Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Delivering the news from Henley on Thames and South Oxfordshire for over 100 years
SUNNY weather and a change of name ensured a successful year for Henley Farm and Country Show. Thousands of spectators headed to Greenlands Farm showground off Marlow Road on Saturday to watch the bumper schedule of exhibitions. The 128th annual...
A MOTORCYCLIST has died in a road accident near Henley. The 49-year-old man, who was riding a blue Kawasaki ZX600, was in collision with a silver Ford Transit van on the A4130 at Biz at about 1pm yesterday (Sunday, September 15).The man was travelling...
A COUNCILLOR who moved from Bulgaria to Britain almost two decades ago says the process of seeking permission to remain after Brexit is “dehumanising”. Maggie Filipova-Rivers, an economist and mother-of-two who represents Goring on South Oxfordshire...
ANOTHER attempt to build a care home on the old Henley youth centre site has been criticised by residents and councillors. B & M Care, which bought the land off Deanfield Avenue in 2015, has submitted a new planning application after its first one was...
A DEVELOPER is seeking an increase in the number of homes it can build at a former industrial estate on the outskirts of Henley. Crest ...
THE owner of a plant nursery who was wrongly prosecuted in a planning dispute says he is disappointed after councillors and officers ...
A WOMAN who has worked at the NatWest bank in Henley for almost 22 years has retired. Associate personal banker Teresa Russ, 65, who ...
A PROPOSAL for a third Thames bridge in Reading has been officially rejected by Oxfordshire councillors because of the effect it would ...
HUNDREDS of people marched through the streets of Henley to demand fairer funding for schools. Parents, teachers and children all took ...
RESIDENTS and visitors to Henley are being asked to leave their vehicles at home for a day. Instead, they are being encouraged to walk ...
More News:
‘Wrong type of homes in the wrong location’
A NEW residential complex for the elderly near Shiplake shouldn’t be allowed because the village can’t take any more large-scale development, says the parish council chairman. ... [more]
New speed signs ‘too expensive’
FLASHING signs that remind drivers of the 30mph speed limit on Wallingford Road in Goring will not be revived for now. The parish council has delayed a decision on replacing the ... [more]
THIS year’s Ride and Stride, organised by Oxfordshire churches, will take place tomorrow (Saturday). Each year, parishioners complete a sponsored cycle, walk or horse ride around ... [more]
SIX bags of litter were cleared from Henley skate park on Monday. Two residents, who live close to the facility at Makins recreation ground, off Greys Road, picked up the rubbish ... [more]
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