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Festive trade down as shoppers spend less

INDEPENDENT businesses in Henley say they had a mixed trading period in the run up to Christmas. Many said that footfall remained ...

BUSINESS owners say they are happy with the small Christmas trees in Henley this year. A total of 145 small trees were installed on ...

A CREAMERY in Nettlebed has partnered with Waitrose to produce a sparkling wine-infused cheese. The Nettlebed Creamery, a family-run ...

HOSPITALITY businesses in Henley say they received a big boost in trade thanks to this year’s royal regatta. But other retailers say ...

AN author helped out at the Bell Bookshop in Henley on Saturday. Amanda-Jane Pearce, who is known for the historical fiction series ...

TALKS on sustainable business will be given at Watlington’s sustainability fair on June 23. Representatives of the Granary Deli, ...

A FAIR about sustainability featuring talks by local businesses will be held at Icknield Community College in Watlington on Friday, ...

HENLEY Health Festival will take place in next Saturday (June 3). Designed to promote a healthy body and mind, it will be held in ...

A PROPERTY “For sale” sign in Henley has gone missing. Estate agents Philip Booth Esq said the board was taken from outside a house in ...

A SHOP in Henley has donated £1,000 to a charity. Laurence Menswear in Bell Street raised the money for the Chiltern Centre at the ...

A CAFÉ will open in Henley tomorrow (Saturday). Stable Brew is at Stable 34 in Hart Street and will be open from Tuesday to Sunday ...

A HAIRDRESSER from Henley took park in a conservation project to learn how her business can become even more sustainable. Nicole ...

GELATO Henley has opened its first ice cream parlour, The Scoop Room. The shop in Duke Street welcomed its first customers on Thursday,...

HENLEY has been ranked Britain’s fifth best location for shopping. This was three places down compared with last year. Retail property ...

A COUPLE with a successful restaurant have stepped in to save a village pub less than half a mile away. Liam and Ryan Simpson-Trotman, ...

INDEPENDENT traders will have a chance to showcase their products at a pop-up shop in Henley. Interior designer Lynne Lambourne ...

PLANS to ease the coronavirus restrictions have brought huge relief to people in Henley. Boris Johnson set out a roadmap of the ...

BUSINESS owners are holding out hope that Henley Royal Regatta will go ahead this year — and remain in the town. Organisers have ...

A NEW gym is to open in Henley town centre. F45 Training will be run by Jack and Gemma Shaylor, who have taken over a unit at the new ...

A NEW coffee shop opens in Wargrave today (Friday). H’artisan Speciality Coffee will be operating on a takeaway-only basis until the ...