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15/05/23
Missed opportunity Well, weren’t the local elections a sad indictment of how we feel? The low turnout, the shift from main parties to local issues didn’t actually have a positive effect in South Oxfordshire with power transitioning from no overall ...
Your letters: How much longer must we wait?
15/07/24
Sir, — I read with interest your lead article detailing the proposed repairs to Henley’s iconic bridge ( Standard , July 5). Your readers might be interested to see this photo of the underside of the fifth arch, the one closest to Henley. As you ...
27/03/23
Sir, — I was surprised to receive this envelope in the post recently. Well done to the Post Office staff who worked out who to deliver it to. We have been involved with All Saints’ Church in Peppard for more than 20 years and we often have mail ...
13/08/24
Lost charm and serenity Sir, — As I sit on my porch in Henley, I can’t help but reflect on how much this town has changed since I moved here after retiring from my job at a shrimp potting factory. I chose Henley for its scenic beauty and ...
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11/09/17
Thoughtless developers Sir, — It is with great sadness that we have had to witness the demolition of early parts of the history of our town and that of a close-by Chiltern farmstead. The long brick and flint walls behind Market Place ...
Unseasonal blooms
04/12/17
Meanwhile on this grey Saturday afternoon, a touch of colour from my garden, during last week’e autumn sunshine:
Breakfast with a woodpecker
05/06/17
This image was sent in by Peter Woolsey, from Binfield Heath, who says: “Breakfast with a woodpecker.”
'Angel' clouds
03/07/17
These cloud formations over Binfield Heath and also Henley looked spectacular late last week.
22/01/24
Lights not sustainable Sir, — I would like to respond in full to Gavin Jackson’s extremely long letter about the objections to lights on Henley Bridge (Standard, January 12) but it would take up half the paper. So just to reiterate ...
Your letters
07/08/23
Water firm must change At last, the tanker has at last gone from Henley market place, the centre of our unique town. But let us look at Thames Water. It is vastly in debt and yet investors, several from abroad, are piling in the ...
Spot the difference Sir, — May I refer to the wonderful letter from Steve McManus, chief executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (Standard, August 2). Councillors, members of the Townlands Steering Group and ...
Your Letters: Croc
19/02/24
Peter Rendell says: “The flooding of Tanners Lane, Chalkhouse Green, is so deep that it’s now attracting strange wildlife!”
06/05/24
Nurturing nature Last June, Greener Henley urged Henley Town Council to declare a nature emergency, to sit alongside its existing climate emergency declaration. So we are thrilled to see that the council has made this ...
24/07/17
Real tragedy of child death Sir, — The real tragedy about the death of any child. This week the western world and their neighbours will discuss the future of Charlie Gard. The decision is not easy for anyone involved ...
29/01/24
Rethink beds decision How very disappointing that Oxfordshire County Council is proving so obtuse about its decision to close the step-down care beds at Chilterns Court (Standard, January 19). Henley has the highest ...
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