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February 2024
Reading town centre businesses vote for double BID 2024-2923-02-2024
A resounding business vote in favour brings in a new five-year term for both Reading Central Business Improvement District (BID) and Abbey Quarter…
Town centre clean up is a team exercise09-02-2024
Reading BID, in partnership with Reading Borough Council, has been tidying up Reading town centre to ensure that it remains an attractive place in…
Reading flies the Purple Flag again02-02-2024
Reading has successfully completed the Purple Flag accreditation for the town centre for the 8th consecutive year, a recognition of the ongoing…
January 2024
Reading beats off the competition when it comes to factors that attract skilled staff 26-01-2024
High wages, access to housing and career opportunities are key success points
The annual economic health check for Britain’s 63 largest…
Campaign launched for Reading Business Improvement Districts 2024-2911-01-2024
On 10 January 2024, REDA launched the campaign to deliver a YES vote for two Reading town centre Business Improvement Districts (BID) 2024-29, which…
Tourism worth nearly £400 million a year to Reading03-01-2024
Tourism contributes almost £400 million a year to the Reading economy, according to a new report published by REDA, Reading’s Destination…
November 2023
Town centre measures to improve safety of women and girls22-11-2023
Improving the safety of women and girls in Reading town centre is at the heart of a raft of new security measures revealed by Reading Borough Council…
Major new employment support programme for Reading residents sees first fruits of success22-11-2023
Over 350 Reading residents, including Afghan women refugees and newly arrived Hong Kong residents, have been supported in the search for work this…
Reading BID lays out plans for two new BIDs for Reading02-11-2023
On 1 November, over a hundred businesses in the town centre Reading Business Improvement District (BID) and Abbey Quarter BID areas came together in…
October 2023
Evoke win REDA sponsored Employer of the Year Award19-10-2023
REDA was delighted to sponsor the Employer of the Year Award at the Royal Berkshire Property Awards. The winner, transport planning company…
September 2023
One Station Hill tops out21-09-2023
The topping out ceremony of the first phase of the office developments at Station Hill took place on Level 15 of the giant One Station Hill on Monday…
Reading is a magnet for innovative businesses says new report15-09-2023
A new report, ‘Innovation hotspots, Clustering the New Economy’, by thinktank Centre for Cities, identifies ‘hotspots’ of…
Reading; Among The Times Top 12 Places to Live14-09-2023
The Times has listed its best places in the UK in which to buy your first home in 2023 and Reading figures as one of the top 12 - a location…
July 2023
Reading's licensed venues Best Bar None 21-07-2023
This week, ten of Reading’s bars and night-time venues received Best Bar None Awards, which recognises well-run pubs, bars, clubs and other…
How does Reading continue to compete as an office location?20-07-2023
Nigel Horton-Baker, Executive Director of REDA, outlines the challenges facing Reading’s status as a leading office location and REDA’s…
June 2023
Venue Reading showcase visit02-06-2023
REDA in partnership with Meet Beyond London and PA Life hosted a familiarisation trip to Reading in May, inviting 10 Senior Executive Assistants and…
May 2023
Reading Green Park Station opens25-05-2023
Reading Green Park station opens to passengers on Saturday 27 May.
The new station will provide improved sustainable travel options for local…
April 2023
Campaign to save Reading Gaol site hots up 19-04-2023
REDA joined the recent Reading Gaol protest march which culminated in a gathering of some 500 proud local people exasperated about the lack…
March 2023
20,000 potential new green jobs for Reading by 2050 29-03-2023
Reading needs to take action to maximise the potential of a green jobs revolution as we move towards Net Zero, says a new report launched by REDA on…
Reading named in Sunday Times Top Ten Places to Live24-03-2023
Reading has been named as one of the top ten places to live in the South East by the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2023 report, which is released…
Green Park; a fast evolving neighbourhood08-03-2023
With the opening of Green Park Station this spring, the fast-growing work and live location at Green Park will be linked into Reading in six minutes,…
February 2023
New Board members join the REDA team13-02-2023
REDA has bolstered its Board of Directors with the appointment of five Directors from Reading's diverse and vibrant business…
REDA Board set the agenda10-02-2023
With 2022 well and truly behind us, last week's Reading Board Away Day was a productive planning session for the year ahead for REDA.
