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Meet one of Henley's Top Dogs!

09/05/14

The owner of Rory, a rescue collie who won Top Dog last year, is encouraging people to put their pets forward.

Henley fire crews save Christmas

05/12/13

Henley's fire crews freed Santa from a chimney in their Living Advent Calendar comedy sketch.

£12,000 for rescue volunteers

07/01/19

ALMOST £12,000 has been awarded to Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue, which is based in Henley. The money from the Government will help the organisation continue to search for vulnerable people who go missing. The volunteers also help out after ...

'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, three of ...

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 improve in the ...

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 platform, and ...

Fire station hosts taster day

18/06/15

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

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 from Maidenhead and ...

Dog gets stuck in cat flap

18/01/16

THIS is Narla, the dog that thought she was a cat! The 15-month-old Bernese mountain dog got stuck in the cat flap at her home in Northend and firefighters had to be called in to free her. They used a hacksaw blade to cut off the cat ...

Good call

13/03/17

Rob Wilson visited Caversham Road fire station in Reading to learn more about the work that the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service does in the community. The Reading East MP met the green watch crew and was shown around the ...

Thirty firefighters tackle Henley blaze

24/09/15

Thirty firefighters were called to a blaze at a house at Henley's Fair Mile cemetery.

Search for missing man enters third day

05/04/18

A SEARCH operation for a man reported missing in Shiplake has entered its third day. Frederick Lawson is 82 and lives in the village. He is 5ft 10in tall and described as slim with grey hair and was last seen wearing trousers, ...

Man, 91, suffers burns in blaze escape

06/11/17

A 91-YEAR-OLD man suffered burns to his face and legs when a fire ripped through his bungalow in Benson. He was alerted to the blaze at his home in Crown Lane on Friday morning when he heard his smoke alarm sounding. He was ...

Firefighters break into house to put out kitchen fire

12/07/17

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a kitchen fire in Caversham after a mother and daughter fell asleep with food cooking on the hob. There was no response when the firefighters banged on the door at the house in Mayfield Drive, ...

Couple escape as blaze rips through shop next to home

13/04/17

A COUPLE’S business and home were wrecked when a fire ripped through a building in Watlington town centre. The blaze broke out at DG Homecare in High Street on Friday evening while Derek and Glennys Starling were at ...

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