Henley Standard

Woman appalled by food rubbish on train

A WOMAN has told how she found a train trashed by vandals. Phoebe Graham was among the passengers on the 10.42pm Great Western Railway service from Twyford to Henley on Saturday, April 13 which was strewn with litter and takeaway food. Exploded drinks...

New festival postponed

A NEW Henley festival with a theme of wellbeing has been postponed. Hlth is Wlth was due to take place on Mill Meadows from May 31 to June 2. But organisers have had to delay it to allow the ground to recover following waterlogging. The festival,...

Fathers of GB rowers in Thames charity challenge

FOUR fathers of Team GB rowers have teamed up to row the length of the River Thames for charity. Nick Digby, Hugh Elwes, Rory Carnegie and Al Davidson are aiming to row 130 miles downstream from Lechlade in the Cotswolds, the highest navigable part of...

New mayor selected

THE new Mayor of Henley will be Rory Hunt. The current Deputy Mayor will assume the role at the mayor-making ceremony at the town hall on Monday, May 13. He was elected on the unanimous vote of Henley Town Council at a meeting on Tuesday. Councillor...

Golden moment for granddad

A MAN from Bix was part of a choir that has qualified for the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. Alfie Hay, 78, is the grandfather of eight-year-old Ravi Adelekan, who was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour two years ago. Ravi, who lives in Brighton...