Local Celebrities

VETERAN singer Vince Hill is recovering from a stroke. The 87-year-old, who lives in Shiplake, was temporarily paralysed down his ...

JAMES CORDEN is being asked to return a prehistoric monument in the grounds of his new home near Henley to its native Jersey. The ...

HE’S off again. Michael Stanley, aka Major Mick, is to row 100 miles for a second time in his homemade tin boat. The 80-year-old ...

GRAHAM BELL was knocked out of Dancing on Ice in only the third week of the competition. The five-time GB Olympic skier, of New Street,...

GRAHAM BELL was the only contestant to perform solo when he made his debut on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. The Henley television presenter ...

GRAHAM BELL says he is nervous but excited about his making his first appearance on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. The Henley television ...

MARY Berry is to become a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours. The Henley resident and former judge on the Great British Bake ...

GRAHAM BELL is to appear as a contestant on Dancing on Ice. The Henley television presenter and former Olympic skier is about to start ...

A FORMER children’s entertainer is considering reviving her career after taking it back up during the coronavirus lockdown. Lili ...

A SINGER songwriter from Nettlebed is putting together a charity single to raise money for the NHS in memory of her father. Rebecca ...

ACTRESS and producer Penny Cole has died, aged 81. She had been fighting an autoimmune condition but lost her battle at the Royal ...

FOLLOWING the success of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody and, more recently, the Elton John story Rocketman, could George Harrison ...

SCULPTOR Clive Duncan has often featured in the pages of the Henley Standard for his artwork. Now the Shiplake artist has created a ...

THE Henley Toad Patrol had a special visitor on Tuesday night in the shape of Russell Brand. The comedian, who lives near Henley, ...

FANS of George Michael have been given the go-ahead to stage another celebration of his life in Goring. The parish council has told ...

PHILLIP SCHOFIELD shocked TV viewers by swearing live on air. The presenter of ITV’s This Morning, who lives in Fawley, was taking ...

DEBBIE McGEE has urged men and women to have regular check-ups after she was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. The radio ...

MARY BERRY watched little children make pizzas at a new cookery school in Henley. The television presenter and writer, who lives in ...

TELEVISION presenter Phillip Schofield handed out mince pies and festive treats as he filmed a new Christmas show at the Herb Farm in ...

TELEVISION presenter Simon Thomas opened a “quiet garden” created in memory of his late wife at Sonning Primary School. Mr Thomas cut ...