04/2011 THE Royals had only one injury doubt going into their crucial showdown with Leicester City at the Mad Stad this afternoon, midfielder Jem Karacan.
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IRISH CALL IN CORBISIERO TO PROVIDE BITE AGAINST SHARKS
15/04/2011 ENGLAND international Alex Corbisiero makes his first start for London Irish since returning from Six Nations duty as they head for their "must-win" date with Sale Sharks at Bolton's Reebok Stadium this evening (5.15pm).
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SUPER STEFFON'S THE HERO WITH A CRUCIAL LAST-DITCH TRY
16/04/2011 LONDON Irish collected another win, 34-20 at Sale, and in a dramatic finish, they snaffled a vital bonus point for the fourth try, landed Steffon Armitage with the clock on zero.
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SVEN'S FOXES FOXED AS THEY FAIL TO SOLVE THE RIDDLE OF JIMMY!
16/04/2011 THE Royals made surprisingly light work of beating Sven Goran Eriksson's moneybags all-star Leicester City 3-1 at the Mad Stad.
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JEM'S FIT SO IT'S SAME AGAIN IN CHASE TO TRAP SVEN'S MEN
16/04/2011 THE Royals had only one injury doubt going into their crucial showdown with Leicester City at the Mad Stad this afternoon, midfielder Jem Karacan.
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IT'S ALL CHANGE FOR MANY TOWN CENTRE ROADS
17/04/2011 DRIVERS in central Reading are used to rush-hour chaos - but this week could create new heights of frustration as a comprehensive set of new traffic measures kick in.
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FANS AND TEAMS PLAN A ROYAL FAREWELL FOR BRAVE CHRIS
18/04/2011 HE'S gone from the Royals squad, but very far from forgotten - in fact Chris Armstrong will be the centre of attention at the Mad Stad when Reading play Sheffield United on Easter Monday afternoon.
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VICKY'S VIEW: GUIDE BLOGGER ON WHY READING UNI HAD TO CHARGE TOP DOLLAR
19/04/2011 By VICKY WONGTHE University of Reading has joined the likes of Oxbridge, Durham, Imperial, Essex and Surrey as one of the UK Universities who will charge the maximum £9,000 fees.
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THE GREAT WINNING RUN IS OVER BUT ALEX MAKES SURE IT'S A DRAW
22/04/2011 ON paper it looked like a goal-fest, but bizarrely, two of the top three scoring teams in the Championship conjured their second 0-0 draw of the season when Leeds and the Royals ended in stalemate at Elland Road.
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ON EVE OF CRUNCH DATE BOOTH TELLS HIS MEN - DO IT FOR THE FANS!
22/04/2011 LONDON Irish coach Toby Booth has issued a rallying cry to his troops on the eve of their big showdown with Northampton at the Madejski Stadium tomorrow (3pm).
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AMAZING HAUL OF CHOCOLATE EGGS FOUND AT CAVERSHAM COURT!
23/04/2011 WHAT would the Easter weekend have been for children without an Easter Egg hunt?
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MAPUSUA'S MAGIC BUT IRISH SO NEAR YET SO FAR IN PLAY-OFF BID
23/04/2011 LONDON Irish failed gallantly in their bid to gatecrash the Aviva Premiership play-offs when they lost 26-20 to Northampton at the Madejski Stadium.
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ROYALS THROW AWAY TWO-GOAL LEAD AND SLIP TO SHAMBOLIC DEFEAT
25/04/2011 A BEAUTIFUL blue-sky day, a fabulous send-off for star defender Chris Armstrong who has had to retire through illness, and a two-goal lead inside 20 minutes against a woefully poor-looking side - what could possibly have been set up better than that for the Royals?
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SIR STEVE BACKS PRESENT ROYALS TO EMULATE HIS GLORY BOYS
28/04/2011 ALTHOUGH it's not certain in which division the Royals will be playing in 2011/12, the deadline for season ticket renewals passes this evening (Thursday).
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READING FANS GOING BANANAS AS THEY ARE SENT TO COVENTRY
29/04/2011 ROYALS fans (the blue and white hooped variety) will be out in force at Coventry tomorrow for the final away game of the season - and many of them will be going bananas.
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THERE'S THE LITTLE SIDESHOW IN LONDON...THEN THE QUOTES!
29/04/2011 ROYAL town that it is, there's sure to be plenty going on during today at Windsor.
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OK, NOW WE CAN RELAX AS ROYALS MAKE THEIR PLAY-OFF PLACE!
30/04/2011 READING have grabbed the point they needed for a guaranteed Championship play-off place by drawing 0-0 at Coventry.
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TADLEY TIGERS EARN THEIR STRIPES TO SEE IRISH IN TRAINING
02/05/2011 TADLEY Tigers Rugby Club got their just rewards for the way their members have supported London Irish this season when the Exiles sent their senior squad, plus coaches Toby Booth and Mike Catt for a training session at the Tigers' ground.
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McCARTHY GETS NOD FOR PROVISIONAL ENGLAND U-21 SQUAD
03/05/2011 READING'S Alex McCarthy is one of four goalkeepers in a provisional England squad of 40 announced by the FA for the UEFA Under-21 Championship in Denmark in June.
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PLAY-OFFS: THE FA, NOTTS POLICE AND DRINKS AT A BREWERY!
04/05/2011 THE Good News... the Royals are in the Championship play-offs - the Bad News... the play-off scene resembles the old joke about the chaps who couldn't organise a drinks party at a brewery.
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SIMON GETS CHANCE TO WIPE OUT OLD PLAY-OFF MEMORY
05/05/2011 SIMON Church made his starting debut for the Royals in the ill-fated play-off second leg against Burnley two years ago - now he has a chance to put the record straight by staking a claim for a play-off place again.
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SUDDENLY THE GREENS HOLD BALANCE OF POWER ON READING COUNCIL
06/05/2011 THE balance of Reading Borough Council is on a tricky knife-edge after Thursday's voting for 15 seats - with the Green Party suddenly getting a moment in the spotlight as power-brokers.
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HOMER MOVES TO FULL-BACK AS DELON MISSES VITAL IRISH FINALE
06/05/2011 WITH Delon Armitage suspended for "three weeks" for striking Northampton's Stephen Myler during the recent match at the Mad Stad, London Irish have switched Tom Homer to full-back for their final Aviva Championship match of the season against Leicester at Welford Road on Saturday.
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A WELSHMAN AND A SCOT HAVE JOINED FORCES WITH THE IRISH
09/05/2011 LONDON Irish have announced two more new signings as they rebuild their squad for next season's Aviva Premiership and Heineken European Cup.
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ROYALS SWEATING ON KEBE FITNESS AFTER DRAWING BLANK IN 1ST LEG
13/05/2011 THREE times this season Reading have played Cardiff, three times the Royals have had the better of the Bluebirds - and three times the matches have ended in a draw.
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A GLOWING REPORT FOR TOP CAVERSHAM SCHOOL
14/05/2011 QUEEN Anne's School at Caversham is celebrating a hugely impressive report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
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FIRST GREAT WESTERN HEAD FOR THE SIDINGS IN TWO YEARS
14/05/2011 THE main line train operator through the Thames Valley, First Great Western, says it is handing back its franchise three years early in March 2013 because its projected losses after that date are too great.
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STEFFON'S GONE - AND IRISH FACE LEEDS FURY OVER FOURIE
15/05/2011 LONDON Irish have conceded defeat in their bid to keep Steffon Armitage, and the England flanker is clear to take up the two-year contract he had already agreed in principle with moneybags French outfit Toulon.
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REJECTED BRENDAN IS ALREADY LAYING IN WAIT AT WEMBLEY
16/05/2011 IF you believe in destiny, then the Royals will win their second leg play-off semi-final at Cardiff tonight and meet Swansea at Wembley - an intriguing, slightly-embarrassing face-to-face showdown with Swans boss Brendan Rodgers.
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JIMMY WAS ON THE BUS, AND HE'S LIKELY TO BE ON THE BENCH
17/05/2011 THE good news... when the Royals' coach left for Cardiff yesterday afternoon, Jimmy Kebe was in his usual seat.
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READING STATION REVAMP WILL FINISH A YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
20/05/2011 THE £850million rebuild of Reading Station and the infrastructure around it, is now due to be finished in 2015, a year earlier than previously announced.
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JUST SENSATIONAL - ROYALS TURN ON VINTAGE DISPLAY AT CARDIFF
21/05/2011 THINK of any word that describes something truly exceptional - maybe magnificent, awesome, fabulous, amazing, devastating, superb, sensational...whatever word you can think of along those lines it describes Reading's performance in the Championship Play-off semi-final at Cardiff.
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READING IS ON THE ROUTE FOR 2012 OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
23/05/2011 AFTER you've marked May 30th 2011 (Wembley) in your diary, flick forward to 2012 and enter under July 10th - (Olympic Torch Relay comes through Reading).
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NO HOLIDAY FOR ALEX AS HE'S NAMED IN ENGLAND U-21 SQUAD
23/05/2011 READING'S Alex McCarthy will have to wait until next year for a summer holiday after being named as one of three goalkeepers in the England squad for the UEFA Under-21 Championship in Denmark in June.
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IRISH PEP THE PACK FOR NEXT SEASON BY SIGNING ALL BLACK STAR
23/05/2011 LONDON Irish have added power to their pack for next season with the signing of All Black second row Bryn Evans, 26, on a two-year contract.
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GREEN FOR GO AS LABOUR TAKES BACK COUNCIL CONTROL
24/05/2011 READING Borough Council is set to return to Labour control this week after just one year with the Con-Lib coalition at the helm.
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MORE SEATS FREED SO ROYALS' ALLOCATION TOPS 40,000
24/05/2011 BY mid-day on Monday the Royals had sold their original allocation of 39,002 tickets for next Monday's Championship Play-off final against Swansea, plus an extra 394 added by Wembley.
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IT'S OFFICIAL - LABOUR BACK IN CONTROL AFTER JUST A YEAR OUT
25/05/2011 AS predicted by Reading Guide earlier this week, Labour has retaken control of Reading Borough Council - and ensured at least another year in power by controversially tweaking the accepted protocol on the annual election of the town's mayor.
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LEDGE SHELVES VEGAS STAG PARTY TO HELP ROYALS HIT THE JACKPOT
25/05/2011 LAST November Mikele Leigertwood's football season was going nowhere - bench-warming, at best, with QPR, and clearly not rated by the manager.
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PUB SAVED FROM FOREST BLAZE THROWS PARTY FOR FIREFIGHTERS
26/05/2011 A FEW weeks ago Berkshire's biggest-ever countryside fire threatened homes and businesses in Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst as it raged through Swinley Forest and Caesar's Camp.
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LOAN STAR LEDGE AGREES TO BECOME A FULL-TIME ROYAL
26/05/2011 EVEN if they don't win promotion on Monday, the Royals have taken a significant step towards having another good crack at it next season, by sealing the signing of Mikele Leigertwood.
