A CIRCUS celebration was held to celebrate the 101st birthday of a woman in Sonning. Edna Wall, who lives at Sonning Garden care home, was an acrobatic performer in her youth. She was in a group called the Kremlin Four, from the age of 14 to 16,...
A THEATRE in Sonning has said it has been thrown a “lifeline” following a donation from a group of local people. Sally Hughes, who is the managing director and owner of the Mill at Sonning, told the Henley Standard that the theatre had received a...
A CLUB president has been recognised as a female pioneer in English rugby. Yasmin Miller, the first female president of Reading RFC in Sonning, is one of the 25 women recognised by the Rugby Football Union. Ms Miller, 53, who lives in Wokingham,...
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in Sonning following a crash on Sunday evening. Charvil Lane was closed at the junction with Bath Road and Pearson Road and Thames Street after the incident. A 55-year-old man from Slough was arrested...
ON March 3, Reading Offshore Sailing Club will host a talk by Jane Williams, an accomplished sailor. She will talk about her voyage from St John’s Newfoundland to Greenland when she encountered humpback whales and icebergs. We gather from 7.30pm and...
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...