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Henley Hawks player dies after match

Hawks pay tribute to tragic player

THE head coach of Henley Rugby Club has praised the courage of his players after they won their first match since the death of a team-mate. Luke Allen said the narrow victory over Clifton at Dry Leas on Saturday was a fitting tribute to David Hyde,...

Bix world champion hits back to win vintage crown

THE reigning over-60s world squash champion Jill Campion has won the Royal Automobile Club’s (RAC) Vintage squash tournament for the second time, beating the experienced Ian Nicholson, in a closely-fought match. The tournament is open to men over...

Villagers move clear at top of table

WOODCOTE’S early-season goal spree continued on Saturday as they overcame a very spirited visiting TAPLOW UNITED side to move three points clear at the top of Division 2 East. The early exchanges were even until Woodcote took the lead after seven...

Rams maintain winning start to campaign

SEB Reynolds said his Rams players should be really pleased with themselves after earning a third consecutive National 1 bonus-point win with a 26-19 success at Plymouth Albion, writes Richard Ashton. The visitors led 12-0 through tries from Henry...

Drinkwater at double for Emmer Green

EMMER GREEN made it three wins from three and continued their bright start to the season with a 3-1 Division 1 win at 116 EXILES. The ...

Trinity B on the up

TRINITY B moved to joint top in the Henley and District League table after defeating Earley B 6-1 during Monday’s round of matches. ...

Abbey have the edge

HENLEY COLTS played their first match since 2018 when they took on Reading Abbey Colts in a friendly. It was a good defensive workout ...

Phyllis Court hit back in style to become national champions

PHYLLIS COURT are the national team handicap champions thanks to a fine comeback in the final of the GC Federations Shield competition ...

Henley’s junior girls storm to league and cup success

THE junior girls division within Henley Cricket Club has improved in recent years culminating in various achievements this campaign. ...

Rump nets hat-trick for Town

HENLEY TOWN made it two wins from two as they defeated visitors Stanford in the Vale Women in their first home match in the Thames ...

Openshaw bags treble as villagers net seven

WARGRAVE suffered their second Premier Division defeat of the season as they went down 3-1 at MAIDENHEAD TOWN. George Hepburn was the ...

Lau and Salinas retain singles titles at Caversham Park championships

THE defending men’s and ladies’ singles champions, Edwin Lau and Laura Salinas, prevailed in their respective finals at the Caversham ...

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Father and son win cup

FATHER and son Jake and Simon Blackwell won the Charles Luker Memorial Cup with a score of 40 points at Henley Golf Club last week. ...

Warm welcome home for our Tokyo rowing ‘heroes’

HENLEY’S Olympic and Paralympic athletes were warmly welcomed back to the town on Saturday. Hundreds of people cheered the Team GB ...

Draw enough for Henley to win Oddfellows Triples League title

HENLEY ran out winners of the Oddfellows Triples League for the first time in 30 years despite drawing their final match with HURST. ...

Superior firepower proves decisive

HENLEY brought the curtain down on a summer of cricket as runners-up to OXFORD in the Wilf Bennet Cup, Oxfordshire Cricket’s Twenty20 ...

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Garden tidy

WATLINGTON Parish Council wants to refurbish the town’s Mansle Garden. It says the benches have been frequently damaged over the past few months and it also wants to replant the ... [more]