Caitlin is on our side now
ALL the way from Nashville, Tennesse, 21-year-old Caitlin Rose is making the journey across the Atlantic to the UK with the release of her debut album Own Side Now.
View ArticleSarah takes centre stage to provide a symphony or two
CROWTHORNE Symphony Orchestras Autumn Concert will be proudly hosted by Wellington College on Saturday, November 27, writes Tom Flanagan.
View ArticleA truly trumpeting TREAT
The Elephant Hotel describes itself as quirky luxury and it really lives up to that reputation.
View ArticleWho will be king of the mic?
Forget 8 Mile and Eminem, King Of The Mic competition returns next month to find the best rapper in Berkshire and Surrey. Last years competition saw Lex Jones, from Slough, crowned the winner. The...
View ArticleA Bedfull Of Foreigners at The Mill At Sonning
First performed in the 1970s, it was hardly surprising that the plot of Dave Freemans farce frequently echoed the humour of those days, yet have we really become more sophisticated? After watching the...
View ArticleRoyal role for Reading girl
THE Royal wedding is just weeks away but Woodley actress Laura Waddell is poised to bring the occasion to the screen early in her new film William And Kate.
View ArticleFrankenstein returns to the big screen
THEATRE goers and thrill seekers will be treated to a rare screening of a live stage performance of Frankenstein, directed by Academy Award winner, Danny Boyle.
View ArticleMore than just pub grub
When Roberto and Luana moved to Winnersh, they didn't just want to cook satisfying Italian food.
View ArticleCote Brasserie
Don't miss your reader offer for Cote Brasserie in this week's Guide! Pick up a copy of The Chronicle to experience Cote with a complimentary bottle of Sauvignon Blanc La Place or Merlot Chemin De...
View ArticleLet councillors make roads decisions
I believe that no matter which political party we vote into power, the same council officers just carry on deciding what they want to do without any recourse to the lead councillor of the section they...
View ArticleLive Music With Liz Crosthwaite
IF you were looking to sate a large and varied musical appetite last week, then you'd need not have looked further than DoubleDotBash at South Street Arts Centre and RISC in Reading.
View ArticleNew Dance course in centenary year
Celebrating its centenary this year, the Italia Conti theatre arts training school is putting on series of events that reflect its extraordinary history and is set to launch a new higher education...
View ArticleCan't stop the dance
Waiting in the Penta Hotel in Reading's Oxford Road for Ian Waite, I had no idea what to expect. Part of me was expecting the 6ft 5in diva from my Saturday night television screen, covered in fake tan,...
View ArticleLearning the ropes
There is nothing like the thrill of reaching 40ft off the ground and then looking down. While there is no chance of falling from the dizzy heights of a climbing wall once the top has been reached -...
View ArticleFifteenth revisited
I first caught sight of Reading Golf Club while driving to Kidmore End one day. Bathed in sunshine and flashing bright green through the trees, I thought: "That looks very nice."
View ArticlePrincely courses with aristocratic links
Standing on a links course with the wind blowing you off your feet and the whipping rain chilling you to the bone is golfing heaven to a deranged masochist.
View ArticleSailing close to the wind
THERE's a saying, 'the pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails'...
View ArticleOn and off track
My dad, John Swift, is a member of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust and I asked him how far it was to ride the canal towpath from Newbury to Reading. About 10 miles or so, he said. It was 22 miles and...
View ArticleMission accomplished
Closeted away in a Maiden's Green garage workshop, off and on, for the last two years, Oliver Bettison and his son Alexander, emerged in the early summer, triumphant, with a pristine Mark II Dellow. It...
View ArticlePrincely courses with aristocratic links
Standing on a links course with the wind blowing you off your feet and the whipping rain chilling you to the bone is golfing heaven to a deranged masochist.
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