Oxford Mail | Didcot

Good school aiming to be outstanding

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Bboth Didcot’s state schools now have a good rating following a recent visit from inspectors.

Missing man sparks police search

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0000

A MAN who has been missing from his Didcot home since Sunday is being sought by police.

Playroom flooded

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:40:00 +0000

A BASEMENT playroom flooded under more than a metre of water from a burst pipe in Aston Upthorpe on Monday.

Store’s veg oil van ban baffles grocer

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

COMMUNITY grocer Chris Waites says he was banned by managers at a Tesco store for buying vegetable oil to fuel his delivery van.

Diesel spill closes A34

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:54:54 +0000

THE A34 southbound is closed between the Chilton Interchange and junction 13 of the M4.

Road repairs will slow A34 traffic

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:40:00 +0000

WORK to repair the surface of the A34’s southbound carriageway at the Portway bridge near Harwell will take place overnight tonight.

New rescue team has Hart

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

PARAMEDICS believe their new specialist team trained to work in the most dangerous situations have proven they will save more lives.

Burning motor

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:40:00 +0000

Firefighters tackled a car fire sparked by mechanical fault.

Cooling towers could make way for houses in 2015

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0000

HUNDREDS of new homes could be built on the Didcot power station site when part of it is decomissioned, according to the leader of South Oxfordshire District Council.

Missing boy safe

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

DIDCOT: A 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s who went missing from Didcot has been found safe and well.