Dancer Debbie makes debut as serious actor
THE multi-talented Debbie McGee is about to add another string to her bow. The dancer, radio presenter and actress is to play her ...
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Dame Mary to judge ‘platinum puddings’
MARY BERRY will be the chief judge for a competition to create a new pudding to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The celebrity ...
Dame Mary’s Christmas TV bible reading
MARY BERRY will be seen on television on Christmas night giving a bible reading at her favourite church. She was filmed at St James ...
Singer, 87, recovering from stroke
VETERAN singer Vince Hill is recovering from a stroke. The 87-year-old, who lives in Shiplake, was temporarily paralysed down his ...
James Corden urged to return ancient stone monument
JAMES CORDEN is being asked to return a prehistoric monument in the grounds of his new home near Henley to its native Jersey. The ...
Major Mick, 80, sets off on another voyage in tin boat
HE’S off again. Michael Stanley, aka Major Mick, is to row 100 miles for a second time in his homemade tin boat. The 80-year-old ...
Bell tolls for skier on ice dance show
GRAHAM BELL was knocked out of Dancing on Ice in only the third week of the competition. The five-time GB Olympic skier, of New Street,...
GRAHAM BELL was the only contestant to perform solo when he made his debut on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. The Henley television presenter ...
GRAHAM BELL says he is nervous but excited about his making his first appearance on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. The Henley television ...
Former skier joins ice dancing reality show
GRAHAM BELL is to appear as a contestant on Dancing on Ice. The Henley television presenter and former Olympic skier is about to start ...
Fairy storyteller is online hit with children
A FORMER children’s entertainer is considering reviving her career after taking it back up during the coronavirus lockdown. Lili ...
Singer rejigs forces song as tribute to NHS heroes
A SINGER songwriter from Nettlebed is putting together a charity single to raise money for the NHS in memory of her father. Rebecca ...
George Cole’s widow dies at 81
ACTRESS and producer Penny Cole has died, aged 81. She had been fighting an autoimmune condition but lost her battle at the Royal ...
Is George Harrison set for biopic treatment?
FOLLOWING the success of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody and, more recently, the Elton John story Rocketman, could George Harrison ...
Sculptor’s tribute to old drinking buddy Beatle
SCULPTOR Clive Duncan has often featured in the pages of the Henley Standard for his artwork. Now the Shiplake artist has created a ...
Comedian helping some amphibians
THE Henley Toad Patrol had a special visitor on Tuesday night in the shape of Russell Brand. The comedian, who lives near Henley, ...
George Michael fans given freedom for village party
FANS of George Michael have been given the go-ahead to stage another celebration of his life in Goring. The parish council has told ...
PHILLIP SCHOFIELD shocked TV viewers by swearing live on air. The presenter of ITV’s This Morning, who lives in Fawley, was taking ...
Do get tested, says McGee after breast cancer scare
DEBBIE McGEE has urged men and women to have regular check-ups after she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. The radio ...
Pizza cake... children demonstrate culinary skills to Mary Berry
MARY BERRY watched little children make pizzas at a new cookery school in Henley. The television presenter and writer, who lives in ...
