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Revellers turn out to enjoy Wood Festival

Groovy Su

11:20am Monday 20th May 2013

MORE than 1,000 festival-goers young and old enjoyed live music, crafts and family activities at a three-day festival near Wallingford.

Golden tiger skull in exhibition

Martin Hayward-Harris

1:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A GOLD tiger skull created by an Oxfordshire man will be the centrepiece of the Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition.

Drink-driving PCSO is caught after road row

Andrew Seston leaving the court

10:30am Saturday 18th May 2013

A PCSO was arrested by his own colleagues for drink-driving when he called in back-up after pulling another motorist over, a court heard yesterday.

Back to nature as woodland festival returns

Megan and Robin Bennett with children Marcie and Brynmor, Hugh Warwick and Joe Bennett

10:30am Saturday 18th May 2013

THE FIRST bands took to the stage last night at this year’s Wood Festival.

Now that’s what I call a bugging device

Dr Helen Roy from the Centre for Hydrology and Ecology with her ladybird app

7:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

ECOLOGISTS say they’ve been “inspired” by the number of nature lovers helping to track a ladybird which is bugging the UK’s native species.

Skeleton find reveals long-lost church site

HISTORY: Sue Roberts looks into the trench where the skeleton was found

12:00pm Thursday 16th May 2013

THE discovery of a skeleton in the back garden of a home in Wallingford has revealed the location of a lost Saxon church.

Lucky escape for motorist

11:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

A driver escaped unhurt when his car crashed, caught fire and rolled down an embankment.

Real life Chitty Chitty Bang Bangs delight the crowd

John and Elisabeth Holland, from Reading, in their Bullnose Morris

7:10am Tuesday 14th May 2013

CROWDS flocked to wave on hundreds of cars and their drivers parading through Wallingford’s Market Square on Sunday.

Car spectacle

11:00am Monday 13th May 2013

WALLINGFORD: A parade of 250 classic cars powered through Wallingford yesterday.

Town's car rally gets bigger parking

Visitors take a look around at last year’s event

5:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

WALLINGFORD’S Vehicle Rally and Parade has proved so popular this year that organisers have laid on an overflow car park.

Morrisons store wins council backing

1:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A DECISION is set to be made on a controversial Morrisons supermarket plan for Wallingford next month, as town councillors back the scheme.

Couple renew vows at Dorchester Abbey

HAPPINESS: Roger Belson and his wife Margaret, left, were married at Dorchester Abbey in 1955. Joining them at Sunday’s celebration of marriage was their niece Denise Line, their bridesmaid when she was aged seven

1:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

TIMES have certainly changed since Roger and Margaret Belson first stood together at the altar of Dorchester Abbey.

Festival flourish

11:00am Tuesday 7th May 2013

DORCHESTER Festival is in full swing with families flocking to the village to enjoy the Bank Holiday weather yesterday.

Pedal power will keep festival stage lights shining

Wood Festival organiser Robin Bennett and daughter Marcie with Barefoot Books’ studio manager Izzie Martin

6:00pm Saturday 4th May 2013

WHERE else but Oxfordshire could you find a green music extravaganza with a stage powered by bicycles?

Police fine drivers in spot checks

11:10am Friday 3rd May 2013

POLICE dished out 30 fines for driving offences during a safety check on the A4074 near Berinsfield yesterday.

Rowing club all set to replace 'shack' with £300,000 gym

Coach Tony Wheel, Roger Turnbull, Ros Lester and Ken Lester in the old gym, which is to be torn down and replaced

12:50pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

WALLINGFORD Rowing Club’s asbestos- ridden gym is to be flattened to make way for a new £300,000 building next month.

Accident closes M40 at rush hour

11:00am Wednesday 1st May 2013

The M40 closed during the afternoon rush hour yesterday after an accident involving a car and a van.

Rabbits cause a hole lot of bother on road

A rabbit next to the A329 where work to repair a crumbling pathway has meant delays for rush hour motorists

9:30am Wednesday 1st May 2013

RABBITS are being blamed for causing rush-hour traffic delays on a busy route near Wallingford.

Gym members in a spin

Hester Gaylard with Wallingford mayor Ros Lester

2:00pm Saturday 27th April 2013

GYM instructor Hester Gaylard pedalled through the pain barrier to help raise thousands of pounds in a charity spinathon.

Pupils take part in Road Rage opera

Pupils take part in Road Rage opera

1:00pm Saturday 27th April 2013

CHALGROVE Community Primary pupils will join more than 20 schools in a new opera.

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