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READING HOPES IT CAN BE THIRD TIME LUCKY IN BID FOR CITY STATUS
27/05/2011 READING has launched another bid to become officially awarded the status of City - and with the backing of all three major political parties locally, the hope is that it will be third time lucky.
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QUEEN ANNE'S PROVING HOW WELL THEY KNOW THEIR ART
27/05/2011 STUDENTS and staff from Queen Anne's School, Caversham, will be exhibiting their artwork during their annual Open Studios weekend over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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SEASON TICKET EARLY BIRDS IN LINE FOR A PREMIER BONUS
27/05/2011 THE Royals have offered a tasty incentive to fans wondering whether or not to take a season ticket for 2011/12.
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NO WAY USA - ST PATRICK'S GAME STAYS AT THE MAD STAD
28/05/2011 LONDON Irish have been quick to end rumours that they were thinking of switching their annual St Patrick's Day fiesta game to New York or Boston.
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BROKEN-HEARTED ROYALS HAVE TO PAY THE PENALTY AT WEMBLEY
30/05/2011 THE Royals' promotion dream is over, ended dramatically and cruelly with a 4-2 defeat by Swansea in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
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NEW SEASON'S FIXTURES OUT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS
31/05/2011 ROYALS fans will have to wait a little over two weeks to start marking their diaries and making away-game travel plans for the new season.
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REASONS TO BE TEARFUL - REF, DEFENDING, POST, RAIN, LOST CASH
31/05/2011 By ROGER WARE
(Former Reading Chronicle Sports Editor)
IF you are reading this then probably, like me, you were one of the 40,000-plus Reading fans at Wembley with a tear of frustration in their eyes.
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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - GOOD BOSS, YOUNG PLAYERS, STABLE CLUB
31/05/2011 By ROGER WARE
(Former Reading Chronicle Sports Editor)
YES it was a devastatingly frustrating afternoon at Wembley, yes, we were so near and yet so far - and yes, it's almost certainly the end of the road for this team as we know it.
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JOSEPH AND GARVEY PROMOTED TO FIRST TEAM SQUAD BY LONDON IRISH
01/06/2011 TWO London Irish Academy players who looked the part whenever given first team action last season have been promoted to the senior squad.
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THE GUESSING GAME BEGINS AS ROYALS START TO RE-SHAPE SQUAD
01/06/2011 THERE are two certainties in the aftermath of the Wembley woe.
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IT'S FAREWELL TO IVAR AND ZURAB AS ROYALS START THE SHUFFLE
02/06/2011 CLUB captain Ivar Ingimarsson is amongst those released by the Royals as they start to rebuild the squad for another tilt at promotion next season.
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ROYALS STARS RETURN FOR SERIOUSLY ILL FORMER PHYSIO
03/06/2011 MANY Royals favourites of the 90s will be back in the blue and white hoops at the Mad Stad this weekend in a benefit match for former Reading FC Head Physiotherapist Paul Turner.
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IT ALL LOOKS BLOOMIN' LOVELY DOWN AT CAVERHAM COURT!
04/06/2011 IF, like most of us, you could not afford either the time or the money to go to the Chelsea Flower Show last week, you can catch a mini-version for free in the magnificent gardens of Caversham Court.
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ROYALS AGAIN PLANNING TO START PRE-SEASON IN SLOVENIA
05/06/2011 POSSIBLY because they were unsure in which division they would be playing, the Royals have been unusually slow out of the blocks arranging their pre-season schedule.
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SCOTS, WELSH AND FRENCH HEINEKEN OPPOSITION FOR IRISH
07/06/2011 LONDON Irish, who had a disappointing Heineken Cup campaign last season, could be in better shape next time around after the draw for the group stages of the 2011/12 campaign.
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EASTLEIGH FIRST AS ROYALS' PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE TAKES SHAPE
08/06/2011 THE Royals have started to put the flesh on the previously bare bones of their pre-season schedule - and fans will have to wait only another month to catch the team in their first action of 2011/12.
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ROLL UP, ROLL UP FOR THE GREAT WEMBLEY SHIRTS AUCTION
09/06/2011 THE Royals have started another of their popular eBay auctions, this time for the player shirts specially embroidered for the Wembley Championship Play-off final.
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MOVIE TRIBUTE TO READING'S ADOPTED SON - GREATEST F1 CHAMP
10/06/2011 TO motor racing fans he was simply the best-ever… to the people of Brazil he was a national hero - and to some people in Reading, Ayrton Senna da Silva was the most unlikely of neighbours.
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IRISH LOOKING TO FUTURE AS THEY SIGN YOUNG WELSH ACE
12/06/2011 LONDON Irish have put another piece in the jigsaw of their long-term future by signing the much-admired 19-year-old Welsh prospect Ed Siggery.
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UNI STALWART TAKES OVER THE ROLE OF VICE-CHANCELLOR
13/06/2011 THE University of Reading has appointed Professor Tony Downes as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University.
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BERKSHIRE'S SEARCH DOGS CHARITY SEEKING A NEW HOME
14/06/2011 THE Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs charity is in urgent need of a new local headquarters after being given four weeks' notice on their current premises in Bracknell.
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ROYALS' EBAY WEMBLEY SHIRT AUCTIONS RAISE £2,600
15/06/2011 WHEN bidding ended for the the official Wembley player shirts auctioned by Reading FC on eBay a total of £2,600 had been raised for the club's Community Trust. A further £190 was added by the sale of four signed Cardiff away programmes.
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AMBITIOUS ROYALS HOPE TO KEEP THE WOLVES FROM THE DOOR
15/06/2011 THE Royals have an unsought reputation as something of a feeder club for Wolves.
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AWAY TO CHARLTON IN CARLING CUP - LEAGUE LIST TOMORROW
16/06/2011 READING have been drawn away to Charlton Athletic in the first round of the 2011/12 Carling Cup.
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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE AWAY AS ROYALS FINALISE PRE-SEASON SCHED
16/06/2011 THE Royals have decided not to play a home friendly in their pre-season schedule with five games for the senior squad and four for the reserves, all away from home.
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A HEAVYWEIGHT START TO THE NEW SEASON FOR ROYALS
17/06/2011 THE fixture list for the new npower Championship season has pitched Reading straight in at the deep end with three of their toughest matches.
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IT COULD BE A WATER FESTIVAL ON AND OFF THE RIVER TODAY!
18/06/2011 AT the end of one of the wettest weeks of the year, it couldn't be a more appropriate time for the 2011 Reading Water Festival.
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READING IS RATED AS A TOP BASE FOR LONDON COMMUTERS
19/06/2011 READING is rated second in a survey of the best commuter towns for those working in London.
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READING WATER FEST 2011 - READING GUIDE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM
19/06/2011 EVEN occasional torrents of water from the sky could not dampen spirits at the 22nd annual Reading Water Festival - and here is a selection of our pictures from the day.
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THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME GETS A MAKEOVER
20/06/2011
THE Tractor Boys (no, not the Ipswich ones) have taken over the Mad Stad!
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COULD SHANE GO TO GERMANY AFTER ALL - AS A BLACK CAT?
21/06/2011 THE Royals' prize possession, Shane Long, could, after all, be heading for Germany this summer - not, as rumoured, to Bayern Munich, but on a pre-season tour with England's "Irish" team, Sunderland.
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A GROWING LOCAL PROJECT THAT NEEDS US TO PLANT A VOTE!
23/06/2011 IN an age where most people buy their fruit and vegetables in heavily-packaged supermarkets, one Reading initiative is trying to encourage people back to the basics of "growing your own."
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COULD READING DO A DUNFERMLINE OVER CITY STATUS?
26/06/2011 READING is one of 25 UK towns bidding for city status next year - and according to a BBC report, the home of the Royals ranks as favourite to get the nod from the Queen in her Diamond Jubilee Year.
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DETERMINED ROYALS REJECT NEW BIDS FOR MATT AND JOBI
26/06/2011 AS the offers start to pile up from predator Premier League clubs, the Royals are battling hard in the highly-ambitious quest to keep their squad together.
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A FLASHPOINT JUST AROUND THE CORNER OVER CAMERAS
27/06/2011 THERE could be some heavy-duty public relations spin required from Thames Valley Police and Reading Borough Council as the government demands the full history of all speed cameras.
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SUNDERLAND READY TO STEP UP BID FOR A LONG-DONG DUO!
28/06/2011 ROYALS fans should know by the end of the week where their hero Shane Long will be playing his football next season - and it looks increasingly like Sunderland (writes Roger Ware).
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MAYBE MATT WOULD STAY IF JOSEPH WAS AT THE MAD STAD AS WELL
29/06/2011 SKIPPER Matt Mills is reported to have turned down a structure-busting offer of £20,000 per week to stay with the Royals, with Stoke, Wolves and Leicester apparently ready to offer him even more (writes Roger Ware).
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YOUNG ROYALS ARE ALREADY BACK IN THE TRAINING GROOVE
02/07/2011 THE Royals' "development squad" players are now back in training, while next week the new kit is launched and the first team squad gets back to business.
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BIG OFFERS WILL SURELY MEAN FAREWELL TO SHANE AND MATT
03/07/2011 IN the five weeks since Wembley, the Royals and their fans have been on an emotional roller-coaster over the future of the team's star players.
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ROYALS' NEW GEAR COULD BE IDENTI-KIT TO MORTON'S!
04/07/2011 THE Royals' website has started a daily teaser leading up to the launch on Friday of the club's new kit for the 2011/12 season.
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MAPSE IS ONE OF THE 12 EX-EXILES AS IRISH RE-SHAPE SQUAD
04/07/2011 THE movement of players between clubs in Rugby Union appears to work in a much more orderly way than in football - certainly without so much media speculation or inter-club acrimony.
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USE YOUR LOAF - AND MAKE SOME MORE TIME FOR THE FAMILY!
05/07/2011
A SURVEY has found that more than threequarters of people in Reading wish they could spend more quality time with their family.
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WHAT ALLOT WE GOT! GARDEN GROUP DIGS IN TO WIN CASH GRANT
06/07/2011 THE Reading group who mounted a determined campaign to win a Jubilee People's Millions lottery competition for an allotment project in Southcote, won the £50,000 grant they were seeking.
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THE IRISH SIGN JARVIS TO HELP THEM GET THEIR KICKS
07/07/2011 LONDON Irish have signed fly-half Adrian Jarvis on a one year contract.
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MILLS COMPLETES LEICESTER MOVE - BUT JOBI'S HERE TO STAY
08/07/2011 READING skipper Matt Mills completed what is reputed to be a £5million move to Leicester City on Thursday evening.
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FLYING LEGEND IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF CAVERSHAM COURT FETE
09/07/2011 THE shape of the aeroplane was unmistakeable - the raucous, throaty roar of its engine even more so, especially for those of a certain age.
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THERE'S NO WINNING RETURN TO EASTLEIGH FOR ROYAL BRETT
09/07/2011 READING striker Brett Williams went back to his former club, Eastleigh, to a hero's welcome - but that's where the hospitality ended as a Royals development squad lost 3-2 in their first friendly of the season.
