Tuesday, 21 October 2025

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TWO more town centre burglaries this week led to fresh calls for closed-circuit television in Henley — and the town being dubbed a ...

 

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TWO villages are bracing themselves for a second legal battle over plans for 110 homes on farmland near Henley. A High Court judge has ...

 

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THE future of Henley’s junior youth club looks decidedly brighter following last week’s report in the Henley Standard that the club ...

 

Hidden Henley

LOOKING down across the Hennerton Backwater, it’s easy to miss the public footpath access that leads across the fine grounds of ...

 

Sign of the times

TWO consecutive 500-capacity sell-outs at the marquee at Phyllis Court in Henley meant that at around 5.30pm on Friday there were two ...

 

Scone survey

RESIDENTS from Chilterns Court Care Centre in Henley have helped to settle the national debate over how to best eat a scone. A survey ...

 

Dahlias to last

ALTHOUGH we had more than 280 hours of sunshine according to Reading University, the weather statistics for Shiplake were what would ...

 

Tribute to Lily

A TRIBUTE has been written for “Lily the duck”, the inflatable duck which raised more than £60,000 for charity but was absent from ...

 

times 22

THE Mayor and his wife joked that they “like a full bush” when describing this year’s Henley market place’s Christmas tree. Councillor ...

 

Leonard Phillips diary 0109

A NINETY-year-old tennis player from Medmenham has won an international masters tennis championship against competitors in an age ...

 

Warm and dry

ALL readers will be aware that it has been a hot and dry summer but just how hot? With more than 200 hours of sunshine, maximum ...

 

Bear necessity

A COUPLE who run Henley Scan had their work cut out after they “teddy bear sat” a Henley shop over the weekend. Eva and Graham Rickett ...

 

Diary Mr Toad

In upsetting news for the woman inside the Mr Toad costume, the promotional pictures for a competition set up by Ace Places and the ...

 

Warmer month

TEMPERATURES were two degrees above the average in July, the mean maximum and minimum being 25.5C and 13.4C respectively. The highest ...

 

Sign of the times

CHEF Shaun Dickens, who runs Bistro at the Boathouse in Station Road, Henley, thought he had seen it all — that was until last Friday. ...

 

Pulling power

SPECTATORS giggled quietly as volunteers struggled to unveil a plaque at Goring and Streatley Station on Friday. Stephanie Bridle, ...

 

Easy to spot

THREE people were spotted with yellow arrows floating above their heads during Saturday night at Henley Festival. The symbol was ...

 

Catch of the day

NEIL Gunnell, of the Henley Trains rail user group, praised the majority of guests arriving to attend Henley Royal Regatta last week. ...

 

Hottest day record

WELL, has it been as hot as 1976? Three things are embedded in my mind for June of that year; the sea in the English Channel was ...

 

Witty librarian

ANYONE stopping by Henley’s recently re-opened library in Ravenscroft Road may be surprised to see image depictions of their book ...