A HYDROLOGICAL survey of a village pond which started losing water at the beginning of the year will take place after deliveries of water failed to stabilise water levels. Sonning Common Parish ...

TRAINS from Henley, Shiplake and Wargrave to Twyford were cancelled on Wednesday after a tree fell onto the tracks. Great Western Railway laid on rail replacement taxis to transport passengers in the ...

PLANS to build nine new homes in Sonning Common have been approved. Reading-based developer Elegant Homes will build the mix of detached and semi-detached homes on 0.88ha of disused grassland in Bird ...

NATASHA Harris-White set a new course record after becoming the first female at the Danish Ironman Copenhagen event. Henley’s Harris-White started strongly with the fastest time in her age category in ...

THE minibus service in Sonning Common has released its September timetable. The Fish volunteer centre offers shopping and leisure trips to residents who have difficulty finding their own means of ...

THOUSANDS visited Stonor Park over the bank holiday weekend to attend this year’s Henley Craft and Country Show. About 280 stallholders filled marquees set up in the grounds, selling an assortment of ...

A COFFEE shop in Duke Street has been awarded the top food hygiene rating. Costa Coffee was rated five stars, meaning overall standards are “very good” at the venue following an inspection on July 29.

A FILMMAKER from Watlington has won multiple awards for films she directed along the River Evenlode and in the Chilterns. Nicola Schafer, 51, of St Leonard’s Close, won an Award of Merit in the Best ...

A ROAD closure will be in place in Crown Lane, Benson, from Tuesday, September 2 to Thursday, December 18. The road will be closed in phases from the junction with High Street and Brook Street. During ...

A pub in Shiplake is hosting a mini festival this weekend in aid of charity. The Plough, in Plough Lane, is staging its third Hestia Festival on Saturday, August 30, from noon. The event will be held ...

WHEN movie star Robert De Niro hit the silver screen in the memorable role of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver back in 1976, he could never have imagined that one day he would lend his famous name to a ...

PHYLLIS Court D bounced back for a 12-4 victory at Blewbury last week to win the Southern Croquet Federation (SCF) Advantage League Northern Division. Ruth Raunkiaer’s team were ruthless as they laid ...