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  Cow Lane takes first step to combating bottleneck

  January 27, 2012

  Monday morning motorists will be welcoming the reopening of Cow Lane after the first phase of widening work. The thoroughfare has been closed since mid December, when Network Rail started work to remove and replace the southern bridge and lay a new road under the structure. The demolition of the old narrow barrel arch at Christmas has paved the way for a two lane highway, with a cycle lane and pedestrian footpath. Work to the northern Cow Lane bridge will [...]

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  Keep your vehicle safe

  January 25, 2012

  Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses and asking residents to follow simple crime reduction tips, after a spate of theft from vehicles in Tilehurst. Overnight on 12 January, nine vehicles were broken into around the Dee Road and Meadway area in Tilehurst. We would like to remind residents that simple crime prevention measures can help reduce the risk of vehicles being broken into. Do not leave valuable items on display in your vehicle. Ensure all leads for sat navs, [...]

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  Fatal Collision in Caversham

  December 22, 2011

  Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Caversham which happened earlier today (22/12). The incident happened in Prospect Street, at the junction with Peppard Road and Henley Road, at around 11.55am. A silver Peugeot 406 was involved in a collision with a wall and came to rest against a post. The driver, a man in his eighties from Tilehurst, was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where he later died. His next of kin have [...]

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  Reading woman beats illiteracy 50 years after leaving school

  December 5, 2011

  A woman from Reading has learnt to read and write almost 50 years after leaving school illiterate. Sue Chapman was unable to perform everyday tasks from opening a bank account to choosing food in a supermarket, until two years ago. Mrs Chapman said her illiteracy caused depression and made her a “social misfit” who never left the house. The 62-year old widow said the birth of her grandson Freddie encouraged her to seek help as she wanted to read to [...]

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  Driver education is key to reducing road deaths

  December 5, 2011

  Thames Valley Police is determined to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on our roads through driver education schemes and all forms of road safety enforcement, including speed cameras and fixed penalty tickets. The Department for Transport (DFT) has recently made it a requirement for all local authorities to publish casualty, collision and speed data for all fixed speed camera sites. All police forces will also now have to publish how they are dealing with offenders detected by fixed [...]

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