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YOU can take the boy out of the village, but the village never quite leaves the boy … A new soap opera has been launched starring Hurst-born actor John Altman,...

THAMES HOSPICE has launched a new fundraising appeal to recruit 300 new regular donors. It hopes the Hospice Heroes project will help nursing teams continue to provide frontline care. Sister...

BIG FESTIVAL celebrations will be put on hold as future plans are announced for next summer. Readipop, a Reading-based charity providing access to music for vulnerable young people, has revealed...

The Waitrose man has called againWith bags of food for usHe drives up in a special vanAnd delivers with no fuss. We’ve placed the order days beforeIn a “slot” we...

A WOKINGHAM apprentice is encouraging his peers to consider switching from academia to on-the-job training. UK housebuilder Redrow reported that 26% of 16- to 21-year-olds in the South East are...

I was recently asked by another Mum at the park what it’s been like having a baby during the pandemic. No one had asked me that question directly before and...

A BUS service has changed its name for the first time in nearly 50 years. On Monday, Courtney Buses formally rebranded as Thames Valley Buses. The travel provider, which was...

A CROWTHORNE man has been given a 10-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months. Peter Anthony Terrance Hughes, 35 and from Kings Road, pleaded guilty to two offences when he...

The inaugural celebration of NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day is set to take place on Monday, July 5, with Freemasons leading the event. The United Grand Lodge of...

HURST residents will want to save the date for this one. The annual Hurst Show and Country Fayre is set to return this year, covid permitting, after last year’s event...