River levels across Oxfordshire were predicted to continue falling today as the threat from flooding subsides.

The Environment Agency will continue to monitor the situation, but is downgrading its flood warnings on rivers in the county.

Councillor Keith Mitchell, the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, said: "It now seems that we can be content that there will not be widespread flooding in Oxfordshire.

"However, in saying that, we must remember those people in Kelmscott and at Bablock Hythe who have suffered flooding.

"There are also scores of people in the Osney and Botley Road areas of Oxford, Abingdon and other places throughout Oxfordshire, who have been living on their nerves in recent days and that would have been thoroughly unpleasant.

"Our emergency planners, highways teams and firefighters have worked hard with our colleagues at district councils, the Environment Agency and the police to contain the situation we were presented with.

"We would like to thank each of the sites in Oxfordshire that acted as hosts for sandbagging arrangements."

Police have begun an investigation into the vandalism that affected the flood barrier in Kennington.

11:47am Monday 21st January 2008

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