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Water leak under path repaired
06/10/14
WORK has been carried out to repair a leak under a path in Sonning Common. The leak, which was caused by a burst pipe in Brinds Close, off Wood Lane, was reported to Thames Water on Tuesday evening last week. The company carried out repairs from ...
Almost...
26/08/14
WORK to re-open Whitchurch Bridge is in the final stages. Utilities companies are relaying water pipes, electricity cables and telephone lines. The road will then be resurfaced. Bridge company secretary Geoff Weir said: “We expect the bridge to ...
Roads to close for races
13/10/14
DRIVERS are being warned that road closures will be in place on Sunday for this year’s Henley half marathon and 10km race. Marlow Road will be closed from the Toad Hall/Icehouse Lane junction along with Bell Street, New Street and Thames Side ...
‘Politicians need to tackle HGVs problem’
AN environmental campaign group says it will take “huge political pressure” to tackle congestion in Henley caused by heavy goods vehicles, writes Jamie Presland. Henley in Transition is to lobby Oxfordshire County Council for measures to ...
Company’s ceremonial cake
29/09/14
THE Whitchurch Bridge Company commissioned Pangbourne bakery Food Kick to make a cake for the occasion. The cake included a marzipan replica of the new bridge with a model vintage car crossing it. It was cut into more than 100 pieces ...
Lorry blocks heart of Watlington
03/07/14
WATLINGTON town centre was brought to a standstill after a lorry tyre burst. The incident happened shortly after 9am on Tuesday in Shirburn Street and resulted in queues along Shirburn Road and Couching Street. It follows a long ...
Road shut
23/06/14
THE B480 in Watlington will be closed on next weekend (June 28 and 29) for roadworks. A stretch of the road by the roundabout at Willow Close will be shut with a diversion via the B480 to Stadhampton, A329 to Milton Common and ...
Government grant awarded to fix potholes
29/06/14
OXFORDSHIRE County Council has been given £3.1 million to fix potholes. The highways authority successfully applied for the grant from the Governments new £168 million pothole fund. It was not allowed to request a specific ...
Town traffic brought to standstill by burst tyre
07/07/14
WATLINGTON town centre was brought to a standstill after a lorry tyre burst. The incident happened shortly after 9am on Tuesday in Shirburn Street and resulted in queues along Shirburn Road and Couching Street. It follows ...
Resurfacing works scheduled
28/07/14
TWO roads in Remenham are to be closed for resurfacing. Remenham Lane will be shut both ways between the junctions with White Hill and Aston Lane from October 15 to 17. Remenham Church Lane will then be closed from ...
River crossing set to re-open
03/08/14
WHITCHURCH Bridge should re-open next month. Contractor Balfour Beatty, which is refurbishing the structure, said the work was progressing well. The bridges old white iron lattices are back in place and the ...
Toll bridge just weeks from re-opening
18/08/14
WHITCHURCH Bridge is set to re-open next month following an 11-month refurbishment. The crossing has been shut since October while being strengthened to cope with the weight of modern traffic. It was due to ...
No opening date for Whitchurch Bridge..yet
25/08/14
WORK to re-open Whitchurch Bridge is in the final stages. The crossing has been closed for nearly a year to allow for a £4.4 million refurbishment project. The Whitchurch Bridge Company, which owns the ...
Bridge to re-open within weeks
04/08/14
WHITCHURCH Bridge should re-open next month. Contractor Balfour Beatty, which is refurbishing the structure, said the work was progressing well. The bridge’s old white iron lattices are back in place ...
Major delays at roadworks on flood-damaged road
19/09/14
MOTORISTS experienced delays just a day after work began to repair a flood-damaged road between Sonning and Playhatch. The work on the B478 Playhatch Road began on Monday and will take up to eight ...
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