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Plans for a spectacular housing development on a Reading shopping park have been delayed. Aviva Investors, which is proposing an enormous development on Reading Station Shopping Park, had hoped to submit its plans for the scheme by Christmas. However, planning consultant Barton Willmore has now confirmed the plans are due …

Bus bosses have been forced to divert a bus route in Nuneaton town centre due to inconsiderate motorists picking up missed parcels. Due to the sheer number of cars parked around the Royal Mail delivery office off Church Street, Stagecoach has been unable to get buses down there. Traditionally there …

A major bus route serving a well-populated area of Preston has been cut short. Preston Bus service 23 will only operate from the city centre and terminate at the new Aldi across from Sherwood Way during the week at evening peak periods. The disruption has fallen into place with immediate …

Proposals for a new bridge south of Crewe station aimed at easing congestion in Nantwich Road have been adopted by Cheshire East Council. Cabinet members approved a preferred route for the new Southern Link Road Bridge at Tuesday’s meeting, following consultation held over the summer. The new bridge would be …

Shoppers fear the loss of a popular supermarket if a huge development in Reading is given permission. People responding to a consultation on a plan which could see the Reading Station Shopping Park knocked down and replaced with as many as 950 new homes have stated losing the shop would …

Did you know that London once had an underground, driverless railway for its post? Known as Mail Rail, or formerly the Post Office Railway, it operated from 1927 until 2003 to move mail around between postal sorting offices. Like the London Underground but for envelopes rather than people. And now …

A red double-decker bus is one of the ultimate symbols of London. Although they’re not just any shade of red. London’s buses are Pantone 485 C red, the same colour used by the Royal Mail, London Underground, KitKat, McDonald’s and, of course, MyLondon. You might think it’s all part of …

The area around Reading’s IDR and Vastern Road is not known as a beauty spot. It’s unlikely architects or historians will be rushing to preserve what is known as the “TGIs roundabout” or the buildings housing the various shops around the area. In fact, Caversham Road Fire Station is one …

Plans have emerged which could see nearly 1,000 homes built in a “primarily car free” development on a Reading retail park. Aviva Investors has unveiled its vision for the Reading Station Shopping Park between Caversham Road and Vastern Road. The company is working on an outline planning application which could …

Met Office forecast for Sunday A lovely bright start to the day but it will turn cloudier with some rain spreading from the north. Here is the full forecast for Wales: “After a chilly start, it will be a bright and fine morning for many, though thicker cloud across northern …