Repair delay

WORK to fix a sinkhole in Caversham has been delayed once again after a “secondary ground feature” was identified. Part of Kidmore Road collapsed in January after a pipe burst and the road has been shut ever since. In August Thames Water said a...

Highest rating

A SUSHI takeaway in Waitrose has been awarded the top food hygiene rating. Sushi Daily, in the Bell Street store, received five out of five stars as part of the national Scores on the Doors scheme. The rating means overall standards are “very good”.

Taxi driver has appeal dismissed

A COURT has upheld a decision by a council to revoke the licence of a private hire driver who was operating illegally during Henley Royal Regatta last year. Shabuddin Parvas of Cressingham Road, Reading, appeared before Reading Magistrates’ Court on...

Parkrun cancelled due to wasps’ nest

A WASPS’ nest in 40 Acre Field near the start of the Henley parkrun course cancelled last Saturday’s event. It is now being treated by pest control contractors in the hopes tomorrow’s run will be able to go ahead. Daisy Smith, Henley Town Council’s...

Increasing collections

GARDEN waste collections have increased by five per cent in South Oxfordshire since the introduction of a permit scheme. The scheme was launched six months ago and provides customers with a sticker permit to be affixed to their bins to identify them...

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PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...

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