Sarah Walker leaves BBC Radio Berkshire after 18 years

Ms Walker, began her radio career 24 years ago, presenting the breakfast show on 2-Ten FM in Reading.

In 2006, she moved to the BBC, working as a freelance presenter for BBC Radio Berkshire.

"I've presented pretty much every show on the station," said Ms Walker, who settled into a permanent slot as the mid-morning presenter from 2017.

She said radio was all she had ever wanted to do but said of her departure: "I needed a change in direction, to face some new challenges and to learn some new skills.

"We’re only caretakers of the radio station for the periods of time we’re lucky enough to be given and it’s time to give someone else a go."