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JEEPERS KEEPERS - NOW FEDS DROPS A HINT ABOUT THE PREM
10/07/2011 READING'S rather bizarre embarrassment of goalkeeping riches was given a new twist when Number One Adam Federici gave an interview to Sky Sports News suggesting he was ready to try his luck in the Premier League.
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THREE FOR NOEL AS ROYALS ROLL OUT A FIRST-GAME GOAL-FEST
15/07/2011 THE Royals' seniors started their pre-season schedule with a lively, but one-sided work-out against the Slovenian Third Division side NK Dravograd.
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BRYN'S GOAL CAN'T SAVE THE ROYALS FROM TURKISH TORMENT
19/07/2011 THE Royals had a disappointing end to their Slovenian training camp when they were beaten 3-1 by the Turkish Super Liga side Karabukspor.
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FEDS GETS THE NOD FOR A FULL 90 BUT NOEL WILL MISS OUT
19/07/2011
FIRST choice goalkeeper Adam Federici will play both halves of tonight's second friendly match of the Royals' Slovenian summer camp but Noel Hunt, hat-trick star of the first match last week, is out.
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SHANE'S STILL A ROYAL - FOR NOW - BUT NEW DEFENDER NEEDED
20/07/2011 JUST over two weeks to the new Championship season, and Reading fans are getting a little restless about the club's lack of a summer signing.
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ROYALS LOSING OUT AS THE LEAGUE CHANGES TWO KEY RULES
21/07/2011 THE Football League announced last night announced it has changed two of its key rules for the new season - and the Royals are less than delighted.
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MAC HOPES COBBLERS CAN HELP HIM NAIL DOWN BEST ELEVEN
21/07/2011 THE Royals are back home after their mixed-fortunes training camp in Slovenia, and now the serious countdown to the new season begins.
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THAMES WATER RAFT RACE 2011 - READING GUIDE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM
22/07/2011 FOR 15 years Thames Water has staged a fancy-dress raft race to raise money for WaterAid - and this year, despite Thursday evening's awful weather, the event went even more successfully than before.
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ROYALS' FRIENDLY AT NORTHAMPTON - GUIDE EXCLUSIVE ALBUM
24/07/2011
By ROGER WARE
READING'S first senior UK friendly ended in a 3-0 win away to League 2 Northampton Town.
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TEEN ACE OBITA HITS WINNER FOR HARD-PRESSED ROYALS
26/07/2011 A CRACKING volley by 17-year-old wonder-kid Jordan Obita saved Reading's blushes in tonight's friendly away to Bristol Rovers.
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WEST HAM BID SETS SHANE TRANSFER SAGA ROLLING AGAIN
27/07/2011 AFTER couple of quiet weeks, the Shane Long transfer bandwagon rolled again today with reports that West Ham tabled a firm offer of £5million, rising to £8million if certain add-ons are triggered.
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OXFORD ROAD CLOSURE IS LIKELY TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT
27/07/2011 READING Borough Council has just embarked on its annual summer road resurfacing programme, with almost £1million of upgrading to be done.
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OLD RIVALS ROBINS AND ROYALS BACK TOGETHER TOMORROW
29/07/2011 THERE were days when matches between Reading and Swindon were THE big occasions of the season for both clubs, full of dynamic action on the pitch, and - usually good-humoured - banter off it.
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CHARITY KICKABOUT - FOR 42 HOURS AND THE GOAL IS WORLD RECORD!
29/07/2011 SO you're a decent footballer, played a bit of five-a-side, and found, as everyone does, that a few sessions of 15 minutes each way is exhausting enough to send you scurrying off to recover in the pub.
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THE BEAST WINS IT AT SWINDON - GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PICTURE ALBUM
30/07/2011 READING won their friendly local derby with Swindon at the County Ground 2-1, but with the season only a week away, it was a fairly lack-lustre performance.
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HAMER SOLD TO CHARLTON - BUT A QUICK REUNION NEXT WEEK
01/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals have eased their overload of top-quality goalkeeping by selling Ben Hamer to Charlton - and he will get an immediate chance to show Reading they made a mistake letting him slip to number four in the preference order.
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IT'S A HAT-TRICK FOR BRETT AS YOUNG ROYALS BATTER BORO
02/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals cantered to a 7-2 victory in their friendly at Farnborough tonight, the mix of first team squad players and Development youngsters proving far too strong for the Blue Square South side.
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NOEL IN A STRONG ROYALS SQUAD AT FARNBOROUGH TONIGHT
02/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals send a squad to Farnborough tonight for the latest friendly ostensibly for their Development group, but including seniors Noel Hunt, Jay Tabb, Sean Morrison, Ibrahima Sonko and Marcus WIlliams.
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IRISH SIGN CANADA STAR TO ADD WEIGHT TO TITLE CHALLENGE
04/08/2011 LONDON Irish have continued their team-building for the new season with the signing of Canadian back row forward Jebb Sinclair on a one year contract.
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VICKY'S BLOG: WHY I AM SO GRATEFUL TO THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
05/08/2011 GRADUANDS of the University of Reading’s class of 2011 - those completing their time at the Uni - received their degrees at the end of July.
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BRILLIANT BEAST RESCUES ROYALS IN FIRST DAY WOBBLE
06/08/2011 IT TOOK a fabulous double from Mathieu Manset to save Reading from getting the usual first-day egg on their face at the Mad Stad.
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LOCAL BAND JOIN MUSE AND THE SUPERSTARS AT FESTIVAL
07/08/2011 THE countdown to the new football season is over - now the countdown to Reading Festival 2011 has reached its final three weeks.
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IRISH ADD RISING STAR ALEX TO THEIR NEW-LOOK BACK ROW
08/08/2011 LONDON Irish have fought off stiff competition to sign England U20’s number 8, Alex Gray, on a two-year-contract from Newcastle Falcons.
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ROAD CLOSURES ARE STILL HAVING A BIG IMPACT IN READING
08/08/2011 READING Borough Council has embarked on its annual summer road resurfacing programme, with almost £1million of upgrading being done.
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ROYALS' MATCH AT CHARLTON IS OFF THROUGH LONDON RIOTS
09/08/2011 READING'S Carling Cup-tie at Charlton tonight has been called off in the wake of the anarchy and rioting in South London.
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IT'S FINALLY OVER - SHANE IS BAGGED BY THE BAGGIES
09/08/2011 THE Shane Long transfer saga finally came to an end tonight when his much-hyped move to West Bromwich Albion was rubber-stamped.
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT WINS AS READING STAYS CALM ON TUESDAY
10/08/2011 READING'S community spirit came to the fore in an impressive way last night as fears that the town might suffer from copy-cat lunatic behaviour, after the London and big city anarchy of Monday, proved unfounded.
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EVEN THOUGH HE'S MOVED, SHANE STILL HOGS THE LIMELIGHT!
11/08/2011 READING'S now-departed favourite footballing son, Shane Long, flew back to England this morning after playing for Ireland in Dublin last night - and headed to the Royals" training HQ to say his goodbyes.
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ROYALS HOPE NEW KIT CAN HELP SCUPPER MONEYBAGS MATT
12/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
BOSS Brian McDermott says he has already decided his team to face Asian-owned Leicester City at the Walkers (sorry, King Power!) Stadium tomorrow, but obviously is not revealing it yet.
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SUPERMAN TAKES FLIGHT AFTER TURNING DOWN ROYALS' OFFER
12/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE player Royals fans always refer to affectionately as Superman, defender Ibrahima Sonko, has turned down the chance to return to the club.
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SUPER ROYALS SHOW THE CASH-CRAZY FOXES HOW IT'S DONE
13/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
DEEP down, Royals fans were perhaps fearing the worst this afternoon as they headed for a first away day date with moneybags Leicester, the Asian-owned club trying to blatantly buy its way to promotion on the back of silly transfer fees, silly wages, and one of the world's most expensive managers.
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DIGGING IN AT SILCHESTER TO SEE GLIMPSE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
15/08/2011 ALTHOUGH Reading first emerged as an important settlement in the 8th Century, there was a major town in the area long before that.
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EX KITSON SENDS ROYALS CRASHING AT THEIR BOGEY GROUND
16/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals went into tonight's game away to Portsmouth without a win at Fratton Park since 1997 - and they'll have to wait another year to put that statistic right after a disappointing 1-0 defeat.
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GENTLEMAN MAC BRUSHES OVER TWO ROBBERY DECISIONS
17/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
ROYALS boss Brian McDermott is too much of a gentleman to ever indulge in the sort of whingeing and whining we hear from many managers - but there was only a thin veil over his disappointment at the way the Royals lost at Portsmouth.
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IT'S A DOUBLE WHAMMY AS THE FLOODS MEET THE ROADWORKS
18/08/2011 READING was in chaos during today's tea-time rush-hour when the day's torrential rain left key routes closed through flooding with other roads already closed for road re-surfacing.
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JANINE'S NOT DUCKING A FIVE-DAY FIVE-MARATHON CHALLENGE
18/08/2011 RELENTLESS adventurer Janine Lewis is hard at the training schedule for her next series of charity fund-raising endurance tests - the ultimate challenge being to run five marathons in five days next year!
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MONEY TO SPEND BUT ROYALS MUST BE SURE TO KEEP KEBE
18/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
WITH around £11million in the bank from the sales of Matt Mills and Shane Long, the word is that the Royals, despite their famed financial prudence, may make a little cash available for a signing or two before the deadline at the end of the month.
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LATEST CLOSURES IN READING'S ROADS RE-SURFACING SCHEDULE
18/08/2011 READING Borough Council is halfway through its annual summer road resurfacing programme, with almost £1million of upgrading being done.
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ROYALS AIM TO BOUNCE BACK WITH A BARNSTORMING SHOW
19/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals found out at Portsmouth on Tuesday just how tough it can be against a team trying to get its first win on the board - so that should reduce the risk of any complacency against struggling Barnsley at the Mad Stad tomorrow.
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ROYALS WASTE TWO SPOT KICKS AND STUMBLE TO DEFEAT
20/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
READING squandered two penalties as they slipped to a hugely-embarrassing 2-1 defeat at home to struggling Barnsley thios afternoon.
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BYE BYE LITTLE SAM AS BIG SAM HOMES IN ON MK HOT-SHOT
21/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
MILTON Keynes is most famous for its aesthetically-pleasing concrete cows, but it also now has a half-decent football team, with a truly-decent striker called Sam Baldock.
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TIME TO SHAPE UP - HALF-MARATHON ENTRIES ON LINE NOW
21/08/2011 THE fun-runners have barely got their breath back from the 2011 Reading Half-Marathon - and now it's time to put a best foot forward for the 2012 race.
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THE BOSS ADMITS - THIS WAS A REALITY CHECK FOR ROYALS
21/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
ROYALS boss Brian McDermott shared the frustration of the fans after his team's near-unbelievable 2-1 capitulation to Barnsley - and told his players "this is a reality check".
