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I USED to worry about talking about God, church or religion. I had always been told that these topics, like sex and politics, were best avoided in polite company. But things have changed. While fascism and fornication may still provoke discomfort,...

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Find satisfaction in all that life throws at you

(FREDA is on the phone to her friend Lauren, wondering about their New Year.)Are you doing anything for New Year? Shall we head off somewhere? I’ve got a bit of leave owing. I know, it’s getting late to plan anything. Paul and Julie are having a party...

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The truth can be hard to believe

THIS Christmas I seem to have been surrounded by angels. Some of them children dressed as angels for various Nativity plays. Even more in the New Testament as we hear again the story of Jesus’s birth. Angels are messengers, that’s what the word means....

Time to share joy, peace and love with one another

It’s right time to re-engage with the greatest gift

We all yearn for peace but it’s so hard to achieve

Why listening is good for us

Importance of connections

Compassion is not just for those who are ‘good’

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There’s always something to be thankful for

THERE is plenty of bad news around — just turn on the television news for a 24/7 offering of crises, conflicts, climate change and crime. But our minds, like our bodies, benefit from a more balanced, healthier diet, which needs good news. We all...

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Why is it so difficult to help some people?

IN the early part of this year I required back-to-back knee operations which meant that I was a guest of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading for several weeks. My experience was somewhat revelatory as I was continually brought up against the full...

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Find satisfaction in all that life throws at you

The truth can be hard to believe

Time to share joy, peace and love with one another

It’s right time to re-engage with the greatest gift

We all yearn for peace but it’s so hard to achieve

Why listening is good for us

Importance of connections

Compassion is not just for those who are ‘good’

There’s always something to be thankful for

Why is it so difficult to help some people?

Victim in Henley murder case identified

Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in Henley

Man charged with murder following woman's death

Henley mourns loss of Jennifer Symonds

Murder investigation after the death of a woman in Henley

Rule-breaking drivers on Fair Mile see over a dozen fines handed out

Henley boutique owner bringing own style to High Street

Henley hotel looks to shed ‘dull’ image with colourful £4.5m facelift

Badgemore Pre-School to close in three weeks

New priest with ‘personality’ licensed for village church

Greenfield site open for bids

Henley Town Council 'pleading for help' with Christmas festival amid £19k cost

South Oxfordshire residents set for near five per cent council tax hike

More flats at retirement village would ‘spoil’ view for neighbouring homes