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Parental bereavement leave becomes law for first time after Wokingham mum’s fight
Lucy Herd has been fighting for change ever since the death of her son Jack in 2010
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Meet the CEO giving up her time to help people with Autism in Berkshire
Jane Stanford-Beale has been nominated as Volunteer/s of the Year Award in the Pride of Reading Awards
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Soapbox race will raise funds for Royal Berkshire Hospital charity
Gravity will hurtle the home-made machines down the course at Englefield Park.
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Young entrepreneurs use their love of escape rooms to help Reading’s homeless
TimeTrap Escape Rooms has been nominated for the Business in Action (Under 50) category at the Pride of Reading Awards
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How the growing rough sleeper problem in Reading will be tackled
The council has had to change the way it does things due to reductions in government cash.
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Family raise £23,000 for cancer charity after heartbreak of son’s death
Andy and Annette Mackenzie have been nominated as Family of the Year in the Pride of Reading Awards after their son Calum died from leukaemia
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Reading rough sleepers helped to put their lives back together
Homeless people are being helped to overcome drug or alcohol addictions
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Meet the Reading businessman making a difference to the community
Richard McCarthy of McCarthy Properties has been nominated for Business in Action (under 50) category in the Pride of Reading Awards
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Reading charity helps those with nowhere left to turn
John Sykes Foundation has been nominated as Charity of the Year in the Pride of Reading Awards
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Dragon Boat to race along River Thames in Reading for charity
The Dragon Boat Festival organised by Reading Lion Club has free entry and free parking.
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Second charity shop in Tilehurst ransacked by thieves
The charity which supports Reading's hospice has lost £1,650 in the raids.
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Meet the Reading charity worker using gardening to improve mental health
Sara Kopp from Green Health Thames Valley has been nominated in the Charity of the Year category of the Pride of Reading Awards