Oxfordshire buildings win coveted awards
Two Oxfordshire developments were named regional winners in a prestigious building awards ceremony last night. An Oxfordshire school’s new state-of-the-art rowing centre won the design innovation...
View ArticleOxford named as having ‘dangerous’ pollution levels
Oxford has been named as one of 11 cities and towns in the UK with dangerous levels of pollution by the World Health Organization (WHO). Figures published on Thursday showed the city had above...
View ArticleTories bid to rally support over EU in Oxfordshire
Big names from the Conservative Party tried to rally the troops in Oxfordshire over the last week as the European Union (EU) referendum inches ever nearer. Former Prime Minister Sir John Major...
View ArticlePolice apologise to family of 16-year-old Ellis Downes
A public apology has been issued by police over the treatment of the family of 16-year-old drowning victim Ellis Downes. Ellis was swimming with friends in the River Thames near Abingdon, on Saturday,...
View ArticleMan fined for damaging tree in Warborough
A Warborough resident had been convicted of deliberately damaging an 80-year-old tree. John Bradshaw, of The Green South, was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £3,796.96 costs at Oxford Magistrates’...
View ArticleWitney to Oxford extra A40 lane upgrades unveiled costing £54m
The A40 between Witney and Eynsham could be turned into a dual carriageway and an extra bus lane built along the rest of the road to Oxford, as part of a £54 million scheme to tackle congestion. The...
View ArticleAbingdon father committed suicide after row, inquest hears
A dad to twin girls from Abingdon committed suicide at Christmas after an argument with his wife, Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court heard yesterday. Russell Walker, 42, was found dead in a storage container...
View ArticleYoungsters try their hand at politics
A class of schoolchildren from Cokethorpe School, near Witney, took to a council’s chamber last Thursday to debate banning zoos. The group of 29 pupils, aged 10 and 11, were welcomed to West...
View ArticleMums bid to save Wantage hospital
A group of five mums are joining a campaign to save Wantage Community Hospital from closure after using its maternity ward. The mums have babies aged from three to 10 weeks old and fear the hospital’s...
View ArticleLord Mayor of Oxford Mohammed Altaf-Khan sworn in
The 57th Lord Mayor of Oxford, Mohammed Altaf-Khan, was sworn in with all the traditional pomp and ceremony of the city’s annual mayor-making service on Monday. The bells of Carfax Tower were rung from...
View ArticlePlan swings into action to upgrade town park
Residents have aired their delight that a Wantage park is set to get a major upgrade after a two-and-a-half-year campaign by the community. More than £10,000 was raised by townsfolk, including charity...
View Article‘Inadequate’ safety found at care home
A care home in Standlake, near Witney, has been rated ‘inadequate’ over safety after a resident was given the wrong medicine and other medication was left unattended for 50 minutes. Health watchdog the...
View ArticleEddie wows crowd with violin recital
A recital by an Oxfordshire schoolboy with autism was greeted with a standing ovation in London’s West End earlier this month. Eddie Dancer, 13, who attends the LVS Oxford autism special school, played...
View ArticleWitness recalls shock over woman’s shooting
A friend has recalled the moment Kerry Reeves was fatally shot in the face last November in Abingdon. The 26-year-old died two days after she was blasted with a shotgun behind a block of flats in...
View ArticleThame’s unsung finest honoured
SEVEN people have been celebrated as Thame’s unsung heroes at the annual community awards. More than 100 people were nominated across seven categories including sporting, creative and lifetime...
View ArticleWatchdog praises Oxfordshire child exploitation teams
A Government watchdog praised services designed to help exploited children in Oxfordshire, but said more needed to be done for other children and families. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies...
View ArticleEx-City president jailed for fraud
The former president of Oxford City FC has been jailed for more than 12 years for his part in a $6.6 million telemarketing scam. Thomas Guerriero was sentenced to 12 years and seven months at a court...
View ArticleOxford autism school’s royal reception for Countess of Wessex
A school for autistic children was buzzing with excitement today as a royal visit marked its official opening. Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, was the guest of honour celebrating LVS Oxford, near...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man pleads guilty to Abingdon Poundland stabbing
An Abingdon man pleaded guilty to manslaughter with diminished responsibility today for stabbing 61-year-old Justin Skrebowski to death in the town’s Poundland store. Trevor Joyce, of Franklyn Close,...
View ArticleResidents of Didcot and East Hagbourne cheer planning decision
More than 150 residents of Didcot and East Hagbourne gave a standing ovation and cheered as plans to build 170 homes on land between the town and village were rejected last night. A planning...
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