Teen kickboxer eyes Team GB after two world titles

A TEENAGER who has become a world kickboxing champion wants to compete for Team GB at the Olympics. Fionn Maher, 14, from Binfield Heath, began competing in November 2023 and has gone on to win 13 of medals. Then, in August last year, he became a...

First woman umpire of Boat Race on traditional course

FORMER Olympic rower Sarah Winckless is set to become the first woman to umpire the Men’s Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on its traditional Tideway course. Winckless, 51, who is a member of Henley Rowing Club, will officiate the world-famous race in...

New Year honours for rowers and former MP

SIX people from Henley have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list. Businessman and former politician Tim Eggar and Paralympic rowing champion Erin Kennedy, of Leander Club, were both awarded an OBE. Three other Leander athletes, who won...

Olympic champion nips home for haircut

A ROWER from Henley came home for a haircut before travelling back to Paris for the Olympic closing ceremony. Rory Gibbs, 30, who lives in Greys Road, sat in the second seat of the men’s eight as they powered to win gold for Team GB. Following the...

THREE Henley rowers won gold during an historic women’s quad sculls final at the Olympic Games in Paris. Leander Club’s Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott and club captain Lola Anderson were in the crew with Lauren Henry that beat the Dutch crew by just...

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SAVED BY THE BELL

SAVED BY THE BELL

AN actress from Henley has returned to the stage having credited her GP for saving her life. Lottie Bell, who lives in New Street, was rushed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital last month with severe gynaecological pain. The 26-year-old was found to have...
Father and son try to sell shop after eight months

Father and son try to sell shop after eight months

CONCERNS have been raised about the future of a shop and post office in Shiplake after it was put up for sale. The property in Station Road has been listed for sale with a leasehold for almost £150,000. Owners, father and son Andrew and Archie...

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