The Royal Elm Park plans, drawn up by RFC Developments, are due to go in front of Reading Borough Council in November. Work on the project is expected to take five years and could begin as early ...

Nigel Howe says he hopes the plans for Royal Elm Park will go in front of Reading Borough Council at the end of the year. And Mr Howe, who is chief executive of Reading FC and heavily involved in ...

Plans to build a £500m development around Reading FC's football ground have been approved. The proposed Royal Elm Park includes 600 homes, a convention centre, a 246-bed hotel and an ice rink.

The ground in question is Reading's old Elm Park. Having formed in 1871, the Royals moved to Elm Park all the way back in 1896. They played their first match there on September 5, 1896 against an A.

Laura Bennetto Reading Ladies' team poses after beating Swindon Ladies 6-0 at Elm Park in front of 8,000 fans in 1921, in a game held as a benefit for World War One veterans and star forward Joe ...