Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford news, sport and leisure from the Herald newspaper

Fine for Farepak chief welcomed

1:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

MUM-OF-SIX Helen Boore has welcomed a fine for the former head of the firm behind Farepak, the savings business which collapsed leaving thousands out of pocket.

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Former Faringdon theatre to get a new life

12:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

WORK has started to transform a run-down old theatre into a new Free-running centre and community venue.

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Marking a major Morris milestone of 100 years

12:00pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

THOUSANDS of motoring enthusiasts headed to Cornbury Park near Charlbury to celebrate 100 years of Morris cars.

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‘I had nothing to do with animal cruelty’ son tells animal cruelty trial

11:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE son of a woman who runs an animal sanctuary raided by the RSPCA said yesterday he never undertook paid work there.

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Olympic rowing star hands out prizes at St John's Primary School

11:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

YOUNG Rowan Harink wore his special running shoes to meet Olympic rowing champion Zak Purchase at St John’s Primary School’s sports day.

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‘Unacceptable’ delay in patient discharge as bed blocking hits year high in hospitals

10:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

THE health boss who vowed to tackle bed-blocking “head-on” almost two years ago has admitted the number of delayed transfers of care is still unacceptable.

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Balloon sculpting duo find fame with a twist

9:30am Tuesday 18th June 2013

CHRISTINE and Mike Belcher have impressed the rich and famous with their wacky balloon sculptures at film premieres and on television.

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‘We can’t fight crime alone’ says new police chief

7:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A NEW senior policeman has asked people to work with his officers to help beat crime in Oxfordshire.

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A little goes a thong way

2:10pm Monday 17th June 2013

GROWN men dressed in thongs skipping through Didcot is not a sight you get to see every day.

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‘We’ll build the extra classrooms' for primary school

1:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

A SPECIAL deal could be struck between developers and council chiefs over plans to extend a primary school.

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Carnival goes Copacabana in Wallingford

1:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

COLOURFUL carnival floats, banners and costumes brought Wallingford to life on Saturday for the town’s annual procession.

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Jockey Leonna gallops into her new venture

1:00pm Monday 17th June 2013

LEONNA Mayor has swapped her silks for sunbeds by opening a new shop in Wantage.

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Two 'stunned' to get birthday honours

10:50am Monday 17th June 2013

THE Witney-born designer behind the London 2012 Olympic Torch said getting an OBE was a “defining moment” in his career.

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Heading into a real crisis on funding for homeless

10:00am Monday 17th June 2013

HOMELESSNESS is rising in Oxfordshire and experts are warning of an impending “catastrophe” as budgets to deal with it are slashed.

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Bikers ensure troops will not be forgotten

9:30am Monday 17th June 2013

THE sound of revving engines and beeping horns tore through the county yesterday as more than 2,500 bikers honoured the Armed Forces.

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