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Council meter readings automated
08/08/22
HENLEY Town Council is to spend £10,500 on the installation of automatic readers for all its utility meters. It says the move will provide benefits in line with the council’s decision to declare a climate emergency in 2020. A report by deputy town ...
£7,000 grants for groups and events passed
21/03/22
ALMOST £7,000 in grants has been awarded by Henley Town Council to community organisations and events. Members of the council’s finance committee approved seven applications for funding and rejected three. Henley Choral Society was awarded £2,500 ...
Mother calls for closure of skate park
06/10/14
A MOTHER has called for the Henley skate park to be closed completely after her young son broke out in a rash from playing on the ramps. Kelly Goodall, 38, took four-year-old Bailey, her other son Bradley, 11, and six-year-old Leon Hutton, a ...
Meet Henley's town centre manager
16/10/12
Following a successful first six months, Henley's new town centre manager Peter McConnell explains his plans to keep the town thriving.
Visitors get creative on shopfront
28/06/14
RESIDENTS and visitors are being asked to create art in Henley town centre. A giant chalkboard has been erected at the former Blockbuster store in Market Place for people to doodle messages and pictures. It is part of a window-dressing ...
Entrance signs could have Bled link added
SIX entrance signs to Henley are to be redesigned to mark the twinning agreement with Bled in Slovenia. Henley Town Council has agreed to pay £500 for new designs that include Bled and its crest. The work will be carried out by ...
Councillor and trader calls mini-Christmas trees ‘silly’
29/09/14
HENLEY’S Christmas trees scheme has been criticised by a town councillor. Joan Bland called the mini trees “silly” and said the town should follow the example of Marlow when it came to Christmas decorations. Each year, shops ...
Ice cream seller in licence scoop after rethink on site lease
A FAMILY which has sold ice cream in Henley for more than 35 years has been reassured that its trade is safe. Henley Town Council has decided not to consider awarding the Battistas’ trading licence to another vendor. ...
Council cautious over new triathlon
PLANS for a new three-day triathlon in Henley are to be scrutinised by the town council. It has agreed to set up a working group to meet organiser Jeremy Laming before deciding whether he can use council land. Mr ...
Bat survey for Mill Meadows
16/06/14
A BAT survey is set to be carried out in Mill Meadows in Henley over the summer. Henley Wildlife Group has offered to contribute up to £300 towards the cost of the survey and the town council is to consider ...
Deep clean
02/06/14
A LARGER area of Henley town centre than normal is to be given a deep clean. Councillors have agreed to extend the area to include Reading Road, from Duke Street to Station Road, the top half of Friday ...
Continental markets are not the real thing, say councillors
27/05/14
MARKETS in Henley have an adverse effect on trade in the town, retailers have said. Traders have raised concerns about the Continental-style markets which take place four times a year during weekends. ...
Danes to refurbish toddler play area
THE contract to refurbish the toddler play area in Henley has been awarded. The town company has agreed a £130,000 deal with Danish company Kompan to transform the facility in Mill Meadows. The ...
£2,000 deckchairs earn only £49
DECKCHAIRS bought by Henley Town Council to rent out in Mill Meadows made just £49 last year. The council spent £2,000 on the 50 green and white chairs in February last year and had hoped to ...
Footpath on way
A NEW public footpath is set to be created in Henley — three years after it was first suggested. The circular route around 40 Acre Field, which is between Park and Prime Lane and Valley ...
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