Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Delivering the news from Henley on Thames and South Oxfordshire for over 100 years
THE lock-keeper at Shiplake, Peter R Gough, his son Stephen and two other men were thanked by the coroner for South Oxfordshire Dr H A Pim for their efforts to save 25-year-old Donald Leggatt, a gardener, who was drowned near the lock when he fell...
ONE of Henley’s oldest and largest employers has axed 16 staff. Stuart Turner, a leading pump manufacturer, has been forced by the global financial crisis to cut its 101-strong workforce. The 102-year-old firm, known locally as “the pump people”,...
UP to 500 patients in the Henley area may have to wait months longer for surgery because the Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals in Reading have overspent their budget. Only urgent and emergency operations will be carried out at the hospitals and...
WE are pleased to announce that Rifleman Charlie Lewington, formerly of the Queen Victoria Rifles and now of the Civil Service Rifles, ...
IRVINE WELSH was looking forward to returning to Henley and sent an email to the festival confirming: “Yes, I’ll arrive on Sunday by ...
Dog owners, please think Sir, — The town of Henley-on-Thames is blessed by lungs all around it, the most prominent of which is ...
Sir, — I took this picture of an angler the other morning when the light was pretty good. I think it has caught the atmospheric ...
THE credit crunch was blamed for the closure of two well-known Henley businesses. The Henley Heritage TVR dealership, on the Fairview ...
A SECOND planning application to build the River & Rowing Museum at Mill Meadows in Henley was approved by South Oxfordshire District ...
THE 1st Henley troop of the Baden-Powell Scouts and Cubs held a harvest festival display at their headquarters. A good collection of ...
JOURNALIST Stephen Robinson was accompanied by his dog Truffle when he went to interview Les Hinton at the Henley Literary Festival. ...
Sir, — This picture of the River Thames was taken just downsteam from Benson lock/weir early one morning last week when Bisto the dog ...
A DEVELOPER was accused of encroaching on to a public bridleway while building new homes in Henley. Residents claimed the back garden ...
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GORING has been awarded its fourth gold in the Britain in Bloom competition. The village won the small town category for the Thames and Chilterns region in the annual contest run ... [more]
Councillors vow to fight expansion of waste plant
COUNCILLORS in Wargrave have vowed to oppose plans to extend the use of a waste depot in nearby Knowl Hill. Waste management company Grundon wants to prolong waste treatment and ... [more]
Davies finishes second in age group on England debut at Chester marathon
A GRANDMOTHER from Goring has spoken of her pride after running for England for the first time at the age of 59. Jane Davies completed the Chester Marathon in three hours, 22 ... [more]
Garage to move with support of residents
THE owner of a garage in Sonning Common has thanked the community for their support after he was granted planning permission to relocate. Gary Catt, who runs Mike Farina Garage in ... [more]
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