Saturday, 06 September 2025
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One Elle of a show, but there's even more beneath the surface
28/09/17
Legally Blonde | Wycombe Swan | Monday, September 25 THE songs come thick and fast, the action and scene changes are slick and and near faultless. But what drives on Legally Blonde is the steady stream of wit and irony in the lyrics. At times it’s ...
Cygnet killed in suspected dog attack by river towpath
01/06/17
A NEWLY-hatched cygnet was killed in a suspected dog attack by the Thames near Henley. A member of the public found the creature severely injured by the towpath on the Berkshire side of the river opposite Fawley Meadows while out walking on ...
Swans and cygnets removed from river
22/06/17
SWANS and cygnets have been removed from the River Thames ready for the start of Henley Royal Regatta on Wednesday. David Barber, the Queen’s Swan Marker, removed the birds from the Henley Reach with the assistance of swan uppers from the ...
Swan population on the up with more cygnets on river
22/07/17
THE Henley area’s swan population continues to increase after years of decline, say the men tasked with the official count. A total of 18 birds were found between Hambleden Lock and Mill Meadows in Henley during this year’s swan-upping ...
Your letters
09/10/23
Fight for beds (again) After reading your front page headline “NHS short stay care beds axed” (Standard, September 29), I felt heartily sick that once again the axing of NHS beds hangs like the Sword of Damocles over Henley and its ...
Bird flu outbreaks ‘getting worse’, says swan marker
14/04/25
THE King’s Swan Marker has described avian influenza as becoming “more of a problem than it has ever been”. David Barber leads representatives of the Crown and the Vintners’ and Dyers’ Livery Companies to carry out a census of the ...
Glitter, glamour, gaiety and even good jokes in seasonal favourite
14/12/23
THIS winter warmer of a pantomime hit all the right notes with moments of hilarity, terrible (and terribly good) jokes, pathos and happiness. The story follows beautiful Belle as she meets the mysterious and cursed Beast, who is ...
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