The Oracle

The centre contains 90 shops, including department stores from the Debenhams and House of Fraser chains. A third and larger department store, John Lewis, is adjacent to the Minster Street entrance to the mall. There are also 22 restaurants, caf?s and bars along the riverside of the Kennet, and a 10 screen Vue cinema. » Read more...

Reading Football Club

When Reading gained promotion to the Premier League, on 25 March 2006, they achieved promotion to the top flight earlier in the season than any other post-war side. It was also the first time Reading had reached the top division in their history.» Read more...

Reading Music Festival

The Reading festivals takes place on the bank holiday weekend in August (on Friday, Saturday, Sunday), and used to be strongly folk-oriented festivals, now more alternative/indie/punk/metal.» Read more...

It Careers

Reading is an important commercial centre in Southern England and is often referred to as the capital of the Thames Valley, with the headquarters of some major British companies and the UK offices of a number of major foreign multinationals, especially in the IT industry, including Microsoft, Oracle, Sage, Xansa and Yell.com.» Read more...

Reading University

has a long tradition of research, education and training at a local, national and international level. It was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 1998, and again in 2005. With around 3,000 international students from 120 countries, the University adds considerably to Reading's multi-cultural environment.» Read more...