IT used to be simple. You organised a concert, a ball, maybe a sponsored swim. People bought tickets, came along, threw some cash into a bucket and went home happy. The charity got the funds it needed ...

ALEX Eberhard and Bernd Rest from the All Things Must Pass band were celebrating the music of George Harrison at the Crooked Billet in Stoke Row on Wednesday last week and the pub’s chef, Paul ...

A NEW Home Counties Premier League campaign beckons as Henley look to defend the title they won in dramatic fashion in the very last game of last season. Tom Nugent joined the pantheon of Henley ...

DOLPHIN School is always buzzing with energy and we have another exciting and fun-filled summer term ahead with so much to celebrate and enjoy. Our Arts Week is currently in full flow, culminating in ...

Series tournament held at the Henley club last week and now sits top of the national points table. Green made a stuttering start in losing to the much-improved Eva Kompanik 7-2 in ...

MUCH energy in the debate regarding assisted dying is focused around dignity. Those on both sides enlist the word as a bulwark for their arguments. But “dignity” is a chameleon word, used in so many ...

INSTALLED in 1788 in the old market place in front of the town hall, the obelisk, which is now in Mill Meadows, once had lamps mounted on arms on each side, was inscribed with distances to London, ...

THE battle to be selected for Henley is now on. The vacancy became available last week when MP Michael Heseltine said he would not stand for Parliament at the next election. The South Oxfordshire ...

THE sister of a headteacher who took her own life has called on ministers to delay planned changes to school inspections. Ruth Perry died in January 2023 while waiting for the publication of the ...

A CONSERVATION group will meet next Saturday behind Charvil village hall at 10am. Eco Net is a group of volunteers which help around the village and take on rewilding projects. To join, fill in the ...

AN organised walk for Dachshunds and their owners will be held on Sunday in Henley. The walk leaves Rocky Lane at 10.45am and will go to Greys Court and the bluebell woods in the grounds. Coffee and ...

THREE performances of a comedy will take place at Woodcote village hall. Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society will stage A Bunch of Amateurs on May 15, 16 and 17 from 7.40pm. The play is written by Ian ...