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The Rainbow Runners

A PHARMACIST who was struck down with covid-19 is about to finish running 200km in aid of doctors and nurses who are treating people with the disease. Jacqui Little and her friend Imogen Uttley, both from Goring, have been running on and off since...

The Bonkers British Triathlon

A HENLEY man has raised more than £4,400 for the NHS by staging a triathlon in his flat. Nick Harrison completed 23 miles on a rowing machine and 874 miles on an exercise bike. He then ran more than 1,400 laps of the first-floor property off Wargrave...

Girls make £175 for NHS selling homemade gifts to friends

TWO sisters raised more than £175 for the NHS by selling homemade cards, key rings, photo frames and badges to friends and neighbours. Adella Streather, 10, and Athena, seven, held the sale on the driveway of their home in Shiplake. Their mother...

Brother and sister record music CD to cheer up friends and neighbours

A BROTHER and sister have produced a CD to brighten up the lives of their neighbours and friends during the coronavirus lockdown. Alex and Isabella Miles-Kingston, of Harpsden Way, Henley, are both music scholars and decided to put their talents to...

School scales down face mask production for now

SHIPLAKE College has now produced more than 1,000 plastic face shields for health workers. Staff and pupils have been making the protective devices by hand at the independent school’s design technology laboratory for several weeks. They intended to...

Henley on Thames

Golfers raise £10,000 for NHS by playing 100 holes

THE captain of Reading Golf Club has raised £10,000 for the NHS by playing golf continuously from dawn to dusk. John Rusby, 65, ... [more]

Oliver John Bowden — June 18, 1963 to May 5, 2020

A FARMER who died suddenly has been called the “heart and soul of the Hambleden valley”. Oliver Bowden, 56, whose family have been ... [more]

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Caversham

Body find

POLICE are investigating the death of a woman in Caversham. Officers were called to a house in George Street at about 5pm on ... [more]

Come by car for jabs, says surgery

A SURGERY has set up a drive-through service to prevent children from missing vaccinations during the coronavirus crisis. Balmore ... [more]

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Sonning Common

Restaurant may temporarily be closed but its takeaway delivers in every sense

ITS doors may be shut to diners for the time being, but Tandoori Connoisseur still delivers in every sense of the word. The ... [more]

Vital war supplier

A SONNING Common compnay will feature in a new book about VE Day. Johnson Matthey’s contribution to the war effort will be ... [more]

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Goring

£3.7m fund to mitigate ugly rail gantries

CAMPAIGNERS in the Goring area hope to claim a share of a £3.75 million fund which has been launched to offset the environmental ... [more]

Rewriting history

HISTORIAN and TV presenter Lucy Worsley was amused to see herself “quoted” in the latest edition of the adult comic Viz. A ... [more]

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