LOOKING after a puppy can be an exhausting experience — so try taking on 24 out of the goodness of your heart. After just over a quarter of a century training puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind, 65-year-old Pauline Fretter has decided to call it a
A GRANDFATHER and his son are to paraglide over the Himalayas for the Help for Heroes charity. Ron Mutton, 66, of Boars Hill, and his son Adrian, 35, will be making the flight next week. Mr Mutton, who runs a plumbing and heating firm
VIRTUOSO pianist Richard Meyrick is coming to Didcot Girls’ School to perform as a part of a nationwide bid to get more young people involved in classical music. International performer Mr Meyrick will appear at the school on Monday, November
MEMBERS of the young actors group Whippersnapper will tread the boards for the romantic comedy The Lady’s Not for Burning in Wantage next month. Their two performances of the 1948 play by Christopher Fry will take place at The Old Coach House
A MAN who was beaten up for creating a false Facebook account in his attacker’s name “to some extent brought it on himself”, a judge said. Mark Pratt broke Philip Rees’s jaw after learning his identity had been assumed on the social-networking website
PLANS to turn an abandoned cinema in Wantage into a nightclub and community venue look set to be given the the go-ahead tonight. Earlier this year, town councillors said they were against a proposal to turn the former Newbury Street cinema into a late-night
Sir, I would like the young lady who accidentally burnt my face with her cigarette as I walked past the theatre in Wallingford to know I have a very nasty burn mark on my face and a hole in my new blouse. Please be careful when you smoke in future and
Sir, How I totally agree with Mr Dockar-Drysdale (Postal chaos, letters, Herald, October 13). I live on the road to Wootton village. Our postman has also changed and the time of delivery gone from 10am to after 1pm. Our old postman still delivers into
Sir, In the press recently a warning was given about the closure of the A338 from Mably Way to Limborough Road until mid-December. This is at least the third time this section of road has been closed this autumn. One wonders if the authority responsible
SHOPPING centre owners are reviewing their policy of charging charities — including the Royal British Legion — £60 for collections. The Orchard Centre at Didcot said it would either scrap the fee or increase the number of charities that could set up
STREET pastors are preparing to support night-time drinkers in Wallingford after they were inspired by the efforts of volunteers in Wantage. Last week, Wantage’s Street Pastor team celebrated its first anniversary and revealed that it had helped 3,800
ABINGDON’S Guildhall could be taken over by the town council to save tens of thousands of pounds each year for council taxpayers. The Vale of White Horse District Council and the town council have been holding discussions about the possibility of the
Sir, You ran a report in your newspaper about a group of patients at Wallingford Medical Practice whose aim it is to put forward a patient point of view in order to improve communication between patient and practice and to widen the range of activities
Sir, I moved to Abingdon three years ago with fond memories of my grandparents reminiscing of Abingdon being an historic independent town. Unfortunately, the Abingdon councillors of the 1970s made poor judgement by providing the town with the precinct
Sir, I should like to reassure Timothy Oates (Herald, October 20) that the county council is reducing its senior management by 30 per cent in recognition of the severe financial position we face. He should know that arbitrarily reducing an employee’s
Sir, There seems to be some confusion on the subject of the new wheelie bins provided by local authorities. They were probably first proposed under an Orwellian directive code named Big Bins 1984. The proposal aimed at improving the physical and mental
Sir, While welcoming news of changes to bus times for the planned closure of the A338 between the Sainsbury and Mably Way roundabouts at Wantage (Herald, October 20) as helpful if/when the road is closed, it wasn’t closed as expected last week, but partial
