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Our Abingdon headlines include stories from the town and nearby villages, including Besselsleigh, Clifton Hampden, Drayton, Dry Sandford, Fyfield, Kennington, Radley, Sandford on Thames, Southmoor, Steventon, Sutton Courtenay, Sunningwell and Tubney.

Thousands watch Dragon Boat raceThousands watch Dragon Boat race
7:42pm Sun 11 May 08
Crowds gatherd on the banks of the River Thames to watch Abingdon's annual charity Dragon Boat Race today.

Rainbows celebrate their 21stRainbows celebrate their 21st
5:10pm Sun 11 May 08
Ten units of Rainbows celebrated the 21st birthday of their organisation with a giant birthday party.

Free internet to boost tradeFree internet to boost trade
6:40pm Fri 9 May 08
Free internet access has been introduced to parts of Abingdon in a bid to attract more visitors to its flagging town centre.
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Flood cash: 'To good to be true'Flood cash: 'To good to be true'
11:58am Thu 8 May 08
The leader of Vale of White Horse District Council has told the Oxford Mail he feared the £110m pledged by the European Union to help flood victims in the UK was too good to be true.
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Church volunteers clean up beauty spotChurch volunteers clean up beauty spot
6:34pm Wed 7 May 08
Tyres, glass bottles and a teddy bear the size of a small child were among 40 sackfuls of rubbish volunteers collected at an Abingdon beauty spot.

Town crier drums up supportTown crier drums up support
5:07pm Wed 7 May 08
Abingdon Town Crier Peter Green was in good voice as he toured the town to drum up new guild members.

Dance day drew crowdsDance day drew crowds
5:03pm Wed 7 May 08
A display of dances from across the world marked the launch of a series of events that will take place in Abingdon's Market Place.

Abbey greets May Day with songAbbey greets May Day with song
4:49pm Wed 7 May 08
Singing at Dorchester Abbey greeted Bank Holiday Monday and raised money to help Aids orphans in Kenya.

Residents celebrate street's 50thResidents celebrate street's 50th
4:43pm Wed 7 May 08
Residents broke out the bubbly at a special party to celebrate 50 years on the same estate. Tony and Sylvia Curran held the party at their home in Tyrrells Way, Sutton Courtenay, on Saturday.

Reservoir: 'Work is essential'
11:41am Wednesday 7th May 2008
Thames Water has branded its proposed £1billion reservoir near Abingdon as essential.
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