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Celebrity Interviews

Nicky Henderson on getting into training racehorses, the Valley of the Racehorse and the prospect of retirement

Monday, May 21, 2018 Claire Pitcher

‘The boss’ out on the course at Sandown (Photo: Kate, flickr.com/photos/43555660@N00)

Claire Pitcher takes a tour of the Valley of the Racehorse, starting at Seven Barrows with trainer Nicky Henderson

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25 famous people who went to the University of Reading

Monday, May 14, 2018 Harry Maddock

Jamie Cullum by Kmeron/Vincent Philbert (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) via flic.kr/p/adwtbn

Are you off to the University of Reading soon? Or did you study there back in the day? We’ve rounded up a few former students who went on to find fame in the future. Some slightly more left field than others…

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Tom Kerridge on his training routine and bringing Pub in the Park to Marlow

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Tom Kerridge at the Hand & Flowers (Photo by Maureen McLean)

Tom Kerridge is going ‘on tour’ but his fabulous celebrations naturally begin with a not-to-be missed long weekend in Marlow

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Meeting MasterChef: The Professionals winner Craig Johnston

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Claire Pitcher

Craig with the treasured Masterchef trophy in the restaurant

From being the youngest winner of MasterChef: The Professionals to a menu for the French President, it’s all in a day’s work for easy-going Craig Johnston

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Racing driver Ross Gunn on turning a hobby into a career, winning championships and the future

Monday, February 26, 2018 Sandra Smith

Ross’s talent has led to a contract with Aston Martin

Ross Gunn says he drives ‘like a granny’ when sharing roads with us – but it’s a different story on the racing circuit, as Sandra Smith discovers

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Charity

Calor launches £50,000 national grant scheme for rural communities

Friday, March 2, 2018

Rural communities throughout the UK could be eligible to receive funding via the Calor Rural Community Fund from energy provider Calor

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Chalfont St Peter charity celebrating its 125th anniversary

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Eleanor House, the first home for women with epilepsy at the Chalfont Centre opened just before the arrival of the 20th century. When the Society discovered how useful women were in the laundry, accommodation was provided for more women

As a national charity based in Bucks celebrates its 125th anniversary, Nicola Swanborough explains how it has become an integral part of Chalfont St Peter

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The epic challenge breast cancer survivor Jenny Phillips is taking on for South Bucks Community Hospice

Friday, August 18, 2017

Have bike, will pedal. Jenny is a member of Marlow Riders

A breast cancer survivor is taking on an epic challenge for The South Bucks Community Hospice. Here she tells Charlotte Davis why she is doing it

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Local People

10 artists to visit at Bucks Art Weeks 2018

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Sandra Smith

Pots and cutlery are lifted to a new life by Marjolein Trewavas

We’ve chosen the visits marked on our calendar, but you can plot your own creative path through the work of some 500 artists and makers in 200 studios this month

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The art therapy helping people with mental health issues

Friday, May 25, 2018 Sandra Smith

With art you don’t have to have eye to eye contact so it’s good for those on the spectrum, or who are traumatised (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

In some cases a child’s ‘work of art’ can be the perfect therapy to help them cope with life’s difficulties and build healthy relationships

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Mimi Harker and her pride in being a patron for The South Bucks Community Hospice

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Mimi at the opening of Butterfly House (Photo: Anita Ross Marshall)

Mimi Harker OBE, the former Mayor of Amersham and immediate-past Chairman of Chiltern District Council, tells why she is so proud to be a patron of The South Bucks Community Hospice – and calls on readers to back her by volunteering to help patients with life-limiting conditions

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New Five A Day project coordinator Yvonne Redgrave

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Five A Day project provides a welcome boost for healthy eating and those who lovingly grow the produce and flowers

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Ad Feature: Leading ladies of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire - 2018

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Women in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire mean business! We turn the spotlight on some of our most successful - and discover what it is that makes them tick

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