Saturday, 06 September 2025

Bruno Giamattei is the owner of Marc Antoni hair salon in Hart Street, Henley. He has run the business for the last 41 years. It was founded by his father in Reading in 1966 and where Bruno worked before training at Alan International in London. The...
Overnight stays and interior design advice

Overnight stays and interior design advice

BEN Murphy is the owner of Hosting Holidays in Bell Street, Henley, which celebrates its seventh anniversary in October. He lives in the town centre and, outside of work, he enjoys cooking, staying active and hiking in the Chilterns. Describe your...
Still wine maker who works in small batches

Still wine maker who works in small batches

JAMES Townsend is assistant winemaker at Harrow & Hope, Marlow, and has recently set up Leornian Wines. He attended the English Sparkling Wine Festival in Market Place, Henley, last month and has lived in Henley, Maidenhead and Windsor in the last...
Publican who has increased his pub portfolio

Publican who has increased his pub portfolio

TED Docherty is the tenant of the Little Angel Pub in Remenham, near Henley. He also runs the Crown in Playhatch and the White Hart in Nettlebed. The Little Angel recently re-opened under his management after renovations. He has lived in Emmer Green...
Podcast creator who meets people behind AI

Podcast creator who meets people behind AI

IAN Smith is the founder of Baseline, which works with artificial intelligence to reshape businesses, government and society itself. He lives in Henley with three children, is a supporter of the Henley Hawks and is a coach at AFC Henley. Describe...

Butcher and restaurateur are pub partners

Butcher and restaurateur are pub partners

NIGEL Sutcliffe and Barry Wagner are the new proprietors of the Three Tuns pub in Market Place, Henley. Nigel is the owner of the ...

Jaspinder Kaur —inventor of wellbeing products

Jaspinder Kaur —inventor of wellbeing products

JASPINDER Kaur is the founder of Naad Organics and has had a pitch at the Henley market every Thursday for the last three years. The ...

Caroline Hill — manager of KubuSpa, Henley

Caroline Hill — manager of KubuSpa, Henley

CAROLINE Hill is the manager of KubuSpa in Bell Street, Henley. Married to Peter Hill for 32 years, she has two children Charlee and ...

Henry Day — founder of Henley Pub Co

Henry Day — founder of Henley Pub Co

HENRY Day is the founder and owner of Henley Pub Co, which recently opened The Duke pub and restaurant in Duke Street, Henley. Henry ...

Punam Denley — solicitor, mediator and lawyer

PUNAM Denley is partner, solicitor, mediator and collaborative lawyer at Blanchards Law based in the Market Place, Henley. Married to ...

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 ...

Let's get down to business: Peter Baldwin

Let's get down to business: Peter Baldwin

PETER Baldwin is the founder and managing director of Tranquillity Pet Cremation, which offers compassionate, personalised and ...

Let's Get Down To Business: Kate Waddington

Let's Get Down To Business: Kate Waddington

KATE Waddington is a farmer in Fawley, where she has lived all her life. Describe your business I’m a sheep farmer and I breed a few ...

Let’s Get Down to Business: John Swift

Let’s Get Down to Business: John Swift

Describe your business Lawlor’s is a small craft bakery. How many people does it employ? We have about 11 staff working full and ...

Let’s Get Down To Business: Alice Strange

Let’s Get Down To Business: Alice Strange

ALICE Strange, 35, is an award-winning luxury event florist from London, who has just moved to Market Place, Henley. She creates and ...

Let's Get Down To Business: John Swift

Let's Get Down To Business: John Swift

JOHN Swift, 45, has recently taken over as the proprietor of Lawlor’s the Bakers, which has been baking bread in Henley since 1948. ...

Your Letters

Bridge over travel worry Sir, I was very interested to read in the Henley Standard dated January 17 a report of a debate in Parliament ...

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APPLICATIONS for Eco Soco’s annual tree give-away will open in September. Each year, the environmental group teams up with Community Action Groups Oxfordshire to give away free ... [more]

 

A MEETING of the Peppard WI on Wednesday, September 10, at the hall in Gallowstree Road at 2pm, will hear a talk by Hannah Bignall, on flower arranging. Details at: Stephanie.... [more]

 

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PLANS to build nine new homes in Sonning Common have been approved. Reading-based developer Elegant Homes will build the mix of detached and semi-detached homes on 0.88ha of ... [more]

 

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