O.K. Results so far: I checked the width of the widgets I had in the sidebar, and I checked the width of the page. No change.
I cut the number of posts showing from 7 down to 5 – no change.
Mrtom414 – My ads are actually run by Google Auto Ads and so I have no plugin for them. However, I removed the meta data from the <head> of my page to see if that would stop it and bingo, page works fine. So now I have written to Google for help.
Thanks again to both for your input.
Thank you both, jnashhawkins and mrtom414 for your replies. I am going to work on both suggestions today, and will let you know the outcome. Wish me luck!