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Magpies out to prove they’re no longer underdogs in cup final showdown
Maidenhead United Women are making strides this season. Towards their best-ever points total, perhaps even their highest ever finish in the FA Women’s National League Division 1 South West. And on Sunday, they can lift the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup for a second consecutive season, provided they...
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Windsor boost survival bid while Marlow edge Harpenden in tight encounter
Windsor did what they needed to do in Saturday’s home clash with relegation bound Oxford Harlequins 2nds, and in doing so have given themselves hope of finishing out of the bottom two this season. Andy Symons side eased to a relatively comfortable 27-5-win over their winless and wounded opponents....
Viewpoint: Hope for end to water company self-regulation
Email Viewpoint letters to jamesp@baylismedia.co.uk or write to Viewpoint, Newspaper House, 48 Bell Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1HX. Hope for end to water firms’ self-regulation Since 1962 our Society has helped to protect and promote the River Thames from its source to the sea. I write to expres...
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Slough council ‘playing catch up’ since 2018/19 financial accounts
Slough Borough Council has been ‘playing catch up’ with its accounts since the 2018/2019 financial year, an auditor has said. Councils are responsible for publishing their accounts to show how much has been spent during each financial year. These records are then looked into by an external audit...
Slough’s ‘excessive’ private hire fees to rise to double what neighbouring RBWM charges
Private hire operators in Slough will face an ‘excessive’ increase in the fees they have to pay – despite concerns that this will discourage drivers from wanting to work in the town. A new one-year licence for private hire operators wanting to set up their business in Slough will increase from...
Badgemore Pre-School to close in three weeks
PARENTS of children at Badgemore Pre-School have been told that it is to close in three weeks. The setting, which shares the same site at Badgemore Primary School in Hop Gardens, will close its doors on Thursday, April 2. Marina Sturmey, the company director at MNS Kids, which runs the pre-school, s...
Maidenhead fitness instructor to host fundraising exercise event for Royal Surrey Charity
A group fitness instructor in Maidenhead who was diagnosed with cancer last year is set to hold a charity exercise day of Zumba and Yoga to raise funds for a hospital charity. In March 2025, Sebnem Guhertas’ life ‘changed overnight’ when she was diagnosed with both ovarian and endometrial canc...
Review: Rock & Roll Man at the Theatre Royal Windsor
Rock & Roll Man is at the Theatre Royal Windsor until Saturday, March 14 Rock’n’roll is here to stay, as the song goes, but where did it actually begin? Alan Freed was the DJ from Ohio who coined the phrase to describe the music he played on his radio and record store sets, later launching ...
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| State Visit by the President Of The Federal Republic of Germany Queen Camilla and German Presidents wife Elke Budenbender Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Photos by Ian Longthorne |
Maidenhead claim 'telling win' to put pressure back on relegation rivals
Maidenhead managed to overcome their semi-regular early wobble and strike back with a vengeance for a 26-24 victory over Farnham on Saturday that could yet salvage their season. Heading into the game off the back of six straight defeats, morale might have remained high in the camp, but confidence wa...
Oxfordshire lane rental scheme to reduce the time spent on roadworks
Main roads in Henley are listed by the county council Lane rental scheme to reduce the time spent on roadworks ABOUT 10 roads in central Henley are expected to fall under a new scheme designed to reduce the length of time of roadworks. Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, is ex...
Henley dame's art collection sells for £1m
Dame Stephanie, best known as "Steve", died in August, last year AN auction selling works of art belonging to the late Dame Stephanie Shirley has raised over £1m. The collection, which belonged to the computing pioneer, included modern art, sculptures, studio pottery and furniture. Auction ho...
Henley town medals for ‘unsung’ community campaigners
Four recipients were honoured at the Town Hall A HUSBAND and wife, bus co-ordinator and clean air campaigner in Henley have received the town medal. Norman and Sally Daniells, who live in Blandy Road, have fundraised for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution for more than 50 years. Robin Po...