WE RECENTLY learned of the passing of retired British Cross- Country runner, Stanley Edward Eldon. Stan contributed a regular sports column to this paper through the 1970s and ‘80s. He also ran sports shops in […]
IRENE AND I had a lovely chat at Spill! in Caversham on a crisp September afternoon. Irene was wearing a special jumper she has recently created using wool she sourced nearby, which she had spun, […]
Life lesson out of clay ALLY EVANS has a busy job as a primary school teacher in Caversham, but she always manages to keep one day a week for her ‘brain space’ – time when […]
LEN MIDDLETON is a people-orientated person with a great sense of humour. Originally from Scunthorpe, in North Lincolnshire, Len is a graduate of the University of Bradford and has dedicated his career to software development […]
DAVE CLARKE, the newly elected Green Party councillor for Thames Ward, is a doctor by profession, working as an A&E consultant at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH). After growing up in the Midlands, he did […]
Drawn to Art THOSE WHO enjoy the visual arts might assume that painting and drawing have a fundamental place in art schools: in fact, the opposite is true. “Nowadays,” explained Mark Webber, alumni of the […]
TONY, WHO died peacefully on 26 July 2026, aged 88, founded Caversham Tiles in 1980 with a vision built on hard work, integrity, quality, and outstanding customer service. Tony’s journey to founding Caversham Tiles was […]
Cheers to Tara as Loddon wins national award While some struggle to achieve creativity, for others creativity pours out of them – and it’s definitely true of Tara Magee, Head Brewer at Loddon Brewery. Elestr […]
THE BOARD OF Caversham Bridge News were surprised to be told of a legacy left to the paper following the passing of long-term subscriber Christopher Suddaby of Emmer Green. We asked members of St Barnabas’ […]
Age of the train – made in miniature In 1975, seven-year-old Alan Monk knew just what he wanted: a Hornby Great Western Railway freight set…lighting his life-long passion for model railways, as he told Elestr […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)