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Firing ahead

07/08/23

Clockwise from above, Sammy Bell competing in the Southern Athletics League in Abingdon, Running the 100m against men in Tooting Bec and 2017 and with his parents Lincoln and Sarah Ball outside their home in Wargrave. At sports day in 2016. Running ...

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.

Artist friends stage joint exhibition... 30 years late

21/10/17

TWO artists who vowed to stage a joint exhibition in Henley more than 30 years ago have finally made good on their promise. Illustrator and painter Phill Burrows, of Reading Road, Henley, and photographer and graphic designer Michael Harris, who ...

New retained firefighter starts work

27/11/17

A NEW retained firefighter has joined closure-threatened Wargrave fire station. Neil Harling, 44, lives within two minutes of the station in Victoria Road. He underwent training over the summer and went on his first call-out earlier this month. ...

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 ...

'Difficult' decision over fire station's future

22/02/17

FIRE chiefs say they have to make “difficult” decisions to save money, which could include closing Wargrave fire station. The Royal Berkshire Fire Authority needs to save £2.4 million by 2020 and has suggested seven cost-saving measures, ...

Could you be a Firefighter in Wargrave?

22/05/17

Wargrave fire station is still appealing for locals to join as retained firefighters. The station in Victoria Road was spared from closure following a consultation by the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority last month but told it must ...

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 ...

House blaze being treated as arson

20/03/19

A BLAZE which destroyed a house in Gillotts Lane, Henley is being treated as arson. The property, which is understood to be empty, was engulfed in flames yesterday (Tuesday) and seven fire engines, including an aerial ladder ...

Fire station hosts taster day

18/06/15

Aspiring firefighters tried out different skills during an open day at Goring fire station.

Fire destroys Land Rover

18/02/17

A LAND Rover Defender was destroyed in a blaze in St Andrew’s Road, Henley last night (Friday) The vehicle, which the owner had recently fitted with new tyres and steps, caught alight at about 7pm. Her mother, who didn’t ...

Electrical fault at estate agents brings town to standstill

26/10/21

HEAVY traffic has formed in Henley this afternoon following an assumed electrical fault in the basement of an estate agents. Five fire engines from the Berkshire and Oxfordshire stations attended the incident at Savills ...

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 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 ...

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