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

Pub and roadside cafe close

8:32am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE future of a popular bikers’ cafe is in doubt after it was forced to close due to money troubles.

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£265,000 for new pre-school building

2:35pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A THRIVING pre-school has been saved from closure after being given hundreds of thousands of pounds for a new building.

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'I'm not going to lie, I was really scared'

8:32am Thursday 11th March 2010

A SOLDIER who served alongside her fiancé dodging landmines has spoken of her experiences on the frontline in Afghanistan.

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New heads vow to raise ratings

7:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

THE two new headteachers recruited to run Didcot’s secondary schools have vowed to raise their Ofsted ratings to “outstanding”.

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School gets millions to build for future

7:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

THE headteacher of an Abingdon school set to receive a share of £62m has said it will help the school to become outstanding.

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Town plate is up for auction

7:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

THE race is on to become Didcot's coolest motorist by winning an online auction for number plate D10COT.

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Rocking tonight

7:00am Wednesday 10th March 2010

PUPILS at King Alfred’s Community and Sports College, Wantage, are inviting people to share in an inter-galactic adventure with their production of the rock-and-roll musical Return to the Forbidden Planet, which opens tonight.

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Gang takes to stage for annual show

8:30pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

HUNDREDS OF people enjoyed the opening night of Oxford’s annual Gang Show tonight.

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Edinburgh flights grounded a week after launch

6:17pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

DAILY flights on a new route between Oxford and Edinburgh have been suspended just a week after the first journey, it emerged tonight.

Cycling doc has plenty to be grateful for

2:33pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

THE Entente Cordiale is strained at times, but one man has no doubt about the strength of Anglo-Gallic relations.

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Man wanted over Didcot card thefts

2:15pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Police today released a CCTV image of a man wanted in relation to a theft at a supermarket in Didcot.

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Unsung heroes in the spotlight

11:52am Tuesday 9th March 2010

TEENAGER Jasmine Miller may only be 15 years old, but the Wootton air cadet manages to help her disabled mother look after her young brother and sister.

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