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Hospitality industry glad to have customers back inside );  ); THE hospitality industry will welcome customers indoors for the first time in four months next week. People will be able to meet in groups of up to 30 outdoors or six inside under the third stage of easing lockdown restrictions on Monday. Some pubs, restaurants and cafés re-opened last month but others couldn’t provide outdoor service or decided to wait a little longer. Shellfish Cow, a restaurant in Reading Road, Henley, will ...

Old hotel exterior repairs proposed );  ); THE new owner of the former Red Lion Hotel in Henley wants to carry out repairs to the exterior of the historic building. Grace Leo has applied for planning permission and listed building consent to give the west elevation of the Red Lion Stables a traditional three-coat lime render. She says this is needed to stabilise and improve the appearance of the elevation, which has fallen into “considerable disrepair” over the years. Redundant surface wir...

Slipway to be restored after row ); A SLIPWAY in Henley that was filled in with concrete is to be reinstated. Sorbon Estates has agreed to carry out the work after levelling off the access to the river in Thames Side at the bottom of Friday Street without permission last summer. The company said the slipway had posed a risk to pedestrians but in effect created more parking spaces. The move was criticised by residents, town councillors and river users. Now Sorbon Estates has agreed to dig out th...

Amjad Tarar Park Labour “Amjad Tarar a qualified lawyer and is the Labour and Co-operative candidate for Park ward where he is a local resident and campaigner for the Labour Party. His commitment to the local community is strong, as is shown in the different ways he has been helping residents. If elected he pledges to tackle drug related issues through collaboration with the local police and residents and raise awareness for better physical and mental health.” Abi Jones (Conservative)...

Lockdown opponent stands in election ); A CAFE owner who opposes the coronavirus lockdown is standing for election. Vivienne Lee is competing in the Henley division of Oxfordshire County Council for a new party called Freedom Alliance. Ms Lee, who owns the Chocolate Café in Thames Side, Henley, is one of four people challenging for the seat at the council elections on Thursday, May 6. She said: “The decision to stand is a direct result of the last 10 months, which have been very tough due ...

Bollards damaged in crash to be repaired );  ); TWO bollards by the Thames in Henley will be repaired after a pick-up truck driver damaged them. Darren Baker’s Ford Ranger struck a lamppost in Thames Side, went through the two concrete posts on the pavement and plunged into the river. He was fined and banned from driving following the incident in January. The bollards were installed in February last year by Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority. It will cost £225 to repair...

Hundreds of donations for World Book Day ); PUPILS celebrated World Book Day together at home and school via the internet. Children and teachers dressed up as their favourite characters from books and took part in a variety of events from literacy talks to making bookmarks. A book collection took place on the steps of the town hall in Market Place where parents could donate their children’s old stories to be given to local primary schools. The collection was organised by Amelia Oldershaw, 2...

Man fined £150 for driving into river );  ); A MAN who drove a pick-up truck into the River Thames in Henley has been fined and disqualified. Darren Baker struck a lamppost, went through two concrete bollards on the pavement and plunged into the water where his Ford Ranger ended up partially submerged. He was helped out of the vehicle by Richard Schäfer, who was walking along Thames Side by the Hobbs of Henley moorings when the incident happened at 10.26am on January 7. Baker was lifted to ...

Fund for sick girl axed );  ); AN appeal to help a little girl with a rare and aggressive form of cancer has been scrapped because there is no hope of saving her life. Elara Foxley, three, of Knappe Close in Henley, was given the all-clear after being treated for stage 4 neuroblastoma last summer but the disease has returned and this time it can’t be treated. Her mother Nicky was aiming to raise £241,000 to take her abroad for an experimental therapy and the fund had almost reached the targ...

Revamp of historic hotel welcomed by town councillors ); PLANS to refurbish the Red Lion Hotel in Henley have been welcomed by town councillors. Grace Leo bought the property from MG Hotels last year and intends to rebrand it as The Relais, which is French for “coaching inn”. The hotel, which is on the corner of Hart Street and Thames Side, is a Grade II listed building and requires special permission for the planned changes, which will include: •Refurbishing the bedrooms and bathrooms. �...