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Teenager meets Queen before royal horse show

A TEENAGER who joined a mounted army unit last year met the Queen while performing at her first ever Royal Windsor Horse Show. Millie Cooke, who is a gunner in the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, was among the scores of riders who took part in...

Third time lucky for director who joins BAFTA

A FILM director and producer has become a full voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Jo Southwell is now one of about 8,000 people who can have a say in the winners of the academy’s annual BAFTA Awards for television...

Orchard for community

A COMMUNITY orchard could be planted in the memorial garden of the former Polish church in Whitchurch. The parish council is now seeking residents’ views on the proposal, which would form part of a wider refurbishment of the site off Manor Road. The...

History of nuclear disasters

AN author from Whitchurch has published a book on the history of nuclear accidents. Before Chernobyl by Nick Brazil chronicles the disasters which have unfolded since the first documented one in 1942, when a Nazi experimental reactor in Leipzig began...

Stonemason retires after 49 years with family-run firm

A STONEMASON who started his role in Ipsden at the age of 15 has retired after 49 years. Jonny Griffin, who was the second generation of his family to work for A F Jones Stonemasons in Port Way on the A4074, retired early from the company on Friday,...

Henley on Thames

Hotel scheme ‘could not be uglier if it tried’ says councillor

PLANS for a five-storey hotel at Henley station car park have been recommended for refusal. Henley Town Council’s planning ... [more]

German twin town escapes worst of flooding disaster

LEICHLINGEN got off “fairly lightly” as Germany suffered devastating flooding this week. Rain and storms have caused rivers and ... [more]

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Caversham

Reusable cups sale for station

AN environmental group in Caversham has been selling bamboo cups to fundraise for a new water refill station. Plastic Free ... [more]

Teenager meets Queen before royal horse show

A TEENAGER who joined a mounted army unit last year met the Queen while performing at her first ever Royal Windsor Horse Show. ... [more]

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Sonning Common

Cars badly damaged at accident blackspot

TWO cars were badly damaged after colliding at an accident blackspot in Peppard. A red Range Rover and a black Peugeot were ... [more]

Children’s camp dates

ACTIVE Leaders in Sonning Common will be hosting a summer holiday programme for all children and families. The group was appointed ... [more]

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Goring

Siblings complete cycle challenge in memory of father

A BROTHER and sister from Goring raised more than £800 for charity by taking part in a sponsored bicycle ride in memory of their ... [more]

Cycle better

PUPILS in Year 5 at Goring Primary School took part in the national Bikeability scheme. The two-day programme, aimed at improving ... [more]

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