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Friends go into silk trade with beachwear business

A BUSINESS selling reworked saris has opened in Henley. Friends Christina Bertioli and Lindsay Hudson have launched Boho Henley, selling one-off pieces fashioned out of old sari silks at factories in India. Items range from light maxi dresses to...

Eight to trek through Moroccan mountains for charity

EIGHT people are to climb the Atlas Mountains in Morocco in aid of a Henley charity. They will begin their trek on Monday after it was postponed in September because of an earthquake in the area. They will climb 4,167m Mount Toubkal. The group are...

Charity tractor run raises £5,000

A TRACTOR run raised almost £5,500 for charity. Seventy-five tractors and more than 120 people took part in the 18th annual Chiltern Vintage Tractor Run on Sunday. The four-hour run started at the Fawley Hill Steam and Vintage Festival, where Rev Andy...

Bronze Age wooden well found by archaeologists under route of new bypass

AN ancient well has been found in Benson underneath the route of the village’s new relief road. The wooden well, which is thought to date back to the Bronze Age, was found during archaeological excavations undertaken by Oxford Archaeology and is well...

Howzat! Cricket match at 3,116ft

ELEVEN friends from Henley participated in England’s highest-ever altitude cricket match to raise money for a team-mate. Past and present members of Henley Cricket Club travelled to the Lake District on Monday to play the game on the summit of...

Hundreds expected at second hemp fair

MORE than 400 people are expected to attend the UK’s only Hemp Fair, which will take place for a second year at the Hardwick Estate in ...

Memorial garden to wartime Polish refugees created on old chapel site

MORE than 40 people attended the unveiling of a Polish community memorial garden and a plaque in Whitchurch on Sunday. The event ...

Rowing coach wins 10km before heading for Paris

AN Olympic rowing coach won the Nettlebed Stinger on Sunday — and was presented with his prize by one of his former athletes. Dan ...

New gallery owner, 25, celebrates French street art

A NEW art gallery in Henley is to open this evening (Friday). Art curator Sam Farlow, 25, from Park Corner, near Nettlebed, is using ...

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Full steam ahead

THOUSANDS of people attended the eighth Fawley Hill Steam & Vintage Transport Festival held over the weekend. The event was held at ...

‘Lifeline’ bus service set to run five days

PLANS to extend the Henley Hopper bus service are expected to take effect soon. The service, which is subsidised by the town council, ...

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Parliamentary candidates welcome general election

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Green campaigner creates third garden for Chelsea

AN environmental campaigner from Peppard has created a garden at Chelsea Flower Show for the third year running. Lynne Lambourne, 49, has used the opportunity to promote and ... [more]

Walkers upset after path is fenced off

WALKERS are upset that an unofficial footpath across a field in Henley where they exercise their dogs has been blocked. The 6ft wire mesh fence was installed on Monday and ... [more]

Blue plaque unveiled at home of ‘Spitfire girl’

A BLUE plaque has been unveiled in Benson to commemorate the life of one of the “Spitfire Girls” of the Second World War. Freydis Sharland was a pilot for the Air Transport ... [more]