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The landlord of the pub near Wantage has withdrawn his planning application before Vale of White Horse District Council could make a decision.

The landlord of the pub near Wantage has withdrawn his planning application before Vale of White Horse District Council could make a decision.

The landlord of the Blowing Stone Inn in Kingston Lisle has applied to Vale of White Horse District Council to convert the nearly 100-year-old pub.

Printing Process: Flexography The second instalment of the Hawkridge Distillers trio of brand, The Blowing Stone tells the story of a curious stone that is perforated in such a way that it can be blown to create a booming sound across the valley in Compton, Berkshire. As the story goes, the stone was blown to call to arms the army of Alfred the Great to defeat the marauding Vikings in the Battle of Ashdown, some 1100 years ago. With the distillery only a stones throw away, the story was a natural fit. The Blowing Stone has a special light sheen spray coating with texture FX, to give ...

The best walks in the Thames Valley to beat the lockdown blues There are waterside meanders, brisk hikes amid flint cottages and strolls to long barrows, Iron Age hill forts and white horses The meandering river at Medmenham Credit: Getty A motorway is not the obvious place from which to spy the perfect walk – one of our few remaining freedoms as another lockdown begins. They funnel through monotonous scenery, lined with concrete and metal, giving nothing away to what lies beyond the tarmac strip of snaking headlights in our rearview mirrors. Yet, to find a stroll in the Thames Valley, vein...