Community

Charity supporter awarded Rotary’s highest honour

A MAN from Remenham Hill has received the highest honour bestowed by the Rotary Foundation. Patrick “Paddy” Nicoll, 53, became a Paul Harris Fellow as he was presented with a certificate, medal and badge at a special ceremony at the the Red Lion...

Willy Wonka’s winning window

A CHARITY shop has won Henley’s Christmas window display competition thanks to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Helen & Douglas House in Duke Street was one of 14 businesses to enter the contest, which had the theme “A Christmas Feast in...

Living Advent Calendar off to a record start

A RECORD £1,235 was raised by the first three nights of this year’s Henley Living Advent Calendar. Huge crowds attended peformances in Falaise Square, the Angel on the Bridge pub and River & Rowing Museum in Mill Meadows. More than 200 people...

Firefighter who still loves the job after 25 years

THE watch manager at Goring fire station has been honoured for completing 25 years’ service. Sean Absolom joined Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service as an on-call firefighter in 1994 and initially served in Wallingford, where he grew up, and...

My Ethiopian adventure in aid of Poppy Appeal

AN 84-year-old man climbed the second highest mountain in Ethiopia in aid of the Poppy Appeal. John Green, who is chairman of the Henley and Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion, scaled Bouhie, which stands at 14,600ft. He had hoped to climb the...

Henley on Thames

Charity supporter awarded Rotary’s highest honour

A MAN from Remenham Hill has received the highest honour bestowed by the Rotary Foundation. Patrick “Paddy” Nicoll, 53, became a ... [more]

EXCLUSIVE: Estate installs replacement bridge

AN estate near Henley has built, installed and paid for a new bridge so that a public footpath can be re-opened after more than a ... [more]

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Caversham

Illustrated plaque honours ‘greatest knight in the world’

A LARGE illustrated plaque commemorating the life of a medieval knight has been installed on Caversham Bridge. William Marshal, ... [more]

Sale of green Christmas trees and decorations

THE annual sale of green Christmas trees, decorations and gifts will take place at Caversham Court Gardens tomorrow (Saturday) ... [more]

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Sonning Common

Woman produces children’s book of songs and rhymes

A WOMAN from Sonning Common has published a book of nursery rhymes and songs for children. Susann Remøy, of Baskerville Road, ... [more]

Librarian braves leeches and rain on charity trek

A LIBRARIAN from Sonning Common completed a charity trek in India despite attracting leeches while walking in torrential rain. ... [more]

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Goring

Man’s model race track raising money for charity

A RETIRED civil engineer from Goring hopes to raise money for charity by hiring out a large Scalextric race track he built in his ... [more]

Firefighter who still loves the job after 25 years

THE watch manager at Goring fire station has been honoured for completing 25 years’ service. Sean Absolom joined Oxfordshire Fire ... [more]

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