The Latest Breaking News from Abingdon

Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

A targeted public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Oxfordshire

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

Thames Water says new Abingdon reservoir could cost bill-payers up to £7.5bn

Price rise to three times original budget is a blow to government’s reservoir expansion plans

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

Thames Water court case shows there are alternatives to massive infrastructure

It is what we might call the HS2 fallacy: new reservoirs as tall as high-rise buildings that boost water companies’ assets

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2025

Polish proggers Amarok to play first ever UK show headlining next year's Prog For Peart

Prog For Peart 2025 will take place at The Northcourt music venue in Abingdon, Oxfordshire on July 18 and 19

Louder · Sep 17, 2024

MP Layla Moran fears family trapped in Gaza church ‘will not survive until Christmas’

Oxford and Abingdon MP’s extended family among those sheltering in besieged Holy Family church in Gaza City

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Three teenagers killed and fourth fighting for life after car hits tree

Teenager in hospital with life-threatening injuries after BMW crashes into tree near Abingdon

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Lake or mistake? The row over water firms, drought and Abingdon’s new super-reservoir

A proposal for 150bn litres of storage in Oxfordshire is mired in controversy and distrust of a privatised water industry

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023

Nottinghamshire Greene King distribution staff to strike over Christmas in pay dispute

The 188 workers, including production and distribution workers, drivers and draymen, who are members of Unite are based at Bury St Edmunds, Eastwood in Nottinghamshire, and Abingdon in Oxfordshire.

Nottingham Post · Dec 20, 2022

Co-workers of cop who killed 3 in California removed items from his home before official search

ABINGDON, Va. — Co-workers of Austin Lee Edwards, the Virginia cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old Riverside, California, girl he “catfished” online, removed a sheriff’s truck and a black trash bag from Edwards’ property the night before it was officially searched, according to an eyewitness and…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

Virginia police blame ‘human error’ in hiring of man who later killed 3 in California

ABINGDON, Va. — Virginia State Police now blame “human error” for the agency’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old California girl he “catfished” online.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022