THE “green team” in Whitchurch is to reconvene following the relaxing of coronavirus restrictions. The group, which helps to beautify ...
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Charity can convert old hospice into flats
PLANS to turn the former Sue Ryder hospice at Nettlebed into flats have been approved more than six years after they were drawn up. ...
Repair for bollards damaged in crash
TWO bollards by the Thames in Henley will be repaired after a pick-up truck driver damaged them. Darren Baker’s Ford Ranger struck a ...
Villagers raise £6,000 for school with virtual 10km
THIS year's Goring 10km race has raised £6,000 for the village primary school despite taking place virtually. More than 200 villagers ...
Agreement to protect rural pubs
A MOTION to protect village pubs across South Oxfordshire has been approved. Peter Dragonetti, who represents Whitchurch on the ...
New children’s adventure playground opens
A NEW adventure playground opened at Stonor Park on Monday. Tumblestone Hollow was installed over the winter in woodland overlooking ...
Finally, the taste of freedom (and the sun shines too)
FREEDOM was the cry as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions were eased. On Monday the “stay at home” rule was lifted and people could ...
Campaigner wants path on private land re-opened
A CAMPAIGN has been launched for a footpath in Watlington to be re-opened. The path, which runs through a triangle of woods known as ...
DOGS may be required to be kept on leads at all times on a popular beauty spot near Whitchurch. Pangbourne Parish Council is ...
LITTLE Orchard is described in Watlington’s neighbourhood development plan as one of the town’s “key spaces with high amenity value”. ...
Fat leaks into sewer weren’t my fault, claims pub landlord
A LANDLORD who was heavily fined for allowing fat from his pub’s kitchen to leak into a sewer claims he was unfairly blamed for ...
Developer eyes mansion for flats and care home
THE BBC’s former home in Caversham could be converted into flats for the elderly and a care home. Beechcroft Developments, which ...
Award-winning club man calls time after 29 years
THE steward of Goring Social Club has stepped down after almost three decades. David Dean, who took on the role with his wife Jane in ...
A NEW basketball court and five-a-side football pitch has opened in Woodcote. The parish council got planning permission for the new ...
WHITCHURCH Pre-School’s spring auction is now open for online bids. There are 30 lots in this year’s event, which is to raise money to ...
CYCLISTS from Whitchurch have been asked to complete a survey about safe cycling facilities in the area. The survey is being conducted ...
Village pub could re-open after almost eight years
THE White Lion at Crays Pond could re-open almost eight years after it shut. Businessman Satwinder Sandhu, who bought the former ...
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