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Calls renewed for Greys Road crossing
05/11/12
Parents and staff at Henley's Sacred Heart Primary School are still campaigning for a crossing on Greys Road after five years.
Driver checks
29/09/14
SIXTY-NINE drivers were pulled over by police carrying out spots checks in Henley Road, Caversham, on Wednesday last week. Eight drivers had their cars seized, two for having no insurance, two for no tax and four for no licence. Fourteen fixed ...
Call for removal of ‘robot’ cameras
13/10/14
RESIDENTS have protested at the installation of surveillance cameras at Shiplake level crossing. Three petitions have gathered more than 200 signatures calling on Network Rail to reduce the size of the two orange machines or take them away ...
Police checks fail to catch rogue lorries
23/06/14
POLICE checks have failed to catch lorry drivers who pass through Watlington illegally. Sgt Steve Hookham told a meeting called to discuss the problem at the town pavilion on Friday that two recent sweeps had not resulted in enforcement ...
Speed check
11/08/14
A TRAFFIC speed survey is being carried out in Victoria Road, Wargrave, by Wokingham Borough Council. Cables will record the number of passing vehicles and what speed they are doing.
Don't be conned, says consumer champion
20/03/17
TV consumer champion Matt Allwright hosted a talk in Wargrave about how to avoid con artists. Allwright, best known for his work on the BBC’s Watchdog and Rogue Traders programmes, spoke to more than 200 people at the Piggott School in ...
Road safety crackdown at Shiplake crossing
05/12/12
Police will be keeping an eye on Shiplake's level crossing to catch drivers who ignore the warning lights.
Restaurant criticised again over food store
12/06/17
A RESTAURANT in Henley has again come under fire over its attempt to secure retrospective planning permission for a food store. Cafe Le Raj in Reading Road installed the white uPVC-clad store at the back of its premises before ...
Village's festive torchlit parade cancelled amid safety concerns
24/09/17
AN annual festive torchlight parade has been cancelled for health and safety reasons. Thousands of people take part in the event in Goring every Christmas Eve, marching along the village high street and over the bridge into ...
Restaurateur fined for serving undercooked food
12/05/17
A RESTAURATEUR has been ordered to pay almost £10,000 after serving undercooked food. Stephen Luscombe, who runs the Golden Ball in Lower Assendon, admitted serving undercooked calves’ liver in 2015. Two diners suffered ...
Man rescues boat trio
31/08/17
A MAN has told how he pulled three people out of the River Thames in Henley after their boat capsized. Ross Ashcroft was moored near Singers Park in Thames Side when his wife Megan spotted that the day boat was ...
Chef fined for breach of food safety rule
18/05/17
A RESTAURANT chef who was fined more than £4,000 for serving customers unsafe food has said it was a “one-off”. Stephen Luscombe, who runs the Golden Ball in Lower Assendon, admitted serving undercooked ...
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