Walking netball match raises £1,600 for cancer charity

A WALKING netball match in Sonning Common raised £1,600 for a cancer charity. Amanda Watkins-Cooke organised the game at the village primary school on Saturday in memory of her father James who died, age 71, from mesothelioma on October 18 last year....

Football club anniversary

ROTHERFIELD United FC are to stage a 25th anniversary celebration event in the summer. This will be held at Bishopswood sports ground on Sunday, June 25 from 11am to 7pm. There will be inflatables, slides, a bungee run and a beat the goalie...

Royal games

A GAMES night with a coronation theme will be held in aid of Rotherfield United Football Club. The adults-only event will take place at Sonning Common Primary School on Saturday, April 22 from 6.30pm to 10pm. It will be hosted by a “king” and...

Police criticised over response to vandalism

POLICE have been criticised again for their response to crime in the Sonning Common area. It comes after officers took three hours to arrive at the scene of a vandal attack at Bishopswood Sports Ground in Gallowstree Common when a stolen car was...

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ALDI announces plans for Henley store

ALDI announces plans for Henley store

SUPERMARKET chain Aldi has confirmed that it plans to open a new food store in Henley. The Henley Standard revealed in May last year it was looking at the Jewson site, off Reading Road, with the materials firm set to move to the former Gibbs and Dandy...

Man fined for wearing fake navy uniform

Man fined for wearing fake navy uniform

A FORMER teacher and rowing coach at Shiplake College has been fined £500 after admitting he posed as a navy admiral at a Remembrance Sunday parade. Jonathan Carley, 65, from Harlech, Gwynedd, was charged with wearing uniform or dress bearing the...

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