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LONDON IRISH TRIO IN ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD
22/08/2011 THREE London Irish stars have been included in the 30-man England squad for next month's World Cup in New Zealand.
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THERE'S A MILLS AT THE MAD STAD AGAIN AS MATT'S BRO SIGNS
22/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
BACK in the day there was talk of Reading signing Southampton defender Joseph Mills as a carrot to try to keep his elder brother Matt at the Mad Stad.
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ROYALS HAVE HAD THEIR CHIPS AS ADDICKS EASE THROUGH
23/08/2011 By ROGER WARE
AFTER two successive disappointments in the Championship, Reading's hopes of putting things right in the Carling Cup were ruined by League One Charlton.
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MAC'S IN GOAL AS ROYALS SUDDENLY FACE MUST-WIN CUP-TIE
23/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
TWO weeks ago, when the Royals were originally scheduled to play their Carling Cup first round tie at Charlton, it looked like another take-it-or-leave-it chapter in a competition the Royals have not taken much notice of in recent seasons.
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LATVIA SKIPPER SIGNS TO BOLSTER ROYALS' CREAKING DEFENCE
24/08/2011 By ROGER WARE
AFTER considerable dark mutterings by some supposedly Loyal Royals - the club's regular fanbase - Reading FC have pulled a rabbit out of the hat with an unexpected top class signing.
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MAC SAYS ROYALS MUST REGAIN TEAM ETHIC AFTER CUP CHAOS
24/08/2011 By ROGER WARE
MANAGER Brian McDermott made no excuses after his team slithered tamely out of the Carling Cup at Charlton on Tuesday.
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THE DUDE AND WHITE RUSSIANS AT THE REGAL!
25/08/2011 THE Regal at Henley, part of the Picture House Cinemas Group, has a special late-night event on Sunday in aid of Picture House's Plan 4 project, which helpes the people of Niger, West Africa, where 50percent of the population suffer shortages of food, water and santiation.
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NEVER MIND THE WEATHER, THIS FESTIVAL IS ROCKING!
26/08/2011
By JONATHAN WARE
IT sheeted down with rain overnight and most of the morning, but that did nothing to dampen spirits on an excellent opening day of the Reading Festival 2011.
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BEAUTY AND THE MIDNIGHT BEASTS - FESTIVAL PICTURE ALBUM!
27/08/2011 THERE are not as many local acts as usual at this year's Festival, but one of the Saturday highlights in the Festival Republic tent was the headlining performance by Reading comedy band The Midnight Beast.
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GOLDEN OLDIES ARE STILL ROCKING BEST AT THE FEST!
27/08/2011
By JONATHAN WARE
IT may be a super showcase for rising talent and ever-solid international festival acts - but there's no holding the golden oldie Brits at Reading Festival!
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MAC SAYS GOAL WAS A FLUKE BUT ROYALS MUST REGROUP
27/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
IN the Hull dressing room they said it was a brilliant piece of improvisation - across the corridor the Royals reckoned Robbie Brady's 73rd minute winning goal was an out-and-out fluke.
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FEDS IS MUGGED AS ROYALS FALL TO THE ODD GOAL AGAIN
27/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals went to Hull trying to end a miserable run of three successive odd-goal defeats - and came away from the KC Stadium with a fourth loss added to that frustrating statistic.
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NEW BOYS COULD HELP THE ROYALS GET BACK ON TRACK
27/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
AFTER three straight defeats, all by the odd goal, the Royals hit the road again this afternoon determined to get back in the old efficient - and successful - groove at Hull.
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ENTER ALFIE, THE ROYALS' NEW HOT-SHOT NUMBER NINE
27/08/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals were knocked off course by a crazy-money offer from Brighton when they tried to sign striker Craig Mackhail-Smith from Peterborough - but today they landed the other hit-man they've long been chasing, Rotherham's Adam Le Fondre.
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IT'S SATURDAY WITH STROKES, SUGGS AND SEASICK STEVE!
27/08/2011
By JONATHAN WARE
THERE'S a terrific line-up in store at the Festival today, and while Hurricane Irene blasts up the East coast of America, New York City band The Strokes, headlining the main stage, will be glad they are here in occasional rain showers than back home getting blown around.
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MEMORIES OF A FABULOUS FESTIVAL - DAY 3 PICTURE ALBUM
28/08/2011
By JONATHAN WARE
EVEN after 40 years, there are some Reading folk who dread the annual Festival - but the vast majority of locals, and certainly the 87,000 "Great Unwashed" as the music fans are fondly known, enjoy every minute of it.
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DEVON BOYS PUT THE CREAM ON A VINTAGE READING FESTIVAL
28/08/2011
By JONATHAN WARE
WHEN people describe you as "the best live band in the world," you have plenty to live up to - and Muse did that in technicolour to end the 2011 Reading Festival on the highest-possible note.
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THE QUOTES TUNE UP LOCAL BAND BIDS FOR 2012 FESTIVAL
29/08/2011
By HUTCH EDWARDS
JUST about the only disappointment about this year's Reading Festival was that there were only two groups with strong local connections, versus at least five in 2010.
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MAC HAS TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE AS ROYALS START OVER
04/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
IT'S going to be a strange week for the Royals - almost a case of starting the season over again as they prepare for Saturday's visit of Watford.
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ALEX AND HIS DAD CZECH IN A BIG CHEQUE FOR CHARITY
05/09/2011 A FATHER and son from Maidenhead have beaten their target to raise £6,000 for the Reading and West Berks Motor Neurone Disease Association – after coming second in a fundraising car rally to Prague.
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IT'S FIVE STRAIGHT LOSSES AS ROYALS HIT THE ROCKS AGAIN
10/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
THEY regrouped, they signed three decent new players - and still the Royals flopped again, losing for a fifth straight game, 2-0 to Watford at the Mad Stad.
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MAC ADMITS ROYALS MUST TURN DEFEAT TIDE - AND QUICKLY
11/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
ROYALS boss Brian McDermott has challenged his team to "stand up and be counted" after Saturday's Mad Stad flop to Watford.
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JOBI TAKES THE RAP BUT SAYS ROYALS ARE NOT A BAD SIDE
12/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
NEW skipper Jobi McAnuff admits the Royals have to pull themselves together sharpish - but says they have not suddenly become a team of no-hopers.
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WALLIAMS MAKES IT - AND MAKES A MILLION FOR SPORT RELIEF
13/09/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
DAVID Walliams has made it. The star of the Little Britain TV series proved he is not only a talented entertainer, but also a superb athlete, and a fantastic fund-raiser as well.
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MAINLY AS YOU WERE FOR LOCAL ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES
13/09/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
SIX of the eight Parliamentary consitutencies in Berkshire will remain unchanged if, as expected, the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for England come into effect before the next general election.
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WORLD'S TOUGHEST ATHLETES IN ACTION AT HENLEY
15/09/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
IF you're in Henley this weekend you could be rubbing shoulders with some of the fittest people on the planet.
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ROYALS MAY GO TO CHURCH AND PRAY THAT IT ALL COMES GOOD
15/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
SEVEN games into the new season, the statistics do not make happy reading for the Royals and their fans.
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MATT'S IN EUROPE ON SCREWBALL CHARITY ADVENTURE
16/09/2011 DRIVING instructor Matt Hensley set off from Dover on Thursday on what is literally a screwball five-day adventure to raise money for two charities.
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ADAM GETS THE CALL-UP AS IRISH GO IN SEARCH OF FIRST WIN
16/09/2011 LONDON Irish head coach Toby Booth makes two changes to the side for tomorrow’s Aviva Premiership match against Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens as the Exiles aim for their first win of the season.
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HERO WORSHIP FOR CHURCH AS ROYALS CRACK HOME HOODOO
17/09/2011 IT was a "must-win" game for the Royals, and win it they did, against a stubborn Doncaster side at the Mad Stad for their first success in four home starts so far.
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SUPER-COOL TOM HELPS IRISH LAND FIRST WIN OF SEASON
17/09/2011 TOM Homer started and finished the job as London Irish kick-started their season with an excellent 14-13 win at Northampton.
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ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN'S HIT A PERFECT NOTE AT DORCHESTER ABBEY
18/09/2011
By PHILIPPA WAITE
Reading Guide Arts Correspondent
SATURDAY'S performance by the Orchestra of St John’s in Dorchester Abbey was the second of three held there over the weekend as part of the 2011 Music in the Abbey festival.
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PETR AND YVETTE THE IRON KING AND QUEEN AT HENLEY
18/09/2011 THE Czech elite athlete Petr Vabrousek won the first Henley Challenge Triathlon with a stunning performance which brought him home over the Iron Man distance in eight hours, 37.58 minutes.
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MAC'S MEN KEEP PROMISE TO REPAY FANS AFTER WATFORD FIASCO
18/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE message from the Royals' dressing room after the shambolic defeat to Watford was "never again" - and the players were as good as their word in the 2-0 defeat of Doncaster.
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ROYALS HOPE ALFIE'S ON SONG AS THEY TUNE UP FOR RICOH
23/09/2011 THE Royals hope to follow up their defeat of Doncaster last week with a similarly efficient display at Coventry's Ricoh Arena on Saturday.
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IRISH BACK AT THE MAD STAD HOPING TOM WILL GET HIS KICKS
23/09/2011 LONDON Irish appear at the Madejski Stadium for the first time this season on Saturday, full of renewed hope for the season.
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EVERYTHING'S SET FOR A PERFECT DAY FOR A SATURDAY STROLL
23/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE weather for tomorrow is set just right for a walk - a little sunshine but not too hot, a little cloudy but no rain, and a gentle breeze.
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CHURCHY STRIKES AGAIN BUT ROYALS MISS AGAIN FROM SPOT
24/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals had a bizarre afternoon at Coventry, falling behind inside two minutes, missing a penalty, and seeing their opponents miss one as well in the last minute as it ended, probably correctly, in a 1-1 draw.
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HOMER PERFECT AGAIN WITH 26 POINTS AS IRISH GO ON A SPREE
24/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
FOR the second time in four games this season, London Irish kicker Tom Homer had a perfect afternoon.
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MAC'S SATISFIED WITH A POINT AFTER THAT LAST KICK ESCAPE
25/09/2011
By ROGER WARE
DESPITE the fact they had a jumbo escape from the last kick of the match, Royals boss Brian McDermott was pleased with his team's commitment in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Coventry.
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HOWARD TAKES HIS CHANCE TO SAMPLE LIFE WITH THE LIONS
26/09/2011 WITH an overload of midfield players, Reading have loaned Brian Howard to Millwall for the next three months.
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BEAST GRABS A GLORY GOAL TO COMPLETE ROYALS' COMEBACK
27/09/2011
BY ROGER WARE
THE Royals came back from the dead with a sensational turnaround at Ashton Gate where sub Mathieu Manset scored a dramatic winner right at the end of added time.
