Friday, 19 April 2024

Dog chokes to death on chew

Dog chokes to death on chew

A WOMAN whose dog died while choking on a chew is calling for the product to be recalled. Nicola Silverlock, from Chalkhouse Green, wants Pets Corner to remove its Great & Small vegetable chew from its shelves after losing her two-year-old French...
Musician and famous friends at fundraiser

Musician and famous friends at fundraiser

WHEN musician Mike Hurst was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he decided to raise some money for research. To his great delight, his famous friends rallied round and will be joining him for two nights at the Kenton Theatre in Henley in September....
Agency not taking on seasonal lock-keepers

Agency not taking on seasonal lock-keepers

SEASONAL lock-keepers on the River Thames will not be taken on this year. The Environment Agency has said it does not have the money to hire the 24 people, as has been customary. Volunteers will be asked to help manage the boating season, leading to...
Boy hurt in gang attack

Boy hurt in gang attack

A BOY suffered a broken jaw in an attack by a group of masked teenagers in Henley. Police said the 16-year-old was with a group of friends in a field off Marlow Road on Saturday evening when about 20 youths of about the same age and wearing balalcavas...
Cameras to monitor routes of big lorries

Cameras to monitor routes of big lorries

CAMERAS could be set up on roads around Henley to establish whether the town has a problem with heavy goods vehicles using it as a short cut. The automatic number plate recognition devices will be placed in surrounding areas including Marlow,...

Comedy night raises £2,000 for counselling service

Comedy night raises £2,000 for counselling service

A COMEDY night on a river boat raised £2,000 for charity. Almost 80 people attended the event on Hobbs of Henley’s The New Orleans on ...

Plaque in memory of rowing club member

Plaque in memory of rowing club member

A PLAQUE has been installed at a rowing club in Henley to commemorate a former member and rower. It has been put up outside the ...

Council chairman criticised over lack of reports to parish

Council chairman criticised over lack of reports to parish

THE chairman of Oxfordshire County Council has been criticised for failing to provide reports to his local parish council. Felix ...

Patients urged to feel benefits of NHS app

Patients urged to feel benefits of NHS app

PATIENTS are being urged to use the NHS app. The patient participation group at the Bell Surgery in Henley is offering to help people ...

I was nearly killed on run with dog through village, says TV adventurer

I was nearly killed on run with dog through village, says TV adventurer

BEN Fogle has told how he was almost killed by a delivery driver while out running. Fogle, 50, was on the narrow road through the ...

Council making Henley greener for good of us all

Council making Henley greener for good of us all

VEHICLES that run on hydrotreated vegetable oil, heat pumps and wildflower planting are just some of the changes Henley Town Council ...

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Councillors welcome new chain restaurant

PLANS to refurbish a former fine dining restaurant in Henley have been welcomed by town councillors. The Grade II listed building in Market Place has been closed since Crockers ... [more]

 

Please help count our pollinators

THERE is a legal requirement on all county councils to produce a local nature recovery strategy to show how they intend to improve biodiversity in their counties. Oxfordshire ... [more]

 

20mph limit proposal

A NEW 20mph speed limit could be introduced within Bix parish, including Lower and Middle Assendon. Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, says the change from the ... [more]

 

Expert could promote town to film-makers

A CONSULTANT could be hired by Henley Town Council to find ways to boost the town’s tourism economy. The council’s town and community committee has recommended taking on Kim ... [more]

 

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