Tuesday, 23 October 2018
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THESE two men allegedly conned a vulnerable man into paying them £5,600 in cash to clean moss off the roof of his home. The pair were photographed by the Henley Standard on top of the man’s bungalow in Westleigh Drive, Sonning Common. They are said...
NEW houses built on two sites near Shiplake should count towards Henley’s housing quota rather than the village’s, says Henley Town Council. It is to ask South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, not to let Shiplake claim the...
GORING Parish Council has been threatened with legal action after failing to provide a resident with emails between one of its ...
REVISED plans to demolish and rebuild a care home in Whitchurch have been opposed by the parish council and scores of villagers. ...
REWRITING the joint Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan will cost at least £67,000. Henley Town Council is to ask Harpsden Parish ...
BROKEN granite setts in Sonning Common are likely to be repaired. David Bartholomew, who represents the village on Oxfordshire County ...
HENLEY Cricket Club is to make the final repayment on a loan to help buy its ground. Officials will present a cheque for £20,000 to ...
SIX men from Nottinghamshire were jailed in 2015 for scamming up to 150 pensioners across Britain out of as much as £500,000 for ...
WARGRAVE high street will be partially closed next week as new street lights are installed. Traffic will be managed by temporary ...
GRIT bins in Caversham will remain in place for the coming winter. Reading Borough Council had intended to remove all 47 in the town ...
A REPORT in last week’s Henley Standard incorrectly stated that Henley Town Council’s finance strategy and management committee had ...
PLANS to convert town centre offices in Henley into flats have been backed by the town council. Catalyst Capital, which is developing ...
SEVENTY residents of Chalkhouse Green now have access to superfast broadband. They are able to access speeds of more than 24mbps ...
A BENCH has been installed in Stoke Row to honour a community stalwart of the village. Angela Spencer-Harper, who lived in the village ...
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Village to have defibrillator if location found
A DEFIBRILLATOR is set to be installed in Wargrave village centre. The parish council is looking at possible locations for the lifesaving device, which can increase the survival ... [more]
Council ordered to release emails
GORING Parish Council has been threatened with legal action after failing to provide a resident with emails between one of its volunteers and a developer. The council is to appeal ... [more]
FEWER youngsters have been visiting Sonning Common youth club since it was temporarily moved out of its home in June. Club SC was forced to leave its base at Maiden Erlegh ... [more]
BROKEN granite setts in Sonning Common are likely to be repaired. David Bartholomew, who represents the village on Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, has ... [more]
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