100 years ago

FEW of those who were present at the Garth Hunt point-to-point meeting of Tuesday in last week, were aware that Cecil Aldin had met with so bad an accident as he did. He was leading the field in one of the races on his horse, Oliver, when he fell at...

10 years ago

PLANS for up to 130 homes on a field between Henley and Harpsden have been scaled back following public consultation. Bloor Homes says it is now looking to build only 60 houses on the northern half of Lucy’s Farm, off Gillotts Lane and Blandy Road,...

100 years ago

100 YEARS AGO

Henley Standard June 20, 1924

THE preparations for the regatta are being rapidly pushed forward. Although the flooded state of the river has hindered progress, there is no doubt that everything will be ready when the great river carnival...

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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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