 Consultation on new Royal Berkshire Hospital
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is looking at options for a new Royal Berkshire Hospital as part of the government's New Hospital Programme.
Two sites have been identified as being suitable and the trust wants to understand the impact for staff, patients and the wider community if the hospital were to move from its current location in Reading.
The two potential sites are:
- Thames Valley Park (at the end of A329M) – 2.2 miles north east of the current site, between east Reading and Woodley
- Thames Valley Science Park – 3.7 miles south east of the current site, off the M4 near Shinfield
You can give your views by filling in this survey or alternatively send your feedback by email or call (0118) 322 607.
 There's still time to get a free HUG
If you live in an off-gas property, and rely on fuels including oil, coal or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for heating, then you may be able to get free support to make your home more energy efficient.
The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) is aimed at helping lower income households living in energy inefficient homes to improve their property to help make it greener and cheaper to heat.
Improvements would vary depending on the individual property but could include things like insulation upgrades, solar panels, solar hot water and air source heat pumps.
As well as helping residents tackle the high cost of living, these improvements will support our climate emergency goals by reducing the properties' carbon footprint.
You can apply if your home isn't heated by mains gas, is energy inefficient and you have a household income of less than £31,000 (or are receiving an income-related means tested benefit such as Universal Credit).
Find out more and apply on the HUG website.
 Help shape the Wokingham Borough Council Plan
This is your last chance to provide feedback through our survey, open until Monday, 5 August.
We're seeking your views to inform the Wokingham Borough Council Plan, which will outline our objectives, priorities, and actions for the coming years.
 Take more care on level crossing
Star Lane Level Crossing in Wokingham has been named by Network Rail as joint top for level crossing misuse between April 2023 and March 2024 on their Wessex route.
27 incidents of misuse were recorded at the crossing on Easthampstead Road in Wokingham, any one of which could have ended in serious injuries or fatalities.
The Wessex route includes towns and communities in part or all of the counties of Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Network Rail have compiled a montage video of CCTV showing examples of misuse and near misses which you can watch below.
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