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Farewell show

MUSICIAN Mike Hurst will perform for the final time in April. Hurst, 81, who lives in Bix Bottom, is living with Parkinson’s and wants to perform again before his condition deteriorates. The date, time and venue are to be confirmed. Hurst has already...

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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...

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

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The (Un)Masked Singer

A SINGER from Henley was “gutted” to leave an ITV talent competition. Dressed as “Tattoo” Carol Decker performed on The Masked Singer on Saturday night where she sang Human by the Killers in the fourth episode of the show. The T’Pau frontwoman faced...

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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...

Farewell show

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

Henley man arrested on suspicion of murder after Poole death

Henley private members’ club bids to expand spa and fitness centre

Henley salon asks customers to ‘pay what they can’

A fond farewell from the real-life Vicar of Dibley after 14 years

Budget supermarket Aldi reveals further details on planned Henley store

TV star James Corden abandons plans to demolish and rebuild home

Call for council funds to fix Marsh Lock horsebridge branded ‘outrageous’

Brakspear’s longest-serving landlady celebrates 46 years as Wargrave publican

Fire Brigade Union members fear impact of Henley closure

Rewind Festival: The Human League and The Proclaimers confirmed as headliners

Ofsted shuts Caversham nurseries over safety concerns

New head for Henley school appointed

Alcohol duty rise is bitter blow says brewery boss

Parking fines issued in Henley town centre hit £120,000, FOI request reveals