Vale district is safest place to live in Thames Valley

1:35pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

PEOPLE in the Vale district are the safest in the Thames Valley, police figures have revealed.

10.5 per cent Wallingford crime drop welcomed

1:33pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

WALLINGFORD mayor Betty Atkins has welcomed the police activity which has seen crimes in the town drop by 10.5 per cent.

Two per cent increase in Didcot crime

1:31pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

CRIME in Didcot is up two per cent - the only town in south Oxfordshire to show an increase - and most of the increase is down to criminal damage.

Popular fundraiser banned from regular pitch

1:27pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

A FUNDRAISER who racked up £4,000 a year in donations from shoppers has been banned from his regular Friday pitch.

	Post Offices: 'consultation pointless'
	7:25am Mon 5 May 08
	COMMUNITIES around Oxfordshire feel their voices have not been heard as all 22 of the county's at-risk post offices look set to close.
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	Get tested says glaucoma sufferer
	6:10am Mon 5 May 08
	A FORMER senior council officer fears many people in Oxfordshire could be risking blindness without knowing it.
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Boating cost set to sink

6:55am Monday 5th May 2008

THE cost of boating on the River Thames is to be halved during a week-long promotion.

Reservoir plan on agenda

6:48am Monday 5th May 2008

WATER will be on the agenda at a public meeting about the plan to build a reservoir between Abingdon and Wantage on Friday, May 16, in the Memorial Hall.

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Warning issued on pan pedlar

8:30am Sunday 4th May 2008

TRADING standards managers are warning people across Oxfordshire about a bogus kitchenware salesman who claims to be working for the "council".

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	Police honour brave grandfather
	9:05am Sun 4 May 08
	A GRANDFATHER who thwarted a robbery and a police officer who helped jail a rapist have been praised.

See beds of watercress

6:51am Sunday 4th May 2008

PEOPLE have the chance to tour the 6.5 acres of the Ewelme watercress beds nature reserve today, between 2-5pm.

	Boris win 'birth of Tory recovery'
	8:05am Sat 3 May 08
	DAVID Cameron has made it clear that he sees Boris Johnson's election as Mayor of London as a springboard for Conservative victory in the next general election.

Churchgoers turn green

6:22am Saturday 3rd May 2008

SCORES of volunteers are expected to take part in a project in Abingdon today, as part of a national campaign to get churches more involved in community and ecological life.

Builder fined for fly-tipping

5:19pm Friday 2nd May 2008

A BUILDER has been fined more than £4,000 after admitting illegally dumping waste.

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	Flood cameras plan for river
	6:06am Fri 2 May 08
	WEB cameras could be put up at weirs along the River Thames in a bid to improve safety, the Environment Agency has said.
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	Drive to boost tourism
	6:51am Fri 2 May 08
	TOURISM managers are looking to get Oxford's millions of annual visitors out into the countryside to boost the countywide economy.

Care home plans fail to find favour

4:20pm Friday 2nd May 2008

NEW plans for a care home in Wallingford have found no favour with the town council and local residents.

New move in row over dogs' mess

4:13pm Friday 2nd May 2008

PARISH councillors at Grove want dogs restricted to leads in two popular exercise areas in a bid to cut a fouling problem.

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Alert issued after garages raided

6:41am Friday 2nd May 2008

POLICE are warning people to protect their garages as the weather improves.

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	Commuters urged to 'bombard minister'
	7:06pm Thu 1 May 08
	RAIL commuters fed up with delays and cancellations are being urged to bombard Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly with letters in support of a upgrade scheme.

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