The resident parking wardens help ensure that there are parking spaces for residents in the town centre. In Goffs, the newsagents, there is a ‘Save our Local Traffic Wardens’ petition. Change seems inevitable to the current system, but we do not want to loose our local wardens. It would be hard to better their community spirit.

Here the Mayor of Abingdon, and councillors, are returning from the annual civic service at St Helens Church.

Mr Roger Cox was elected the Mayor of Ock Street this afternoon, and given the sword of office by the Mayor of Abingdon, Councillor Lorrain Oates.

He defeated the previous mayor, Mr Stuart Jackson, who has been elected Mayor of Ock Street 11 years running. Stuart was one of those chairing the new mayor down Ock Street: preceded by the the Ock Street Horns.

From tomorrow, adults in Abingdon will need a rod licence to fish the Abingdon waters, and not just a town fishing permit. The town took legal advice to protect the ancient fishing right but it seems in vain.