A PUB in Woodcote has been voted pub of the year in the south East. Dan and Nat Redfern, who also runs the Cherry Tree Inn in Stoke Row, recently took over the Red Lion in Goring Road. The accolade wa...

A YOUNG performer from Caversham has starred in a West End musical in London. Samantha Henney, 15, took part in Wicked the Musical at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. The actor, singer and dancer wa...

A FUNDING pot of £500,000 has been identified by the Environment Agency to start developing plans for the replacement of Marsh Lock footbridge. Henley MP Freddie van Mierlo and Mayor Rory Hunt went on...

TWO hairdressers will complete a tandem skydive for charity to support their boss who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Grace Lawrence, 27, and Nicki Walker, 41, have each worked for Mari Ke...

A FORMER art teacher has published a book of poems. A Life in Rhyme by Arline Dace will be launched at Henley Rugby Club on Wednesday. She has chosen to donate all sale profits to Sue Ryder, the palli...

ABOUT 15 members of the congregation volunteered to clean St Mary’s Church in Henley on Saturday morning. The Hart Street church is deep-cleaned every year during the run-up to both Christmas and East...

AN antique carpet worth thousands of pounds has been put up for auction by Henley Town Council. The Pedestal, an auction house in Stonor, has consigned a large Ushak carpet that was originally in the ...

ABOUT 20 residents from Henley’s twin town of Falaise in France were hosted at a reception at the town hall. The guests, who were staying with host families in the town, were greeted by Mayor Rory Hun...

RESIDENTS say they are disappointed with the cleanliness of the town centre, just days after a community litter pick. Business owner Eva Rickett said she was upset, angry and disappointed to find rubb...

AN ADAPTIVE rowing event returned to Phyllis Court in Henley after a three-year hiatus due to poor weather. About 40 rowers, many of whom had impairments and disabilities, took part in time trials whi...

MORE than 50 people attended a tea dance at Henley town hall in aid of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Guests danced a variety of styles including the waltz, Latin, jive and ballroom dances ...

A MAN from Henley has been jailed for a string of offences. Jamie Clark, 35, of Clarence Road, was sentenced to 36 weeks in prison at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday last week. He pleaded guilt...

A PLAYING card business in Henley has raised £625 over the last 12 months in aid of the Kenton Theatre. The profits were generated from the sale of their Henley playing cards and brings the total rais...

A NEW production at the Watermill looks at the extraordinary life of the 20th century chanteuse best known for singing the stirring anthem Non, je ne regrette rien. Piaf explores how Édith Piaf was bo...

A WOMAN from Sonning Common who dominated the awards at this year’s Chiltern Edge Horticultural Society spring show puts her success down to her own compost. Jessica Philbrick, of Baskerville Road, wo...

ABOUT 20 children took part in an Easter-themed obstacle course to raise funds for Wargrave Pre-School. The children, who are aged two to four, jumped through hula hoops, before stepping on footprint ...

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 Companie...

WORK to construct a new all-weather pitch Jubilee Park, off Reading Road, in Henley, is under way. The artificial grass 3G pitch will cost up to £1 million and be designed specifically for football.

TWO BROTHERS have reduced the age of a bell-ringing group at a church in Hambleden by about 20 years. Sam, 14, and Theo Boughton, 10, joined St Mary the Virgin Church to follow in the footsteps of the...

A FIRE in Mapledurham has destroyed 1,500 sq m of woodland. An area of Chazey Wood on the Mapledurham estate near Pond Lane caught alight on Thursday last week. The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Ser...

A MOUNTAINEER from Henley is hoping to set the fastest time from London to the summit of Everest and back after first breaking the record three years ago. Garth Miller, 51, will attempt to get to the ...

A SHOP in Henley selling nautical heritage clothing is closing after nearly three years. Quba & Co in Bell Street, which sells sail-cloth jackets, clothing, bags, homeware and accessories, is holding ...

HENLEY MP Freddie van Mierlo has called on a hospital trust to apologise for “misleading” the family of a boy with a muscle-wasting condition. Ben Clarke, 11, a pupil at Gillotts School in Henley, has...

A group of eight artists who use different creative methods and materials are coming together for an art exhibition at the Old Fire Station Gallery this weekend. Curated by artist Adriana Rabinovich, ...

