JOHN HOWELL called the Henley Standard’s offices last week and confessed to shooting a man.
But just when our reporter thought he might have a world exclusive, the Henley MP was able to elaborate.
Mr Howell explained that he’d spent the day with Thames Valley Police’s armed response unit and took part in two exercises near Reading. One involved observation of what the force would do in the event of terrorist incident.
The second involved arms training in a room with a full-wall video screen where officers are tested.
Mr Howell said: “We had to interact with the video and in my case a man came out of a house brandishing a shotgun and proceeded to shoot a woman in the back so I shot him. After that we were then subject to intensive cross examination.
“I thought the whole exercise spoke very highly to the professionalism of Thames Valley Police.
“Even though you’re shooting somebody on screen it took a lot to shoot him.”
Land between Green View, Holyport Street, and Glenside, Holyport Road This week’s public notices include plans for a self-build home on a plot of land in the heart of Holyport. The site is the subject of three failed bids for housing already.
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