THE Friends of Nettlebed School have reached the final hurdle in their bid to build a swimming pool for the school children. Plans for the construction of the pool at the primary school have been ...

A TALK about the Thames Valley will be held in Benson library. Jim Donahue will talk about his book The Thames Valley: Past, Present and Future at the library in Castle Square on May 21 at 7.30pm.

CHILDREN are being invited to take part in an Easter tennis camp in Wargrave. Head coach Ollie Brown will hold sessions on Monday and Thursday from 9am to noon for children of all abilities aged from ...

A NEW pilates class will take place in Shiplake memorial hall on Wednesday mornings from 9.10am to 10am. The sessions will be run by a clinical physiotherapist, specialising in musculoskeletal ...

A COMMUNITY connect event and annual parish meeting will be held at Charvil village hall on Wednesday, May 14 from 7.30pm to 9pm. Councillors will provide updates on projects and work in the village ...

GORING Parish Council will support the No Mow May Movement this year. The annual campaign by Plantlife calls on all lawn owners not to mow during May to let wildflowers grow.

A TIDY-UP session in the Cuckoo Pen in Benson will be held tomorrow (Saturday). This is part of the Cuckoo Pen restoration project and volunteers are needed to help remove sedge and tidy up the area.

A MAN from Henley has admitted being in possession of a weapon. Stefan Ofiera, 28, of Harpsden Road, pleaded guilty to having a throwing star, in Henley on January 26 this year, at Oxford Magistrates’ ...

A FOOTPATH to a recreation ground in Henley is temporarily closed. The footpath from Haywards Close to Makins recreation ground has been shut while developer Maverick Properties installs a boundary ...

FORMER pub landlord Simon Cromack, who was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour in 2023, uses a device known as Optune, which uses alternating electrical fields to disrupt the cancerous cells.

AN open discussion about safeguarding children against sexual abuse will take place on board a Hobbs of Henley boat on May 8 from 6pm to 9pm. Emma-Jane Taylor, the founder of the 90-10 charity, will ...

A SURGERY in Henley has been successfully accredited as a veteran-friendly practice. The Bell Surgery, in York Road, has been recognised as having the right training and resources. Criteria included ...