Chipping Norton
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| Weather | 12°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 91% Humidity |
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| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Population | 6,337 (2011) |
| Current weather | www.weather.com |
| Location statistical region population | 6,337 |
| Local time | Monday 14:04 |
| Civil parish | : Chipping Norton; |
| Os grid refer | SP309269 |
| Postcod district | OX7 |
| Regions | South East |
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| ID | 970508 |
About Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about 12 miles south-west of Banbury and 18 miles north-west of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population as 5,719. It was estimated at 6,254 in 2019.
Fire crews tackle Oxfordshire recycling plant blast through night
... Residents also reported lights flickering in their homes at the time of the strike and power outages in Witney, Burford, Chipping Norton and Milton-under-Wychwood...
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... Residents have reported power outages in Witney, Burford, Chipping Norton and Milton-under-Wychwood...
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... " The drinks brand was launched in 2021, with its primary ingredients coming from Clarkson s 1,000-acre Diddly Squat farm in Chipping Norton...
Jeremy Clarkson's farm branded 'a menace and a success'
... At the meeting on Tuesday, villager Hilary Moore said the tourists who visit the farm - which sits between Chadlington and Chipping Norton - come to " show off their cars" and block roads, while Joanna Cecil, a florist at the farm, came to its defence...
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... Luke Springhart, in Oxfordshire, posted: " Random #explosion or #sonicboom in Chipping Norton / Oxfordshire area...
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... Anna s mother Keeley, from Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, said the family just couldn t believe it when they heard of the funding...
Battle of Arnhem: Mass parachute drop to mark WW2 assault
... Relatives of Pte Dennis Collier, 95, from Harrogate, and Pte Steve Morgan, 93, from Chipping Norton, travelled to the Netherlands to see their remains interred...
Fire crews tackle Oxfordshire recycling plant blast through night
By Indy Almroth-WrightBBC News
Crews spent The Night tackling a fire that started after a Lightning Strike caused a huge gas Explosion at a food waste recycling site.
A tank at the Severn Trent Green Power site was struck by lightning on Monday at 19:20 BST, causing the gases within it to ignite and explode.
Witnesses reported seeing a large fireball Light Up the sky after the blast.
The Blaze has been brought Under Control , a fire service confirmed.
Crews remain at The Scene in Cassington, Oxfordshire, where three of five tanks were damaged.
An Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: " Firefighters have been there All Night .
" However, there are now two appliances and a hydraulic platform on The Scene compared to the six crews and other support vehicles at The Height of The Incident .
" The Fire is Under Control and did not spread. "
Stewart Reid and his wife saw The Explosion as they were travelling on the A34 near Oxford.
He Said : " There was lighting and thunder, [it] kept lighting up the sky the whole time we were driving. Then there was a bright orange light and we could see something had burst into flames.
" You could tell it was an Explosion - flames were going up at such a velocity, you could tell it was gas. It was a bit crazy. "
The Site 's operator, Severn Trent Green Power Limited, said nobody had been injured.
The waste firm said it was " working with The Emergency services to make sure The Site is safe so that we can assess the damage as soon as possible".
At its height, 40 firefighters in six fire engines, police and several ambulances were sent to The Plant .
Thames Valley Police shut the A40 between Wolvercote and Eynsham, and urged residents to stay home and shut windows and doors overnight.
The Road has since reopened and restrictions for residents lifted.
Residents also reported lights flickering in their homes at The Time of The Strike and power outages in Witney, Burford, Chipping Norton and Milton-under-Wychwood.
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