Monday, 06 October 2025

Role for Fogle

ADVENTURER and TV personality Ben Fogle, who lives in Fawley, has become patron of WECare Worldwide, which provides medical care to ...

 

A MUSICIAN who grew up near Henley said performing in a choir on a TV talent show was “healing and cathartic”. Jim Ralph, 35, from ...

 

Tributes to ‘perfect scientist’

TRIBUTES have been paid to a leading palaeontologist and naturalist from Henley who has died. Richard Fortey passed away at his home ...

 

Beatle birthday

THE latest postbox topper knitted by the Henley Women’s Institute caught the attention of Olivia Harrison. The crochet topper in Hart ...

 

Boney M singer performs at event to celebrate MBE

BONEY M star Liz Mitchell performed River of Babylon at a reception to celebrate her MBE. The event was organised and hosted by Dawn ...

 

‘It was right time to go,’ says Sir Steve after judge’s vote

SIR Steve Redgrave ended his final week on ITV’s Dancing on Ice on a high, scoring his best score from the judges of the competition. ...

 

‘Grumpy’ Sir Steve

SIR Steve Redgrave had some extra support in the audience for his latest routine on Dancing on Ice on Sunday. During the televised ...

 

‘Don’ Redgrave survives and bids to silence critics

SIR Steve Redgrave served up a routine that could not be refused as he was again saved by the public vote on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. He ...

 

The (Un)Masked Singer

A SINGER from Henley was “gutted” to leave an ITV talent competition. Dressed as “Tattoo” Carol Decker performed on The Masked Singer ...

 

TV presenter praises ‘extraordinary’ rock garden at home of late Beatle

THE late Beatle George Harrison enlisted the help of two goats to help clear up his overgrown garden. The Liverpool-born musician’s ...

 

Bestseller author talk

AN author will hold a talk as part of the Henley Literary Festival on February 9. Bestseller Jojo Moyes will be in The Barn at the ...

 

Crowds fill the streets for Christmas Festival

THOUSANDS of people packed Henley town centre on Friday evening for the Christmas Festival. Roads were closed and lined with stalls ...

 

Dame Mary to help light town Christmas tree

CHEF and television personality Mary Berry will turn on the lights of Henley’s Christmas tree. The cookbook author will be joined by ...

 

Council joins tourism association in new bid to boost visitors

HENLEY’S new membership of a tourism association is hoped to boost the number of visitors to the town. Kim Hallett, the town council’s ...

 

Chefs who deliver dishes that that live (and eat) on doorstep

CHEFS Ryan and Liam Simpson-Trotman were back cooking on television on Saturday where they barbecued pigeon. The pair, who own Orwells ...

 

Reliving childhoods with readings of republished novel

A WOMAN has celebrated the republishing of her mother’s children’s novel after more than 70 years. Anne Barrett wrote Caterpillar Hall ...

 

Celebrity to turn on tree lights

THIS year’s Henley Christmas Festival will be “bigger and better” than before, says Mayor Rory Hunt. A celebrity will again turn on ...

 

Boat parade is ‘start of Christmas season’

THE Illuminated Boat Parade in Henley will take place next Saturday. Television presenter Edd China will judge the entries alongside ...

 

Dry cleaner surprised by film star customer

A DRY cleaner has told of his surprise when American film star Kirsten Dunst came in with some laundry. Andy Andreou, who runs Lilly ...

 

Celebrities add sparkle to traditional village show

MARY Berry and Jerry Hall will be the guests of honour at the Binfield Heath Flower Show. Dame Mary, the cook, food writer and TV ...