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Golf course damaged by bikes
21/02/21
A GOLF course in Henley has been significantly damaged by a quad bike and two motocross bikes. Individuals drove across Henley Golf Course in Harpsden yesterday (February 20) on a blue quad bike and two orange motocross bikes wearing motocross style ...
No on-street parking space left, says Mayor
08/02/21
A POLICY designed to ensure new developments have sufficient car parking spaces could be included in the revised Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan. Mayor Ken Arlett said that on-street parking space in Henley town centre was already ...
Neighbourhood plan survey delayed again
A SURVEY to gauge how many new homes might be needed in Henley and Harpsden has been extended until Monday. It is being conducted by Henley Town Council to help it revise the parishes’ joint neighbourhood plan, which will earmark sites ...
Exhibition of sites to be in housing plan
21/12/20
AN exhibition on the proposed development sites to be included in the joint Henley and Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan is due to be held early next year. The two councils have provisionally chosen the first weekend in February in the hope ...
Question over care home land
21/08/17
A COMMITTEE overseeing the implementation of the joint Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan has questioned when the site of a former care home will be sold. The land off Greys Road, Henley, is owned by Oxfordshire County Council ...
Porkers
04/12/17
THE children at Harpsden Pre School were thrilled when some four-week-old piglets from Oak Farm, Harpsden, paid them a visit. Pictured are Sam and Lou Austin, from Oak Farm, with some of the children.
Neighbouring parish won’t give £10,000 towards plan rewrite
27/05/19
HARPSDEN Parish Council is refusing to contribute £10,000 towards updating its joint neighbourhood plan with Henley. The town council has requested the sum on several occasions as the document, which passed a referendum in 2016, ...
Climbing high
04/07/16
Children, parents and staff at Harpsden Pre-School embarked on their annual sponsored Drawback Hill Challenge just before half- term. Despite chilly temperatures and pouring rain, everyone managed to climb the hill, although ...
World Book Day: Harpsden Pre-School
13/03/17
CHILDREN from Harpsden Pre-School dressed as knights, a dinosaur, a witch, a witch's cat, Batman, Cinderella and a polar bear for World Book Day. There also came dressed as a parrot, an elephant, Elsa from the film Frozen, ...
New local speed signs
24/07/17
ROAD signs have been installed in Harpsden and Shiplake to prevent speeding. Police erected the “20 is Plenty” signs in the village following complaints from residents. They also carried out speed audits and have issued ...
Eighties party
03/04/17
AN Eighties-themed party in aid of Henley youth and community project Nomad will be held at Harpsden village hall next Saturday from 7.30pm to 11.30pm. There will be a live band, DJ, food and drink and a raffle. ...
Councillor claims planning group hijacked
26/06/17
THE former chairman of an action group for the joint Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan says it has been “hijacked” by the town council. Dieter Hinke says the neighbourhood plan committee, formerly known as ...
Hose turn is it?
Children and staff from Harpsden Pre-School enjoyed a visit from Henley’s fire engine and crew. The children took it in turns to sit in the cab, try on the firefighters’ helmets and use the hoses. The ...
New housing target ‘may have been met already’
09/11/20
HENLEY may not have to earmark additional land for a likely increase in its housing target, it has been claimed. David Whitehead, who is helping the town council to update its joint neighbourhood ...
Tree felling required to conserve protected woodland
25/05/20
A NEW five-year conservation management plan for protected woodland in Harpsden has been drawn up. Harpsden and Peveril Woods, which covers more than 46 acres, is owned and managed by the ...
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