THE new Mayor of Henley says she wants the town to flourish under her leadership. Sarah Miller was sworn in at the town’s annual mayor-making ceremony, wh.
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AN unspoilt field between Henley and Harpsden where a developer wants to build 100 homes will not be earmarked in the latest draft of the parishes’ joint neighbourhood plan.
Henley Town Council, which is overseeing the revision of the housing blueprint, has declined to shortlist the eight-hectare plot at Lucy’s Farm, on Drawback Hill off Gillotts Lane, because it says more suitable sites are available.
When it invited landowners to submit proposals last autumn, Bloor Homes came forward with a plan for up to 100 units which it said could go in the centre of the field with planting around the edge to screen it from public view.
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A NEW pizza restaurant in Henley has been opposed by town councillors, who say it’s not needed.
Stable 34 has applied for planning permission to convert the former Cherwell Windows premises in Hart Street, which has been empty for two years.
It has also applied for permission to erect a freestanding kitchen inside a wooden kiosk at the back of the building, which is Grade II listed.
Henley Town Council’s planning committee recommended the application is rejected.
Mayor Ken Arlett said: “We’ve got so many restaurants now. We have some top-line restaurants in the town and at this moment in time I don’t believe we want any more.
Gravestone of ‘man who made Henley’ refurbished );
THE gravestone of a former Henley mayor has been restored 100 years after his death.
Charles Clements was a builder and is said to have done more than any other person to create modern Henley, having built many of the town’s landmarks, such as Friar Park.
He was the mayor six times and was made an honorary freeman before his death in September 1920, aged 76.
He was buried at Fairmile Cemetery but his memorial stone had fallen over and the lettering had faded.
This was highlighted by local historian Michael Redley in a talk in August, prompting Henley Mayor Ken Arlett to arrange for the stonework to be refurbished.