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Olympic Flame arrives in UK!

May 21, 2012 / Local News

The Olympic flame is due to arrive in the UK this evening, ready for the start of the London 2012 torch relay.
London Mayor Boris Johnson, Footballer David Beckham, Princess Anne and Lord Coe, are flying from Athens, Greece with the flame and will arrive at Cornish airbase RNAS Culdrose, for a welcoming ceremony.
The 8,000 mile, 70-day torch relay around the UK begins tomorrow, in Land’s End. It will then travel through 1,019 cities, towns and villages- before being carried into [...]

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Chocolate Theatre Cafe is number one!!

May 21, 2012 / Local News

The Chocolate Theatre has been voted number one out of 51 restaurants in Henley on Thames, on Trip Advisor, a travel website that assists customers in gathering travel information.
The Cafe opened last summer at the site of the old Henley Tea Rooms and is co-owned by Vivienne Connery and Master Chocolatier Roy Hastings.
Situated opposite the River Thames, the Chocolate Theatre Cafe serves over 25 different varieties of hot chocolate and homemade cakes and pastries.
In second place was Italian restaurant Villa [...]

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15 years’ imprisonment for Henley Burglars

May 21, 2012 / Local News

Three burglars were imprisoned for over 15 years at Oxford Crown Court last Friday, after being convicted of conspiracy to burgle.
Luke James Haywood aged 26, from Tilehurst, was sentenced to six years imprisonment; Ashley Shepherd aged 24, from Caversham, was sentenced to five years imprisonment; and James Cox aged 22, also from Tilehurst, was sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment.
The convictions come as a result of Operation Milligan, which was set up in March 2011 and run by [...]

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TCM Update

May 18, 2012 / Local News

View TV Henley caught up with Town Centre Manager, Peter McConnell, this morning to find out what he has been up to and what he has coming up.

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Networking at Three Tuns

May 18, 2012 / Local News, What's On in...

The Best of Henley and the Henley Partnership held their second monthly Business networking lunch at The Three Tun’s in Henley today, we went along to chat to Best of Henley’s Phil Chappell to find out more about it.
Look out for more info in this month’s Local Business programme.

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Boost for local museums after successful funding bid

May 18, 2012 / Local News

Museums in Oxfordshire will receive more support following a successful bid by the county council’s Museums Service and partners to the Museum Development Fund.
As part of a national funding initiative the Arts Council England has granted £1.4million to be used to provide professional advice and support to help more than 300 museums across the South East.
The Museum Development Fund will provide professional advice to all museums, but will concentrate on supporting smaller museums to enable them to be more innovative [...]

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Website to boost tourism in Southern Oxfordshire

May 17, 2012 / Local News

A new website has been launched to help boost tourism in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse, highlighting what the area has to offer, raising its profile as a key visitor destination both within the UK and internationally.
The website offers visitors information about the various towns and villages across the two districts, highlighting the rich history, things to do and see; where to stay and where to eat and drink.
www.southernoxfordshire.com, can be accessed via existing individual district tourism [...]

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Confiscation orders hit £6 million in Thames Valley

May 17, 2012 / Local News

Thames Valley Police has confiscated more than £6 million from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act in the last financial year.
The Act gives the police powers to pursue people convicted of criminal offences, so that officers can confiscate the value or benefit of their crimes.
In the last financial year the Force made 198 successful confiscations through the courts, totalling £6,012,174.84
If you know anyone living from the proceeds of crime, please call the Thames Valley Police 24-hour non-emergency number 101.
If [...]

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Tri a Triathlon this May

May 17, 2012 / Local News, What's On in...

Henley Sprint and Tri a Triathlon are back for a fourth year, at Shiplake College, on Sunday 27th May.
For the more advanced, the Sprint, consists of a 400 metre swim, a 28 kilometre cycle and a 5 kilometre run. For beginners the Tri a Triathlon consists of a 300 metre swim, a 14.5 kilometre cycle and 3.2 kilometre run.
Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third for both male and female.
This will mark the first of two events to [...]

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Money recovered through fraud investigations

May 16, 2012 / Local News

Benefit Fraud Investigators working for South Oxfordshire District Council have helped to recover just under £374,000 in fraudulent overpayments in the last year.
The work has also helped to prevent more than £554,000 of potential future fraudulent payments from taking place.
Between 1st April 2011 and 31st March 2012 action was successfully taken against 112 people across Southern Oxfordshire who were found to have claimed money they were not entitled to. An increase from the previous year when action was taken against [...]

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Mercedes stolen in Burglary

May 16, 2012 / Local News

Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses after a property in Deanfield Avenue, Henley was burgled. The property was burgled sometime between half past three on Friday afternoon and half past nine Saturday morning.
The offenders gained entry by forcing a rear patio door and carried out an untidy search. House and car keys were taken, and the owners White Mercedes C220 Estate car was stolen.
The vehicle has since been found in Burghfield Common, Reading.
If you have any information call the [...]

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New Mayor for Henley

May 15, 2012 / Local News

View TV Henley went to the Town Hall this morning, along with invited guests and members of the public, for the annual Mayor Making Ceremony.
Councillor Elizabeth Hodgkin, previously the deputy Mayor was elected as Mayor of Henley on Thames, following a majority vote, taking over from previous Mayor Councillor Pamela Phillips.
Another majority vote in favour saw, retired teacher, Councillor Stefan Gawrysiak elected as deputy Mayor.
Speeches of thanks and acceptance were given, and robes and chains were exchanged.
Pam Phillips handed over [...]

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Domestic Abuse Campaign

May 15, 2012 / Local News

A campaign to raise awareness of domestic abuse is being launched by Thames Valley Police today, in partnership with Domestic Abuse Co-ordinators and Crimestoppers.
The aim of the campaign is to increase awareness and promote early intervention.
Reports of domestic abuse incidents average around 32,000 a year. Statistics show an increase in reporting around March, June, July and August. It has also been estimated that domestic abuse in the Thames Valley costs the public £200 million a year.
A dedicated website speakouttoday.co.uk and [...]

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GBH outside Catherine Wheel

May 15, 2012 / Local News

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was injured in Henley in the early hours of Sunday morning.
An officer on patrol in the town came across a large gathering at the Catherine Wheel at 12.35am, and discovered a 22-year-old man with a cut to his head.
The victim was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and discharged a few hours later.
Officers at the scene arrested two men aged 25 and 24 on suspicion of GBH. They remain in [...]

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‘The Voice’ at Magoos

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

Last night View TV Henley went to Magoos, in Hart Street, where former contestant from BBC’s The Voice, John James Newman, was performing.
John James impressed the coaches on the show with his version of Pack Up and Don’t Worry, Be Happy and joined Team Danny.
However, he went out in the battle rounds after going up against fellow team member David Julien.
We went to chat to him to find out more.
You can catch John James performing at Magoos every second Thursday [...]

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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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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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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 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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