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Smart look for Henley's streets for summer '); HENLEY should be looking its very best this summer. The streets will be clean and filled with hundreds of colourful hanging baskets as the town prepares to welcome back visitors after the coronavirus lockdown is hopefully fully lifted next month. Scores of volunteers nicknamed the Wombles have spent the past two months clearing roads of litter and will continue over the tourist season. Both residents and businesses have been buying the baskets, which will be filled with summer plants and will go up from the end of this month. In addition, the tow...

Town falls silent to mark death of Duke of Edinburgh '); HENLEY fell silent for one minute to mark the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. A brief ceremony was held on the steps of the town hall at 3pm on Saturday, when Prince Philip’s funeral service at Windsor Castle started. The silence was led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson from his official home at Chequers and thousands of towns across Britain took part. Mayor Ken Arlett, his wife Mayoress Dorothy Arlett and deputy Mayor David Eggleton were joined by Oxfordshire deputy lieutenant Lynda Atkins and Ann Evans and John Green, who are chairwo...

Why I quit Henley Residents Group by Deputy Mayor ');  '); HENLEY’S Deputy Mayor has explained why he quit the ruling party on the town council. David Eggleton resigned from Henley Residents Group following a heated debate at a meeting of the council’s town and community committee about plans to replace the town’s 22 heritage litter bins at a cost of £19,000. He advised it would be cheaper to refurbish the mainly cast iron bins but when colleagues disagreed he became annoyed and quit before the online meeting had finished. Councillor Eggleton, who now sits as an independent councillor...

Opposition growing to plan for hotel on station car park '); OPPOSITION is growing to plans for a hotel on the car park at Henley station. Neighbours and town councillors are concerned that the Premier Inn would be an “eyesore” and bigger than necessary. The company is seeking feedback on the proposed five-storey hotel before applying for planning permission. Blocwork, a partnership between landowner Network Rail and London developer Bloc Group, unveiled the plans last month. The hotel would have 115 bedrooms and a restaurant with 92 covers. About 60 of the station’s 249 parking places ...