Anger aired over PO closures

3:16pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

CONFIRMATION that the post office in Crowmarsh is to be closed has been greeted with anger and dismay by campaigners.

Fears voiced over water running out

2:57pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

A THAMES Water report has predicted that water will run out in six years' time unless water-saving schemes are put in place alongside a planned £1bn reservoir between Abingdon and Wantage.

Decision on paedophile's sentence sparks fury

1:37pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

THE sister of a paedophile victim has hit out at judges who allowed the molester to walk free from court for a second time.

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.

	Mixed feelings over incinerator plan
	1:47pm Wed 30 Apr 08
	VILLAGERS have just two weeks to have a say on what they think of plans to build a waste incinerator on their doorsteps.

D-Day looms for under-threat POs

1:45pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

UNDER-THREAT post offices across the county could be fewer than seven days away from learning their fate.

Inspirational young people honoured

4:17pm Monday 28th April 2008

WHEN 16-year-old Daisy Belsham came close to losing her mother, she thought nothing of stepping into her shoes to care for her younger siblings.

Strike closes schools

3:29pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

THOUSANDS of pupils in Abingdon have the day off school tomorrow following decisions to close the town's three secondary schools because of strike action over teachers' pay.

Lock-keepers' houses to be sold or rented out

3:35pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

EIGHT Oxfordshire lock-keepers and their families will be forced to find new homes after the Environment Agency announced it plans to sell off or rent out their properties.

Fond farewell for village stalwarts

3:32pm Wednesday 23rd April 2008

A VILLAGE has said goodbye to its best-known residents.

Charity backs pensioners over bus passes

12:05pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

A NATIONAL charity has taken up a pensioners' campaign over bus passes.

Police apologise over lack of escort

1:42pm Wednesday 16th April 2008

THAMES Valley Police has said sorry after failing to provide escorts for the hearses carrying dead servicemen that travel through Oxfordshire.

Marathon runners' big boost for charity

8:10am Tuesday 15th April 2008

MORE than 35,000 people of all ages, shapes and sizes, many in fancy dress, took part in the 2008 Flora London Marathon - and raised thousands of pounds for scores of charities.

Bus passes useless thanks to mix-up

2:10pm Tuesday 8th April 2008

AN administrative error has seen an elderly husband and wife undergo an unwanted sex swap on their new bus passes.

Projects to benefit from landfill tax grants

10:44am Tuesday 8th April 2008

A NEW wildlife space in the shadow of Wittenham Clumps is one of eight projects across the county to benefit from more than £250,000 in community funding.

Parents celebrate winning schools battle

2:43pm Monday 7th April 2008

PARENTS of children with special needs are celebrating after winning a four-year battle to get post-16 education in Oxfordshire's special schools.

	Snow hits charity run
	8:23am Sun 6 Apr 08
	Today's charity OX5 fun run around Blenheim Palace has been postponed after heavy snowfall overnight.
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Pensioners angry over bus pass scheme

5:10pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008

PENSIONERS are complaining after the Vale of White Horse District Council refused to join other authorities in subsidising an extra 30 minutes for the new bus pass scheme.

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