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Members of the Ogbourne parish, near Marlborough, are reminding the community and beyond that there are just days left to #SaveTheSilks by becoming…

Beer gardens, terraces and all-weather marquees are still open for business. Here are the top picks for al fresco pints this summer

Ribble Valleys new mayor Tony Austin Retired computer programmer Tony Austin, who represents Billington and Langho, was brought up in Kingston on the North Downs in Kent and attended Loughborough University, where he studied chemistry. He started work as a development chemist for a pharmaceutical company in High Wycombe, but retrained as a computer programmer and returned to Kent in 1974 to take up the post of chief computer programmer for a pharmaceutical company on the Isle of Sheppey, before...

Rallying call to help Save the Silks in Ogbourne St Andrew Members of the Ogbourne parish, near Marlborough, are reminding the community and beyond that there are just days left to #SaveTheSilks by becoming a shareholder, by investing as little as £200 allowing the community to buy and save the previously popular village pub, the Silks on the Downs. If successful the pub will become a major community hub, providing a warm and welcoming space to meet as well as a valuable lifeline to the co...

Members of the Ogbourne parish, near Marlborough, are reminding the community and beyond that there are just days left to #SaveTheSilks by becoming…

Visit the Telegraphs Pub of the Year 2020, plus the best pubs for food, families and dogs Lets celebrate our great pubs. Here we reveal our readers favourites, plus Sawdays top spots of 2020 Our readers favourite pubs for food, families and dogs Last spring, we were gearing up to announce the second Telegraph Pub of the Year, the Cartford Inn in Lancashire. In association with Sawday’s travel guides, we had put the call out for readers’ recommendations at the beginning of February; we keyed...

BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionA memorial is planned for the White Cliffs that were immortalised in one of Dame Veras most famous songs A campaign for a memorial to Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn has been given government support. Three sites on Dovers White Cliffs have been proposed for the £1.5m memorial overlooking the English Channel. Fundraising is due to begin on 18 June, on the first anniversary of Dame Veras death at the age of 103. Culture minister Matt Wa...

The White Cliffs, Dover. Photo credit: Gareth Fuller The minister also noted Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is “as much as a fan” as Sir David of “the great Dame Vera” before concluding: “I wish all those involved the deepest, best wishes in their efforts to raise funds for this commemoration to Dame Vera. “It sounds like an ambitious and transformative proposal for the south coast, truly befitting Dame Vera. “I look forward to that moment when her statue looks down from th...

Steve Butler, Wokingham resident. Pic: Samaritans A WOKINGHAM resident is going to take on the 100km journey from London to Brighton, in order to support organisations helping those with mental health needs. Steve Butler, Wokingham resident, originally planned to make the journey in 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the pandemic. He now plans to take on the challenge at the end of this month, starting on Saturday, May 29, and is currently collecting money for the run, which is to b...