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Step into books
World Book Day’s mission is to give every child and young person a book of their own. It is also a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading. It is the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, marked in over 100 countries. The main aim […]
Change the world for the better
Paul Hargreaves’ business, Cotswold Fayre, started as a means of supplementing his income whilst engaged in charity work within innercity London in the late nineties.
It quickly grew to become the l …
Eating more to weigh less
Could adding fruit to your regular diet enhance weight loss?
A 2008 study in Appetite put it to the test. If you add any food – even healthy food – to people’s diets, won’t they gain w …
A Gripping Read
Local author, Iris Lloyd was 70 before writing her first novel and since then has published eight novels; the latest being “My Lady Marian”, set in the court of Henry VIII.
“Marian’s hands tre …
A place to call home
Since being elected as the Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire I have found planning matters have produced some of the most bulging post bags. I am thrilled then, to have been appointed as t …
Hungerford Library Building handed over to Town Council
West Berkshire Council has handed over the running of the Hungerford Library Building to Hungerford Town Council.
The arrangement, which was agreed at a meeting of the Full Council was officially sign …
Charles, Prince of Wales
In the year in which Prince Charles celebrates his 70th birthday, local writer Gill Knappett, who lives in Whitchurch, Hampshire, has written a book about the heir to the throne.
Charles, Prince of Wa …
David Wilson homes’ storytelling event for world book day
Stories were brought to life in front of the eyes of children from the Rocking Horse Nursery at Newbury Racecourse thanks to a storytelling event at the nursery organised by David Wilson Homes Souther …
The magical world of books
Can books really improve your life?
According to Guinness World Records, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time with over 5 billion copies sold and distributed.
Many people perceive reading as …
Eli S. LeJeune
An Author from Reading has Written a Book about the Science Behind the Creation of the Planet, and How Spirituality is the Key in an Age of Science and Technology.
Berkshire author Eli S. LeJeu …