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Mike Foster’s Guide to Starting a Business
We catch up with Didcot entrepreneur Mike Foster, whose new book offers a blueprint for business success.
Batter the opposition in Reading’s 2026 pancake race
Can your team take the Pancake Race title in 2026 and support Reading homelessness charity, Launchpad?
Celebrating 300 Caps: Dan Thorne’s Remarkable Newbury Blues Journey
Newbury Blues captain Dan Thorne recently reached an extraordinary milestone — 300 senior appearances for the club, alongside more than …
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Win! A decadent Crazy Bear stay
We’ve teamed up to offer one lucky winner and their guest a decadent stay at The Crazy Bear in Stadhampton, Oxfordshire
Win! A deluxe GreenPan cookware trio
We’ve teamed up with GreenPan to offer a set of three stainless steel cooking pans worth £199
School open day questions
Off to a school open day? Pretend you’re back in the classroom and ask as many questions as you can
Diamonds: made or mined?
Andrew Chim, chemistry teacher, Fellow & Diamond Member of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, explores natural and lab-grown diamonds
Veganuary (and beyond) just got tastier
Would you like to choose plant-based this year? We’re celebrating Squeaky Bean which serves flavour, value and bold new launches for 2026
Astrology & Tarot for February
What’s in store for you this month? Melanie Harding, founder of Soul Healing Guidance, offers her new monthly guides for all signs…
Chesney Hawkes touring star Q&A
Liz Nicholls chats to musician & dad Chesney Hawkes who is touring the UK in March with his new album Living Arrows
Later life living choices
Residential, live-in or domiciliary care – which is right for you & your loved one?
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October recipes: Rice up your life!
We’ve teamed up with The Rice Association to offer you some seasonal inspiration to jazz up a store-cupboard ingredient.
September recipes: Good Mood Food
Ainsley Harriott shares two ideas from his newest cookbook.
Respect your elders! Five recipes
August is the zenith of elderflower season, with this floral yet tropical flavoured plant gracing many a hedgerow in this gorgeous part of the world.
August recipes: Feast of fun
Ching He Huang & Lizzie Acker are two of the chefs on the sizzling line-up for the Big Feastival in Oxfordshire, 26th-28th August, so they’ve served up these summer tasters…
July recipes: Blooming Great Tea Party
Tea parties have been a real feature of the summer so far after June’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations so carry on with a Blooming Great Tea Party in aid of Marie Curie
June recipes: Heavenly honey
Manuka honey is not only good for your gut and your skin but its soothing properties can also help your overall wellbeing.
May recipes: Green queens
We’re celebrating the green goodness with two brunch recipes to herald Alresford Watercress Festival
April recipes: Feed your family
Say bye-bye to boring dinners with exciting recipes from Chefs In Schools, by Nicole Pisani & Joanna Weinberg
March recipes: Dinners for winners
We’re sharing three hearty recipes from The Hairy Bikers’ Everyday Winners by Si King and Dave Myers, published by Seven Dials, out now £22 hardback
February recipes: Sweet dreams
We share a taste of Nadiya’s Fast Flavours by published by Penguin Michael Joseph (£22)
Love local with fresh food boxes
Love local! Fresh food delivery box for Valentine’s Day meals & restaurant quality cooking with Crop To Kitchen.
Star Q&A: Martin Jarvis
Actor Martin Jarvis OBE tells us about life, love and turning 80 as he prepares to star as Ted Heath in Michael McManus’ smash hit play Maggie & Ted at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud this month
Star Q&A: Ed Byrne
Liz Nicholls talks about life, laughs & lockdown saviours with comedian & dad Ed Byrne, 49, ahead of his live shows in September, including Oxford, Newbury, High Wycombe, Farnham, Camberley & Dorking
Star Q&A: Andre Rieu
Liz Nicholls asks international classical music champion & dad Andre Rieu, 71, about life, love & music ahead of Together Again which comes to cinemas on 28th & 29th August.
Star Q&A: Paul Stellar
Singer & dad Paul Weller, 63, opens up about his new album Fat Pop (Volume I), collaborations and a hopeful return to live music.
Star Q&A: Danny Goffey
Liz Nicholls chats to musician & dad of four Danny Goffey, 47, who will star with his Supergrass bandmates, Feeder & Sports Team at Englefield House in Theale on Friday, 23rd July, as part of the Heritage Live Concert Series.
Star Q&A: James Arthur
Liz Nicholls asks singer James Arthur, about music, mental health and more. His new single September is out on 4th June, via Columbia Records, taken from his as-yet untitled album out in autumn
Star Q&A: Ed Stafford
Liz Nicholls chats to survival expert, dad & TV star Ed Stafford, 45, about life, lockdown & the summer family wilderness camps he has helped devise in the South East.
Star Q&A: David Walliams
Author & dad David Walliams, 49, talks about life & the arts ahead of the adaptation of his novel Billionaire Boy as a Covid-safe Car Park Party
Star Q&A: Raymond Blanc
Liz Nicholls asks star chef Raymond Blanc about feeding the soul in isolation, finding your calling & his surprising favourite foodstuff…
Star Q&A: Andy Triggs Hodge
Three times Olympic rowing gold medallist Andy Triggs Hodge started rowing because he thought it would be fun, now he is sharing that sense of fun through Race The Thames 2021, we chatted to him about his career, the importance of sport and the event taking place in March
Star Q&A: Andrea Bocelli
Liz Nicholls asks Italian opera singer, tenor & record producer, Andrea Bocelli, 62, some questions for our bumper Christmas edition.
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Over the Years
2025
Round & About now have 31 editions reaching over 620,000 homes each month
22 employees, and over 600 businesses advertising each month
2019
The team won gold for Commercial Team of the Year and Regional Media Brand of the Year
at the British Media Awards 2019
2016
Round & About held
the first of two SO
Food Festivals
in Wallingford in September