Anaka Nair

Berkshire

Digital Reporter at Maidenhead Advertiser

Digital Reporter at Slough & South Bucks Express

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Deaf and non-verbal actor from Berkshire College of Agriculture makes TV debut

5 days ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

A former student at the Berkshire College of Agriculture has made his TV debut as a deaf and non-verbal actor. Jude Powell stars alongside Adrian Scarborough and Vanessa Emme in the third series of The Chelsea Detective, now streaming on U, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Acorn TV. The 21-year-old uses British Sign Language to communicate and portrays ‘Jake Green’ in the episode titled Myths and Legends. Jude told the Advertiser that he had ‘many amazing experiences’ working as an actor on the show.
Cabaret night with Oliver award-winning West End star takes to Maidenhead stage

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

Musical director and cabaret producer James Church will host an evening with Olivier award-winning actress Cassidy Janson next month. Cassidy’s music career has catapulted over the past few years. She played Anne Hathaway in Max Martin’s debut musical ‘& Juliet’ at The Shaftesbury Theatre. She won an Olivier award for the role. From November 2015 to August 2017, Cassidy played Carole King in Beautiful at the Aldwych Theatre.
Opening date revealed for Newbie store in Windsor Yards

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

A sustainable Swedish lifestyle brand has announced the opening of a brand-new store in Windsor Yards. Newbie offers clothing for babies, children, and women with 'timeless design and a nostalgic style'. The brand continues its expansion in the UK with further store openings in strategic locations across London and the UK later this year. The Windsor opening on Thursday, June 5, will be the ninth UK store, following store openings in Canary Wharf, Brent Cross and Guildford in 2024.
'Effervescent' headteacher remembered for her lifelong love of Bourne End

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

A well-known Montessori school headteacher has been remembered as a ‘brilliant’ mother and an ‘effervescent’ longtime resident of Wooburn Green and Bourne End. Larissa Olney was a keen horsewoman and established Wise Owl Montessori Nursery School in Cores End in 1994, where she served as headteacher for nearly 30 years. The 51-year-old died at Stoke Mandeville's Florence Nightingale Hospice on Sunday, April 27, following a six-year battle with breast cancer.
Residents call for pelican crossing at 'dangerous' Maidenhead junction

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

A concerned grandmother is calling for a pelican crossing to be installed at a ‘dangerous’ junction on the A4 Bath Road after witnessing a near miss involving a schoolboy. Anne Sweeney wrote to Viewpoint last week after seeing a Furze Platt Senior School student ‘almost being killed’ while attempting to cross near All Saints Avenue.
Franchise takes over Windsor Post Office with new postmaster

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

01:09PM, Thursday 29 May 2025 The Windsor Post Office looks set to remain at its current location until at least spring next year following the appointment of a new postmaster.
Franchise takes over Windsor Post Office with new postmaster

1 week ago | windsorexpress.co.uk | Anaka Nair

The Windsor Post Office looks set to remain at its current location until at least spring next year following the appointment of a new postmaster. On Wednesday, Post Office Limited confirmed the Peascod Street branch will continue in its current premises under the independent franchise retail partner, Universal Office Equipment Ltd (UOE). No changes will be made to the operating hours or the wide range of services available at the existing Post Office until spring 2026.
Windsor pub manager named finalist in Licensee of the Year Award 2025

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

A Windsor manager is among six finalists being recognised for bringing the ‘X factor’ to their pubs. The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) announced the frontrunners for the Licensee of the Year Award 2025, and Micky Foden-Andrews at The Swan in Clewer is gunning for the top prize. The 35-year-old has been at the helm of the Mill Lane establishment for four years and is ‘immensely proud’ of their journey since reopening in 2019.
First Afro-Caribbean summer festival turnout 'speaks volumes', say Slough organisers

1 week ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | Anaka Nair

Hundreds showed up to support an inaugural summer festival in Slough hosted by the Afro-Caribbean Heritage Society Thames Valley. The rapidly growing community group hosted its first event at Upton Court Park featuring dozens of entertainers, food stalls and a bouncy castle. Event manager Issac Kim organised, ‘Utamaduni Day’, meaning ‘culture’ in Swahili, on Saturday, May 24, to celebrate Afro-Caribbean heritage.
First Afro-Caribbean summer festival turnout 'speaks volumes', say Slough organisers

1 week ago | sloughexpress.co.uk | Anaka Nair

Hundreds showed up to support an inaugural summer festival in Slough hosted by the Afro-Caribbean Heritage Society Thames Valley. The rapidly growing community group hosted its first event at Upton Court Park featuring dozens of entertainers, food stalls and a bouncy castle. Event manager Issac Kim organised, ‘Utamaduni Day’, meaning ‘culture’ in Swahili, on Saturday, May 24, to celebrate Afro-Caribbean heritage.