This Is Speedway

Four-time world speedway champion Barry Briggs was a surprise visitor to California Park last Sunday.

Still no sign of any activity – either from white collar workers or the dirty-hands brigade – in getting the proposed new greyhound and speedway stadium up and running.

Hopes of speedway and greyhound racing returning to Reading next year appear to have risen – again!

Join the stars at The Madejksi Stadium tonight and help raise cash for the Help for Heroes appeal.

Reading councillors are preparing to call evidence for a review of the effects of alcohol misuse on community safety and health in the borough.

A shrine to Reading?s X Factor star Danyl Johnson is growing fast with drawings, messages and notes offering support.

Exercise followed by chips is not the answer to losing weight ? but leisure centres across Reading are still offering junk food to customers.

There are 17,000 gullies in Reading borough and now the council is clearing them out once every nine months.

The town?s political parties say MPs must accept the thrust of Sir Christopher Kelly?s Parliamentary reforms following the expenses scandal.

Cars had to take evasive action to avoid a child in a pram being pushed around by drunk former junkie Darren Wooldridge.