Mums take disabled parking bays

11:00am Friday 14th March 2008

DISABLED shoppers must share their parking spaces with mothers and children, a superstore has told customers.

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Benefit cheat swindled £10k

7:56am Thursday 13th March 2008

A BENEFIT cheat was caught swindling benefits just seven months after being slapped on the wrist for the same offence.

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Ban call boosted

5:00pm Wednesday 12th March 2008

CALLS for a ban on drinking in public in Abingdon have been strengthened after police seized a haul of alcohol from teenagers.

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County seeks share of £100m flood fund

7:38am Wednesday 12th March 2008

Oxfordshire County Council has promised to fight for a share of more than £100m in European Union funding to help communities get back on their feet following last summer's floods.

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Man quizzed after rape claim

2:18pm Tuesday 11th March 2008

A 30-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a woman told police she was assaulted by a man she met in a pub.

Protests at Old Gaol homes deal

10:00am Tuesday 11th March 2008

RESIDENTS are protesting that Old Gaol developer Cranbourne Homes is using homes it is already building in Abingdon as part of the Old Gaol deal on affordable homes.

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Walkers raise £200

3:21pm Monday 10th March 2008

Walkers raised £200 for Thomas Reade Primary School.

Sitcom filming comes to town

3:00pm Monday 10th March 2008

A FILM crew from BBC Studios was in Abingdon last week to shoot a new sitcom set in the town.

Car tyres catch fire

8:39am Monday 10th March 2008

Firefighters had to move two gas cylinders after a fire broke out amongst 100 car tyres in Abingdon yesterday.

Parish invite

7:06am Saturday 8th March 2008

PEOPLE are being invited to attend this month's annual parish meeting in Kennington.

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