Army

Ukrainians’ fears over ceasefire

UKRAINIAN refugees living in the Henley area say they would not trust a ceasefire deal negotiated by US president Trump and Vladimir ...

UKRAINIAN refugees living in the Henley area say President Donald Trump has betrayed them with his views on the war with Russia. The ...

A PARADE to mark Remembrance Day in Benson, which is home to a military base, may be axed next year due to a shortage of volunteers. ...

AN ex-paratrooper has set up a car racing team to support retired service personnel. Adam Knights, from Hambleden, and his friend ...

THE funeral of a war veteran who died aged 103 will take place next Friday. Dick Charlton, a lifelong Henley resident, passed away in ...

MAYOR Kellie Hinton launched this year’s Henley Poppy Appeal by making the first donation. She gave £10 and in return was given a ...

ABOUT 35 people were taken by tractor to a Remembrance Sunday service by tractor. Eighteen tractors were driven from the New Inn in ...

A MAN went to Egypt to follow in his father’s footsteps at the Battle of El Alamein and ended up taking charge of a tour. Richard ...

IN the Fifties, there was a cinema in the middle of a woodland in Checkendon... and a swimming pool, school, shop and chapel. Now ...

PUPILS at a Henley school dressed up as Second World War evacuees for the day. Twenty-three pupils in Beech class at Badgemore primary ...

A GROUP of Army cadets learnt about the history of Henley with a tour of the town hall. The 14 teenagers were invited by Mayor Sarah ...

ABOUT 80 people observed a two-minute silence in Market Place, Henley, on Remembrance Day. The silence was led by Anne Evans, chairman ...

A PROJECT to honour the life of First World War poet and soldier Wilfred Owen has been launched. The Dunsden Owen Association wants to ...

A MEMORIAL plaque featuring the names of more than 300 soldiers from the Henley area who died during the First World War has been ...

A YOUNG soldier from Henley has graduated from Sandhurst Military Academy. Matthew Lane, 22, of Elizabeth Road, completed his 44-week ...

PRIVATE William James Beales, from Henley, was killed in action in the Great War exactly 100 years ago on Sunday. He was serving on ...

AN army major from Henley has been made an MBE for services to the military. Maj Paul Smyth has served with the army reserve since ...

PERSONNEL from 78 Squadron at RAF Benson took part in the Queen’s birthday fly-past in London for the final time on Saturday. The ...

PERSONNEL from 78 Squadron at RAF Benson took part in the Queen’s birthday fly-past in London for the final time on Saturday. The ...

AN army major from Henley has been made an MBE for services to the military. Maj Paul Smyth has served with the army reserve since ...