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Cellist’s Bohemian rhapsody
26/05/15
A WORLD-class cellist will join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the final concert of the Hexagon’s 2014-15 season. Natalie Clein will deliver a programme of Smetana, Dvorak and Rimsky-Korsakov tomorrow (Saturday, 7.30pm), with the first half ...
Bank holiday rail strike called off
21/05/15
A STRIKE that was supposed to take place on the national railway network after the bank holiday weekend was called off this afternoon (Thursday). Members of the RMT and TSSA trade unions have suspended the planned action after receiving a new ...
So wrong it's right!
19/05/15
THE funniest thing I?ve ever seen on stage was The Play That Goes Wrong. It was voted the 2014 Whatsonstage Best New Comedy and the award-winning Mischief Theatre Company behind it is back with Peter Pan Goes Wrong, at Theatre Royal Windsor ...
Bucks Fizz uncork new face for tour
18/05/15
SOME people view the glass as half empty but optimistic fans of the Eighties super group can see Bucks Fizz three-quarters full. Original band members Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston will be joined by special guest Bobby McVay at ...
My first priority is Townlands - Howell
08/05/15
JOHN HOWELL says his first job now he has been re-elected as MP for Henley is to ensure a ?good outcome? for Townlands Hospital. The Conservative retained his seat this morning (Friday) with a majority of more than 25,000 votes, the ...
Parking ban plan
05/05/15
A ROAD in Peppard could have single yellow lines added to prevent parking. The lines would be on both sides of Butlers Yard from the junction with Blounts Court Road to as far as the houses. Oxfordshire County Council has agreed ...
New goldsmith at Lawsons
AFTER 15 years at Lawsons Chris Brown has decided it is time to retire. We now have a new goldsmith called Jaco Jordaan. Jaco (pronounced “Yaco”) has had his own  shop in George, on the Garden route in South Africa for the ...
Youth side to play Kite’s final match of season
THE last match of the season for Henley Town teams is scheduled for Tuesday evening, when the youth team travel to Reading Town Youth for a league fixture, kick-off 7.45 p.m. The Sunday team failed to gain a point in their ...
Abingdon have no answer to hosts
HENLEY U16s eased to a comfortable victory against Abingdon at Dry Leas in their final match of the season. Back in December Henley narrowly lost their only match of the season to Abingdon in a match that saw them field ...
Rosehill coach quits
ABBEY Rugby Club’s head coach Russell Bolton has stepped down from his post. Although Bolton had a tough first season with the first team squad he bounced back with promotion back to Southern Counties at first attempt ...
Charity dance
A CHARITY danceathon will be held at the Milestone Sports Centre in Caversham Park Village on Sunday, May 17. There will be hour-long sessions of line dancing, the Charleston, street dancing and uptown funk. The ...
Aldermaston deprive hosts of final spot
HOSTS Woodcote/Stoke Row, who have appeared in the Berkshire Trophy Centre Senior Cup final for five years running, will not be at Madejski Stadium this time around after going down to a 3-1 home defeat against ...
Caversham Heath’s new captains drive in
THIS year’s new Caversham Heath captains â?? Danny Dover and Jane Weller â?? drove into office at the weekend in the annual captain’s drive-in competition. A field of 72 competitors then took part in a Texas ...
Signs put up in village to deter burglars
SIGNS have been put up warning burglars they are likely to be caught if they steal from homes in Whitchurch. More than 80 per cent of residents have painted their possessions with SmartWater, a substance ...
Drains drama
11/05/15
A SHOP in Henley was forced to close for almost an hour for emergency maintenance work. M&Co in Bell Street shut at about 10am on Thursday last week so the drains underneath the store could be cleared. ...
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