Abingdon, England News

Foodies and farmers celebrate the 10th anniversary of Oxfordshire's first farmers' market in Thame.

A PUBLIC inquiry into the A 1bn reservoir planned near Abingdon will be held in the summer.

TWO who tried to resuscitate a man after he leapt from a six-storey car park in Oxford has been praised by police.

COMMUNITY grants and youth work are under threat in the Vale of White Horse after the district council unveiled multi-million pound proposals to cut its budget.

Eleven people have been arrested after up to 300 revellers caused mayhem at an illegal rave in Whitley.

BRITISH Telecom has apologised after thousands of Oxfordshire people were unable to use their telephones this morning.

A round-up of recent cases heard by magistrates' courts in Oxfordshire. OXFORD David Oram, 22, of Brake Hill, Oxford, admitted possessing 1.17g of cannabis, a Class B drug, in Oxford on September 19.

TWO men have been fined after they were caught on CCTV illegally dumping office furniture at a flytipping hotspot.

Traders have reacted angrily to a decision by the Vale of White Horse District Council to press ahead with raising car park charges.

PEOPLE in Wantage reacted angrily last night after the town was chosen as the preferred site for a massive housing estate of 1,500 homes.

A round-up of cases recently heard by magistrates courts in Oxfordshire. OXFORD Peter Farmer, 45, of Green Ridges, Barton, admitted being drunk and disorderly in a public place in Oxford on October 31 and failing to surrender to bail at Oxford Magistratesa Court on November 11.

A list of people convicted of offences recently at Oxfordshire magistrates' courts: Jade Newman, 20, of Saunders Road, Oxford, admitted shoplifting a A 7.49 bottle of rum from Tesco in Oxford on July 17; racially aggravated intentional harassment towards Richard Darko on the same date; racially aggravated intentional harassment towards Mohamed Issa ...

TV STAR Kate Garraway returned to her home town and was joined by thousands of people as she switched on the Christmas lights.

WHEN Sophie Lord first met the Princess Royal 10 years ago, she was a little girl, desperate to communicate despite her disabilities.

Nexeon Ltd. , a company formed in 2006 to commercialize battery research conducted at Imperial College in London, is getting ready to license its silicon-anode technology for use with lithium-ion batteries.

PLANS have been unveiled for a multi-million pound revamp of Abingdona s Abbey Shopping Centre and the towna s Charter area.

THERE is no overwhelming case for converting the A34 junction at Lodge Hill, near Abingdon, into a full interchange, a major study has claimed.

TOWN mayor Patricia Hobby is urging residents to show their support for Abingdon-based soldiers by turning out for their homecoming parade on Wednesday.

Christopher Jennings, 25, of Cratlands Close, Stadhampton, admitted drink-driving on the B480 on October 17.

A FORMER manager of a Woolworths store has decided to become a plumber. A year ago today, Martin Street heard the business and his livelihood were in the hands of the administrators.