A CAMPAIGNER, bus company director and a historian from Goring have been given the freedom of the village. John Boler, who chairs the Mobility Issues Group for Goring and Streatley, Mike Ward, the director of Going Forward Buses, and writer Janet...

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A HOTEL is set to lose the right to serve refreshments at Red Lion Lawn in Henley. The Red Lion Hotel was awarded a contract by the town council in 2013 to put up tables and chairs on part of the riverside beauty spot for paying customers with the ...

2 days ago · HENLEY Town Council is to take legal action in a bid to accelerate the repair and reopening of a public footbridge. The rotting Marsh Lock horsebridge was shut by the Environment Agency in May 2022 following complaints about its condition. Repairs were originally expected to take two months but were ...

Apr 20, 2023 · CROWDS flocked to the Market Place on bank holiday Monday for the Henley May Fayre. Attractions included music and dance, old-fashioned fairground rides, games, food and drink and charity stalls.

THE former chairman of Henley Royal Regatta was turned into a “sailor” when he competed for the first time on ITV’s Dancing on Ice. ...

Jan 22, 2024 · ORGANISERS of the Great Big Green Week in Henley are holding a public meeting to discuss plans for this year. This will take place at the Friends Meeting House in Northfield End on Thursday from 7pm to 8.30pm.

EIGHT students from The Henley College “took over” the River & Rowing Museum in Henley for a day. They took over the roles of project manager, curator, events and social media managers on Friday last week and were then given tasks by the museum staff which related to their job and they had a day to complete them.

Jan 6, 2025 · THE Henley Standard is now under new ownership.. Higgs Group has sold the paper and its associated titles to Baylis Media, which also owns the Maidenhead Advertiser and the Slough and Windsor Express.. The papers are operated by Baylis Community Media CIC, an independent publishing company.

Oct 11, 2024 · HIGH river levels have threatened to delay the start of repairs to Henley Bridge. Phase one of the repairs is scheduled to start on Monday and is estimated to take 10 days. But recent heavy rainfall has caused the Thames level to rise and to flow...