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TV chef lets WI in on kitchen secrets

James Martin

7:25pm Friday 30th July 2010

CELEBRITY chef James Martin left Women’s Institute members’ pulses racing, after dropping in to share some of his his culinary secrets with them.

Man arrested in Drayton carrying 3ft-long piece of wood

3:22pm Friday 30th July 2010

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in Drayton, near Abingdon.

Friends shocked by lax airport security

Who's who . . . Sheila Hudson, left, and Lesley Needham

9:35am Friday 30th July 2010

A GRANDMOTHER was left shocked after she manage to travel 3,500 miles to Turkey and back on someone else’s passport.

Southmoor home burgled

11:02am Wednesday 28th July 2010

People in the Southmoor, Kingston Bagpuize and Longworth area have been asked to double check their doors and windows after burglars entered a house through unsecured patio doors.

Police link six Oxfordshire car thefts

10:35am Wednesday 28th July 2010

Police today appealed for information after a series of burglaries and car thefts, mostly in the Blackbird Leys and Greater Leys area of Oxford.

20mph limit blow

9:00am Wednesday 28th July 2010

PLANS for a 20mph speed limit in Abingdon town centre have been shelved as Oxfordshire County County copes with Government cuts in funding.

Ton-up thrills and spills as Abingdon Scouts celebrate their centenary

Ton-up thrills and spills as Abingdon Scouts celebrate their centenary

9:00am Wednesday 28th July 2010

A CENTENARY of Scouting in Abingdon was celebrated by young and old alike.

Taking the fight to rogue traders

rading standards doorstep crime team leader Martin Woodley and PC Jayne Newman

6:00pm Monday 26th July 2010

TRADING standards officers have vowed to take the fight to rogue traders, after launching a new operation to tackle them in the act.

Former MP off on trek

Tom Benyon

1:00pm Monday 26th July 2010

A FORMER MP has vowed to walk 450 miles to raise money for a charity he set up.

Truck festival hailed as big friendly bash

The crowd enjoys the show

11:00am Monday 26th July 2010

TWO days of live music and dancing drew to a spectacular close last night at what has been described as the best “community party”.



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