Saturday, 11 July 2020
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AS I am writing this, news of the death of Dame Vera Lynn has just been announced. Her beautiful voice is floating around the house. ...
AN artist from Watlington has had a painting selected for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery. Mark Draisey, 58, ...
THIS year’s Henley Literary Festival will be “significantly” smaller and will be held mainly online, say the organisers. Despite more ...
THE coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown have made Amanda Jennings’ latest book more timely than ever. The Storm focuses on a ...
A NUTRITIONIST and food writer who came up with an idea for a business as part of a university project has won a £5,000 prize to make ...
A NEW opera that was staged at the Wormsley Estate in 2018 will be screened online for the first time free. Garsington Opera will ...
TWO artists have teamed up to sell mugs featuring a portrait of Henley Bridge in aid of the NHS coronavirus appeal. The bone china ...
A SCULPTOR hopes to cheer up the people of Henley by installing three light-hearted artworks in a coffee shop window. Dawn Conn’s ...
A YOUNG musician has written a song encouraging people to behave responsibly during the coronavirus pandemic. Ellie Chapman, 22, wrote ...
FIVE women planning to swim the Channel have been told they can probably go ahead with the challenge despite the coronavirus ...
A FORMER children’s entertainer is considering reviving her career after taking it back up during the coronavirus lockdown. Lili ...
BINFIELD Heath Flower Show has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual show was due to be held in the field ...
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Campaigners lose fight to save fire station
A CAMPAIGNER says she is disappointed after losing a three-year fight to save Wargrave fire station from closure. The Royal Berkshire Fire Authority has decided to shut the ... [more]
FOUR teenagers were arrested in Sonning Common on suspicion of causing criminal damage at a property in Reades Lane. The incident happened at about 2.40pm on Monday last week and ... [more]
MAIDEN Erlegh Chiltern Edge School in Sonning Common is to receive £500,000 from the Government to improve its facilities. The Reades Lane school will use the money to improve its ... [more]
Eco-business to move from dining room to town centre
A ZERO-WASTE sustainability business started by a mother from Watlington is to move into the town centre. Steph Van de Pette set up So Sustainable just over a year ago to provide ... [more]
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