Police find dementia sufferer by chance
A MISSING West Sussex dementia sufferer was found by chance by police in Abingdon – after a journey that had already taken him to Nottingham.
Friends riding high on peak challenge
SIX friends are gearing up to cycle 700 miles and climb three mountains in England, Scotland and Wales.
Abingdon priest goes hungry for seven days
A PRIEST starved himself for a week to feel the desperation felt by billions of hungry people around the world.
Trio save day for Abingdon pre-school
A PRE-school in Abingdon has been saved from closure after parents came forward to join the committee which runs it.
Money flows in for work on Thames
A number of improvements are being made to locks along the River Thames as part of a £5.1m upgrade programme.
'Roofless' vandals leave woman in a flap
A WOMAN has suffered a spate of unusual vandalism at her historic cottage – the theft of huge clumps of thatched roof by jackdaws.
Wantage's annual carnival could make a return
Wantage residents and community groups are being urged to revive the town’s carnival after more than 20 years ago.
East Hagbourne has final fling
VILLAGERS in East Hagbourne say they have done everything they can to win Britain in Bloom.
Grave tidy-up upsets family
A CORNER of an Abingdon cemetery is set to be cleared of plants and flowers to improve safety for mourners.
Classic car show is saved
AN ANNUAL classic car show will be able to go ahead after it found a new site when the original venue went into administration.
