Parents are disgusted after finding a children’s splash pad covered in faeces and algae. The splash pad in Abingdon’s Abbey Meadow Park has opened for the summer and although it is cleaned regularly, it is often covered in goose faeces. Parents
A TRIBUTE has been put together by Didcot Town Football Club for its former manager who has passed away. Mike Worgan, who was manager of the club when they won the Reading Mercury Cup in 1978-9, passed away at home earlier this month. Mr Worgan
An LGBTQ+ community group is encouraging people to bring their rainbow flags, food, and blankets for a huge picnic in the park to celebrate Abingdon Pride 2022. Pride Picnic, hosted by Abingdon Queer Action, is set to take over Abbey Meadows on
A VOLUNTEER-run heritage railway line in Wallingford has restarted its journeys after closing for the winter months. The Cholsey and Wallingford Heritage Railway, known as The Bunk Line, is located in St John’s Road and has been running since 1866
A £269 MILLION transport network in Didcot is one step closer to being approved with the grant agreement set to be signed this week. The Didcot Garden Town housing infrastructure programme, known as HIF1, is the combination of four projects to
NEW retirement homes which are set to be approved in Wallingford could be built on top of human ashes. Beechcroft Developments have applied to South Oxfordshire District Council, the planning authority, to build 23 retirement apartments on top
A woman who spent 39 years organising a village festival has announced she will be stepping down. Janet Warren, 74, is a former teacher and organiser of the Stanford Festival since 1983. She has overseen the popular event, which sees 2,7000 people
A CIRCUS is returning to Wallingford at the end of this month. Jay Miller’s Circus, best known for providing family entertaining which is “traditional in presentation yet modern is content” will take place from Thursday, June 30 to Sunday, July
