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

Super slimmers have bags to offer cancer charity

6:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

SLIMMERS have been so successful at losing weight that they have filled 108 bags full of clothes that no longer fit.

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Villagers sign up for hi-tech crime-busting

5:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

WHEN it comes to keeping safe, one village is so smart there must be something in the water.

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New mayor wants Saxon tribute to King Alfred

1:00pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

New Wantage Mayor Fiona Roper plans to introduce an annual Alfred’s Day featuring a re-enactment of a Saxon battle.

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ARTWEEKS: Couple have a real labour of love

12:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

A LOVE of woodwork and design turned into love for each other for two artists exhibiting in Artweeks for the first time.

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Have you got The Ox Factor?

11:59am Friday 17th May 2013

NOW’S the time to find out if you have got The Ox Factor. So, if you are an entertainer of any description — singer, dancer, musician or comedian — you should audition for the annual talent contest organised annually by Wantage Stage Musical Company. And, this year, the competition promises to be bigger and better than ever, with its free auditions being held at the Methodist Church hall in Newbury Street, Wantage, on Friday, May 24, from 7.30pm to 10pm, and on Saturday, May 25, from noon to 5pm Event organiser Rob Thorpe said: “The Ox Factor is great fun and each year highlights some very talented people from the county. “We have had everything from singers, bands, musicians, dancers and comedians.

Estate plan causes road safety fears for pupils

1:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

CHILDREN’S safety will be put at risk if a second housing estate gets the go-ahead, residents have warned.

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Guide dog Ufton takes his final bow wow

7:00am Monday 13th May 2013

TODDLERS at a Faringdon nursery said a fond farewell to guide dog Ufton.

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Music-mad teens are a hit with cult heroes Dreadzone

9:30am Tuesday 7th May 2013

SCHOOL projects can instill a sense of “dread” in pupils’ minds.

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Caring on the record

7:30am Monday 6th May 2013

ELDERLY residents and staff at a care home were thrilled to listen to their charity single, which will raise funds for Contact the Elderly.

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Talented rugby player, 16, took his own life

7:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A coroner has recorded that a 16-year-old rugby player took his own life.

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F1 racers Williams revved up for expansion despite £5m loss

4:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

BOSSES at the company behind an Oxfordshire Formula 1 racing team are gearing up for further expansion, despite announcing significant losses.

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Repatriation tribute information

3:20pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

This is the latest information for the next repatriation tribute near RAF Brize Norton and outside the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

Tortoise in a jam rescued from road

3:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

A SHELL-SHOCKED tortoise almost came a cropper when it tried to cross a busy main road.

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Schools praised by Education Secretary

9:35am Thursday 2nd May 2013

EDUCATION secretary Michael Gove has praised two of Abingdon’s schools after a visit to the county.