Sunday, 03 July 2022
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A FORMER mayor of Henley says he is “concerned” at the number of bakeries in the town. Ken Arlett spoke out at a meeting of the town council’s planning committee, which was considering an application by bakery chain Ole & Steen to convert the former...
A COUNCILLOR has refused to apologise for criticising Henley Town Council for continuing to buy gas from a Russian-affiliated energy company. Will Hamilton raised the issue at a meeting in April and said town clerk Sheridan Jacklin-Edward should have...
A MAN has objected to the removal of a tree because he says passers-by would be able to see his wife getting undressed. Robert Davies, of Mill Lane, Henley, is unhappy with his neighbour’s plan to reinstate the receding riverbank near their homes....
ARTIST Clive Hemsley has launched an online petition as he faces having to demolish a studio he built unlawfully. He lost an appeal against a decision by South Oxfordshire District Council to refuse him planning permission for the three-storey timber...
THE number of potholes in Henley is declining, says a councillor. Stefan Gawrysiak said more than 4,000 craters and minor defects had ...
NEIGHBOURS have criticised plans for three new homes in a semi-rural street in Henley. Kingerlee Homes, of Kidlington, has applied for ...
OXFORDSHIRE County Council wants to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries in road crashes in the county. It has launched Vision ...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council announced in December that it would no longer enforce minor breaches of planning rules. It ...
AN elderly man is frustrated that nothing is to be done about his neighbour’s oversized garden office even though it is in breach of ...
THE new recreation ground in Sonning Common should be open in time for the summer school holidays. Memorial Park in Reades Lane has a ...
THE operators of an outdoor water sports centre operating without planning consent have made a fresh attempt to continue. Cosmonaut ...
HEAVY goods vehicles won’t use the proposed Watlington bypass, insists a councillor. Freddie van Mierlo was attempting to quash ...
A DROP-IN information event about plans to build about 130 homes near Watlington took place yesterday (Thursday). Redrow Homes has ...
A FORMER Royal Mail delivery truck took the eye of Henley Mayor Michelle Thomas at the start of the Ridgeway Run in Henley on Sunday. ...
REFORMS to adult social care payments will cost Oxfordshire taxpayers millions of pounds unless the Government properly funds the ...
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has launched a litter mapping project. This is aimed at identifying where and what type of items ...
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Gym couple offering more than just physical fitness
A COUPLE have opened a gym in Kidmore End, saying they want to help people with more than just their physical health. Will and Daisy Bevis also offer mental health support to ... [more]
A DEMENTIA café is to be held regularly in Sonning Common from next month. Tea parties for sufferers and their carers will be held at the Abbeycrest nursing home in Essex Way once ... [more]
SONNING Common Youth Club is to have two female football coaches to run girls’ sessions. Reading Football Club has match-funded a £500 grant from Sported and will provide the ... [more]
THE new recreation ground in Sonning Common should be open in time for the summer school holidays. Memorial Park in Reades Lane has a multi-use games area, a track around the edge ... [more]
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