A MAN has told how a red kite snatched bread and hummus from his hand that he was having for lunch. Geof Haigh, 72, was sitting on a bench under a veranda in his garden at home in Whitehills Green, Go...

HENLEY library has re-opened following a refurbishment. The facility in Ravenscroft Road, which is run by Oxfordshire County Council, reopened on Tuesday. Changes include new heating systems, lighting...

IT was a special moment for Libby Meachin when she was presented with the Henley town medal. Mrs Meachin, 82, of Harpsden Road, received the accolade from Mayor Rory Hunt during a ceremony at the town...

ABOUT 300 bags of rubbish was collected in two hours in and around Henley town centre. More than 250 people attended the inaugural Great Henley Sack Race on Sunday and items recovered included a gas b...

Lyricist Sir Tim Rice has written the words of some of the best-known musical hits of the last few decades. The 80-year-old Hambleden resident and long-time musical partner to Andrew Lloyd Webber will...

TWO former Conservative council leaders are standing for Reform UK in next month’s local elections. John Halsall, 75, who lives in Remenham, has been nominated as the Reform candidate for the Henley d...

A GROUP of junior rowers have completed a 24-hour ergo challenge. The challenge, which started on Saturday at noon, saw the 10 rowers from Shiplake Vikings Rowing Club, row non-stop until 1pm on Sunda...

THREE helicopters set off from Benson for the last time. The Pumas left RAF Benson on Thursday last week as part of a two-day farewell flight around the UK. The aircraft has been the workhorse of the ...

TWO musicians whose friendship goes way back will be performing together at Henley Rotary Club’s charity blues night next Saturday. Papa George and Val Cowell, who played at the Crooked Billet with th...

A SHOP worker has been fired by his employer over his social media posts. Ben Woods, 41, said he was sacked from his job as a wine specialist at Henley Waitrose, off King’s Road, over a series of post...

Sinodun Players’ latest production is Entertaining Angels, Richard Everett’s bittersweet comedy about vicarage life, skilfully directed by Julie Utley. The bright and breezy set design by Vicky Squire...

Seeing two Alan Ayckbourn plays within two weeks – Absent Friends in Henley, then Just Between Ourselves in Windsor – brought on major theatrical indigestion. It also hardened the impression that, whi...

THE leader of the Liberal Democrats learnt to hobby horse at the launch of the party’s local election campaign at Badgemore Park on Monday. Sir Ed Davey was joined by Oxfordshire’s five Lib Dem MPs, F...

CAMPAIGNERS in Henley have condemned Thames Water after it was found that it discharged raw sewage for almost 300,000 hours last year. Data released by the Environment Agency showed that the company w...

A MOTHER from Henley has set up a second-hand buggy cleaning business to give them a new lease of life. Danielle Fahey, 32, took apart her first buggy during the covid lockdown in 2021 when her younge...

THE president of the Henley Royal British Legion branch attended the funeral of a former RAF pilot. Peter MacGregor died at the Townsend House care home in Headington, Oxford, aged 87. But because he ...

AN appeal in aid of a father with incurable cancer has smashed through its £250,000 target. But the family and friends of Simon Cromack want to continue raising money for his private treatment, which ...

A SHOPKEEPER in Henley has won his fight for two parking tickets to be cancelled as they were issued incorrectly.

THE Air Cadet squadron in Henley has closed due to a lack of adult volunteers to run it. 447 Squadron, which was based at the Drill Hall in Friday Street, held its last parade night on Tuesday evening...

A TRUSTEE of the Henley and District Housing Trust has retired after 50 years of service.

A NEW record was set at the Henley Swimathon which took place at the town’s leisure centre on Saturday. A total of 141 swimmers in 24 teams swam 1,926 lengths in 40-minute sessions to raise money for ...

THE Kenton Theatre says it has turned a corner after cutting its losses by more than £150,000 in the last financial year. The historic venue in New Street, Henley, incurred a loss of £31,599 in the fi...

So what is it that makes a good play? The script? The cast? The direction? The set? The current production of Absent Friends, by the Henley Players at the Kenton Theatre, owes much of its success to a...

A WILDLIFE photographer has captured a peregrine falcon at a church in Henley. Simon Booker, 61, from Stoke Row, received a tip-off from another local photographer about the bird, which has been spott...

ABOUT 70 people attended a launch event to celebrate the 100th anniversary year of Shiplake Memorial Hall.