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Hosepipe ban lifted
28/11/22
THE hosepipe ban has been lifted. Thames Water imposed restrictions on water use for customers across the Thames Valley and in London in August following one of the driest years on record. This was to help rivers and reservoirs recover their water ...
10,000 attend Henley boat rally
24/07/15
A record crowd attended this year's Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley.
Henley sewer works cause traffic nightmare
13/09/13
Emergency repairs to a sewer in New Street, Henley, are causing traffic jams around the town during rush hour.
Workmen probe Henley's sewers with cameras
17/10/12
Thames Water is using video cameras on cables to check 100 of Henley's sewers for blockages.
Fight the fatberg
28/12/20
THAMES Water is urging customers to “fight the fatberg” over the Christmas period by safely disposing of fats, oils and grease. With millions of people set to feast on a turkey, the company has highlighted the importance of letting cooking fat ...
Come and try carpet bowls
09/04/18
CARPET bowls will be held at Russells Water village hall on Sunday, April 15 from 2pm to 4pm. Visitors are encouraged to have a go for £2 per person. Tea and cake will be served. Call Julia on (01491) 641413.
Burst water main floods basement
17/11/17
A BURST water main flooded the basement of a home in Upper Market Place, Henley this morning (Friday). Three fire engines were called to the street and electricity to nearby homes and business was turned off while water was pumped from the ...
£18m on blocked pipes
27/01/20
THAMES WATER says it spends £18 million every year dealing with blocked pipes across its network. In the last five years, the company has dealt with 4,149 blockages in the RG4, RG8, RG9 and RG10 postcodes, 770 of which were last year. ...
Water company facing fine for dumping sewage in river
08/02/17
A JUDGE has warned Thames Water that it faces its biggest fine ever after it dumped tens of millions of litres of raw sewage into the River Thames. Hundreds of fish and birds died over a two-year period when “out of control” ...
Henley water leak floods gardens and garages
03/08/12
A water leak has been flooding gardens in Belle Vue Road and St Andrew's Road for more than 24 hours today (August 3).
Scores of swimmers in Henley pub race
28/08/14
More than 170 people took part in the Henley Swim's first ever Club to Pub race.
Campaigners help clear fishing waste from beach
04/06/23
AN environmental campaigner and her teenage daughter flew to the Isle of Skye to help clear a beach of industrial fishing waste. Lynne Lambourne and 15-year-old Katie, from Peppard, were working with Ocean Plastic Pots, ...
Hundreds swim in 2nd Club to Pub
29/07/15
A total of 280 people swam from Henley Rowing Club to the Angel on the Bridge for the Club to Pub swim.
Open water swim rated best event in UK
11/01/18
AN open water swimming event between Henley and Marlow has been named as the best in the UK. The 14km Thames Marathon takes place in August in the River Thames and is organised by the Henley Swim. It came top came top ...
Thames Water fined record £20million over leaks
31/03/17
THAMES Water has been fined a record £20million for dumping tens of millions of litres of sewage into the River Thames. Hundreds of fish and birds died between 2013 and 2014 when "out of control" treatment centres ...
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