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MAC ADMITS ONLY SUPER-SAVER FEDS KEPT ROYALS ALIVE
28/09/2011 WHILE he was delighted with the result of Tuesday's shenanigans at Ashton Gate, Royals boss Brian McDermott was realistic in admitting his team might have been swamped but for an outstanding goalkeeping display by Adam Federici.
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HARRISON MOVIE SCREENING AT THE CINEMA HE HELPED SAVE
29/09/2011 IT'S exactly 25 years since the intervention of the "Henley Beatle", George Harrison, helped save the town's Regal Cinema.
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MAC'S MEN WILL NEED TO SWEAT IT OUT TO BEAT RED-HOT BORO
30/09/2011 THE weather forecast indicates another unseasonably scorching day - and the Royals will hope they can turn up the heat on early-season Championship pacemakers Middlesbrough at the Mad Stad.
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TWO PACK CHANGES AS IRISH SEARCH FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
30/09/2011 LONDON Irish make two changes to the starting line up from the side that beat Newcastle last weekend for Saturday's Aviva Premiership match at Gloucester (1pm), where the Exiles will be aiming for a third straight win.
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FEDS TO THE RESCUE AGAIN AFTER ROYALS DOMINATE EARLY
01/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals had high hopes of ending Middlesbrough's 100percent away record, and they achieved that - but they couldn't go one better and earn the win which would have catapulted them into the top half of the table.
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A CRUEL BOUNCE DENIES TOPSY THE WINNER AT KINGSHOLM
01/10/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
LONDON Irish came within a whisker of success in their bid for a third successive win this afternoon, only the cruelest of cruel bounces robbing them of what would have been a famous win at Gloucester.
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DESPITE THE DRAW, MAC'S HAPPY WITH WORK IN PROGRESS
02/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
ALTHOUGH they looked fragile in the closing minutes of each half, boss Brian McDermott was pleased with his team, particularly the defence, in Saturday's goal-less stalemate against Middlesbrough.
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CORDEN'S HIT STAGE SHOW ON SCREEN AT THE REGAL
03/10/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
THE Regal Picturehouse in Henley prides itself on a diversity of content, going well beyond general release movies.
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SIX ROYALS STARS HIT THE ROAD - AND MORE CAPS FOR FEDS
04/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
WITH no Championship match now until they go to Burnley on October 15th, the Royals have six of the first team squad scattered around the globe on international duty.
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SCRUM ON DOWN - THE IRISH INVITE STUDENTS FOR A FIVER!
04/10/2011 IT'S Freshers' Week at Reading University, and for sports enthusiasts among the thousands of newcomers and returning students, there's a special welcome to town from London Irish.
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CLEAN SHEET FOR FEDS AS SIX ROYALS STARS HIT THE ROAD
08/10/2011 GOALKEEPER Adam Federici was first of the Royals' international stars in action on Friday when he played the first half for Australia in their 5-0 friendly defeat of Malaysia in Canberra.
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LONDON IRISH v WORCESTER - GUIDE EXCLUSIVE PHOTO ALBUM
09/10/2011 IT was a happy day all round when London Irish met Worcester in the Aviva Premiership - a big win on the pitch for the Exiles, and a big win off it for the Breast Cancer Appeal fund.
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FANS AND RIDERS REMEMBER GLORY DAYS OF THE POPPIES
09/10/2011 SPEEDWAY fans from all over Britain gathered at Finchampstead to reminisce about the great old days of the California Poppies, Berkshire's first Speedway team.
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DAN'S THE MAIN MAN AS IRISH GO ON ANOTHER POINTS SPREE
09/10/2011 LONDON Irish are rapidly earning a reputation as the great entertainers of the Aviva Premiership.
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LEDGE MYSTERY SOLVED - ANTIGUA GAVE HIM THE NIGHT OFF!
12/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE mystery of Mikele Leigertwood's unexpected non-appearance for Antigua & Barbuda in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against the US Virgin Islands was solved with the revelation that he was given the opportunity to rest by the A&B federation because they expected an easy win.
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LEDGE A MYSTERY NON-STARTER IN ANTIGUA WORLD CUP GAME
12/10/2011 ROYALS' midfield icon Mikele Leigertwood was a mystery non-starter for Antigua & Barbuda in their World Cup qualifying match against the US Virgin Islands at St Johns last night.
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THE PROM'S FINE BUT MANY RIVERSIDES NEED SECOND 2011 RESCUE
12/10/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
NOT all of the many miles of river and canal towpaths in our area are as well maintained and manicured as the Caversham promenade (below) - but help is at hand.
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THREE EX-ROYALS ARE READY TO TURN UP THE HEAT
13/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
HERE'S a quiz question - only two Berkshire-born players will be on the field when Reading kick off at Burnley tomorrow - which side will they be on? The answer is... not Reading.
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MAGICIAN RE-APPEARS - BUT WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE BENCH
14/10/2011 WITH virtually a full squad to choose from, Royals boss Brian McDermott has some tough choices to make for Saturday's game at Burnley.
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BOOTH MAKES SIX CHANGES BUT STILL A STRONG SIDE AT QUINS
14/10/2011 LONDON Irish will give some of their squad players the chance of a start against Harlequins in Saturday's LV= Cup match at The Stoop (3pm).
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KARACAN BACK WITH A BANG AFTER UNLUCKY JAY IS INJURED
15/10/2011 JEM Karacan made a sensational return to action for the Royals, scoring a dramatic last-kick winner at Turf Moor.
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MORE GOOD NEWS POST-GAME - JAY'S OK AFTER CONCUSSION
15/10/2011 AS though their win itself was not enough to celebrate, the Royals had more good news after the game when it was learned that Jay Tabb is likely to be none-the-worse for being concussed.
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SISI TRY GIVES IRISH LATE HOPE BUT QUINS HIT BACK TO NICK IT
15/10/2011
By JOHN ROGERS
LONDON Irish narrowly lost a roller-coaster of a game against Harlequins in the LV= Anglo-Welsh Cup at The Stoop.
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HOW JEM'S LATE GEM SAVED BOSS THE AGGRO OF A GRUMBLE
16/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
ROYALS manager Brian McDermott is too much of a gentleman to lay into referees after a game - but on Saturday, if Jem Karacan had not come up with Reading FC's latest-ever winning goal, Mac's diplomacy might have been severely tested.
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RIVER PICTURE SPECIAL - WE'D BEST GET THE FLOCK OUT OF HERE!
17/10/2011 READING Rowing Club held its annual Small Boats Head of the River races at Caversham on Sunday and it was all going swimmingly for fellow river users the swans, geese and ducks - until this moment...
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ROBBIE'S HALF-TIME DANCE ROUTINE IS STRICTLY FOR FUN!
17/10/2011 ALTHOUGH he's never played for Reading, Robbie Savage has done some pretty daft things at the Mad Stad, and endeared himself to Royals fans in the process.
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ALFIE RESCUES ROYALS AFTER RAMS SMASH AND GRABS
18/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
AFTER their heroics at Burnley, there was an air of expectancy about the Royals' homecoming - but they were denied a win by a Derby side which defended in depth and scored two smash-and-grab goals.
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PICTORIAL HISTORY OF OUR TOWN PAST AND PRESENT
21/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
IF you need a Christmas stocking filler for anyone fascinated by the history of Reading - or likely to be - we've discovered just the thing. It's the new edition of "Reading Then and Now", a 96-page hardback packed with fascinating pictures and historical titbits about the town.
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ROYALS WILL NEED TO BE AT THEIR BEST TO MAKE SAINTS SUFFER
21/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
THEY battered Burnley and came home with a great win, dominated Derby but had to settle for a frustrating draw - now the Royals hope to make the Saints suffer in the tea-time Sky TV tear-up at the Mad Stad tomorrow.
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RAMPANT ROYALS MAKE SAINTS SUFFER BUT GET ONLY ONE POINT
22/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
IT WAS a tale of brilliantly good news and disappointingly bad news on a frustrating night for the Royals.
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HIGH-FLYING SUPERSTAR KATE SET TO FLY EVEN HIGHER!
23/10/2011
GUIDE EXCLUSIVE
READING'S favourite daughter, Kate Winslet, may have the chance of the most exciting and dramatic role of her career - not in a movie or play, but as a passenger on one of the first civilian tourist flights into Space!
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IRISH BLAST FOUR MORE TRIES IN REPEAT WIN OVER FALCONS
23/10/2011 LONDON Irish have not attracted the crowds they hoped for to the Madejski Stadium this season, but those who have turned out to support them have been richly rewarded.
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ROYALS ON THE BRINK OF TURNING THOSE DRAWS INTO WINS
24/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
READING'S players were disappointed to end up with only a draw to show for comprehensively outplaying Championship leaders Southampton - but they remain upbeat after seven games unbeaten, and a steady improvement in form.
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MAPLEDURHAM'S HIGH-TECH TURBINE TO POWER MARKS AND SPENCER
25/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
FOR many years, the Mapledurham Estate has supplied milk to Marks and Spencer - now it is supplying some of their electricity as well.
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MERL NEEDS YOUR VOTES IN FAMILY MUSEUM POLL
26/10/2011 READING'S Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) is asking visitors to nominate it for The Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2012.
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GO-GO GO-GO! ELM PARK HERO GILKESY IS BACK WITH ROYALS
27/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
IN the days when the equivalent of today's raucus East Stand corner at the Mad Stad was the good old South Bank at Elm Park, the noisiest Loyal Royals had a fleet-footed hero on the left wing.
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SEVEN-UP BUT MAC'S MEN STILL NEED MORE FIZZ AT BOTH ENDS
28/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals head for a date at the Palace tomorrow full of confidence after a run of seven games undefeated.
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SHONTAYNE MAKES HIS LEAGUE DEBUT AGAINST FORMER CLUB
28/10/2011 AFTER a couple of weeks of experimentation in the LV= Anglo-Welsh Cup, London Irish revert to a stronger line-up for what is always one of their toughest games of the season, against Bath at the Mad Stad (2.30pm).
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KASPARS 'WINNER' RULED OUT AS ROYALS GO EIGHT UNBEATEN
29/10/2011 LAST season the Royals and Palace battled out a thrilling 3-3 draw - this time there were no goals, but it was an equally-dramatic game.
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DÉJA BOO AS BATH SNEAK IT ON CONTROVERSIAL PENALTY - AGAIN!
29/10/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE sizzling run came to an untimely end for London Irish at the Mad Stad when they were edged out of the M4 derby 13-12 by Bath.
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100 YEARS ON, PERCY IS STILL A CLASSIC HERO AT UoR
31/10/2011 THE Classics Department at Reading University is about to celebrate its Centenary - and even 100 years on, the man who started it all is fondly remembered.
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ABSEILERS FALLING FOR HOMELESS CHARITY ST MUNGO'S
31/10/2011 YOU can see The Blade from just about anywhere in Reading - so the view from the top is pretty spectacular. And abseiling down its 420ft and 14 floors has become a favourite challenge for charity fund-raisers.
