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hurley fire 04/10
05/10/23
A VAN burst into flames in Hurley at about 7.30am on Wednesday. Traffic was held in both directions for about an hour while firefighters from Maidenhead brought the blaze in Henley Road under control. Pictures by Uwe Deffner.
Henley fire crews save Christmas
05/12/13
Henley's fire crews freed Santa from a chimney in their Living Advent Calendar comedy sketch.
What do you think of fire service?
13/08/18
RESIDENTS are being asked to respond to a consultation on the future of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The eight-week consultation on the authority’s draft corporate plan and integrated risk management plan will determine how the service ...
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 ...
Fire station hosts taster day
18/06/15
Aspiring firefighters tried out different skills during an open day at Goring fire station.
Fire drama in Henley town centre
25/04/13
Duke Street in Henley was blocked off by police while fire crews tackled a blaze above a shop this afternoon (April 25).
Fire crew plea
13/05/19
LOCALS are needed to serve as retained firefighters in Wargrave. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is recruiting on-call firefighters at its stations, including the one in Victoria Road. Anyone who wants to be a retained firefighter in ...
Homes evacuated as inferno destroys farmland
26/07/18
Firefighters battled a blaze which destroyed 20 hectares of arable land. The fire broke out this afternoon (Thursday) shortly after 1pm after farm machinery caught alight in the land off Shiplake Row. It quickly spread to an adjacent field ...
Firefighters encourage other people to join up
FIREFIGHTERS brought their fire engine into Henley market place as part of a recruitment drive. They handed out leaflets and discussed their role with passers-by as well as showing people the inside of the vehicle and their equipment. The ...
Festive fun with Henley firefighters
11/12/12
Fire crews from Henley station performed their version of The 12 Days of Christmas as part of the Living Advent Calendar.
Firefighters free inquisitive dog from fencing
29/05/17
A STUDENT has praised firefighters who rescued her dog after its head got stuck in metal fencing in a Henley pub garden. Marnie Spiers, 21, tried to free Immy, a seven-year-old Jack Russell-Bichon cross, herself but without success. It ...
Gardener dies in shed blaze
02/03/17
A WOMAN is in hospital with serious burns after a fire in which a man died. The victim of the blaze in a wooden garden shed in Gravel Hill, Henley, has been named locally as Mark Sayer, 43. He ran a landscape gardening business and is ...
Man rescued from toilet
16/01/17
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from a public toilet in Henley after the lock on the door broke. The crew from West Street fire station was called to the toilet in King’s Road car park on Thursday last week after the 19-year-old was ...
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