Lower Shiplake

A BID to build a five-bedroom home in the garden of a house in Lower Shiplake has been approved — despite objections from the parish council and residents. The Chesterton Commercial Group has been given permission to build the two-storey property ...

Lavender Cottage in Northfield Avenue, Lower Shiplake, is a bright spacious property offering total flexibility for modern day living. The property is presented in excellent decorative order and benefits from redecoration throughout and newly fitted ...

A TEENAGE gymnast from Lower Shiplake has won a grant to enable her to compete against the best in the world. Hannah Bradbury, 13, of Brocks Way, was awarded £250 by South Oxfordshire District Council in recognition of her sporting achievements.

Four flood warnings now exist in the Reading area with the Environment Agency (EA) adding a stretch of the River Thames this morning. The agency says flooding is possible for properties near to the Thames in Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave.

Jonathan and Catherine Bray and daughter Darcey awoke last Monday to find the study window at their home in Manor Wood Gate, Lower Shiplake, had been smashed and valuables stolen. Mrs Bray said: “I felt angry when I saw what had been stolen.

VETERAN singer Vince Hill, from Lower Shiplake, performed during Lady Thatcher's first two election campaigns in 1979 and 1983, writes Dan Robinson. He sang “Hello, Maggie” to the tune of Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly! on stage with Lulu at Wembley to ...