Monday, 13 October 2025

Furrowing the leader!

A TOTAL of 29 people competed in the 134th annual Henley and District Agricultural Association’s ploughing match on Sunday. Spectators ...

 

Wb barn dance 1808

A CHARITY barn dance will be held at Coopers Farm in Britwell Salome on Sunday, September 6. The family event will include dancing, a ...

 

Tea raiser

A FUNDRAISER for Breast Cancer Now will be held at the Red Lion pub in Britwell Salome next Friday. Supporters are invited to make ...

 

Sticky conditions made ploughing tough going

A TOTAL of 32 people competed at the 133rd annual Henley and District Agricultural Association’s ploughing match. Hundreds of people ...

 

Burglars hunt

A PASSPORT, cash and a watch were taken from a home in Britwell Salome when it was burgled on April 16. The offenders got in by ...

 

Woman with cystic fibrosis can’t believe she managed to run 26.2 miles

A WOMAN with cystic fibrosis ran the London Marathon thanks to “miracle” drugs. Nell Summerley, 21, from Britwell Salome, took part in ...

 

I can run marathon thanks to drugs

A YOUNG woman with cystic fibrosis is to run the London Marathon to help fund reseach. Nell Summerley, 21, from Britwell Salome, will ...

 

Johnson pledges to protect newts in swimming pool plan

BORIS Johnson says he is committed to protecting newts, even though they are threatening his plans to build an outdoor swimming pool. ...

 

Seven men sentenced for trespassing

SEVEN men have been sentenced for trespassing land in Britwell Salome with poaching equipment. Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard how ...

 

Football club lights can be seen from two miles away

FLOODLIGHTS at a Watlington football pitch can be seen more than two miles away, according to residents. People in villages including ...

 

Farm shop charity night

a farm in Britwell Salome held an open evening to raise money for Children in Need on Thursday night last week. The farm shop at Red ...

 

Britwell Salome street party

ABOUT 70 people in Britwell Salome attended a street party by the village hall for the jubilee. Bunting and balloons were hung up on ...

 

Rubbish dumped on Ridgeway

THE Ridgeway off Britwell Hill was blocked by a large pile of fly-tipped household waste on Saturday. The rubbish, including a kitchen ...

 

Woman who transformed garden opens it to public in aid of air ambulance

A WOMAN from Britwell Salome is to open her garden to visitors to raise money for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance. Mary Roadnight, 75, ...

 

No decision on mirrors

A DECISION on plans to install a huge wall of mirrors at a riding arena in Britwell Salome has been deferred. Adam and Susie McConkey ...

 

Pub walk

A SIX-and-a-half mile walk starting at the Red Lion pub in Britwell Salome will be held on Wednesday from 10am. The route is not ...

 

Neighbours fight couple’s ‘awful’ wall of mirrors for GB dressage rider

VILLAGERS have protested at plans for a huge wall of mirrors for use by a Great Britain dressage rider. Adam and Susie McConkey have ...

 

Stars filming

A REMAKE of an Alfred Hitchcock thriller will feature scenes filmed near Britwell Salome. Rebecca, which stars Lily James, Armie ...

 

Sixth ‘interesting’ and classic car run raises £5,000

A CLASSIC and sports car run from Britwell Salome raised £5,200 for three charities. Villager Chris Bidgood welcomed almost 40 ...

 

Fire destroys billionaire’s home

A REMOTE house owned by a billionaire financier has been destroyed in a fire. Firefighters were called to the blaze at Greenfield, ...

 

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