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  • Severe weather warning issued

    A severe weather warning was issued this afternoon for Oxfordshire. Forecasters said up to 25mm of rain could fall in three hours in some places with the possibility of localised flooding. Meanwhile, traffic in the county has been hit by delays.

  • War memorial's mystery name

    ONE part of a mystery has been solved for the organisers of the Woodcote war memorial project, thanks to The Herald - but the other part remains without any sort of answer. The village is following Wallingford's lead by researching the histories of

  • Move aims to raise profile of science

    HIGH-FLYING science graduates will be looking for a reaction in Didcot as they try to raise the public's awareness of science. Didcot First, an organisation which aims to promote the town positively, believes the town is unusual in the UK as it is surrounded

  • Events need your aid

    WALLINGFORD'S best-loved events will become a thing of the past unless people are prepared to buckle down and help organise them, residents have been warned. Appeals in the past for more people to come forward to help organise events have fallen on

  • Man charged with exhaust thefts

    A 22-year-old man has been charged with two offences of theft from a motor vehicle. David Easton, of Wallingford Street, Wantage, was released on bail and will appear at Didcot Magistrates' Court on July 27. The charges relate to two incidents in

  • Deal struck for flood-risk homes

    THE insurance industry and the Government have reached an agreement to ensure householders can get protection against flooding. Insurers will guarantee to provide protection to any property deemed to have a risk of less than one in 75 from flood.

  • Police promote lollipop safety

    Police working with Oxfordshire County Council are launching a campaign to promote safety at school crossing patrols. The campaign will be launched in Witney on Monday at Tower Hill School, where a crossing patrol supervisor recently suffered a drive-through