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Drama as firefighters rescue boys from fairground ride

THREE boys were trapped for almost an hour when a funfair ride jammed. Firefighters couldn’t free them from their seats because the safety braces wouldn’t open. The drama at the funfair on the Hills Meadow car park in Caversham began at about 4pm...

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Five stars

A COMMUNITY café in Caversham has received the maximum five-star food hygiene rating. The 3Cs Café at St John the Baptist Church in St John’s Road was inspected by food hygiene inspectors from Reading Borough Council. The café was rated “very good”...

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Bids open for new post office location

A NEW post office could open in Caversham. Applications are open for retailers within their existing or proposed business. The post office in Henley Road closed in August after the postmaster resigned. Branches remain in Hemdean Road and Caversham...

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Guided walk

Campaign for safety measures at ‘dangerous’ junction facing delays

Gas upgrade

Residents unhappy with plan for 70 more homes

Top of the crops: Caversham Horticultural Society autumn show results

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Growers beat dry spell and pipe ban

ENTRIES to this year’s Caversham Horticultural Society autumn show on Saturday were up on last year despite low rainfall affecting produce. Denise Elton, who lives in Reading, won three trophies and the Jubilee Shield for the most points for...

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A GOLF club in Caversham has been awarded a five star hygiene rating following a food safety inspection. The Caversham in Chazey Heath was rated good for its food hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management, meaning overall...

Major disruption to London Paddington trains after person dies on tracks

All train lines between London Paddington and Reading have closed while emergency services respond to an incident, National Rail has said.

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...

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Drama as firefighters rescue boys from fairground ride

Five stars

Bids open for new post office location

Meet animals

Guided walk

Campaign for safety measures at ‘dangerous’ junction facing delays

Gas upgrade

Residents unhappy with plan for 70 more homes

Top of the crops: Caversham Horticultural Society autumn show results

Growers beat dry spell and pipe ban

caversham hygiene 270825

Major disruption to London Paddington trains after person dies on tracks

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Unexpected death in Bell Street

Lottery winner bags dream home

Restaurant retains award for ninth year running

ANGER OVER BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION

‘It’s humiliating for statues of Olympians to be in car park’

Training pool back open after £40,000 upgrade

Praise for corner shop

Plans to redevelop builder’s merchants will ‘dominate view’

Police investigate emails sent to John Howell in connection with Manchester synagogue attack

National Trust launches appeal to repair ‘well-loved route’ at Cock Marsh

Mother criticises council for not providing son schooling

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