- South Oxfordshire District Council budget approved for 2020/21
A COUNCIL’s new spending commitments closely mirror those set out by its near neighbour, including a scheme to delay the prospect of it going bankrupt. - Flying the theme of Didcot schools’ music festival
FLYING was the theme of the Didcot and district junior schools’ music festival in March 1987. - FOOD REVIEW: Hit and miss at The Hart of Harwell, near Didcot
FOOLISHLY I forgot to double check the pub I planned to visit this week served food on a Monday. - John Howell MP urges move forward on South Oxfordshire Local Plan
AN Oxfordshire MP has criticised his local council’s decision to rewrite an important planning document. - South Oxfordshire leader suggests joint local plan with neighbouring Vale council
TWO council areas should work together to build environmentally friendly homes: that is the suggestion by one elected leader in a letter sent on Valentines Day. - GWR trains delayed between Didcot and Oxford
PASSENGERS travelling between Didcot and Oxford are facing delays and disruption this morning with the problems set to last all day. - Hard drives and jewellery stolen in Wheatley burglary
THIEVES stole jewellery and hard drives from a home in Wheatley. - HFT says Milton Heights disabled care centre definitely closing
A SECRET meeting held at Oxfordshire County Council decided the future of the much-loved Milton Heights day centre. - Mobile post office in Oxfordshire to have visit times cut
A MOBILE post office van serving South Oxfordshire is to have its hours at existing villages cut in order to serve more places that no longer have a post office. - Villagers fighting to 'Save Buscot' – from the National Trust!
RESIDENTS of a picturesque village are up in arms over plans to build a new business centre and car park – by the National Trust. - Didcot movie producer works with Daniel Radcliffe
A FILM producer from Didcot has been working with former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe on a prison break thriller. - The Swan at Tetsworth reopens at new site today
A BELOVED restaurant which said it was forced to close in January is today due to reopen at a new location. - New Vanderbilt estate near Didcot 'could cause months of traffic chaos'
VILLAGERS have been warned that unless proposed road works are shelved they could cause months of traffic chaos. - Oxfordshire council building burnt down in arson to be rebuilt
PLANS to rebuild a council office which was destroyed in an arson attack have gone on show. - A417 reopens after crash near Aston Tirrold
A RURAL road in South Oxfordshire was blocked following a multi-vehicle crash this evening. - REMEMBER WHEN: A 'mini tornado' tore through Didcot
A ‘MINI TORNADO’ ripped through part of Didcot, uprooting trees, damaging power cables and causing thousands of pounds of damage on November 29 1984. - The King’s Singers are joining forces with Didcot based choir for new campaign
The King’s Singers are joining forces with the Soundabout Inclusive Choir for their ‘Finding Harmony’ campaign. - Ladygrove Didcot nursery is no longer 'inadequate'
A NURSERY has got rid of its ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating and received fresh praise from the regulator. - Council refuses to publish Abingdon' Subway food hygiene report
DISASTROUS food and hygiene findings about a fast food franchise will remain a secret after a district council refused to publish the full report. - History: The day the first bananas arrived in Didcot
Looking at Art Deco Roof Lines in Park Road in Didcot led me to discovering a story behind the exciting arrival of bananas in Didcot. An unusual connection!
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Upton seen in 1930
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