The Henley Standard
PARKING FINES HIT £120,000
PARKING fines issued in Henley town centre reached £120,000 last year. Civil parking enforcement officers employed by Oxfordshire County Council issued 1,815 fixed penalty notices from December 2024 to December 2025. The data was revealed following a...
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SHOPPERS SUPPORT NEW BUDGET STORE
RESIDENTS have voiced their support for plans by budget supermarket Aldi to open a store in Henley. The German operator is looking to open a store in Reading Road, which would mean a total investment of about £9 million and create around 40 new...
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DISABLED CANNOT USE TOWN CENTRE
DISABLED residents believe Henley is not an accessible town and its issues are exacerbated by a lack of awareness by others. The main issues experienced by the visually and physically impaired include parking, navigating A-boards on narrow pavements...
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FAMILIES UNHAPPY AS ISLAND UP FOR RENT
FAMILIES who spent generations camping on an island in Shiplake are “heartbroken” now that the site has gone on the rental market. Former plot-holders at Shiplake Lock Island say that the Environment Agency, which owns it, have allowed it to...
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THEATRE IS PULLED BACK FROM BRINK
THE Kenton Theatre in Henley has recorded its first surplus since facing insolvency two years ago. The New Street venue had its most successful year to date, bringing in a total revenue of £887,505, an increase of more than £169,000 from the previous...
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SAVED BY THE BELL
AN actress from Henley has returned to the stage having credited her GP for saving her life. Lottie Bell, who lives in New Street, was rushed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital last month with severe gynaecological pain. The 26-year-old was found to...
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NO COMPELLING DATA FOR STATION CLOSURE
HENLEY’S MP has said that the evidence provided as part of a public consultation does not justify the potential closure of the town’s fire station. It is the first time Freddie van Mierlo has commented on the proposals by Oxfordshire County Council,...
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