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Meet Olly Murs in Henley!

May 14, 2012 / Local News, What's On in...

Olly Murs is performing at the Henley Festival this year on Sunday 8th July and two lucky pairs of festival goers are being offered the chance to meet him.
Everyone that buys tickets to see Olly will be entered into the prize draw, and those who have already bought tickets will be automatically entered.
The Henley Festival is taking place from 4th to the 8th July, other acts include Sting, Tim Minchin and Katherine Jenkins.
To find out more and book tickets visit – [...]

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New scam mail initiative comes to libraries

May 14, 2012 / Local News

People in Oxfordshire are being asked to take any scam letters or emails they receive to their local library during May, as part of a new initiative to help put a stop to scammers.
It’s part of the Scams Awareness campaign run by Oxfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards Services.
The scams consist of misleading emails and letters making false promises of huge bogus lottery wins or other high value prizes, that insist on payment to the sender before any winnings can be [...]

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Henley News 11/05/12

May 11, 2012 / Local News

In today’s news View TV Henley caught up with former The Voice contestant John James Newman.
Henley Festival are offering the chance to meet Olly Murs when you buy tickets to see him there.
Plus Oxfordshire residents are being asked to take any scam letters or emails they receive to their local library.

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ABH in Mill Meadows

May 11, 2012 / Local News

Thames Valley Police has released an E-fit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an incident in Henley in which two teenage girls were injured.
The incident happened in Mill Meadows between 6.30pm and 7pm on Sunday 15th April.
Two girls, aged 14 and 15, were with friends in the park when a group of men approached them.
The men initiated a verbal altercation, resulting in one of the men assaulting the two girls with a belt.
The man [...]

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Jubilee Garden Party to be held at Henley Business School

May 11, 2012 / Local News

Henley Business School’s Greenlands campus has been chosen as the venue for one of the region’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.
On Monday 25th June, around 4,000 guests will join Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh for a summer garden party, hosted by the Lords Lieutenant of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
The Thames-side setting, just outside Henley, is close to where the three counties converge, providing the perfect location.
The results of a public ballot for places to attend [...]

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Blue confirmed to play Henley Festival

May 11, 2012 / Local News, What's On in...

Blue have been confirmed to play at this year’s Henley Festival. The boy band will perform on the Saturday night, as well as LuLu and the London Community Gospel Choir.
Lee Ryan, who lives in Henley, along with his fellow band members Duncan James, Simon Webbe and Antony Costa originally formed the pop band in 2000, releasing debut single ‘All Rise’ in 2001, before splitting in 2005, and reforming in 2009 to represent the UK in the Eurovision song contest
The Henley [...]

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Henley News 10/05/12

May 10, 2012 / Local News

In today’s news Thames Valley Police have released an E-fit of a man who assaulted two girls in Henley.
Henley Business School’s Greenlands campus will be the venue for the Queen’s Jubilee garden party
Plus Blue have been added to Saturday nights line up at Henley Festival.

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New Gym Opens in Henley!

May 10, 2012 / Local News

New gym, Urban Fitness, opened in Henley last Thursday, at the site of former lap dancing club Diamond and Pearls, in Greys Road Car Park.
View TV Henley went down there yesterday, to take a look around and chat to co-owner Adam Payne.
Look out for the full story in this month’s Local Business programme.

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Special constables numbers doubled in four years

May 10, 2012 / Local News

The number of special constables in Thames Valley Police has more than doubled in the last four years.
A recruitment drive has seen the number of special constables increase from 246 in 2008 to 719 in 2012, with another 700 applications waiting to be processed.
As a result the general public will see more officers on the streets.
Special constables undergo the same training as a police officer. Their training involves a total of 144 hours spread over eight weekends. When they have [...]

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Henley News 09/05/12

May 9, 2012 / Local News

In today’s news View TV Henley went to check out newly opened gym, Urban Fitness.
The number of special constables in Thames Valley Police has more than doubled in the last four years.
Plus Madejski Stadium are holding the Olympic Torch Relay celebration in Reading on the 10th July.

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Indulge yourself at The Chocolate Cafe

May 9, 2012 / Going Out in..., Local Business, Local News

We take a trip to ‘The Chocolate Theatre Cafe’ in Henley where owners Viv and Roy tell us what makes their Cafe different. We also get a cake making demonstration from master Chocolatier, Roy.

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Hobbs of Henley show us around

May 9, 2012 / Going Out in..., Local Business, Local News

View TV visited Hobbs of Henely who have been providing boat hire services in Henley since 1870. We went to meet Jonathan Hobbs to find out what other services they provide and to have a look around his family run business.

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Henley Partnership for the Young

May 9, 2012 / Local News

The Henley Partnership has set up a new scheme called The Henley Young Partnership. The idea is to give the youth of Henley work experience within local businesses to gain key skills to add to their CV’s.
We spoke to founder of the young partnership, Julie Perigo, to find out a bit more about it.
Look out for the full story in this month’s Local People programme.

