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21 February 2013

Inquest date set

The inquest into the death of Caversham mum Claire Armitage is set for 30th July
Henley Standard 18/02/03

Gang rob Gardeners Arms

Up to six masked men broke into the Gardeners Arms in the early hours of Monday morning and after locking the landlord, landlady and the couple's business partner in a bedroom, forced open a safe and removed cash and jewellery from the premises.
Get Reading 15/02/13 / Reading Chronicle 17/02/13

Elderly face losing their home

The council-run Arthur Clark Care Home is not fit for purpose; the council has not included the cost of upgrading the facilities in its budget; 24 elderly people face the prospect of being moved from their home - a local disgrace.
Get Reading 13/02/13 / Reading Chronicle 14/02/13

Tanker fire halts traffic

An Esso tanker (presumably carrying fuel - Ed) caught fire on Caversham Bridge, bringing traffic to a standstill. Presumably the Caversham Road fire crews (1/2 mile away) were unable to make it - a Dee Road crew attended. Lucky it was only a small fire that the driver put out before they made the trek from Tilehurst - and before the fire turned the fuel into a bomb ...
Get Reading 12/02/13 / Reading Chronicle 14/02/13

Fox and Hounds nominated in pub of the year competition

Kevin and Kerri Durkan have been running the pub for 18 months, and sell beer from their own Caversham-based Two Bridges Brewery. The pub is also on the Reading CAMRA real ale trail.
Get Reading 13/02/13

School uniform gift

Staff at Emmer Green Pre-School now have brand new uniforms thanks to the generosity of Budgens. Store Manager Simon Watson is quoted as saying he wanted the business to be seen to be giving something back to the community.
Henley Standard 11/02/13

Party celebrates Poppy Appeal success

Fund-raisers who collected a record £44,000 in Caversham for the Poppy Appeal celebrated their success at Reading Golf Club with drinks, nibbles and award-giving to the top collectors.
Henley Standard 11/02/13

Pub roof blaze

A fire in the early hours of 4th February in the roof of the Pack Saddle pub caused major damage to the main bar area and destroyed the roof in the adjoining restaurant. A decision is still to be made as to whether the pub can be rebuilt, or will have to be demolished. The cause of the fire is believed to be an electrical fault in the roof space.
Henley Standard 11/02/13 / Reading Chronicle 04/02/13

Emmer Green car park a disgrace

Political posturing in the run up to last year's local elections saw claims on all sides that each political party had reached agreement with landlords Wolfe Properties to resurface the car park and pavements at the Emmer Green precinct. Predictably, nothing was done; politicians rested on their publicly declared laurels; the car park and pavements are now a danger to cars, cyclists and pedestrians. How long before people fear for their safety and stop using the shops and Wolfe Properties become guilty of the Emmer Green precinct closure?
Reading Chronicle 09/02/13 / Get Reading 13/02/13

Conservative Club bungalow sale

The bungalow adjacent to the former Conservative Club has been put on the market in an effort to raise funds to repay the now-closed Club's outstanding creditors and open it under a new name.
Get Reading 07/02/13

Councillors calls over Caversham Court security

Caversham Court gates are closed nightly as a security measure. Last year, the Labour-controlled council decided to do away with the security funding; a fight by local groups saw the funding re-instated. Caversham's Conservative councillors are now calling on the administration to commit to the garden's security to prevent a similar farce this year.
Get Reading 07/02/13

Millionaire's heart attack

Tributes have been paid to Jeremy Paxton. The Caversham millionaire and stalwart fighter against Council pen-pushers suffered a heart attack and passed away suddenly at his family home on the Warren. He is believed to have had an undiagnosed heart disease.
Get Reading 07/02/13 / Reading Chronicle 07/02/13 / Get Reading 08/02/13

Parents support meningitis vaccine

Caversham couple Duncan and Alison Coneybeare, whose daughter contracted meningitis, are backing a campaign to have all children immunised against Meningitis B. Eleanor, who contracted the disease at the age of eight months, had to have her leg amputated and lost fingers and has also been left severely deaf in one ear.
Get Reading 05/02/13

Archery for over 50s

Part of Age UK Berkshire's Active Living programme has been brought to the Milestone Centre, with a programme of archery lessons.
Get Reading 05/02/13

Sudden death mum named

A mother of two who died suddenly at her home in Caversham Park Village on 28th January has been named as Claire Armitage. The death is not being treated as suspicious, but cause still has to be established.
Get Reading 04/02/13

Pensioner crashes in central Caversham

A 70-year-old was taken to hospital after colliding with another car in Prospect Street. According to the Post's report, the woman had swerved to avoid hitting pigeon, although reader comments suggest that the Post is incorrect, and that the lady blacked out at the wheel.
Get Reading 04/02/13

Charity shop to close

The Reading and District Cancer Care shop in Gosbrook Street will close its doors on 28th February after 20 years in Caversham. The closure is due to end of lease and the retirement of trustees.
Henley Standard 04/02/13

Tree pruning demonstration a success

Fifteen people participated in a talk and practical demonstration on fruit tree pruning at Mapledurham's Cross Lanes Fruit Farm. The participants were able to get hands-on experience pruning some of the 2,000 fruit trees on the farm.
Henley Standard 04/02/13