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ROYALS TRY TO WIN AGAIN
01/11/2011 Reading are playing at home to Peterborough tomorrow night.
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ROYALS' GOOD RUN FIZZLES OUT AS THEY GET LOST IN THE FOREST
01/11/2011 THE Royals' excellent run of eight games unbeaten fizzled out in disappointing fashion when they surrendered tamely to a fairly ordinary Nottingham Forest side.
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SCRUM DOWN Y'ALL - LONDON IRISH CONSIDERING A USA DATE
01/11/2011 EVER keen to roll out a unique marketing angle, London Irish are considering their most innovative idea yet - playing a home match in the USA. To be precise, in Boston, the Irish "home from home" in the States.
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BEAST IN AS ROYALS LOOK FOR A REPEAT OF LAST SEASON'S WIN
01/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE dust is still settling from Saturday's skirmish at Selhurst Park, but the Royals are straight back into action tonight at Nottingham Forest, a ground they have super-happy memories of from last season.
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LEARN THE BEAR NECESSITIES OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS!
03/11/2011 THE Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) is holding its second Traditional Craft Fair on Saturday.
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NO FRETTING - JOBI'S ROYALS KEEN TO GET BACK IN THE GROOVE
03/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
NOTTINGHAM Who? The Royals have already tried to wipe out the memory of Tuesday's scruffy stumble at the City Ground.
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McCARTHY LOANED TO LEEDS AND HAS FIRST DATE WITH MATT!
04/11/2011 THE Royals' hot goalkeeping prospect Alex McCarthy has joined Leeds United on a month's loan, trained with them this morning, and looks certain to make his debut on Sunday against Matt Mills-skippered Leicester.
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ROYALS SET TO SALUTE FRED VC, READING'S SUPER TROOPER
04/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
ONLY one person from Reading has ever won the highest British military honour - and this Sunday, 96 years on, the bravery of Trooper Fred Potts VC will be saluted with a collection at the Royals' match against Birmingham.
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SAILOSI IN WORLD CUP TRIO CALLED UP IN AN EXILES SHUFFLE
04/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
HE'S a commentator's tongue-twisting nightmare - and London Irish hope Sailosi Tagicakibau will have Leicester tied up in knots when they visit fortress Welford Road.
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YET MORE BAD LUCK BUT IRISH FIGHT TO THE END FOR A DRAW
05/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
DON'T ever doubt that London Irish are the great entertainers of the Aviva Premiership - or that they are the unluckiest team in the competition!
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NOEL'S GOAL LANDS A GREAT WIN AS ROYALS BOUNCE BACK
06/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
NOEL HUNT came off the bench to secure a terrific victory for the Royals over a team certain to be in the promotion shake-up at the end of the season.
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A PERFECT SALUTE TO TROOPER FRED VC AND IN REMEMBRANCE
06/11/2011 FANS of Reading and Birmingham City gave a perfectly-observed silence for Remembrance and for Reading's only Victoria Cross hero, Trooper Fred Potts before Sunday's game at the Madejski Stadium.
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2012 OLYMPIC TORCH WILL VISIT LOCAL TOWNS AND VILLAGES
07/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
TWO important dates for your 2012 diary - enter under July 10th and 11th, Olympic Torch Relay comes through Berkshire.
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DELON BANNED AGAIN AND NOW LOOKS LIKE A MARKED MAN
08/11/2011 AS he starts a five-week ban, London Irish and England full-back Delon Armitage might reflect on the fact he is rapidly finding himself a marked man by referees and rugby authorities.
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THE MALI MAGICIAN IS GOING TO DISAPPEAR - JUST LIKE THAT!
08/11/2011 JIMMY KEBE says he is quitting the Royals because the new contract he has been offered is not good enough.
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LEADING FLORIST TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT KATE'S OLD SHOP IN THE BUTTS
09/11/2011 A WELL-KNOWN Reading delicatessen where Kate Winslet was once just another face in the Reading crowd, is blooming again after being taken over by award-winning florist Sonning Flowers.
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ROYALS AGAIN AUCTIONING SHIRTS FOR THE POPPY APPEAL
10/11/2011 THE Royals have once again put their Remembrance Day shirts on sale at eBay - and within hours the bidding was brisk.
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SAMSON TRY NOT ENOUGH AS IRISH FLUFF THEIR EURO LINES
12/11/2011 GIVEN their team's excellent form this season, London Irish fans might have anticipated a relatively comfortable afternoon against Edinburgh in their first Heineken Cup Pool 2 match at the Madejski Stadium.
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GYLFI'S BARREN SPELL COULD MEAN A RETURN TO ENGLAND
14/11/2011 GYLFI Sigurdsson, the favourite footballing son the Royals lost to Germany's Bundesliga soon after the start of last season, could be on his way back to English football in the January transfer window.
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POLICE NON-EMERGENCY CALLS NUMBER IS CHANGED
14/11/2011 THAMES Valley Police has gone live with 101, the new national non-emergency number, which replaces the previous 08458 505 505 number.
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BRING ON THE WALL! SUE RYDER WALKERS UP FOR A CHALLENGE
15/11/2011 THERE are charity walks...and charity walks - and next year one of Reading's favourite causes, Sue Ryder Care is organising one of the most ambitious.
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DOUGLAS BADER'S RAF LOG-BOOK FETCHES £23,500 AT AUCTION
16/11/2011 HE was not born in the town, nor stationed here during his distinguished career in the RAF - but Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader has an indelible link with Reading.
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EBAY BIDDING SIZZLES FOR NEXT BATCH OF ROYALS POPPY SHIRTS
17/11/2011 THE Royals Poppy shirt auctions are proving more popular than ever, and there is little doubt the 16 signed tops going on offer this year will raise more for the Royal British Legion than last year's total of £3,000.
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SHINGLER IS SENT OFF BUT EXILES BATTLE TO THE BITTER END
18/11/2011 FORGET what anyone says about the luck of the Irish - the Exiles are having absolutely none of it this season. In need of a result at Cardiff to keep their Heineken Cup hopes in some sort of shape, they ran headlong into more controversy as they went down 24-18.
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ROYALS WILL NEED TO REPRODUCE THAT OLD PLAY-OFF MAGIC
18/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
BEWARE of a team with damaged pride - that's the message Royals manager Brian McDermott must stress to his team as they prepare to face Cardiff City at the Mad Stad tomorrow.
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OJO RETURNS AS IRISH TRY TO GET BACK ON HEINEKEN TRACK
18/11/2011 WITH no room for error in their Heineken Cup campaign after last week's shock defeat by Edinburgh, London Irish make six changes as they attempt to get back on track away to Cardiff Blues tonight (Friday).
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INSTANT GOAL GIVES CARDIFF THE SPRINGBOARD FOR REVENGE WIN
19/11/2011 IF Cardiff City could have written a script for this game, it would have described pretty much perfectly the way it turned out (writes Roger Ware).
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TWO COACHES, SAME PROBLEM - THEY NEED A CHANGE OF LUCK!
20/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
ASK the coaches of Reading's two pro sports teams what they most need right now, and the unanimous answer would be "a change of luck".
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PM PRAISES READING STUDENTS' IDEA TO CUT HOSPITAL WAITING TIMES
21/11/2011 STUDENTS from the University of Reading met the Prime Minister after creating an innovative mobile phone application aimed at cutting waiting times in hospitals.
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NEW LIFESAVERS JOIN THE RANKS OF LOWLAND SEARCH AND RESCUE
21/11/2011 A NEW batch of 38 volunteers from across the UK qualified as Search & Rescue Technicians following the latest national courses run by Berkshire Lowland Search & Rescue Team (SEBEV).
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STORES FACE CHARGES FOR RETURN OF ABANDONED TROLLEYS
21/11/2011 READING supermarkets are facing the possibility of being charged for the return of every one of their trolleys found dumped around the town.
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REGAL TO FEATURE A TRIO OF STUNNING JAPANESE ANIMATIONS
23/11/2011 REGULARS at the Regal Picturehouse in Henley are no strangers to the excellence of Japanese animation movies after the successful showing earlier this year of the 80s classic Akira.
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IRISH BOLSTER THEIR PACK BY SIGNING SAMOAN WORLD CUP STAR
23/11/2011 LONDON Irish have beefed up their pack by signing Samoan back rower Ofisa Treviranus - with the hope he can fill the hole left by Steffon Armitage's departure in the summer.
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IRISH MUST SHAKE OFF HEINEKEN HANGOVER IN PREMIERSHIP RETURN
24/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
AFTER two weeks of fairly excruciating pain in the Heineken Cup, London Irish return to Aviva Premiership action at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday on a mission to take out their anger by stinging the Wasps.
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ROYALS MUST RETURN TO WINNING WAYS BEFORE THEY LOSE TOUCH
24/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
READING try to pick up the pieces from last week's untimely hiccup at home to Cardiff when they go to Ipswich tomorrow.
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READING UNI PROFESSOR WINS TOP AWARD FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
25/11/2011 A LEADING academic at the University of Reading has won a national award for her innovative research work helping people with mental health problems.
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LITTLE CHANCE OF THE SIG RETURNING TO ROYALS ON LOAN
26/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
REPORTS from his native Iceland suggest former Royals favourite Gylfi Sigurdsson could be on his way back to the Mad Stad on loan - but that's a complicated, and unlikely, scenario.
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NOEL HITS GLORY GOAL AS ROYALS COME BACK FROM THE DEAD
26/11/2011 THE Royals snatched a sensational 3-2 win from the jaws of what would have been an unlucky defeat at Ipswich.
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SEVEN UP FOR KICKING-KING TOM AS EXILES STING THE WASPS
26/11/2011 TOM Homer brightened a cold, blustery afternoon by landing seven penalty kicks to give London Irish the morale-boosting win they needed, beating Wasps 24-17.
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POSH CAN SCORE LIKE THE BEST, CONCEDE LIKE THE WORST
28/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
PETERBOROUGH United come to the Mad Stad tonight with a well-earned reputation as the Championship's great entertainers.
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ROYALS COME FROM BEHIND WITH SUPER-SUB GOALS BUT END UP ANXIOUS
29/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
BY the nature of the two sides there were always going to be goals between Reading and Peterborough - and if you follow Reading Guide on Twitter you will have seen that our pre-match prediction of a 3-2 win with a rare first half Reading goal was spot on.
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SUPER SUB HAL IS ON THE BRINK OF MAKING A BIG IMPACT
30/11/2011
By ROGER WARE
HAL Robson-Kanu scored an exquisite solo goal to seal Reading's 3-2 defeat of Peterborough at the Mad Stad on Tuesday - and he's hoping that will be the springboard to greater things.
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QUEEN ANNE'S ART STARS DISPLAYING IN LONDON EXHIBITION
30/11/2011 NINE pupils from Queen Anne's School in Caversham are exhibiting in the fifth annual Foundation Art Exhibition at the prestigious SW1 Gallery in London.
