Flooding: Football matches called off

1:59pm Friday 18th January 2008

All weekend football matches on Oxford City Council pitches have been called off because they are waterlogged.

Police rescue naked swimmers

12:50pm Friday 18th January 2008

Police rescued three men after they jumped naked into the Oxford Canal - for a swim.

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	Floodwater pumping under way in city
	10:08am Fri 18 Jan 08
	Water pumps have been called into action for the first time this year in Oxford.

Flood pump stolen - and recovered

9:24am Friday 18th January 2008

A Water pump delivered to residents in Osney Island in Oxford to combat flooding was stolen - and then recovered hours later by police.

Householders still on flood alert

8:24am Friday 18th January 2008

THREE flood warnings were still in place on Oxfordshire rivers this morning - but only residents in one west Oxfordshire village have been flooded so far.

Flooding: Rail engineering work cancelled

6:15am Friday 18th January 2008

Due to the threat of heavy rain and flooding over the weekend, Network Rail has cancelled engineering work due to take place between Didcot and Swindon.

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Flooding: Get your sandbags here

10:51pm Thursday 17th January 2008

People at risk of flooding can pick up sandbags from locations around the county.

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Flooding: Road closures update

10:39pm Thursday 17th January 2008

Burcot Lane in Berinsfield has been closed to traffic tonight due to flooding caused when Queensford Lake overflowed.

	Flooding: City residents prepared
	9:27pm Thu 17 Jan 08
	More than 100 homes are expected to flood in Oxford - but householders said they are better prepared than in July.

Flooding: Rail travel update

9:16pm Thursday 17th January 2008

First Great Western is warning passengers that its train services could be affected by flooding tomorrow evening and Saturday if heavy rain causes a rise in river levels.

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