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Result of David Silvester investigation due

22/08/14

THE result of an investigation into comments made by a Henley town councillor that the legislation of gay marriage was to blame for flooding and storms is due to be made public this week. David Silvester was widely condemned after his remarks, made ...

Pressure group chairman co-opted to parish

27/05/14

WATLINGTON has welcomed its newest parish councillor. Keith Lovelace, the chairman of campaign group WATNEXT, was co-opted on to the council on Tuesday last week. Mr Lovelace, who lives in Howe Road after moving to the town in 2012, missed out on ...

Small talk

27/05/14

NEVER let it be said that politicians take themselves too seriously. Henley MP John Howell proved this while attending Benson’s annual parish meeting. Parish councillor Dave Rushton thanked him for putting “his weight” behind efforts to solve ...

No action to be taken against David Silvester

22/08/14

NO action is to be taken against a Henley town councillor who blamed flooding and storms on the legislation of gay marriage. An investigation was carried by South Oxfordshire District Council into comments made by David Silvester in a letter ...

Busy year for Henley Mayor

06/05/14

HENLEY Mayor Stefan Gawrysiak says he must be hard-working as he has featured in the Standard in 49 weeks of his year in office — so far. He has 10 days to go before handing over the chain of office.

Councillor becomes deputy

27/10/14

WATLINGTON councillor Angie Paterson has been made deputy leader of South Oxfordshire District Council. She has taken up the role following the election of new leader John Cotton in place of Ann Ducker, from Goring, who died last month ...

I’ve no regrets says Silvester

01/09/14

A HENLEY councillor who blamed flooding and storms on the legalisation of gay marriage says he is still not sorry after learning that no disciplinary action will be taken against him. David Silvester said his only regret was the ...

Result of gay row councillor probe due

26/08/14

THE result of an investigation into comments made by a Henley town councillor that the legislation of gay marriage was to blame for flooding and storms is due to be made public this week. David Silvester was widely condemned ...

Cheers and jeers from the public gallery

10/02/14

IT did not carry the usual feel of a Henley Town Council meeting but then it was an extraordinary one. For a start, the usual half a dozen attendees in the public gallery were replaced by about 40 people. Even residents of ...

Deputy mayor cancer scare

03/03/14

THE deputy mayor of Henley has talked publicly for the first time about the cancer scare which kept him off work for months. Martin Akehurst, 65, has just returned to civic duties after being diagnosed with a tumour on an ...

Suspended UKIP councillor to stay on

27/01/14

A HENLEY town councillor has refused to resign or apologise after blaming the recent floods on the legalisation of gay marriage. David Silvester, 73, has been widely condemned for calling the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) ...

Vandalism at home of gay row councillor

03/02/14

VANDALS who targeted the home of beleaguered councillor David Silvester have been condemned by police. Three youngsters threw eggs at the house in Luker Avenue, Henley, and hung a gay pride banner on the wall. It ...

The talk of Twitter

27/01/14

DAVID SILVESTER was the hot topic on social media at the weekend. His name was trending on Twitter on Saturday, with celebrities joining the debate, and photographs of his letter to the Henley Standard were ...

I’m sorry but won’t quit, says councillor

10/02/14

HENLEY town councillor David Silvester has apologised for upsetting the gay community after blaming the floods on the same-sex marriage laws. But he refused to resign at an extraordinary meeting of the ...

Mowing money

24/02/14

DAVID BARTHOLOMEW, who represents the Sonning Common ward on Oxfordshire County Council, has allocated some of his community budget towards the primary school so it can carry out extra mowing on the ...

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