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BREAST CANCER SHARON SUFFERS ATTACK BY ROTTWEILERS
01/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
READING breast cancer campaigner Sharon Adams, who has done so much fund-raising since she herself suffered the disease, encountered a different problem this week - she was attacked by two out-of-control Rottweilers.
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MAC SETS THE TARGET OF MAKING IT NINE POINTS FROM NINE
02/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
THE Royals go in search of a third straight win at Blackpool today, but it will be far from a relaxing day at the seaside in the shadow of that pretend Eiffel Tower.
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TONGAN TOUGH GUY BACK TO GIVE IRISH A LIFT AGAINST SARRIES
02/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
TOUGH guy Chris Hala’ufia makes his return after suspension for London Irish in Sunday’s Aviva Premiership clash with reigning champions Saracens at Vicarage Road.
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2012 FESTIVAL TICKETS NOW ON SALE - AT 2011 PRICES
02/12/2011 DESPITE the traditional first day downpour, the 2011 Reading Festival was one of the best ever - and if you've still got the sound of Muse, Pulp and My Chemical Romance ringing in your ears you were probably among the first in line when tickets for 2012 went on pre-sale on Friday.
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MAC's FURIOUS ABOUT DISALLOWED GOAL AND PEN THAT GOT AWAY
03/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
BRIAN McDermott is a firm believer in keeping the karma cool when it comes to criticising referees - but that did not stop him letting rip with probably his angriest blast yet as a manager after the 1-0 defeat at Blackpool.
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ROYALS START WELL BUT GET BLOWN AWAY AT THE SEASIDE
03/12/2011 READING'S hopes of a third straight win for the first time this season ended in disappointment at Bloomfield Road.
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STEVENAGE AGAIN - AND THAT'S A CUP BANANA SKIN FOR ROYALS
04/12/2011 FOR the second year running, the Royals have been drawn against fast-rising Stevenage in the FA Cup.
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SAME-OLD, SAME-OLD AS EXILES ARE JUST EDGED OUT YET AGAIN
04/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
YET again London Irish clawed a narrow defeat from the jaws of what could, on the play, have been a comfortable victory, losing 15-11 away to Saracens on Sunday.
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IRISH LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND SEAL A NEW DEAL WITH OJO
05/12/2011 LONDON Irish have made another decisive move towards ensuring their future squad strength by adding two years to the contract of their outstanding winger, Topsy Ojo.
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IT'S A FULL HOUSE FOR THE SHOWDOWN WITH THE HAMMERS
07/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
IT could be time for tin hats and strong hearts on and off the field at the Mad Stad on Saturday when the 'Appy 'Ammers and their boisterous fans come swaggering into town.
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DELON AND BIG BOB RETURN AS LONDON IRISH FACE LE CRUNCH
09/12/2011 DELON ARMITAGE and Bob Casey return to a much-changed London Irish squad for the "must-win" Heineken Cup group match away to Racing Metro 92 in Paris tomorrow.
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BIRTHDAY BOY CHURCHY CELEBRATES WITH SUCH A HAPPY RETURN
10/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
SIMON CHURCH said before the game that he would like to celebrate his 23rd birthday weekend with a goal against West Ham - but he went one better with two as the Royals reduced the division's strongest team to a shambles.
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TWITTER BASHING FOR CLARIDGE OVER SOCK-GATE COMMENT
11/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
ALL that Jimmy Kebe did was pause for a moment to adjust his socks, because the West Ham marking was so slapdash he had plenty of time to do it with the ball still at his feet.
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CAROLS WILL HIT THE RIGHT NOTE FOR READING HOMELESS CHARITY
12/12/2011 ONE of the most memorable celebrations of Christmas which Reading has to offer is the annual Carols by Candlelight service in support of the local homeless charity Launchpad.
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MALI MAGICIAN GOES FROM HERO TO ZERO - AND BACK TO HERO!
12/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
JIMMY Kebe has both the Royals as a club, and the Mad Stad faithful, in a real dilemma - to love him for his brilliance or hate him for his apparent desire to leave the club over stalled contract talks.
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TWO-TRY THOMPSTONE KEEPS IRISH HEINEKEN HOPES FLICKERING
12/12/2011 LONDON Irish came from 14-3 down after 22 minutes to keep their Heineken Cup hopes flickering with a four-try super show to beat Racing Metro 34-14 at the famous old Stade Colombes in Paris.
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READING SCREENED OUT IN FIRST TWO ROUNDS OF LOCAL TV LICENSING
13/12/2011 READING was among the 65 towns and cities announced in August which could host new local TV stations - but it will not be among the first 44 of those places to go live.
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READING UNI PROFESSOR GETS TOP ACCOLADE FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH
15/12/2011 A SCIENTIST from the University of Reading, whose work could help in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, and also offering new ways of treating wounds, is to be given a prestigious Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.
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ABBEY BAPTIST CHURCH TO TELL FAMILIAR STORY IN A NEW WAY
16/12/2011 MEMBERS of Abbey Baptist Church will be glued to their mobiles this Christmas as part of a new initiative to bring "the real meaning of advent" to Reading.
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TOM'S BACK ON THE WING AS HODGSON CELEBRATES HIS 200th
16/12/2011 THE versatile Tom Homer returns to the London Irish starting XV against Racing Metro at the Mad Stad tomorrow after missing last week's Heineken win at the Stade Colombes through illness.
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ROYALS AIM TO STAY IN HOT FORM AFTER LAST WEEK'S SUPER SHOW
16/12/2011 ALL season the Royals have been riding a roller-coaster of form, looking more than capable of another Wembley - at least - when riding the crest, and looking like a runaway train to oblivion at other times (writes Roger Ware).
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KEBE FACING A FITNESS TEST AFTER HAMMER HORROR TACKLE
16/12/2011 WEST Ham bad boy Jack Collison will be sitting it out under a richly-deserved suspension this weekend - but it could be the man who was on the end of his crazy kung-fu challenge, Reading's Jimmy Kebe, will also be taking an enforced rest.
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EXILES AIM FOR A REPEAT OF LAST WEEK'S PARIS SPECTACULAR
16/12/2011 LONDON Irish are still clinging to hopes of progressing in the Heineken European Cup - but to have any chance they must repeat last Saturday's superb 34-14 caning of Racing Metro.
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IRISH STILL HAVE A SLIM CHANCE DESPITE AN UNTIMELY LOSS
17/12/2011 AFTER their excellent win over the same opposition in France last week, London Irish are back on the Heineken Cup tightrope as Racing Metro regained their pride with a surprise 25-19 win at the Madejski Stadium.
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CHURCH RINGS THE BELLS AND IT'S ROYALS WHO RULE AT YULE
17/12/2011 DESPITE a crop of injuries, which they managed to keep secret, the Royals proved last week's demolition of West Ham was no fluke when a goal by Simon Church gave them a first-ever win at Leeds.
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BMAC'S BEAMING AS HIS ROYALS ROAR INTO SEVENTH HEAVEN
18/12/2011 ROYALS go into Christmas sitting handily in seventh place in the Championship table - and manager Brian McDermott was rightly delighted with the 1-0 win at Leeds.
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COW LANE BRIDGES BOTTLENECK IS CLOSED FOR SIX WEEKS
19/12/2011 ONE of Reading's busiest traffic link roads, Cow Lane, is now closed for six weeks to allow replacement of one of the two bottleneck railway bridges.
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LOCAL STUDENTS AMONG THOSE EARNING ACCOLADE FROM SIR JOHN
19/12/2011 SEVEN University of Reading students, who also come from the area, were among 80 top achievers who won recognition by the Chancellor, Sir John Madejski, at a special reception.
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KASPARS GHOSTS IN AND BRINGS THE BEST OUT OF ALEX
20/12/2011 AFTER leaking goals with irritating frequency, from irritating situations earlier in the season, the Royals have suddenly tightened the noose around opposing attacks.
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THE SIG CALLS IN AT HOGWOOD PARK - BUT JUST TO SAY HELLO
22/12/2011 MUCH excitement at the Royals' Hogwood Park training ground this week when Gylfi Sigurdsson walked through the door.
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JOBI SUPER-SHOW HELPS LIFT RAMPANT ROYALS INTO TOP SIX
26/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
AFTER West Ham and Leeds, add Brighton to the list of top-line teams swept away this month by a Royals team hitting its stride in considerable style.
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HAPE AND SHINGLER RETURN TO GIVE THE EXILES A BOOST
26/12/2011 SHONTAYNE Hape and Steven Shingler are back in the London Irish starting XV for their Christmas Party fixture against Exeter at the Madejski Stadium tomorrow (1.30pm).
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HAPE IS BACK WITH A TRY AS IRISH EDGE HOME IN A THRILLER
27/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
LONDON Irish put their biggest crowd of the season through the wringer before landing the win which lifts them back to the play-off places.
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SO FAR SO GOOD ON THE FIRST OF NEW COW LANE BRIDGES
28/12/2011 AFTER a brief hiccup on Boxing Day, work is back on schedule for replacement of one of the two notorious bottleneck railway bridges in Reading's Cow Lane.
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MEDIA CRITICS SEEM DETERMINED TO LAND DELON IN MORE TROUBLE
28/12/2011 SOME of the gloss was taken off a fine performance by London Irish in their 29-22 defeat of Exeter on Tuesday by the apparent desire of some sections of the media to stick the knife in Delon Armitage.
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SONKS BACK AT THE MAD STAD AS IPSWICH SEEK REVENGE
30/12/2011 IBRAHIMA Sonko, "Superman" from the Steve Coppell glory days, will be back at the Mad Stad in Ipswich colours on Saturday, hoping to lead the Tractor Boys to revenge for their recent deeply-embarrassing home defeat by the Royals.
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NICK RETURNS AS THE IRISH TRY TO PUT RIGHT PAST INJUSTICES
30/12/2011 LONDON Irish icon Nick Kennedy returns to the second row for the New Year’s Day collision with Bath in the Aviva Premiership at the Recreation Ground (1.30pm).
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CHAMPAGNE STILL ON ICE AS ALEX KEEPS ROYAL RUN BUBBLING
31/12/2011
By ROGER WARE
ANOTHER three points, another clean sheet, and it looks as though the Royals could be on the eve of a truly happy new year - after gliding to a 1-0 win over Ipswich in the last home match of 2011.
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THE SIG MOTORS DOWN THE M4 TO JOIN HIS OLD MENTOR BRENDAN
01/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
BRIAN McDermott and his team were not the only Royals favourites in Wales this morning - further down the M4 the youngest Reading "legend", Gylfi Sigurdsson, was preparing to sign a loan deal with Swansea.
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IRISH FALTER AS RAIN, MUD AND DECISIONS GO AGAINST THEM
01/01/2012 BOGEY team Bath ensured London Irish made the worst possible start to 2012 with something of a freak performance in atrocious conditions at the Recreation Ground.
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WILLIAMS A BLADE AS ROYALS START THEIR JANUARY SHUFFLE
01/01/2012 WITHIN hours of the January transfer window opening, the Royals have their first deal on the board - in an outward direction.
