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Boney M singer performs at event to celebrate MBE

BONEY M star Liz Mitchell performed River of Babylon at a reception to celebrate her MBE. The event was organised and hosted by Dawn Butler MP in the Jubilee Room at Westminster. Mitchell, the original lead singer of the veteran pop group, was made an...

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Role for Fogle

ADVENTURER and TV personality Ben Fogle, who lives in Fawley, has become patron of WECare Worldwide, which provides medical care to street dogs in Sri Lanka. He said he wanted to highlight the charity’s life-saving work with the country’s estimated...

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A MUSICIAN who grew up near Henley said performing in a choir on a TV talent show was “healing and cathartic”. Jim Ralph, 35, from Nuffield, joined the Hear Our Voice choir in the live final of Britain’s Got Talent on ITV1 on Saturday evening. The...

Tributes to ‘perfect scientist’

Beatle birthday

‘It was right time to go,’ says Sir Steve after judge’s vote

‘Grumpy’ Sir Steve

‘Don’ Redgrave survives and bids to silence critics

The (Un)Masked Singer

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TV presenter praises ‘extraordinary’ rock garden at home of late Beatle

THE late Beatle George Harrison enlisted the help of two goats to help clear up his overgrown garden. The Liverpool-born musician’s widow Olivia revealed his unorthodox gardening technique while speaking to gardener and TV presenter Monty Don. He was...

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Bestseller author talk

AN author will hold a talk as part of the Henley Literary Festival on February 9. Bestseller Jojo Moyes will be in The Barn at the Bottle & Glass Inn in Binfield Heath from from 4pm to 5pm where she will talk about her forthcoming book We All Live...

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

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Boney M singer performs at event to celebrate MBE

Role for Fogle

Tributes to ‘perfect scientist’

Beatle birthday

‘It was right time to go,’ says Sir Steve after judge’s vote

‘Grumpy’ Sir Steve

‘Don’ Redgrave survives and bids to silence critics

The (Un)Masked Singer

TV presenter praises ‘extraordinary’ rock garden at home of late Beatle

Bestseller author talk

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Restaurant retains award for ninth year running

Lottery winner bags dream home

‘It’s humiliating for statues of Olympians to be in car park’

Tributes to former Mayor

Unexpected death in Bell Street

Pet shop seeks fresh start with its lease running out

Training pool back open after £40,000 upgrade

Praise for corner shop

Footballers offered pitch after heated debate with residents over beauty spot

Runners go formal at half marathon

MP backs campaign on public notices

Stage groups join forces to provide pathway for talent

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