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09:30AM, Monday 27 October 2025

PART of Harpsden Way in Harpsden will be closed for five days from October 27.

The junctions with Gillotts Lane and Chalk Hill will be closed 24 hours a day for drainage improvement works and resurfacing.

Traffic will be diverted via Gillotts Lane, the B481, Blounts Court Road, Perseverance Hill, Chalk Hill, Sheephouse Lane, the A4155, Greys Road and vice versa.

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Sophie recently opened her own hair studio in Maidenhead and has been nominated for an award by the Hair and Beauty Awards 2026 1 Memorial Cottage, Fifield, SL6 2NX

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Sip and Conquer, 120 Maidenhead High Street The Sip and Conquer board game café opened at the weekend.

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