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JOBI GOAL NOT ENOUGH AS CARDIFF RIDE THEIR REFFING LUCK
02/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
AS someone once said, you can't win them all - and after that sizzling run of four straight victories without conceding a goal, the Royals came slithering back to earth in miserable, driving rain at Cardiff.
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ROAR-AWAY ROYALS AIMING TO REPEAT THAT PLAY-OFF STUNNER
02/01/2012 THE Royals are in the thick of the promotion race much earlier than last season - the hard part now is going to be staying there until May.
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FIRST OF THE TWO COW LANE BOTTLENECK BRIDGES IS REPLACED
03/01/2012 ONE of the two notorious bottleneck railway bridges in Reading's Cow Lane has been replaced - and here is a unique video of how the old bridge was demolished and the new one maonoeuvred into place.
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QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY SAYS WOKINGHAM HAS THE EDGE ON READING
04/01/2012 WHERE in Berkshire would you rather live, Reading, Wokingham, Maidenhead, Windsor, Newbury or Slough? If you answered Wokingham, then according to the annual Quality of Life survey by the Halifax, you've made the right choice.
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MALI MAGICIAN DISAPPEARING TO BE A FOX, A HAMMER OR A WOLF
04/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
WHEN Jimmy Kebe next appears in a match at the Madejski Stadium, it could be on March 10th - in a Leicester City shirt.
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UPWARDLY-MOBILE STEVENAGE WILL BE A TOUGH OBSTACLE
05/01/2012 THE last two seasons have provided some of the best FA Cup excitement in the club's history - but the Royals will need to be at their best to clear the first hurdle this time around.
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TON-UP DERMODY RETURNS AS IRISH TRY TO GET BACK ON TRACK
06/01/2012 CLARKE DERMODY will start at loose head prop against Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday as he celebrates 100 appearances for London Irish (3pm).
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POLICE DISMAY OVER FESTIVE DRINK-DRIVE ARREST FIGURES
07/01/2012 THAMES Valley Police have stressed their disappointment that more people were arrested for drink-driving over the Christmas and New Year than in 2010.
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BOOT ON THE OTHER FOOT AS ROYALS SLIP OVER CUP BANANA SKIN
07/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
IN the last two seasons Reading have thrived on bringing down teams from higher divisions in the FA Cup as they roared into the quarter-finals both times.
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...THE SLIGHTLY BETTER NEWS - ROYALS MAKE JIMMY NEW OFFER
07/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
AS we predicted, Jimmy Kebe sat out Reading's FA Cup disaster against Stevenage as talk about his future swirls around.
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JARVIS KEEPS HIS NERVE TO KICK EXILES' PENALTY CLINCHER
08/01/2012 EARLIER in the season London Irish lost by a single point in a roller-coaster of a game away to Sale Sharks - this time they nicked it by two in a roller-coaster of a game, at home.
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JEEPERS KEEPERS - SO WHICH ONE OF THE THREE IS ON HIS WAY?
09/01/2012 READING pride themselves on having three international goalkeepers, and events over the past few days have indicated one of them might be on the move, if not now, then in the summer.
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ANYONE FOR A 2012-MILE ADVENTURE WITH STEVE THIS YEAR?
09/01/2012 SO what were your New Year resolutions? Quit smoking, get fit, save money, quit the booze?
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UNI INSTALS SOLAR PANELS AS PART OF ITS GREEN CRUSADE
09/01/2012 TWO buildings at the University of Reading’s Whiteknights campus have been converted to generate green electricity with more than 200 solar panels fitted to their roofs.
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CRITICISM OF POLICE AFTER WHITLEY DOG ATTACKS CONTINUE
10/01/2012 WHITLEY Mum Sharon Adams has criticised police for what she claims is their lack of action in dealing with two dangerous dogs which have attacked her, and other people, in a park at Long Barn Lane.
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ZOE SETS UP A MUSIC GIG FOR TEENAGE CANCER CHARITY
10/01/2012 THE trendy Walkabout bar in Reading Town Centre is usually busy, especially on a Saturday night - but on the first Saturday of next month (4th) the popular Aussie hospitality joint will be rocking for very good reason.
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ROYALS HOPE TO HAVE UNEARTHED ANOTHER IRISH EMERALD
10/01/2012 READING are believed to be on the brink of signing highly-rated striker Karl Sheppard from League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers - hoping he can follow in the illustrious footsteps of Kevin Doyle and Shane Long.
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SHORT TERM PAIN, LONG TERM GAIN IN STATION HILL
11/01/2012 THE major building and roadworks project which has closed Station Hill in Reading has added a further frustrating element to the already largely-incomprehensible town centre road system.
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IF YOU HAVE THE BOTTLE, MILK CAN HELP YOUR HEALTH
12/01/2012 MILK is a ‘superfood’ that can help fight disease - but more research is needed to convince consumers to stock up on the white stuff.
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ARE YOU UP TO THE KARTING CHALLENGE OF HERO TROOPS?
12/01/2012 A TEAM of injured troops are ready to take on all comers from Reading - in a Karting competition.
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ROYALS COMPLETE SIGNING OF ANOTHER YOUNG IRISH HOT-SHOT
12/01/2012 READING have completed the signing of highly-rated striker Karl Sheppard from League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers - hoping he can follow in the illustrious footsteps of Kevin Doyle and Shane Long.
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BAGGIES SNOOP ROUND HUNTY AS HAMMERS LEAD KEBE CHASE
13/01/2012 IF you are a conspiracy theorist, you may have thought there was more to Reading's untimely FA Cup exit last weekend than meets the eye - notably in the team selection.
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IRISH IN LAST CHANCE SALOON FOR A DRINK OF THE HEINEKEN
13/01/2012 LONDON Irish make four changes from the side that edged Sale Sharks in the Premiership last week for Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash against Cardiff Blues at Madejski Stadium (3.40pm).
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ALFIE'S ON THE MARK TO LAND A WELL-DESERVED LATE WINNER
14/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
SUPER-SUB Adam Le Fondre ended his goal drought to seal a bounce-back victory for the Royals after the two disasters against Cardiff and Stevenage. Alfie struck with almost his first kick, an acrobotic effort which keeps the Royals fifth in the Championship table.
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ONE MOMENT OF BRILLIANCE ENOUGH FOR DOUR BLUES TO NICK IT
14/01/2012 THE European adventure is over for another season for London Irish, beaten by a dour Cardiff side which produced one moment of brilliance which led to the only try of the game early in the second half.
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GREEN-MINDED FRASERS ARE THE CARTRIDGE KINGS AGAIN
15/01/2012 FOR the second successive year, Reading-based Frasers Office Supplies Ltd has been crowned Cartridge Recycler of the Year at a national industry awards conference.
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ROYALS DON'T WANT JIMMY, JEM OR ANY OF THEIR GEMS TO GO
18/01/2012 LESS than two weeks to go until the transfer window closes, and the Royals have still only been involved in a couple of relatively minor deals.
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PLANNING THE CRAIC HAS IRISH GUYS SMILING AGAIN
18/01/2012 AFTER the disappointment of elimination from the Heineken European Cup, London Irish have tried to keep spirits up this week by finalising plans for this year's St Patrick's Party game.
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BAGGIES COME UP ROSES AFTER YOUNG ROYALS DOMINATE
18/01/2012 READING'S Under-18s crashed out of the FA Youth Cup, beaten 2-1 by West Brom in a fiasco of a fourth round game at the Madejski Stadium.
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MAC WANTS TO REPAY FANS FOR THE STEVENAGE FIASCO
19/01/2012 ROYALS boss Brian McDermott says his team is determined to wipe out the memory of the FA Cup surrender to Stevenage when they face Hull City in a fifth v sixth battle at the Mad Stad on Saturday.
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SIR JOHN SAYS ROYALS ARE ON THE BRINK OF NEW INVESTMENT
20/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
READING Football Club may be about to have a new owner - or at least part-owner.
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SIR JOHN EXCITED AT THE PROSPECT OF ROYAL CASH INJECTION
21/01/2012 AFTER the match against Hull, an extremely upbeat Royals chairman Sir John Madejski spoke at length to the media about the impending involvement of "new shareholders" which he had revealed on Friday evening.
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MAC'S ROYALSKIS CAN'T OVERCOME CRUEL OFFSIDE GOAL
21/01/2012 ON the day it was revealed that Russian investment might be in the air, Brian McDermott's 'Royalskis' were hoping for better than this as they sought their 4,000th home goal in League football.
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JJ BACK WITH A TRY BUT EXILES EXIT EUROPE WITH A WHIMPER
22/01/2012 LONDON Irish ended their Heineken Cup campaign for this season where they started it - with a defeat by the surprise package of the competition, Edinburgh.
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JUST LIKE THAT, MALI MAGICIAN IS NEW ROYALS' FIRST 'CAPTURE'
24/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
DESPITE the undertones of caution amid the optimism of the fans about the Russian investment said to be heading Reading FC's way, the first noticeable effect has been a positive one - Jimmy Kebe has signed his new contract.
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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ROLLS ON WITH TWO NEW SIGNINGS
26/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
WITH just a few days remaining to the closing of the January transfer window, the Royals have made a couple of positive moves, signing Tomasz Cywka from Derby County and Jason Roberts from Blackburn.
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UNI HISTORICAL FILM SEASON TO HELP SORT FACT FROM FICTION
26/01/2012 HOW do film-makers capture the past for the big screen? Is it possible to be historically accurate whilst engaging with a modern day audience?
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BMAC SAYS LET'S GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS ON THE FIELD
27/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
AFTER what has been something a frantic fortnight for him off the field, Royals manager Brian McDermott is determined that he and his squad will now get matchday action back into focus.
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BOWDEN RETURNS TO GIVE IRISH A BOOST AGAINST SCARLETS
27/01/2012 AFTER their disappointing exit from the Heineken Cup, London Irish resume their challenge for the LV=Cup this evening when they visit Scarlets.
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ROBERTS MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT AS ROYALS SCRAMBLE A WIN
28/01/2012
By ROGER WARE
THE bright new Anglo-Russian era started well enough, if not exactly sensationally, with bright new signing Jason Roberts making the decisive contribution in a 1-0 defeat of Bristol City.
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SPORTS NEWS LINKS: CLICK FOR THE LATEST FROM THE ROYALS, IRISH AND OTHER CLUBS
01/02/2012 READING is a fantastic hotbed of sport, spearheaded by the Royals, our nPower Championship football team, and London Irish from Rugby Union's Aviva Premiership, who both play at the Madejski Stadium. Beyond that the town is extremely strong in Hockey, Cycling and Athletics - and there's still hope that the Racers Speedway team will return in 2012. So click through here for links to all the major clubs.
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BREAKING NEWS: CHECK OUT THESE LINKS TO THE TOP LOCAL SOURCES - AND READING USA
02/02/2012 WITH traditional newspapers under increasing pressure from "new media", both of the local newspapers, the Post and the Chronicle have made dramatic changes in recent years.
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