A4074 closed after fire rips through boatshed

A BOATSHED and workshop was badly damaged in a fire which caused a major road to be closed. Fire crews were called to the building at Benson Marina next to the A4074 shortly after 4am on Friday. Witnesses said they saw flames at least 30ft high coming...

Smiles and sadness as museum closes its doors

THOUSANDS of people visited the River & Rowing Museum in Henley last weekend before it closed permanently. More than 2,000 came through its doors last weekend as it gave free entry as part of the nationwide Open Heritage Days. The museum, which was...

Woman feasted on by hotel bed bugs

A WOMAN was left with 30 bites on her body after staying in a Henley hotel room infested with bed bugs. Sharon Aggarwal, 53, locked herself in the bathroom for two hours after being woken up “scratching and itching” at 3am in a guest room at The...

Welcome to Henley wallpaper

WALLPAPER has been created to celebrate Henley. It features more than 130 images and has been pasted on a wall at the information centre at the town hall to welcome and highlight places to see and events to visit. The collage-style piece measures 1m...

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A BOATSHED and workshop was badly damaged in a fire which caused a major road to be closed. Fire crews were called to the building at Benson Marina next to the A4074 shortly after 4am on Friday. Witnesses said they saw flames at least 30ft high coming...

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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...
Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

A PUB in Maidensgrove will be protected for five years as an asset of community value. A group of residents has successfully registered the Five Horseshoes as an asset of community value with South Oxfordshire District Council. The pub closed in...

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