Didcot news updates including the Orchard Centre, railway centre, town and South Oxfordshire council, the Gateway, power station, housing, planning, travel, sport, leisure, entertainment, competitions and more
Work has started on the new four-star Marriott hotel near Milton Park. The 170-bedroom hotel has been welcomed with the belief it will help businesses invest in the Scince Vale area. Leader... Read more
The mother of a Didcot teenager murdered in 2013 says she is “disgusted” by an apology issued by a national newspaper after she was wrongly identified. Mail Online, the Daily Mail’s website,... Read more
The £50million expansion of the Orchard Centre has progressed to the next stage. Following the closure of High Street, the next phase will allow construction of the new public square and sur... Read more
Campaigners in a small village are calling on supporters to fight against ‘dangerous’ plans to build more than 70 homes across from a school. The application for land adjacent to the Village... Read more
Play2Give (P2G) is on course to smash its ‘£10k in 10’ appeal target – with five months of the year remaining. The Didcot-based fundraising group – our charity of the year – has raised £9,50... Read more
School places are soon to open and recruitment is underway for a new primary school on Great Western Park in Didcot. The Aureus Primary School, formerly Chalkhill Primary School, will be loc... Read more
Heavy rain and mud could not stop the 13,000 music fans who descended to this year’s Truck Festival to sing and dance along to their favourite bands. The festival in Steventon celebrated its... Read more
Police have issued an appeal following an assault three months ago where a man was hospitalised after his skull was fractured. Officers released a CCTV image of two men who may have importan... Read more
A motorist was cut free from their vehicle after becoming trapped following a crash in Brightwell cum Sotwell. Firefighters freed the driver after three cars and a lorry collided on the A413... Read more
School places and recruitment for a brand new primary school on Great Western Park are soon set to open. The Aureus Primary School, formerly Chalkhill Primary School, will be located within... Read more
