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Public notices: Plans to carry out repairs at historic Stoke Park mansion
Plans to carry out repairs on the historic Stoke Park mansion feature in this week’s public notices. An application has been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council seeking Listed Building Consent to carry out opening up works to determine the extent of rot and damage to the fabric of the Grade I-lis...
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St Luke's Church to host 14th Christmas Tree Festival
A church in Maidenhead is set to host its 14th annual Christmas Tree Festival next month, as it prepares for a hope-filled Christmas. St Luke’s Church in Norfolk Road will once again be filled with real trees and twinkling lights, symbols of hope and peace, from Friday, December 5 to Sunday, Decem...
Slough mayor attends Burnham care home resident's 100th birthday celebrations
Celebrations were in order for a resident at a Burnham care home last week as he turned 100-years-old. Residents, staff, family members, friends and the mayor of Slough Siobhan Dauti gathered at Applegarth Care Home to mark George Baxter’s birthday. Ms Dauti attended the event to congratulate Geor...
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Guests gather to enjoy Maidenhead Bridge Rotary's Indian Cultural Night
Guests embraced the ‘vibrant colours, music and spirit of Bollywood’ as they attended Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club’s Indian Cultural Night. Back for its third year running, the event on Saturday (November 8) at Holyport Memorial Hall attracted more than 100 guests. They were treated to an ‘...
Alexander Devine CEO shares fundraiser hopes as 2025 Christmas appeal launches
The CEO of a children’s hospice in Maidenhead is hoping to top last year’s fundraising total through this year’s Christmas appeal. This week, Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service launched its latest appeal to ‘help light up little lives this Christmas’. The hospice in Snowball Hil...
Guests browse crafts stalls at first Maidenhead Lions Christmas Gift Market
Guests browsed craft stalls and enjoyed festive music at Maidenhead Lions’ first ever Christmas Gift Market on Saturday. The event was officially opened by Maidenhead MP Josh Reynolds at St Joseph’s Parish Centre in Cookham Road. The hall was packed with more than 20 craft stalls, selling creati...
Rebels rue missed chances after dramatic tie with Gloucester ends in penalty defeat
Ansu Janneh after scoring Slough Town’s equaliser. Photo: Zak Rana -- Slough Town 1, Gloucester City 1 (Gloucester progress 4-3 on penalties) A phlegmatic Scott Davies was happy with Slough’s ‘outstanding’ performance - if not the result - after the Rebels bowed out of the FA Trophy on penal...
Chairman responds to fans after Maidenhead United's woeful FA Trophy exit at Leamington
Josh Umerah. Photo credit: MUFC -- Leamington 2, Maidenhead United 0 Maidenhead United chairman Peter Griffin has responded to frustrated fans online after the Magpies abject exit from the FA Trophy at the hands of National League North strugglers Leamington. The Magpies are in the midst of an awful...
Letters from soldier on front line
A “WILD” service took place in Medmenham to remember the soldiers who trained in the trenches at Pullingshill Wood during the First World War. About 50 people, who wore thick layers and walking boots, gathered in the woods with their dogs on leads in front of the former practice trenches. They l...
Police resources not being ‘sucked into urban centres’, urges crime commissioner
Incidents of rural crime are not borne out of police resources being ‘sucked into the urban centres’, says the police and crime commissioner. Thames Valley Police has undergone a significant structural change to local policing since June 2023, replacing the previous 11 Local Policing Areas with ...
Mini golf and stalls planned for upcoming Maidenhead Christmas Lights Switch-On
A packed programme of entertainment, stalls and attractions is lined up for the Maidenhead Christmas Lights Switch-On. The Christmas market and light switch-on will take over St Ives Road, the Desborough Theatre and Library Square from 11am to 7pm on Saturday, November 22. Visitors will get to brows...
Signage goes up for new Tapi Carpets at Stafferton Way Retail Park
A new Tapi Carpets store looks set to be moving into the former Hobbycraft unit at Stafferton Way Retail Park. Store signage for the national retailer has now gone up at the unit, alongside branding stating that a 'new store will be opening soon'. The unit, located next to Pets at Home, was formerly...
Matthew Barber 'disappointed' by plans to scrap Police and Crime Commissioners
Thames Valley’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) said he is ‘disappointed’ by the Government’s decision to scrap the role. Labour’s Minister of State in the Home Office, Sarah Jones, made a statement in the House of Commons earlier today (Thursday), announcing the first of the Governmen...
Runner doubles fundraising goal after 'gruelling' 100km around Braywick track
A runner from Burchetts Green clocked 100km around the Braywick Park athletics track in one day – potentially setting a new record for the venue. After taking up running two years ago, Isaac Morris set himself the personal challenge in aid of Heads Above the Waves, a mental-health charity supporti...
Street artist claims Windsor mural after Banksy speculation spreads online
A street artist has come forward to claim responsibility for the overnight mural in Windsor, following widespread speculation that it might be the work of Banksy. After the painting appeared on the wall of Ward Royal on Charles Street on Wednesday, dozens of residents were spotted taking photos with...
Review: 'So much to savour' at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Those familiar with both the film and musical of the ultimate chocolatier will know that the Candy Man can, and how pure imagination can make dreams come true, but as this show proves, so can EBOS Musical Theatre. Led by the ever reliable Stuart Hayllor as Willy Wonka, channelling both a touch of Ge...
Upcoming road closures for Christmas lights switch-on
The streets of Windsor will light up with festive cheer as they switch on their annual Christmas lights on Saturday, November 15. Accordingly, there will be some road closures to make the street sage while this is going on and some parking restrictions. The My Royal Borough team said: “To maintain...
Squad depth gives Maidenhead head coach hope for crucial pre-Christmas run
Shawn Ingle. Photo credit: Paul Morgan -- David Mobbs-Smith hopes to have more players available for his side’s crucial away games between now and the Christmas break as Maids look to put their first points on the board this season away from Braywick Park. Maids currently sit ninth in the table, a...
‘Graduate licence could reduce road deaths’
A MAN from Henley whose younger brother died in a double fatal car crash is in favour of Graduate Driving Licences. Sammy Phillips was in the passenger seat when the BMW he was riding in hit trees in Bix in February 2023. He was 19. The driver was more than three times over the legal alcohol limit a...
Council tax bills could double on some properties under new proposal
Hiking the highest council tax rates in band H while slashing those in lower band properties could raise £3 billion for essential services, says a new report