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Chiasson, Gerry passed away peacefully aged 91 years. Gerry will be greatly missed by his family and friends. A service will be held at St Peter & St Pauls Church, Shiplake on Friday 20th February at 11.00am. Family flowers only. Donations to support the upkeep of the church are welcome. These c...
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| Vera Blackall In loving memory of a dear mum and nan, always in our thoughts Love Michael, Fred, Margaret & Families |
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Crockett, Anthony passed away peacefully aged 93 years. Tony will be greatly missed by his son Kevin and all the family. Funeral Service to be held at Reading Crematorium on Friday 6th February 2026 at 12.45pm. Donations to Sue Ryder may be made online at https://anthonycrockett.muchloved.com/ or se...
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| ElizabethSmithHenley/DunbarPeacefully at home on Sunday, 1 February 2026, Elizabeth, beloved wife of the late Hugh, loving mum to Paul and Helen and granny to Daisy, Sophie and Eilidh.The Funeral service will take place in Dunbar. Family flowers only, please. |
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SANGSTER Valerie Yvonne passed away peacefully on 24th January 2026 aged 83 years, she will be sadly missed by family and friends.Funeral Service at Holy Trinity Church Cookham on Tuesday 17th February at 2pm. Donations to Cancer Research UK via https://valeriesangster.muchloved.com/ c/o Arnold Fune...
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Jones, Gwendoline Phillippa passed away peacefully aged 94 years. Gwen died at Acacia Lodge Care home, grateful thanks to the care she received from all the staff during her 3 yr stay. Gwen will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. A service will be held at Reading Crematorium on Thursda...
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COMMINS, DR Brian Thresher Sadly passed away at hospital on 23rd January 2026, aged 95 after a short illness. Much loved dad to Nicola, Julian, Emma and Alasdair and beloved husband to Ann He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral service will be held at Greenacres on 27th Febru...
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Preston, David John passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family aged 83 years. David will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.Funeral service to be held at Reading Crematorium on Thursday 19th February 2026 at 11.30am.Family flowers only. Donations if desired will ...
Debt Centre partnership with Gail's Bakery helps fight poverty in Henley
A PARTNERSHIP between a bakery chain and a debt counselling service provides around 40 families with surplus food each week. Gail’s Bakery in Market Place has been in partnership with the Henley Debt Centre, based in the d:two centre, for around two years. The centre, which is supported by the nat...
Slough-wide rollout of parking restrictions under scrutiny
Scrutiny panel members have stopped short of fully endorsing a plan to roll out controlled parking zones across Slough – but said it should be backed in ‘areas that get residents’ support’. In 2023, Slough Borough Council’s cabinet agreed that a co-ordinated rollout of controlled parking z...
England triumph in British Isles Indoor Bowls Council’s Women’s u25s competition
England once again triumphed at the British Isles Indoor Bowls Council’s (BIIBC) Women’s u25s competition, which was staged for the first time at Desborough Bowling Club over the weekend. England’s women came into the competition as heavy favourites and they prevailed against their home nation...
Maidenhead set for London Scottish Lions test as survival battle intensifies
Chris Gill scoring against Bracknell. Photo: Paul Morgan -- Maidenhead face another huge test of their survival capabilities when London Scottish Lions bring their brand of exciting rugby to Braywick Park on Saturday. The Lions have been one of this season’s surprise packages, taking the Regional ...
Slough Town in 'dreamland' after resurgence but still hungry for more success
Photo credit: Zak Rana -- Slough Town boss Scott Davies has said the club’s recent rise from potential relegation candidate to relative mid-table security is something that was ‘unimaginable’ just a few weeks ago. The Rebels have won seven of their last nine league matches - defeating some ful...
Maidenhead United Women score six at Worthing and soar up to fifth
Maidenhead United Women celebrate their win over Worthing. Photo: MUFC -- Having inflicted a first league defeat of the season on Swindon Town Women, Maidenhead United Women went on to dish out six of the best to struggling Worthing on Sunday. Producing one of their best away displays of the season,...
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Jenner’s Café, Riverside Gardens, Ray Mead Rd, Maidenhead A family-owned business that has been running for three generations since 1959 looks set to close after RBWM has declined to renew their lease. RBWM wants to put in its own café and amenity in the area instead....
Local taxpayers can no longer 'shoulder the burden' of costly state visits, says council
The Royal Borough has insisted local taxpayers cannot continue to ‘shoulder the burden’ of state visits as Windsor Castle prepares to host another world leader. Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is set to stay at the castle during a state visit to the UK next month. King Charles III and ...