With…
Reading Flies the Purple Flag Again in 202303-02-2023
Reading town centre businesses are officially celebrating after receiving news that its vibrant night-time economy (ENTE) has been awarded the…
Join the REDA team!02-02-2023
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Reading's Economy and Destination Agency (REDA) has a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious…
January 2023
Successful BID to revitalise the Hexagon and Central Library19-01-2023
Reading Council has been awarded £19.1 million to revitalise Reading’s cultural offer by transforming the much-loved Hexagon Theatre and…
Reading the UK hotspot for enterpreneurs 13-01-2023
A new study from CMC Markets has revealed Reading to be home to the UK’s most successful new businesses. The data from the study revealed…
December 2022
Levelling Up for Local Skills 14-12-2022
Reading’s Economic Development Company, REDA, presents its next programme of skills and employment work to Reading Borough Council’s…
Blog - A successful year for Reading, despite it all! 09-12-2022
Nigel Horton-Baker, Executive Director of REDA, looks back on 2022 and finds lots of signs of success, despite the tail of the pandemic and the…
November 2022
‘However you Christmas’, Reading launches its Christmas campaign for 202217-11-2022
Reading’s Christmas campaign for 2022 has kicked off, with ‘However You Christmas’ showcasing the many ways visitors can enjoy the…
Seamless connections from central London to Reading as Elizabeth Line final phase completes this Sunday 03-11-2022
From Sunday 6 November, the Elizabeth Line, London's newest tube line, will run direct from stations in central London to Reading without the…
October 2022
Reading a place for all our futures21-10-2022
‘Reading is a modern and forward-looking town which has grown into one of the most vibrant and economically significant urban centres in the…
Reading’s Pubwatch wins National Pubwatch of the Year20-10-2022
Reading's Pubwatch scheme has won the National Pubwatch of the Year.
The prestigious national award was announced at a ceremony held at…
September 2022
Worse than the pandemic - business on the edge14-09-2022
Businesses count down the days as imminent collapse of the high street may become a reality
Reading BID has joined other business leaders and over…
Reading Pubwatch Reaches National Pubwatch Finals02-09-2022
The local Reading Pubwatch have been successful in their application to the National Pubwatch Schemes Award for 2022 and have been shortlisted as a…
August 2022
Reading direct link to central London via Elizabeth Line26-08-2022
From Sunday 6 November, Reading will connect with the central tunnels of the Elizabeth Line - opening up new direct journeys from Reading through the…
Green Flag Award 2022 recognition for two of Reading’s most popular green spaces17-08-2022
Two of Reading’s most popular open spaces have once again been recognised as among the best in the country after receiving Green Flag and Green…
Pilotless drones superhighways invented in Reading11-08-2022
The world’s largest and longest network of drone superhighways has been given the go-ahead by the UK Government, based on technology created in…
Alexa Volker appointed as Reading’s new BID Manager05-08-2022
Alexa Volker has been appointed Reading’s new Business Improvement Districts (BID) Manager. Alexa takes over the role having worked as…
New climate stripes bus, reminding people to cut emissions 01-08-2022
A bio methane powered single deck bus has been transformed into a climate stripes bus.
For several months Reading Buses has been working closely…
July 2022
Introducing REDA, the new name for Reading UK12-07-2022
Today, Reading UK CIC has announced that it will now be known as REDA, Reading’s Economy & Destination Agency.
Reading UK was…
Supporting local people into work through COVID06-07-2022
Over the last two years, thousands of local people have been helped forward in the jobs market or into self-employment, softening the impact of…
June 2022
Reading’s Green Business Improvement District21-06-2022
In line with Reading's annual 'Show your Stripes' day, which raises awareness about climate education, climate action and caring for…
A City by Most Measures06-06-2022
Article by Nigel Horton-Baker
All over the capital city, I am seeing the name of Reading up in lights as the western terminus of the new Elizabeth…
April 2022
Developing international tourism links with Spain29-04-2022
Alex Brannen’s whistle-stop visit to Galicia in northwest Spain is the latest step in an international collaboration to build on strong…
March 2022
Pandemic brings good growth benefits to Reading economy18-03-2022
Reading ranks in the UK’s top five cities for good economic growth, according to the latest Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index report…
Reading on track to deliver major rail investment in 202203-03-2022
As Reading eagerly awaits the Queen’s decision on the City Status Bid, the town is far from standing still. Reading continues to build its…
February 2022
Your Place, Our Place: Reading’s New Pop Up 'Urban Room'28-02-2022
What is the concept of an 'Urban Room' and what could it mean for Reading? Since Reading's Economic Forum back in 2018, this is something…
What does 'levelling up' mean for the Reading city region?03-02-2022
Article by Nigel Horton-Baker
Amongst all the parliamentary gossip and smoke about Christmas parties, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove finally…
