In today's Herald . . .

Our photographer, Mark Williamson, was at the Colour Blast run at Meon Vale Leisure Centre on Sunday and battled his way through the paint to provide us with a picture special while we have also been monitoring the auction of Felix Dennis' personal collection - see page three for a report on the first two days and watch the live stream via our website here

There's the latest on the hugely-controversial housing development at Gaydon and Lighthorne Heath, the huge boost to the Treasury from a sale of personalised number plates in Stratford, the latest on a drugs investigation and a £2.2 million flood alleviation scheme in Snitterfield.

On page 5 we reveal the future of the Henley College site when it closes to students next July and we have a special feature on the restoration of the Guildhall Shakespeare's School, King Edward VI School (KES).

We also have all the usuals: on our competition page you could win £100 towards a Johnsons Coaches excursion, in association with Stratford District Council we at the Herald are showing our support for small businesses - see the Business Matters page - and we review the latest play by the Phoenix Players.

This week marks the end of Matt Wilson's time as sports editor as he leaves for pastures new, and his final pages include a derby day win for Stratford RFC, a new shirt sponsor for Stratford Town and our athletes showing at the Warwickshire Triathlon held in Stratford on Sunday.

AND free in this week's paper is October's Focus magazine which has Stratford's Ghost Tales, an interview with rising star of the RSC stage Alex Hassell and win tickets for Thorpe Park.

All for a mere 65p.