A REQUEST by the Market Square Group to stage a Christmas market in the town in November has been rejected by the town council. The ...
Monday, 16 September 2019
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Brave boy’s belated Christmas between cancer treatments
A BOY battling cancer enjoyed a belated Christmas dinner with his family after spending more than five weeks abroad having treatment. ...
40 attend lunch hosted by Parkinson’s UK branch
MORE than 40 people attended a Christmas lunch organised by the Henley branch of Parkinson’s UK. The event took place at the Christ ...
When the royals tried to censor my playing cards
EXACTLY 25 years ago this Christmas, an idea was born. In the little village of Turville Heath, high in the Chilterns, a stone’s throw ...
10th Christmas concert raises £5,300 for charity
THE 10th annual Spirit of Christmas concert held at the Christ Church Centre in Henley raised £5,300 for Muscular Dystrophy UK. More ...
Company donates £400 worth of presents to children’s hospice
INVESCO in Henley donated Christmas presents to Oxford children’s hospice Helen & Douglas House. Each year the charity puts together a ...
Living advent calendar just short of fund-raising record
THE 2018 Henley Living Advent Calendar raised the second highest total in the event’s eight years. The 24 nights of entertainment from ...
SIXTY-THREE swimmers took the plunge at the traditional Boxing Day dip in Henley. They swam 70 metres across the River Thames from the ...
Silversmith students stage jewellery exhibition and sale
JEWELLERY and decorative items made by silversmith graduates was put on display to the public. The annual Christmas exhibition and ...
SHOPPERS in Henley donated 723 meals to a charity food collection scheme. Customers at the Tesco supermarket off Reading Road were ...
Crunch... The Dean of Windsor sends his love
SHORTLY after our return from the Crooked Billet, the Ford Anglia went bang and had to be put down. Allwood was sad to see it go; this ...
School’s festive fair fund-raiser
DOZENS of children attended a Christmas fair held at Crazies Hill Primary School. The event, which was organised by the school’s ...
Hamper winner to share goodies with family
THE winner of the Henley Standard’s competition to win a Waitrose Christmas hamper worth £100 will share it with her daughter. June ...
MORE than 40 people attended a Christmas lunch organised by the Henley Municipal Charities. The event at the Chantry House, behind St ...
Turkey, tinsel and treats for party-goers at 60+ club
ABOUT 60 people attended a Christmas party held at the Henley 60+ Club on Monday. The traditional meal of turkey with all the ...
TWO chefs are appealing for donations of hats, gloves and scarves to hand out when they serve up a Christmas supper to homeless people ...
THE 10th annual Spirit of Christmas concert held at the Christ Church Centre in Henley raised £5,300 for Muscular Dystrophy UK. More ...
RAIL bosses have urged people travelling for Christmas to make their journeys before this weekend. Work is scheduled to take place on ...
How to set fire to a pub - A short story
IF you head to South Oxfordshire you will get lost. The lanes are so intricate, and the hamlets so remote, that your satnav is more ...
Law firm staff wear jumpers for charity
STAFF at the Henley office of law firm Blandy & Blandy wore their festive jumpers to work on Friday in aid of the firm’s two adopted ...
