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It took hours for firefighters from Didcot to tackle the flames at a house in Wallingford. After more than two hours, the fire was under control and contained to the chimney of the property. Speaking after the operation on Wednesday evening, incident commander Jon Walker commented: "This was a time-critical incident and thanks to the quick and decisive work carried out by the crews the fire did not spread beyond the chimney. "If you have an open fire, log burner or other solid fuel burner, then please get your chimney swept regularly by a competent and qualified engineer." Crews fro...

Fire crews worked hard with limited water to contain a blaze that started in an outbuilding and started to spread. The fire broke out at a commercial premises in Challow just before 10pm on Friday evening. It had started in a storage container but rapidly spread to an adjoining container, two small outbuildings and scrap cars. Crews from Wantage Fire Station, Faringdon Fire Station and Didcot Fire Station were mobilised and reached the site within minutes. Crews worked hard, initially with limited water supplies, to bring the blaze under control. The owners also lent a hand with th...

Cocoa Price War: Fairtrade Tackles European Commission, Governments for Farmers’ Living Income Cocoa Price War: Fairtrade Tackles European Commission, Governments for Farmers’ Living Income Fairtrade International is locked in a humane cocoa price war with the European Commission and the European governments. The group is battling them to recognise the right to living income in the cocoa and chocolate sector of Europe. The is coming as cocoa prices fall in Cote d’Ivoire. Fairtrade is concerned with changing the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a faire...

Make Puerto Rico a state John J. Davenport FacebookTwitterEmail Democrats have a lot to be angry about, and a lot to fix. After right-wing propagandists spread the big lie that the 2020 election was rigged and thereby propelled the U.S. Capitol invasion, it is more urgent than ever to pass compromise election reform to stop voter suppression, and to restore the “fair and balanced” standard for mass audience television networks. But the 50-50 Senate will continue to be a challenge. After using bare majority votes to ram through hundreds of judicial appointments to federal courts — includ...

Subscribe Commodities European governments and legislators urged to help cocoa farmers as prices continue to fall in West Africa By Anthony Myers Fairtrade urges EU to implement regulation to recognise the right to living income in cocoa sector in any forthcoming human rights due diligence regulation, as European Cocoa Association calls for an ‘enabling environment’ across the industry. The drop in price comes after the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, which produce two-thirds of the world’s cocoa, impleme...