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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 re-open on Tuesday. The steak and shellfish restaurant, which employs 10 people, first opened in ...

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 wiring and plumbing would also be removed where possible. The courtyard surface would be repaired and...

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 the concrete following talks with the council. New railings will be also installed along the public f...

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) Abi Jones Conservative Park “Having worked in and around Park Ward for three years I have h...

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 to lockdown and covid rules. “The lockdown has created such big disruption in Henley. This town r...