Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council are flying the Ukrainian flag in solidarity with Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia.
Manufacturers across the world have reported a rise in demand for the Ukrainian flag since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th.
There is a planning application for signage for a new Starbucks coffee shop in place of M&Co in the Market Place.
Thankyou to the person who emailed me this news.
We are well served for coffee shops in Abingdon! Abingdon Market Place – alone – has: Costa, R&R, Java, and Throwing Buns.
The shop looks like the day when M&Co left, but outside at the back, there is work underway digging up the path.
‘A press release earlier this week said ‘South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils have taken the difficult decision to activate their business continuity plan and suspend their garden waste collections.’
‘The councils’ bin crews will be prioritising the collection of food waste, recycling and general waste collections following government guidelines in a bid to reduce the disruption to waste collections.’
Not everybody has got the message. These shots along the Oxford Road in Abingdon were this Saturday morning and the collection should have been Thursday.
There was a delay to the collection of recycled and garden waste two weeks ago.
‘The disruption is due to the ongoing issues of a shortage of HGV drivers who are needed to drive the councils’ waste collection vehicles. This is a national issue, not just affecting the districts.’
It could be down to the need to self-isolate.
The council will review the situation towards the end of August before providing an update.
Yesterday in West St Helen Street the Abingdon Country Market were selling home made cakes and jams and pickles.
In East St Helen Street, the Little tea room had the smell of freshly baked cakes, with a pile of cake boxes for people who had ordered cakes.
Today was the second lockdown Mother’s Day. Takeaways and home cooking were the options for the Mother’s Day meal. Some people could not visit mothers yet.