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MANY readers will remember the Two Brewers pub in Wargrave Road, Henley. It always seemed busy, although clearly not enough to prevent its closing some years ago. Now refurbished to a high standard and renamed Century House, the building is occupied...

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WHEN I first started this feature in January 2000 the roundabout in Reading Road, Henley, had an installation of a blue boat with the name Henley in Bloom. More recently we have enjoyed a 10ft tall female of galvanised steel wire and aluminium by...

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JUST off Greys Road in Henley is Makins, a well-used recreation ground often referred to as simply “the rec”.An information board tells of four males in a philanthropic family starting with Sir William Makin (1840-1906), who became wealthy as a...

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Henley MP wants support for hospitality sector

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I must remind readers of what must be the most hidden of places yet also one of the most interesting at the same time! Friar Park was built for Frank Crisp in 1889: 23,000 tons of rock were used in the gardens which include a scaled-down 100 foot high...

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JOURNALIST, writer, comedian, TV presenter and celebrated interviewer Sir David Frost is buried in Nuffield churchyard in a modest grave. In the Sixties his satirical news show That Was the Week that Was held cult status and had John Betjeman,...

Major disruption to London Paddington trains after person dies on tracks

All train lines between London Paddington and Reading have closed while emergency services respond to an incident, National Rail has said.

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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Henley MP wants support for hospitality sector

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Major disruption to London Paddington trains after person dies on tracks

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Unexpected death in Bell Street

Lottery winner bags dream home

Restaurant retains award for ninth year running

ANGER OVER BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION

‘It’s humiliating for statues of Olympians to be in car park’

Training pool back open after £40,000 upgrade

Praise for corner shop

Plans to redevelop builder’s merchants will ‘dominate view’

Police investigate emails sent to John Howell in connection with Manchester synagogue attack

National Trust launches appeal to repair ‘well-loved route’ at Cock Marsh

Mother criticises council for not providing son schooling

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