THREE storms have hit Bicester in the last week with high-speed winds causing destruction across the county.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called out to incidents involving fallen trees, overturned vehicles and loose structures in the Bicester area on Friday as Storm Eunice battered the country.
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Isabelle Hyde, who lives in Shannon Road, said she heard a 'horrific' noise before seeing her next door neighbour's large conifer tree fall down and land in her garden.
She said: "The tree fell on Friday afternoon. My daughter and I were home and I heard a horrific noise and saw the last bit of the fall.
"I have a friend who is a tree surgeon so he kindly came out yesterday (Sunday) and cleared it all for us. It's left damage to my kids' playhouse, trampoline and the back fence, but it was all superficial damage and no one was hurt."
Elsewhere in Bicester rubbish was blown around the Kingsmere estate as people waited for Cherwell District Council to collect the recycling.
Despite other councils across the county cancelling or postponing their waste collections on Friday due to the red weather warning that was issued by the Met Office, Cherwell continued its planned service as normal.
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A Cherwell council spokesperson said: "All Cherwell District Council’s collections took place as normal. Cherwell District Council’s waste collection team have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic and previous poor weather to serve residents.
"Any litter that was blown about due to the stormy weather was picked up by the collection staff and our street cleansing teams."
Fire crews dealt with a dangerous structure in Market Square and rushed to a van that had overturned on the M40 between Junction 9 and 10 on Friday.
Nobody was trapped or injured and after making the scene safe, the incident was handed over to Thames Valley Police.
In Bletchingdon, rescue services were called to a property where a tree had toppled over and a trampoline was blown onto power cables.
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They also dealt with a marquee that had been put up for outside shelter which got lifted and trapped on telephone cabling in Field Street.
Crews used reach pole equipment to snag and then dismantle the marquee to make it safe to prevent damage to road users.
Storm Dudley was the first to hit last Wednesday before Storm Eunice hit on Friday and Storm Franklin on Monday.
People were urged to stay indoors and only make essential travel during the height of Strom Eunice.
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