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Residents back call to reduce speed limit

A PETITION seeking a reduction in the speed limit in a lane in Sonning Common has almost reached 200 signatures. Chris Jones, who set it up on Tuesday last week, is urging Oxfordshire County Council to reduce the 30mph limit in Blackmore Lane to ...

03 Mar 2025 at 09:30

New barrier takes shape to prevent toads crossing

A NEW permanent barrier is being installed to stop toads from crossing a busy road on the outskirts of Henley. Volunteers with the Henley Toad Patrol are putting up 250m of plastic fencing to halt the amphibians so that they can then be carried ...

02 Mar 2025 at 10:34

Slow down

A SPEED indication device has been moved to a new location in Peppard. The machine, which was bought by the parish council from Oxfordshire County Council, is used along the B481 at the entrance to the village from Rotherfield Greys. The ...

17 Feb 2025 at 09:30

Grit plea rejected

A REQUEST to extend the gritting area in Sonning Common has been denied by the highways authority. The parish council had asked for gritters to be sent down Grove Road, Lea Road and Westleigh Drive but this was turned down by ...

03 Feb 2025 at 09:30

‘Educate drivers on road safety’

ROAD safety measures will not fix human error at an accident blackspot, says a parish councillor. Ray Freeman, who sits on Peppard Parish Council, believes drivers need to take more care when driving close to the junction of ...

18 Nov 2024 at 09:30

Speeding cars

A THIRD of cars monitored by community speed watch groups in Kidmore End and Sonning Common in September were speeding. A total of 86 cars were surveyed by volunteers in Horsepond Road and 31 were travelling more than 25mph,...

04 Nov 2024 at 09:30

At last, damaged pavement finally repaired

WORK to replace damaged paving slabs on Henley Bridge has started. The footpath reconstruction work, which is being carried out by contractors for Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, began on Monday and is ...

28 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Driver fuming after near-miss due to pothole

A MAN has called out a council’s inaction in fixing a “dangerous” pothole. Graham Swadling said he experienced a near crash in Gravel Hill after a farm vehicle hit the deep crater and its driver lost control of the ...

14 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Consultation launched to extend 20mph zone

A CONSULTATION on plans to extend the 20mph speed limit zone in Henley is under way. The current zone came into force in January 2020 and covers all roads in the town centre as well as King’s Road, Hop Gardens, ...

14 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Cameras to monitor routes of big lorries

CAMERAS have been installed on the main routes into Henley to establish whether heavy goods vehicles are using it as a shortcut. A total of 34 automatic number plate recognition devices have been placed in and ...

03 Oct 2024 at 09:54

Camera at crossroads to catch bad drivers

A SPEED camera is to be installed in Wargrave High Street. The move followes a campaign to stop drivers jumping red lights at the crossroads in the village. The camera will be installed by Thames Valley ...

22 Jul 2024 at 10:30

New signs designed to cut speed

VEHICLE-activated speed signs have been installed in four locations in Goring. Two are in High Street, after Thames Bridge and after the railway bridge, and the other two are in Wallingford Road on the ...

22 Jul 2024 at 10:30

Smooth road

HART Street in Henley will be resurfaced in September. Contractors for Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, will carry out the work from 8pm on September 10 to 6am the following day.

15 Jul 2024 at 10:30

Road closed

A ROAD in Caversham has been closed for emergency repairs. Oakley Road is expected to be shut until July 25 because of a collapsed sewer. The closure is between Blenheim Road and the Oakley veterinary ...

15 Jul 2024 at 10:30

Anti-speed crackdown

ABOUT £2,700 is to be spent on tackling speeding in Charvil. Charvil Parish Council has agreed to buy a second mobile speed indicator device. It follows concerns raised by councillors about drivers ...

08 Jul 2024 at 10:30

Pedestrians hit in collision

TWO pedestrians were hit by a car while walking along a pavement in Henley today (Wednesday). Abe Elliott, 20, and Olivia Bryon-Scott, 20, were walking along Reading Road with their dogs, towards ...

12 Jun 2024 at 18:24

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