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

Last salute to a 'soldier's soldier'

6:53pm Thursday 4th February 2010

MOURNERS paid tribute at the funeral of a bomb disposal officer who was killed in Afghanistan just weeks after shrugging off wounds and returning to the front line.

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Our scanners beat the terror bombers

6:29pm Thursday 4th February 2010

POWERFUL new body scanners, which will be used to check passengers at UK airports, are being developed in Oxfordshire.

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Tributes to bomb disposal officer

1:35pm Thursday 4th February 2010

Mourners have paid tribute to a bomb disposal officer killed in Afghanistan just weeks after returning to the front following an injury in a previous explosion.

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Battling Sarah given funeral fit for a princess

7:37pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A SEVERELY disabled woman who defied medical experts for more than two decades was given a funeral fit for a princess today.

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Didcot bomb regiment says farewell to hero

7:05pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

DIDCOT’S 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment will tomorrow bury Captain Daniel Read, who was killed in Afghanistan last month.

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Haiti appeal striks chord with Didcot girl

7:00pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A TEENAGER has released an album recorded and produced in her own living room to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.

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Head proud of school changes

3:32pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

THE acting headteacher of Didcot Girls’ School believes his strict line on behaviour and uniform has improved pupils’ academic performance.

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Goodbye Sarah

7:00am Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A COURAGEOUS Didcot woman who battled severe disabilities all her life will be buried today.

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