Mission to make connections and collaborations THE GLITTERING, modernist energy-rich port of Aktau on the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan – with its cold desert climate, lying mostly below sea level – sounds about as far […]
LONGER-TERM RESIDENTS of Caversham will remember John and Lindsay from their many years running the Caversham Bookshop (in several units along Prospect Street); even if you never bought a book, I’m sure many will remember […]
All that glitters… Award-winning silversmith Machi de Waard will be showing her stunning designs at the Whiteknights Studio Trail this June – and Reading has a special place in her story, as she explained […]
ROB BOWEN is a force of nature, and it would be impossible not to be swept along by his passions – for the outdoors in general and for bikes and all things cycling in particular. […]
From tiny terraced houses to large estates, local landscape gardener and designer Hugh Netley has watched the seasons come and go since setting up Netley Landscapes 39 years ago, as he told Elestr Lee HAVING […]
Who’s that person, busy with her easel and paintbrushes, engrossed in capturing the local landscape… it’s artist Christabel Forbes, who tells Elestr Lee about her passion for painting en plein air MANY OF the creative […]
A passion for words and writing has always driven Rebecca Netley …resulting in two gothic historical novels being published by Penguin Michael Joseph. The Whistling, which appeared in 2021, was adapted into a play last […]
Pets play a vital part in many of our lives… owning a portrait is a great way to honour or to remember a favourite animal. Rachael Hunter-Lara tells Elestr Lee how she is developing her […]
IN FEBRUARY 2024, Good Old Days, a relatively new local restaurant offering Hong Kong Chinese cuisine, went viral on social media following a glowing review by Jay Rayner in the Observer. There is a copy […]
As well as providing a bespoke picture framing service, a small shop in Church Road is now creating quite an impact as an art gallery. Lydia Gledhill (left) explains to Elestr Lee about her […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)