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£30,000 legal bill to fight appeal );  ); SONNING Common Parish Council is to spend £30,000 on legal representation at an inquiry into a development it opposes. Inspired Villages  appealed after being refused planning permission for a new retirement village in Blounts Court Road, opposite the Johnson Matthey Technology Centre. Its application was rejected by South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, in June. The appeal will be heard at an inquiry in front of a planning in...

There’s enough people out here for a Sherlock Holmes mystery );  ); WHILE Rosemary is going through her morning yoga exercises, I go outside to check on the weather as I never entirely believe the forecasts. It does not look too bad today, although I learn that later we may have rain, sleet or snow. Bird activity in the garden is on the increase. Greenfinches and goldfinches trill away, high in our trees, a green woodpecker “yaffles” not far off. On the ground, dunnocks, blackbirds an...

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Charity finally completes move to old police station ); THE Fish volunteer centre in Sonning Common has relocated after almost two years of planning. The charity has moved from Kennylands Road to the old police station in Lea Road after raising £150,000 to pay for it. The move was delayed twice due to heavy rain in November and the third national lockdown that began last month. Clive Mills, the former Fish chairman, who oversaw the process, said: “I’m really pleased that we’ve been able...

A map which shows how many confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in each area of the country South Lake is the area of Wokingham that recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases last week. Public Health England has broken down the data to show the number of confirmed cases recorded in local neighbourhoods, which are known as Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs). The latest figures show 328 people tested positive for the virus in Wokingham between January 23 and January 30. That�...

Suspense drama on Clooneys doorstep: Latest drone shots reveal how slowly rising river is now just FEET away from A-list couples £12m 17th century mansion in flood-hit Berkshire village Couples 17th-century, Grade II-listed house in the celebrity haunt of Sonning is located on island in the river  Pictures show how floodwaters have crept up their lawn and near house from January 21 compared to today Flood alerts still in place for Sonning, although Environment Agency say homes not expected to...

Care home staff and residents vaccinated );  ); MOST residents and staff at care homes in the Henley area have now received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. They will have a follow-up injection in early spring and the elderly residents can then look forward to being allowed to see their families in person again, having been in lockdown since March. Residents at the Henley Manor Care Home in Mill Lane, which is run by the Hallmark group, received their jabs in December when the...

PICTURED: Kate Winslet (Wikimedia) Iconic actress Kate Winslet has appeared in some of the most popular films of all time, including hit blockbuster Titanic and Christmas classic The Holiday. She was born in 1975 in Reading, and studied drama at the Redroofs Theatre School. Kate Winslet also attended St Mary and All Saints primary school in Coley Park as a child. Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais. Wikimedia Popular comedian Ricky Gervais is known for his distinct humour as well as his...

Case numbers down again  ); CORONAVIRUS cases in South Oxfordshire have declined for the fifth week in a row. Laboratory or lateral flow device tests have confirmed 237 new cases of covid-19 within the past seven days compared with 348 cases the week before and a peak of 713 cases in the first week of the year. The infection rate is also down from last week’s figure of 245 cases per 100,000 of the population to 166. The total number of reported cases since the start of the outbreak ...

‘You learn to live with the river’ ); THE worst flooding in seven years hit the Henley area this week. Low-lying land was covered in water after the River Thames and River Loddon burst their banks following days of heavy rain that came a week after snowfall. Some of the worst-hit areas included Wargave, where the water was waist deep in places and some houses were only accessible by boat, and Shiplake, where gardens and nearby fields were submerged. Lash Brook overflowed and residents wore ...