Saturday, 06 September 2025

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FOUR businesses in Henley have been awarded the maximum five-star hygiene rating following food safety inspections. They are Bistro at ...

 

Five-star pub for hygiene

A PUB in Wargrave has been awarded the maximum five star hygiene rating following a food safety inspection. The St George & Dragon in ...

 

Quiz and curry night raises £2,000 for school furniture

ABOUT 100 people attended a curry and quiz night in Wargrave to raise funds towards a new classroom at Robert Piggott Infant School. ...

 

Boy wins Junior Bake Off contest

A BOY from Emmer Green was crowned the winner of Junior Bake Off. Austin Edwards was awarded Britain’s best young baker on the Channel ...

 

Regatta raiser

A DISCO and bingo night will be held at Woodclyffe Hall on March 8 to raise funds for the Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta. There will be ...

 

Charvil village fete meeting

THE annual meeting for the Charvil village fete will be held at the Wee Waif pub in Old Bath Road on Tuesday at 8pm. Residents are ...

 

Diana Ross to open Henley Festival

DIANA ROSS will be among the headline acts at this year’s Henley Festival. The American singer and actress will perform on the ...

 

Gala dinner raises record £32,000 for cancer charity

A GALA dinner in aid of My Cancer My Choices in Charvil raised £32,000. About 230 people attended the event on Saturday evening at the ...

 

Church volunteers thrown thank-you party

VOLUNTEERS from two churches in the Henley area attended an annual thank you meal. About 25 people attended the event at the Chantry ...

 

‘London-style’ gastropub opens doors

A FORMER Mexican restaurant in Henley has been given a new lease of life as a small plates restaurant and pub. The Duke, which is on ...

 

Turkey winner surprised by call up

THE winner of this year’s turkey competition had almost forgotten they’d been entered. Jerry Hargreaves, of Sonning Common, and his ...

 

More coffee

A NEW sandwich and coffee shop opened in Henley on Monday. Pret a Manger has taken over the former Planet Organic store in Market ...

 

Cafe to close

A CAFÉ at Henley station is to close after two years due to rising costs. Buddy’s Breakfast and Burgers, which is run by Charlie Beech,...

 

Artisan market to open with chalet-style huts

A NEW Christmas market will be held in Henley from Tuesday. Henley Town Council has collaborated with The Creative Duck to host 10 ...

 

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 ...

 

New menu

THE restaurant at the Mill at Sonning will switch from its usual buffet service to British à la carte after 43 years. The announcement ...

 

Where and when to see organised firework displays

THE Friends of Pangbourne Primary School fireworks display will take place tomorrow (Saturday) in Kennedy Drive. There will be a ...

 

School fair

A CHRISTMAS fair will be held at Robert Piggott Junior School on November 30 from 1pm to 4pm. There will be a Santa’s grotto, stalls, ...

 

‘We will miss her beautiful smile’

A WOMAN who co-owned a café in Henley has lost her fight against cancer. Sandra Cunningham, who ran Spoon in Duke Street with her ...

 

First orders

THE Traveller’s Rest pub in Caversham will re-open on Monday under new management. The pub, which is owned by Henley pub company ...