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How you can help your children keep up with studying

While schools and colleges are closed to all except children of critical workers and vulnerable children, most children are currently receiving remote learning support. Teachers and lecturers are working hard to ensure students don’t miss out. Here we explain what experts are offering to ensure ongoing education as well as tips on how parents can best help pupils.

Electric heating is economical alternative to gas

ELECTRIC heating today has evolved to include smart, stylish and effective systems that are an economical alternative to gas. They should be given due consideration when replacing or installing a new, energy efficient heating system into your...

Sustaining community life by ensuring that children stay connected

AS a new term begins at the Oratory Prep School in Woodcote, children, their parents and staff have to embrace remote learning once more. The school has reflected on its provision of 2020 which has allowed it to build and provide an even better...

Renovated family home where boys can be boys

A COUPLE who finished renovating their Henley home last summer are going back to their roots. Susan and Graeme McGuiness bought Burbank House in Peppard Lane in 2018 knowing it was in the perfect location for access to the town centre and transport...

Bright and spacious rooms and south-facing back garden with patio area

WHITE LADIES is a spacious family home in Stoke Row. The four-bedroom property features an open-plan kitchen/dining room and a conservatory. It has a large and bright entrance hall. To the left is the sitting room which has an open fireplace and a...

True all-rounder puts safety first

SEAT got off to a great start to the New Year when this week’s drive, the Leon, won one of the most prestigious European car ...

Buy now or miss out on stamp duty relief

BUYERS should act now to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday that ends in March. Homes valued at up to £500,000 will not ...

Prices hit record high

HOUSE prices at the end of 2020 hit a record high, but the pace of growth has slowed, according to the Halifax house price index. The ...

Ideal place to work, rest and play

A COUPLE who finished renovating their home towards the end of last year are planning to move on to another project. Nathan and ...

Great value tourer sets standard

Trending in new car sales, as they might say on social media, for some time now has been the perceived desire to buy a sport utility ...

Heritage brickwork and natural slate roof shows close attention to detail

TWO semi-detached properties in a development on the outskirts of Shiplake have come on the market. Kemble Mews is situated off the ...

Online Tai Chi courses to help you cope with ageing process

TAI CHI differs from other types of exercise in several respects — movements are never forced, muscles are relaxed rather than tensed, ...

Look after yourself while staying at home

PILATES ABC Henley is continuing to operate online during the pandemic. The sessions have been designed to be carried out using Zoom. ...

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Seat model named best buy in Europe

THE new Seat Leon has been voted Autobest 2021, the European accolade for the Best Buy Car of Europe 2021. The Autobest jury, made up ...

Smooth, sophisticated and lots of fun to drive

IT was time to get down and dirty off-road and what better way to go about it than to drive a pick-up especially designed for the job. ...

Mortgage approvals

UK mortgage approvals have risen to the highest level in 13 years, driven by the Government’s stamp duty holiday and buyers ...

Inside or out, Victorian home is ace for families

WHEN it comes to raising a family, there’s one road in Henley where they are all doing it. Alex Templer and his neighbours in Hamilton ...

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