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Tributes paid to Peppard crash victim
13/07/21
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “gentle soul” who was killed in a suspected hit and run crash. Kam Hulait, of Greys Road in Henley, was found dead with severe injuries on Wyfold Lane in Peppard Common at about 6.30am on Sunday last week. Police believe ...
Legendary entertainer Kenny Lynch passes away aged 81
18/12/19
ENTERTAINER Kenny Lynch has died aged 81. The actor and singer, who lived in Nettlebed, passed away in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). The news was shared by his two children, Amy and Bobby, who shared several photographs of him on ...
Driver jailed over ex-footballer's death in crash
05/04/19
A MAN has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for causing the death of an ex-footballer following a crash in Sonning Common. Alexander Clarke admitted causing the death of Billy Seymour by dangerous driving and driving while disqualified at ...
Councillor dies at 86
14/04/14
A BENSON parish councillor, who served the community continuously for more than 40 years, has died. Donald Fletcher, 86, of Westfield Road, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on Friday. Cllr Fletcher, a former teacher at Fir Tree ...
Funeral for former Henley mayor Tony Lane
01/04/14
EIGHTY mourners attended the funeral service of former Henley mayor Tony Lane today. The cobbler, who lived at the Acacia Lodge care home in Quebec Road, died last month at Royal Berkshire Hospital. He was 87. As one of his last wishes, ...
Service for bereaved
10/03/14
A SPECIAL service for anyone who has lost a child at any age is to be held St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Medmenham. Footprints: A Service of Remembrance will take place on Friday, March 28 at 7.30pm to coincide with Mother’s Day ...
Memorial seat
29/09/14
A NEW bench has been installed in front of Goring village hall. It was donated by Diana Monk, of High Street, in memory of her husband Dr James Monk. Dr Monk, who died aged 98 in May, was a GP in the village from 1947 until his ...
Body found in search for missing pensioner
20/04/18
POLICE have recovered a body, believed to be that of pensioner Frederick Lawson, from the River Thames at Shiplake today (Friday). Mr Lawson, 82, of Mill Lane, Shiplake, was reported missing on April 4. He is believed to have ...
Tony Lane funeral
31/03/14
THE funeral of former Henley mayor Tony Lane will take place on Tuesday. His coffin will be paraded through the town in a horse-drawn carriage before a noon service at St Mary’s Church in Hart Street. The cortege will start ...
Vince Hill ""wrecked"" by son’s sudden death
30/01/14
VETERAN singer Vince Hill says he has been left wrecked by the death of his son. Athol Hill, 42, was found dead at the home of his former partner on Tuesday. Paramedics were called and an air ambulance was sent but he ...
Pathway to peace
02/06/14
ONE of Tony Lane’s final wishes was to have his ashes interred next to singer Dusty Springfield at St Mary’s Church in Henley. The funeral for the record-breaking town mayor took place at the church last month. But his ...
Memorial service
10/02/14
A MEMORIAL service for Athol Hill will take place at Henley town hall on Thursday. His father, veteran singer Vince Hill, said friends and well-wishers would be welcome to attend the service, which will begin at 1....
Family’s farewell to Bomber Command hero
27/10/14
THE theme from The Dam Busters was played at the funeral of a Bomber Command veteran from Henley. Alan Potter, who lived at the Chilterns End care home in Greys Road, died on Wednesday last week, 10 days before ...
Man dies in collision with car on driveway
22/09/14
AN elderly man was killed when he was involved in a collision with a car on a driveway in Henley. Phil Ramsell, 77, of Wharfe Lane, Henley, was declared dead at the scene of the accident, which happened in ...
Crash victim had cocaine in his blood
17/03/14
A MAN who died when his motorbike collided with a Post Office van in Henley had traces of cocaine in his blood, an inquest heard. Michael Jiggens, 41, of Memorial Avenue, Shiplake, died at the scene of ...
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