The 2017 residents survey said 90% of respondents indicated that they were satisfied with their local area as a place to live, This was an increase since 2014 (87%).

• Supporting our Community Centres

  • We have maintained support for our local community centres.

• Enhancing and investing in our library network -

  • We have not closed any libraries.
  • All our libraries have had investment to improve services and can be accessed for longer each day.

• Protecting communitiy identity

  • We have continued to recognise the need for maintaining each community’s own identity and separation from each other within our local plan.

• Improving our rail service

  • We continued to drive for improvements in the Reading to Waterloo train services and prevented the downgrading of Martins Heron station.

• Securing extra investment

  • We have won over £20m in government funding for local transport initiatives such as at Coral Reef on A322, the dualing of the A329 Downshire Way, and for the future A3095 improvements.

• Working with Partners

  • Working with organisations like Silva Homes we have provided 271 additional parking spaces.

• Better Bus Servies

  • We have introduced evening and Sunday Bus services on Council funded routes.