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Robust rave response paying off

May 9, 2012 / Local News

Thames Valley Polices’ robust response to illegal music gatherings in rural Thames Valley area is paying off.
In April, a rave organiser was given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order preventing him from organising raves in the Thames Valley Police area for the next three years. He was ordered to pay £3,000 compensation, a £1,500 fine, £15 surcharge and £80 court costs.
At the same event, 130 people were issued with notices under section 59 of the Police Reform Act which warns that if [...]

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Boaters warned of dangerous river conditions

May 9, 2012 / Local News

The May bank holiday usually marks the beginning of the leisure boat and rowing season on the River Thames.
However, boaters were warned at the weekend, by the Environment Agency, to stay away from the river due to dangerous currents, high water levels and debris causing navigational hazards in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
The river levels over the weekend were at the highest they had been for a year, and had swept a large amount of potentially dangerous debris into the river, such [...]

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Olympic Torch Relay Evening Celebration

May 9, 2012 / Local News, What's On in...

The Olympic torch will be making a 70 day journey across the UK, visiting 1,000 cities, towns and villages.
On the morning of the 10th July it will arrive in Henley and will end the day in Reading, where a free evening celebration is being held at the Madejski Stadium.
The celebration at The Madejski Stadium will enable thousands of people in Reading to enjoy a variety of entertainment staged by LOCOG and the three Presenting Partners of the London 2012 Olympic [...]

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Henley News 08/05/12

May 8, 2012 / Local News

In today’s news we met up with Julie Perigo to discuss the Henley Young Partnership.
Thames Valley Polices’ robust response to illegal music gatherings in the Thames Valley has paid off.
Plus boaters have been warned of dangerous conditions on the River Thames.

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Going out in Henley – April 2012

May 8, 2012 / Features, Going Out in..., Local News

This month we will be taking you on a tour of Hobbs of Henley with owner Jonathan Hobbs. We will also be going to the Chocolate Theatre Cafe, where we saw the Master Chocolatier at work.

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Trading Standards Seize Counterfeit Alcohol

May 8, 2012 / Local News

Oxfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning businesses about the sale of unsafe alcohol, after nearly half of off-licenses visited in the county were found with stocks of suspected counterfeit alcohol.
Trading Standards seized 274 bottles of various Vodka brands, wines and whisky from six of the 13 off-licenses inspected, 229 of which have been confirmed as counterfeit.
The worst case was bottles of Artic Ice which contained Isopropyl alcohol, an industrial solvent, commonly found in nail varnish remover and screen [...]

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May Day Fun Cancelled

May 8, 2012 / Local News

This year’s May Fair, which was due to be held in Mill Meadows this Bank holiday Monday, has been cancelled.
The chairman of the Henley Round Table, Nick Fox, informed View TV Henley yesterday that the council has instructed that it be cancelled due to the amount of water in the area.
Due to the recent heavy rainfall a number of flood warnings have been put in place by the Environment Agency.
The Thames River levels in Henley are very slowly falling but [...]

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Mike Hurst To Play Home Town

May 8, 2012 / Local News, What's On in...

Mike Hurst and the Springfields are performing at the Kenton Theatre this Saturday night.
Mike was one third of the original Springfield group alongside Dusty and Tom Springfield, and has since produced 51 top 40 hits and 25 platinum albums, for the likes of Cat Stevens.
View TV Henley caught up with Mike to find out about the newly reformed Springfields and what we can expect on Saturday night.

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Henley News 04/05/12

May 4, 2012 / Local News

In today’s news the Henley May Fair which was due to take place on Monday has been cancelled.
View TV Henley caught up with Mike Hurst from The Springfields ahead of his performance at the Kenton Theatre on Saturday.
Plus Trading Standards have seized over 200 bottles of counterfeit alcohol in Oxfordshire.

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River conditions affect Bishop’s Pilgrimage

May 3, 2012 / Local News

The Bishop of Reading begun a pilgrimage down the river on Monday, which would take him from Newbury to Windsor, to better understand the area he serves.
However, The Right Reverend Andrew Proud will have to retrace his route as the Thames, which he was due to join today, is closed.
Heavy rainfall has made the waters treacherous on the River Thames for boat users, on Tuesday the Environment Agency told boaters to stay away from the river due to the very [...]

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Reading has best on campus environment in the UK

May 3, 2012 / Local News

Students have rated the University of Reading as one of the best places to study in the country, according to a new survey.
Reading was placed 12th in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2012, published on 26th April, out of 105 UK universities.
The overall rankings reflect the opinions of a panel of students across 21 different categories, such as quality of teaching, social life, and academic and sporting facilities.
Reading performed strongly across the board, with students rating the University’s [...]

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