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James Preston

Maidenhead

Editor of the independently-owned @Maidenheadads and @ExpressSeries. Views my own. [email protected]

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  • Viewpoint: Potholes, Maidenhead golf course, and larger local authorities

    2 weeks ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | James Preston

    Temporary repair is a cost-effective option Your correspondent (Viewpoint, March 28), highlights a concern over the quality of pothole repairs.

  • Remember When: Teams lined up for Queen's Arms barrel race

    2 weeks ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | James Preston

    1980: Seven teams lined up outside the Queen’s Arms in Queen Street for the start of a three-legged sponsored beer barrel rolling race. To complete the course, the four-man teams had to visit nine pubs in the town centre and consume two pints of beer between them. The fastest finishers were the Bright Mechanics, but they paid the price – only one team member managed to avoid being sick. 1980: An American rugby team from Fort Worth were well beaten 38-0 by Marlow Rugby Club.

  • Remember When: Impressive stage shows from Maidenhead pupils

    2 weeks ago | windsorexpress.co.uk | James Preston

    1975: The forties were recreated in Hedsor Road, near the Garibaldi pub, when Warner Brothers moved in to shoot scenes for a new film, Seven Men at Daybreak. Later renamed Operation Daybreak, the film told the story of the assassination of SS general Reinhard Heydrich by Czech resistance operatives. 1990: Playleader Audrey Cook retired after 18 years with her Cox Green playgroup.

  • Viewpoint: Comparing Maidenhead of the past to now

    3 weeks ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | James Preston

    Council and developers are cause of problems In Viewpoint (March 14) Malcolm Stretten (not a lord) was describing the disaster that Maidenhead has become. I completely agree with him. He says he came to Maidenhead in 2007, I arrived 26 years before that in 1981. It really was a sleepy little riverside town then. We had a proper bus station, a big post office. Woolworths was still here, Skindles and the Valbonne nightclub was still open.

  • Remember When: Impressive stage shows from Maidenhead pupils

    3 weeks ago | maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk | James Preston

    1975: The forties were recreated in Hedsor Road, near the Garibaldi pub, when Warner Brothers moved in to shoot scenes for a new film, Seven Men at Daybreak. Later renamed Operation Daybreak, the film told the story of the assassination of SS general Reinhard Heydrich by Czech resistance operatives. 1990: Playleader Audrey Cook retired after 18 years with her Cox Green playgroup.

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James Preston
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8 Mar 24

RT @newsmediaorg: Today @theresa_may announced she will stand down at the election via an exclusive statement to her local title @Maidenhea…

James Preston
James Preston @japre
8 Mar 24

RT @MaidenheadAds: Maidenhead MP Theresa May has revealed in today's @MaidenheadAds she will not be standing at the next General Election.…