SCHOOLS and colleges are celebrating record A-level results despite a year of disruption as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Almost 45 per cent of all entr.
Budding DJ Sam MacGregor has received the Christmas present of his dreams this year - the chance to take to the airwaves on BBC Radio One. Maidenhead man Sam, 22 - a former pupil at Claires Court School - has already won a Best Presenter prize at last year s National Student Radio Awards. He and his friend Danni Diston were consequently asked to take part in Radio 1 s Christmas Presenter Search - sitting in for Vick Hope and Katie Thistleton presenting the young adult s advice show Life Hacks and the chart show on December 27. Sam said: It s absolutely wild. “It’s a pleasure to be sitting in the hot seat on BBC Radio 1 and an absolute dream of mine that I get to fulfil, not only alongside my best mate but along with the nation.
. The school wanted to move its senior boys and girls to its junior boys’ site in the Ridgeway, off Cannon Lane (appeal A). They also wanted to develop a sports pavilion on the site, with shared use with the Maidenhead Hockey Club, with artificial grass rugby and hockey pitches (appeal B). Both of these were refused by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead back in 2019 due to its negative impact on openness as well as the character of the area. After a virtual inquiry took place in November, Joanna Gilbert, the planning inspectorate, decided on Monday (December 21) to dismiss both the school’s appeals on the grounds of their impact on the green belt.