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Oceans HELL-even: Aerial shots reveal rising river creeping towards George and Amal Clooneys £12m mansion in flood-hit Berkshire village The 17th-century, Grade II-listed mansion in the celebrity haunt of Sonning is located on an island in the river Photos taken today showed large pool of floodwater on lawn nearest to the boundary with the River Thames The Hollywood star and high-profile human rights lawyer moved into secluded home with their twins in 2016 

Earley is the area of Wokingham that recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases last week.

Businesses say lockdown grants won’t cover losses );  ); BUSINESS owners in Henley say the grants being offered by the Government will not be enough to offset the damage of the latest lockdown. People in retail, hospitality and leisure can apply for between £4,000 and £9,000 per property depending on its rateable value. This is part of a £4.6 billion package announced by the Treasury, while the employee furlough scheme has been extended to April. The national lockdown has forced all non-...

Great Hollands Primary School (Bracknell) Speaking in a video on the trust’s website, Angie Morrish, chair of trustees at the Berkshire School Trust, and Angharad Brackstone, CEO of BST, have outlined the reasoning behind the plans. Ms Morrish said the last year of coping with Covid-19 has enabled the trustees to spend time considering the future of BST and realise their financial vulnerability. Ms Brackstone said the trust has been working very closely with Maiden Erlegh Trust in the p...

Theatre hopes to re-open in spring );  ); THE managing and artistic director of the Mill at Sonning is hoping the theatre can re-open at the end of March, subject to coronavirus restrictions. The riverside venue was forced to close when the Government introduced tier 4 rules last month to halt the spread of covid-19. It will remain shut while the third national lockdown, which was introduced this week, stays in place. Sally Hughes has rescheduled all the January and February shows to run throu...

Death notices:  Katy Jane Hazell On 18th December Katy passed away peacefully at Poppy Cottage. Beloved daughter of Janet and Family. Family flowers only please. Donations if wished to Rennie Grove Hospice Care or Epilepsy Society Chalfont St Peter Through Arnolds Beaconsfield 01494 685000.  Derek Chesham 18/07/1933 - 01/01/2021 Derek passed away peaceful at The Heights Care Home with his wife Marion at his side. He will be sadly missed by his son Neil and stepson Colin and their families...

Kathleen Gale GALE Kathleen It is with great sadness that Kathleen Gale passed away peacefully on 13 December 2020 at Sunrise Care Home, Sonning. She will be lovingly missed by her family and friends. A private service will take place due to the current restrictions. Family flowers only please. Donations for Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary can be made via www.abwalker.co.uk All enquiries to A. B Walker, Tel: 0118 97 84040. Colin Hutton Reineck REINECK Colin Hutton It is with deep sadness that ...

AS 2020 has been a year like no other, we look back at how life unfolded for the town over the past 12 months and revisit some of the top stories from the year. IT WAS a fairly gloomy start to the New Year in Reading with the predictable car park chaos around Ikea for the Boxing Day sales. Pictures once again showed queues and queues of people waiting to get into the shop, as well as scores of drivers just waiting to get out for the car park. A site that wasn’t too common at several other...

Shirley Barlow was the former head of Meriden Primary School A retired primary school headteacher in Watford who loved the theatre and cricket has died, aged 78. Shirley Barlow will be fondly remembered by former staff, pupils and parents of the schools where she worked in Hertfordshire. She ended her career as headteacher of Meriden Primary School in Watford, having successfully overseen the amalgamation with Meriden Infants School when she was previously head of Meriden Junior School. ...

Flood alert The Environment Agency has warned “immediate action is required” as flooding is expected in areas around Reading. River levels have risen along the River Thames and in Sonning after rainfall brought by Storm Bella on Sunday. A warning on the agency’s website said: “River levels are high but steady on the River Thames as a result of previous heavy rain. Therefore, flooding (of property) is expected to continue, especially in areas of Purley close to the river. "Flood...