Reading buses has reduced prices for local Caversham residents launching a new £3 day ticket between Caversham and central Reading. A single ticket has cost £1.70 until now, so the new deal offers a saving of 40p per return journey. The new £3 ticket will be valid on the 2/2A, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28 and 29 routes for any journey between Caversham and Central Reading and the 9/19/22A between Central Reading and the Royal Berkshire Hospital …

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Come along for an amazing day out at The Big Push Reading — an NCT sponsored walk on Sun 22 May at the Thameside Promenade (RG1 8BD) just behind Rivermead, near Caversham Bridge. We’re raising funds and awareness for post-natal depression.

The route has been chosen for all abilities, and you can turn around and come back at any point.

Walk side-by-side with your buggy buddies on the wide concrete path, admire the view from the benches, …

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Star drops in to give a roaring Masterclass in Caversham

West End star Narran McLean, who is currently playing Nala in The Lion King at The Lyceum Theatre, London, put more than 45 young performers through their paces in a West End Masterclass.

Narran dropped in to Theatretrain, Caversham, Reading on Saturday where the children performed aspects of the show Lion King in an audition casting reading, workshopped and developed the song Shadowland from a vocal and …

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The Reading Haydn Choir is returning for its Spring Concert at Caversham Heights Methodist Church on 26th March at 7:30pm. We will be performing an evening of Rossini, including the magnificent ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’, for which we will be joined by four exceptional soloists:
Soprano: Rebecca van den Berg.
Mezzo-soprano: Martha Bredin.
Tenor: Stephen Jeffes
Bass: Stephen Wells.

Tickets are available on the website – www.haydnchoir.org.uk; by email – tickets@haydnchoir.org.uk; or on the door. £13 full, £10 concessions, £5 under …

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At approximately 12.45 on Saturday 25 February 2011, a black Peugeot 206, travelling along Briants Avenue, crashed straight into the front of a house in South View Avenue.

Fortunately, the two children hurt only suffered minor injuries and no-one was seriously hurt or killed..

The driver of the car (a man in his forties) was taken to RBH  hospital with neck injuries but despite earlier reports, his condition is not thought to be life …

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Police are investigating whether a third violent robbery in Caversham this week is linked to two at the weekend.

The latest raid was at Smith’s News in Gosbrook Road on Wednesday by two men who had their faces covered. One attacked the shopkeeper while the other filled a holdall with cigarettes.

The 27-year-old victim was treated at Royal Berkshire Hospital for head injuries following the 10pm attack.

On Saturday, ram raiders stole from the Tesco Express store at …

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Apparent Donkin Hill ‘Southbound’ (which we assume to be downhill) is to close for 8 weeks from 14 February 2011.

Not sure why. Does anyone have any more information.

Thanks for the tip off from tweetingteach, who you can follow on twitter.

We want to create a list of free WIFI hotspots in Caversham, Emmer Green and surrounding areas.

Please post to here.

Thames Valley Farmers Market Cooperative regularly has farmers markers at The Cattle Market, Great Knolly Street, Reading.

They are held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.

The next is on 20/11/2010. 8.30am-12.30pm

Full details can be found here.