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Bespoke bathroom adaptations for better mobility

JUST like the family that runs it, AHM Installations is a business that won’t falter under pressure. Set up 18 years ago by Julie and Simon Symcox, the business began selling quality mobility scooters and stairlifts to those in need. When enquires...

New model is real head-turner

THE all-new Peugeot 508 SW was unveiled to acclaim at the Paris Motor Show and became available to buy in Britain from the beginning of this year. Part of that universal praise for this car has to be its looks. This handsome design employs new,...

Almost 10,000 holidaymakers forget where they had parked

HONK if you’ve forgotten where you left your car. With the holiday season in full swing, new research suggests nearly 50,000 drivers across Britain and Ireland are likely to forget where they parked their car at the airport this summer. According to...

Get closer to nature with this award-winning riverside retreat

AN award-winning house on steel stilts is on the market at £2.625 million. Cherry Eyot, on the watery banks of the River Loddon and St Patrick’s Stream, was crowned the best remodelled house in Britain in the 2006 Grand Designs Awards. Modernist John...

Shortage of homes coming on the market

A SURVEY by the Residential Market Survey from The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in July has revealed a rise in buyer enquiries in London’s housing market, although sales and price expectations continued to fall. The region’s lettings...

Renovated pub is now a substantial family home

THE road from Henley to Sonning Common, between Rotherfield Greys and Gallowstree Common, takes you through an area of countryside and ...

Don’t underestimate importance of spinal curves

YOUR spine is made up of a series of interconnected bones, each on top of the other. Besides serving as a means to support the weight ...

New Škoda SUV’s a GTi in disguise

ONCE upon a time there was a rather nippy Škoda that some said was a 4x4 GTi in disguise. Unfortunately, the charmingly named Škoda ...

Try a free Pilates taster and develop the bond between mind and muscle

PILATES ABC Henley would be delighted to meet you at a free taster group matwork session so you can experience the benefits for ...

Thirty is average age of adulthood

PRICE comparison website Moneysupermarket has reported that 30 is the average age at which people in Britain arrive at adulthood — as ...

Riverside apartment with view of the regatta course is to rent

A ONE-BEDROOM apartment on the stretch of road that runs along the river between the end of New Street and Henley Bridge has become ...

UK house prices point to North-South divide

UK house prices rose by 2.2 per cent during the second quarter of the year, according to the Halifax. Compared to the same period in ...

Growth in house prices has improved this year

HOUSE prices in the UK are continuing to rise, according to the latest figures from the Halifax House Price Index. The report shows ...

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Wargrave townhouses and apartments are ready to go

ASTON Gate is a new development of 10 homes in the centre of Wargrave. Two have already been sold, leaving four apartments and four ...

New executive saloon does away with diesel

THE Volvo S60 has shrugged off its somewhat worthy past image to produce a super smart new generation of a car that will easily ...

Georgian homes voted most architecturally desirable

GEORGIAN homes have been voted the most architecturally desirable property style in the UK, in a new poll commissioned by Anglian ...

New housing minister appointed in reshuffle

ROBERT Jenrick MP has been appointed secretary of state for housing, communities and local government in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet. ...

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Historic wall demolished unlawfully for filming of Charlize Theron thriller

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Chocolate shop wins award for original flavoured treat

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Young vandals apologise after being caught on camera

A GANG of youths was captured on CCTV vandalising a house in Sonning Common. Police said windows were smashed during the incident last month but no arrests had been made. The six ... [more]

Election high alert

DOES John Howell know something we don’t? A Goring resident says the Henley MP was out canvassing on doorsteps in the village earlier this month. My source says: “He said he is ... [more]