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      <image:caption>DJ Rap is the jungle pioneer and international artist who has made a home in Reading after leaving a turbulent life in the United States. Picture: DJ Rap</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Rap on stage behind the decks at a recent gig. Picture: Instagram/DJ Rap</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Global Combat Air Programme – a multi-national project to develop a next-generation stealth jet – has headquartered in Reading’s Green Park. Picture: GCAP</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Cartwheeling Boys sculpture on the outside wall of the Civic Centre, where the council met to debate the budget on Tuesday. Picture: Reading Borough Council</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cllr Liz Terry, the council leader, speaks during the budget debate on Tuesday night. Picture: Reading Borough Council</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some of the Sanctuary Strikers football team in training at Prospect Park. The team was set up to help refugees integrate. Picture: The Reading Reporter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The team’s co-manager, Tomson Chauke, sets up a floodlight to help the players train on a dark evening. Picture: The Reading Reporter</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - A night with Sanctuary Strikers – the football team helping refugees rebuild their lives - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Sanctuary Strikers players were earlier led through warm-up drills by Tomson. Picture: The Reading Reporter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tomson and his players come together after training. Picture: Sanctuary Strikers.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A section of Britain’s Bayeux Tapestry, which is housed in Reading Museum. It is a replica of the world-famous medieval artwork, which tells the story of the Norman conquest of Britain and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Behind Reading Museum sits the Abbey ruins, which link the Bayeux Tapestry to the town we live in today. Picture: The Reading Reporter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The magnificent new mural on Station Hill has transformed the area, especially when lit up in full technicolour at night. Picture: Marcus Peel</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stuart Melrose and Kev Munday, the local designer and artist who collaborated to create the mural . Picture: Marcus Peel</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Featured Stories - Inside Reading’s new Station Hill mural – and who's really in it - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Station Hill mural design in full. Image: Kev Munday</image:caption>
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