Customers praise landlord for trying to keep pub open
CUSTOMERS of a pub in Shiplake have told of their disappointment after it was forced to close due to spiralling costs. Landlord Simon ...
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
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Residents approve village plan
RESIDENTS of Shiplake have approved their neighbourhood plan in a parish referendum. The document sets out planning policies for how ...
Dope! Police searching for cannabis farm on river go to wrong island
POLICE who were called to the site of a suspected cannabis farm on an island in the Thames went to the wrong place. Officers boarded a ...
Time called on pub over costs
AN award-winning pub in Shiplake has closed due to spiralling costs and a downturn in trade. Landlord Simon Cromack said he had no ...
Community orchard plan at development axed on police advice
A COMMUNITY orchard due to be included in a new housing development near Shiplake has been scrapped. Beechcroft Developments, which ...
School wants new pitches to stop costly hockey trips
SHIPLAKE College plans to build two new sports pitches and install cricket nets. The move comes as the independent school looks to ...
Housing plan vote
A NEIGHBOURHOOD plan for Shiplake will go to referendum next Thursday. An independent examiner has conditionally approved the final ...
Fly-tipped
PILES of household waste was dumped in a country lane near Shiplake on Monday last week. A chest of drawers, several bicycles and old ...
Village school rated ‘good’ again in Ofsted inspection
SHIPLAKE Primary School has once again been rated “good”. Two inspectors from the education watchdog Ofsted visited the school in ...
Woman who raised thousands for village school stands down after 17 years
A WOMAN who has raised tens of thousands of pounds for Shiplake Primary School is retiring from its parent, teacher and friends ...
Where are police say pair after driver hits plant stall
A COUPLE have called for police to do more to tackle speeding after their plant stall was hit by a passing car. Val and Chris Neal ...
Course records take a tumble at Henley Women’s Regatta
COURSE records were broken on one of the most exciting finals days in the history of Henley Women’s Regatta on Sunday, with new times ...
Pub garden turned into play area
A MOTHER has launched an outdoor classroom for pre-school children in the garden of a pub. Kat Wickstead came up with the idea of Wild ...
...and schoolboy entrepreneur sells pizza
A TEENAGER who launched his own pizza takeaway business during the coronavirus lockdown two years ago has taken up residence at the ...
Chefs pull out of pub deal before re-opening
A CHEF couple have given up their ownership of an historic pub in Shiplake. Ryan and Liam Simpson-Trotman say they no longer own the ...
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RESIDENTS of Badgers Walk, Lower Shiplake, held a street party on Friday in the best of the jubilee weekend weather. About 40 people ...
Residents of neighbouring roads come together for street party, fun and games
RESIDENTS of two streets in Lower Shiplake came together to celebrate the jubilee on Sunday. About 120 people from New Road and ...
Badgers Walk, Lower Shiplake jubilee celebrations
RESIDENTS of Badgers Walk, Lower Shiplake, held a street party on Friday in the best of the jubilee weekend weather. This was ...
Bolney Road residents enjoy street party
MORE than 110 residents of Bolney Road, Lower Shiplake, gathered for a street party on Sunday. People from 32 households enjoyed ...
School hosts first magic day
MORE than 400 children attended a special magic day for children at Shiplake College. The visitors became witches, wizards and ...
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