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Countess visits air medics' Benson base

14/05/15

The Countess of Wessex visited RAF Benson to see the Thames Valley Air Ambulance's upgraded base.

Burst water main floods basement

17/11/17

A BURST water main flooded the basement of a home in Upper Market Place, Henley this morning (Friday). Three fire engines were called to the street and electricity to nearby homes and business was turned off while water was pumped from the property. ...

£12,000 for rescue volunteers

07/01/19

ALMOST £12,000 has been awarded to Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue, which is based in Henley. The money from the Government will help the organisation continue to search for vulnerable people who go missing. The volunteers also help out after ...

Fire station's future more uncertain

13/04/17

THE future of Wargrave fire station appears more uncertain following public consultation on cuts to be made by the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority. The retained station in Victoria Road may be closed under proposals to save £2.4million across the ...

Police shut road near Henley

24/05/17

A ROAD on Henley's outskirts was shut by police yesterday morning (Tuesday, May 24) after a car lost control and crashed into a hedge. A section of Harspden Way between Henley Golf Club and the junction with Chalk Hill was coned off following ...

Minister for policing and the fire service visits centre

13/03/17

Brandon Lewis, visited the Police Rehabilitation Centre at Flint House in Goring. He spoke with staff and met patients as well as touring the facilities at the centre, which helps serving and retired police officers who are sick or injured ...

Police and crime plan

03/04/17

THAMES Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld has launched his new five-year Police and Crime Plan. The document sets out the priorities for the police and other crime reduction organisations. It consists of five strategic ...

Man dies in Henley workshop blaze

28/02/17

A MAN has died in a blaze at a workshop in Henley. A spokesman for the South Central Ambulance Service said the 43-year-old had been trapped in the building off Gravel Hill on Monday afternoon. He said: “We sent an ambulance and the air ...

Fire causes evacuation of Henley supermarket

10/09/17

SHOPPERS and staff were evacuated from Tesco in Henley after an electrical fire started at the supermarket this afternoon (Sunday). Firefighters were called at 3pm and two engines from Reading, as well as appliances from Maidenhead and ...

Dog gets stuck in cat flap

18/01/16

THIS is Narla, the dog that thought she was a cat! The 15-month-old Bernese mountain dog got stuck in the cat flap at her home in Northend and firefighters had to be called in to free her. They used a hacksaw blade to cut off the cat ...

Good call

13/03/17

Rob Wilson visited Caversham Road fire station in Reading to learn more about the work that the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service does in the community. The Reading East MP met the green watch crew and was shown around the ...

Fire station saved from axe for at least one more year

20/04/17

WARGRAVE fire station will remain open for at least another year but staff availability must improve to guarantee its long-term future. The retained station in Victoria Road was one of those at risk of closure following a ...

Pair injured in Sonning collision

21/04/17

AN elderly woman was one of two people taken to hospital after a crash at Sonning Bridge. A Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Polo collided, leaving one vehicle on its roof. The emergency services attended the incident, ...

Man, 91, suffers burns in blaze escape

06/11/17

A 91-YEAR-OLD man suffered burns to his face and legs when a fire ripped through his bungalow in Benson. He was alerted to the blaze at his home in Crown Lane on Friday morning when he heard his smoke alarm sounding. ...

Sawmill owner counts the cost of fire which destroyed uninsured equipment

09/11/17

A TRACTOR and afirewood processor worth tens of thousands of pounds were destroyed in a fire at a sawmill. The blaze at Mackrory & Sons in Nettlebed happened at about 1.30pm on Monday. It is thought to have been ...

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