Abingdon South

People are being asked for their views on plans to bring in 20mph speed limits to two Oxfordshire towns.Oxfordshire County Council wants to make residential areas safer and more attractive places to walk and cycle. To enable this, 20mph speed …

Following the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, all planned Oxfordshire Conversations events are postponed as a mark of respect.This includes the five face to face events in Abingdon, Witney, Oxford, Banbury and Didcot as well as both …

A pilot demonstration for a set of innovative drone and electric van freight trials was successfully completed at Milton Park, a science, technology and business community in Oxfordshire. The trials mark a significant step in the transition towards …

Teams who maintain and repair Oxfordshire’s roads received a distinguished visitor recently when the Chair of Oxfordshire County Council Cllr Susanna Pressel called by to meet them.Susanna was given a tour of the council’s Drayton depot between …

Residents cheered on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race returned to Oxfordshire on Saturday 11 June.  Hosted for the third consecutive time by Oxfordshire County Council, and the county’s city and district councils, …

Residents across the county will be able to cheer on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race returns to Oxfordshire this Saturday 11 June.    Hosted for the third consecutive time by Oxfordshire County Council, and the …

An unconventional sci-fi story, a magical tree and a much loved grandad are the subjects of the well-scripted tales that have been selected as winners of Oxfordshire County Council Library Service’s eBook Short Story Competition for 2022.The winner …

Oxfordshire County Council has called for revived plans to build a seven square kilometre reservoir between Abingdon, Steventon and East Hanney to be dropped.A draft regional plan for securing future water supplies includes proposals for the south …

Three of Oxfordshire’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) will be closed for short periods on 20 and 21 December due to the delivery of essential new concrete safety barriers.The HWRCs at Alkerton, Drayton and Stanford in the Vale will be …