Monday, 10 August 2020
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TRADERS in Henley have welcomed plans to introduce an hour’s free parking but are concerned it would mean a rise in fees and a charge on Sundays. South Oxfordshire District Council’s cabinet met on Thursday to discuss the proposals for the...
THE Olympic Games would be taking place in Tokyo this week if they had not been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. One of the people who would have been there is Robert Treharne Jones, from Middle Assendon, who was looking forward...
A MOVE by South Oxfordshire District Council to give its head of planning the power to block debate on applications has been branded undemocratic by councillors. Ward councillors can usually “call in” planning applications so they can be decided by...
Travellers on council land last month
POLICE should have more power to evict travellers, says a councillor. Sarah Hall was speaking at a meeting of Kidmore End Parish ...
THE owner of a Henley beauty salon says she is furious at the continuing ban on facial treatments. Beauticians were preparing for an ...
CARE homes have welcomed back friends and family members for visits. Relatives have not been able to see their loved ones close up ...
CHOOSING a new dining room suite can involve hours agonising about what will look best in your home. So Pat Doyle has designed a cheap ...
A CHARITY which was set up by the mother of a Henley girl with a heart and lung condition has presented its 71st defibrillator. ...
HENLEY’S bus service will be revived next month. The town council has appointed a new operator but is not revealing the company’s name ...
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Film star launches charity gardening project
ACTOR Jeremy Irons launched a charity’s gardening project in Henley on Tuesday. About 20 people attended the event at Waterman’s allotments, off Reading Road. It was organised by ... [more]
A TOTAL of 616 coronavirus cases in South Oxfordshire have been confirmed by lab tests since March. The figure for Oxfordshire is 3,260, while 806 cases have been confirmed in ... [more]
A BEDROOM furniture shop in Henley is to close after being bought out. Feather & Black in Market Place is now part of the Dreams brand and is to trade online only.
A CAMPAIGN group has vowed to put pressure on the Government and councils to protect and improve open spaces. The Open Spaces Society, which is based in Henley, says these green ... [more]
