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Collections still on hold
17/01/22
GARDEN waste collections in Caversham and Emmer Green remain suspended due to staff absences caused by coronavirus. Reading Borough Council paused green bin collections on December 13 in order to prioritise food waste and recycling. It had hoped to ...
Elephant hawk moth
04/07/22
John Manners, from Emmer Green,, says: “I took this photograph of a colour-co-ordinated elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) resting among Calibrachoa on our patio.”
How would you solve Henley's air pollution problem?
01/04/15
We asked Henley residents how they would fix the town's air pollution problem.
Farmyard fun at Chalkhouse Green Farm open day
27/07/12
Families met the animals and enjoyed cream teas at Chalkhouse Green Farm's fund-raising open day on Sunday.
Pre-schoolers on (Easter) parade
02/04/18
CHILDREN at Emmer Green Pre-school wore homemade hats for their traditional Easter bonnet parade. The three- and four-year-olds had made the headwear, which featured paper bunny ears, nests of chicks and cotton wool sheep. The children paraded ...
Teenager wins national photography award
23/04/18
A TEENAGER has won a national photography award with pictures of her boyfriend. Ruby May Sutton, 18, of Grove Road, Emmer Green, took the Friend of the Year category at the British Institute of Professional Photography Awards. Her entry ...
Boy fighting cancer given surprise treat
27/12/19
A BOY whose cancer is feared to have returned for a third time enjoyed an evening playing computer games with his friends in a custom-built bus. Charlie Ilsley, 12, of Buckingham Drive, Emmer Green, was given the all-clear for the ...
Charlie continues cancer treatment
24/01/20
A BOY battling cancer for a third time has undergone more treatment in Germany. Charlie Ilsley, 12, of Buckingham Drive, Emmer Green, was having his second round of dendritic immunotherapy treatment in Cologne this week. This ...
Plan for 245 homes ‘speculative and badly thought-out’
07/05/18
A PUBLIC inquiry into plans for 245 homes on the edge of Emmer Green will have to be reconvened. The move came on the first day that planning inspector Nick Palmer began taking evidence on an appeal by Gladman Homes, which ...
Sat-nav blamed for ambulance delay
08/04/19
AN ambulance was delayed getting to a rugby player who had suffered a broken leg after it went along a restricted road by mistake. The driver got stuck when using Chalkhouse Green Lane en route to Abbey Rugby Club in ...
Developer fails in last-ditch bid for 245 homes
11/02/19
A DEVELOPER’S last-ditch bid to get permission for 245 new homes on farmland has failed. Gladman Homes asked the High Court to overturn a planning inspector’s decision to uphold South Oxfordshire District Council’s ...
Running for fun
07/08/17
Emmer Green Pre-School held its annual sports day on July 4. The three- and four-year-olds took part in races including egg and spoon, obstacle and relay, watched by their proud families who cheered them on. There ...
Mill Meadows awarded Green Flag for fourth year running
27/07/17
A RIVERSIDE beauty spot in Henley has been awarded a Green Flag for the fourth year in a row. Mill Meadows was presented with the award following an inspection by judges from Keep Britain Tidy, which administers ...
Council tax set to rise
13/02/17
RESIDENTS of Caversham, Emmer Green and other parts of Reading borough are facing a 4.99 per cent increase in council tax from April 1. The borough council is expected to approve the rise, blaming ...
Man charged after woman attacked while out jogging
26/07/17
A WOMAN who was attacked while out jogging hid in brambles to escape. She was running in Tanners Lane, Chalkhouse Green, at 8am on Sunday when she was passed by a man on a skateboard. A few ...
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