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St Joseph's College Reading: £5.1m Shortfall, Vote on 3 Nov
Creditors of the closed St Joseph's College face a £5.1m shortfall and are told to expect nothing back. They vote on the administrators' plan on 3 November.
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Reading Pub Named Over £10,960 Minimum Wage Arrears
The Retreat's operator underpaid two workers £10,960.48, the government's new naming list shows. A 55-year-old Reading cleaning firm was named too.
Business
HMRC Asks Court to Wind Up Whitley Street Shop Company
A winding-up petition against the company behind Freddie's Afro Caribbean on Whitley Street is listed for hearing on Wednesday 2 September. HMRC brought it.
Health
Rutherford Cancer Centre at Shinfield Set to Reopen
Icon Group plans to reopen the Shinfield cancer centre, shut since a winding-up order in June 2022. Up to 100 staff and 1.6m people in catchment, but no opening date.
Licensing
KFC Shinfield Road Bids to Sell Hot Food Until 3am
KFC on Shinfield Road has applied to sell hot food until 3am, seven days a week. Comments close 10 September; four other bids close between 9 and 15 September.
Jobs
Reading claimant count: Battle 6.1%, Caversham Heights 1.5%
Reading's July claimant count is 5,390, or 4.3% of working-age residents. Battle sits at 6.1% and Caversham Heights at 1.5%. All 16 wards ranked.