PARKING in Wallingford will be free from noon onwards on four consecutive Saturdays in a bid to boost trade in Wallingford in the run-up to Christmas, The free parking will apply to the car parks run by South Oxfordshire District Council, but will not include the Waitrose car park, which the store itself administers.

The move has been welcomed by Wallingford Business Partnership chairman, Elaine Hornsby, who said she hoped it would bring more people into the town for their Christmas shopping.

The dates involved are December 2, 9, 16 and 23.