JUNIOR members of Henley Rugby Club had the first use of its new 4G training pitch. The state-of-the-art facility at Dry Leas, the home of the Henley Hawks, cost £150,000 and replaces an older pitch which no longer met modern standards. It is being...
A GROUP of cyclists endured bad weather and mechanical failures as they raised money for charity in memory of a former Henley Hawks rugby player. The nine riders cycled 100 miles from Witney to Twickenham over 14 hours, double the amount of time they...
MORE than 200 children from around Henley took part in a two-day rugby festival. Pupils from Valley Road, Badgemore, Shiplake, Nettlebed, Sacred Heart and Trinity primary schools were hosted by Henley Rugby Football Club on November 16 and 30....
A BOAT party in memory of a Henley Rugby Club player who died on the pitch raised about £10,000 for charity. The club’s veterans’ side the Henley Vultures organised the celebration on The New Orleans on Friday night to honour fly-half Simon Priestley,...
FORMER Henley Hawks star James Comben has lost his fight against cancer. The 29-year-old fly-half died on Sunday — just two months after marrying his partner Elle Thomson at St Mary the Virgin Church in Hambleden. He was diagnosed with lymphoblastic...
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...
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...