Sunday, 15 December 2019
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JOHN HOWELL says he will "fight for the constituency" after he was elected as MP for Henley for a fifth time.
The Conservative was declared winner of this year’s general election at about 5.20am today (Friday) but with a reduced majority of 14,053...
A CHILDREN’S play area in Henley has been officially unveiled following refurbishment. The town council spent £70,000 on new equipment ...
A BID by a Henley restaurant to use its patio and garden later on summer evenings has been opposed by neighbours. David Holliday, who ...
DRIVERS who park on pavements in Henley are not deterred by fines, according to police. Pc Barbara Taylor, a member of the town’s ...
PLANS to add two more flats at the Gardiner Place development in Henley have been opposed by town councillors. Catalyst Capital, which ...
A SIGN promoting a 68-mile country trail which starts in Henley is set to be installed. The town council has agreed in principle to ...
PLANS to build a three-bedroom flat on top of a Henley office block have been recommended for refusal again. Town councillors say the ...
AN 84-year-old man climbed the second highest mountain in Ethiopia in aid of the Poppy Appeal. John Green, who is chairman of the ...
RESIDENTS have complained after learning that South Oxfordshire District Council amended the Goring neighbourhood plan at the request ...
PLANS to turn farmland near Shiplake into school sports pitches have been approved despite opposition by residents. Shiplake College ...
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PENSIONERS enjoyed a tea party in Henley to celebrate the Queen’s 91st birthday. About 80 guests attended the free event, which took ...
A POND in Nettlebed is being improved to support a habitat for greater crested newts. The work at Long Pond in Priest Hill was ...
PUBLIC toilets will not be installed at the Mill Lane car park in Henley because it is too near a flood plain. Members of the town ...
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Man’s model race track raising money for charity
A RETIRED civil engineer from Goring hopes to raise money for charity by hiring out a large Scalextric race track he built in his garden shed. Ron Murray, 61, spent about three ... [more]
Firefighter who still loves the job after 25 years
THE watch manager at Goring fire station has been honoured for completing 25 years’ service. Sean Absolom joined Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service as an on-call firefighter in ... [more]
Residents protest at changes to plan
RESIDENTS have complained after learning that South Oxfordshire District Council amended the Goring neighbourhood plan at the request of two developers. They claim the single-word ... [more]
OUR police are often accused of not issuing enough parking tickets, which unusually in South Oxfordshire is their responsibility rather than the district council’s. But following ... [more]
