Happy house where veteran singer entertained his friends

NORTHCOTE Lodge is “the warmest, happiest house in the world,” according to Pauline Buckett, who was a close friend and housekeeper to the late Vince Hill and his wife Annie for many years.“In spite of the tragedies the family suffered, this house is...

Champion of poor gives his name to village home

POLITICIAN and champion of the poor William Cobbett rode a horse through the village of North Moreton in the early 1800s for his book Rural Rides. But he would never have guessed one of the houses would be named in his honour 200 years later....

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PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

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...
Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

A PUB in Maidensgrove will be protected for five years as an asset of community value. A group of residents has successfully registered the Five Horseshoes as an asset of community value with South Oxfordshire District Council. The pub closed in...

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