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Jonathon Read

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  • Social Media Manager, BBC
England, Norfolk, Norwich
As seen in: BBC, The Daily Mirror, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), HuffPost UK, The New World, Great Yarmouth Mercury, North Norfolk News, Dereham Times, Diss Mercury, Fakenham & Wells Times and
Covers:  Local news, national news, politics, Brexit, government, entertainment, technology
📺 Catching the funny/weird moments on British TV + radio 👶 Millennial dad 📲 Reviews tech 📌 Yorkshire (via Norfolk) 💍: @charisscottholm

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Jonathon Read is Archant's social media manager and the digital editor for one of UK's biggest political newspapers online - The New European. He has previously written freelance for the North Norfolk News, and was a technology columnist for Norfolk magazine. In the past Jonathon was a contributor both on Radio 1 and BBC Radio Norfolk.

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Why new cat microchipping policy won't work

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By Jonathon Read Verified
| jonoread.co.uk
Cat owners in England must microchip their pets by June 10 or risk a hefty £500 fine. The new government regulation says all cats must be microchipped and registered on an approved database by the time they are 20 weeks old. As someone who has had to deal with an abandoned animal that wasn’t sufficently microchipped, I have my doubts about this policy.
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A welcome return to 'normal'

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By Jonathon Read Verified
| unofficialmills.co.uk
Radio 1’s Big Weekend is back after a three-year hiatus – and this year’s festival didn’t disappoint. It turned out Coventry was the ideal place to hold the first major Radio 1 event since lockdown, not least because it was one of the few places in the country where the weather remained dry for the three days over the weekend.
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Cromer Carnival 2018: Watch highlights from this year's events

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By Jonathon Read Verified
| enjoycromermore.co.uk
This year’s carnival has come to a close with tens of thousands flocking to the town over the past week to join in the celebrations. Here at Enjoy Cromer More we want to know what your favourite moments of this year’s event have been. We put the question to members of our Facebook group and here’s a selection of their answers.
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