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MORE than half of people living in Henley have now received at least one coronavirus vaccination. At the Hart Surgery, off York Road, 7,282 vaccinations have be...

Coppa Club to open ritzy 200-cover Bristol restaurant Its replacing a branch of Pizza Express which closed last year Updated Inside the Coppa Club in Surrey village Cobham, which opened earlier this year (Image: Coppa Club) FIND OUT WHATS ON NEAR YOU WITH OUR NEWSLETTER Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Tha...

Voters head to polls VOTERS are heading to the polls for the local elections today. Elections are being held for Oxfordshire County Council, Wokingham Borough Council, Reading Borough Council and Buckinghamshire Council. Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm, with people being asked to respect coronavirus guidelines and to bring their own pens and pencils. Votes are also cast for the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley area. The elections for Oxfordshire County Council were...

Struggling theatre plans flats to bring in revenue );  ); THE Mill at Sonning wants to convert a building used for rehearsals and accommodation into two homes to help it recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The theatre, which is due to re-open on May 17, was granted planning permission to convert the two upper floors of the former watermill into flats in 2017. It was also given consent to turn the two-storey building, which is separate from the main building, into homes but the conversion wa...

A retired teacher who wrote to a campaigner disagreeing with her stance on abortion was told by police that the “hate incident” would go on his record.Douglas Kedge, 85, who had defended parents’

Police recorded a hate incident against a retired teacher who wrote a polite letter to a campaigner defending a mothers right to abort a baby with Downs syndrome.  Douglas Kedge, 85, penned a letter to a woman protesting about an episode of Emmerdale in which a couple decided to terminate a pregnancy after the baby was diagnosed with the genetic disorder. He wrote that although he understood some may regard having a child with Downs syndrome as a great privilege and joy, there are other perfec...

The best theatre shows to book tickets for in 2021, in London and the UK Excited about post-lockdown life? Good news: numerous tickets are available, from Andrew Lloyd Webbers Cinderella to a Bob Marley musical Theatre highlights to come include Ian McKellens Hamlet The show will go on! Theatres finally reopened on May 17 with socially distanced audiences, as England moved into Step 3 of the lockdown roadmap. It is hoped that venues can return to full audiences from June 21 (Step 4). Many ...

Couple who forgot entry win front garden competition );  ); nominated by their neighbour. Bill and Angie Cordell were surprised to hear they had won as they had forgotten their front garden in Bay Tree Rise had been entered. The couple, who have lived in the village for about three years, have planted a variety of perfumed plants, spring bulbs, tulips and shrubs outside their home.  Mrs Cordell, 73, describes it as her “jewel garden” due to the bright orange, purple and pink colours.  S...

Call for CCTV after cannabis find );  ); CALLS have been made for CCTV to be installed at fly-tipping hotspots in Playhatch after waste from a suspected cannabis factory was dumped by the roadside. Thirty bags containing soil and waste from a cannabis grow was found opposite Sonning Quarry, along the Henley to Reading Road (A4155). David Woodward, chairman of Eye & Dunsden Parish Council, reported the find to South Oxfordshire District Council on April 8 through Fix My Street. He said this a...

Unfaithful politician stars on theatre’s comeback trail );  ); ACTOR Mark Curry will reprise the role of dodgy politician Richard Willey MP at the Mill at Sonning. The former Two Into One, which is one of five in-house productions for 2021/22. The riverside venue, which has been shut for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, will re-open with a reduced capacity from May 17. The season will begin with the delayed production of Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking (May 18 to July 30) ...