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News Archive - Week Beginning 13th December 2009
The editors say: as this is being written thick snow is falling. It's disruptive but the subsequent inactivity does have an upside: it can be good to take a time-out. Whatever you're up to, we wish all our readers a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
Buses
Following a meeting of EGRA (the Emmer Green Residents' Association) with Reading Buses chief executive James Freeman last Wednesday, December 16th, the bus company has agreed to look again at proposed changes to the 23/24 bus route to see if they can reach a compromise. In the words of EGRA chairwoman Margaret Ormonde, the proposed changes would mean "many residents would lose a direct route to the doctors' surgery, Hemdean Road and Caversham Centre". (Reading Chronicle 17/12/09 p5)
Children
The Government education watchdog OFSTED has given Kingfisher Daycare, based at Caversham Children's Centre in the Amersham Road a 'good' overall rating - the second highest level possible. The daycare centre opened last May - Headteacher and centre manager Ruth Parker said: "we are delighted with this very positive report ... " (Reading Chronicle 17/12/09 p35)
Crime
Police-produced crime statistics show that burglary is down across all three of the police 'neighbourhood' areas spanning Caversham. The most significant fall was in the Caversham West Neighbourhood, where there were eight incidents in October compared to 23 last year. (Reading Chronicle 17/12/09 p29)
Under the headline 'fires spark yob crime rise', the 'Chronicle' relates the shocking details of how school-age children 'dressed in school uniform' are using aerosols to start fires in Beech Wood, Caversham, resulting in residents' lives 'being made a misery' in the adjoining Bug's Bottom area of Badgers Rise, Briar Close and Grove Hill. One fire had to be put out by firefighters, and PCSO John Hendy has called for more information from local residents. (Reading Chronicle 17/12/09 p17)
Public Order
A date has been set for a public meeting to re-launch the police-initiated Upper Caversham Neighbourhood Action Group - Tuesday, February 9th from 6-8pm at Highdown School Hall in Surley Row. The top three issues revealed in a recent police survey of the intended NAG's residents were road issues, including speeding, cycling on pavements and the amount of traffic, burglary and the state of the environment - covering litter, lighting and noise. (Reading Chronicle 17/12/09 p29)
The recent youth dispersal order centring on P&A Stores in Nire Road, Caversham is said by police to have had a 'noticeable impact' in the area. (Reading Chronicle 17/12/09 p17)
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