More given place at chosen school
More children have been offered their first-choice secondary school, despite a rise in pupil numbers. Almost nine out of 10 Oxfordshire children due to start secondary school in September have been...
View ArticleStalker sought after woman’s complaints
Police are appealing for information after a series of ‘stalking incidents’ at Templars Square Shopping Centre in Cowley. A 19-year-old woman has reportedly been ‘followed and watched’ on a number of...
View ArticleDrug dealer caught after hiding car keys in flowerpot
An Oxford drug dealer has been jailed after cocaine and cannabis worth more than £30,000 was found stashed in two vehicles. Police officers visiting Jay Isthiaq Ahmad’s home in Rest Harrow on a...
View ArticlePulling together to beat cancer
Staff and customers at a leisure centre are pulling together to see how many miles they can clock up on an indoor rowing machine in a day – and they need your help to beat their Cambridge rivals. The...
View ArticleWomen showing solidarity
Oxford women joined other demonstrators from all over the world last week to support a Kurdish rights movement. Supporters of the movememnt #WomenRiseUpForAfrin donned vibrant Kurdish colours and held...
View ArticleEducation site and cafe planned for former pub
A former Marston pub that the community has tried to rescue since its closure in 2014 could become a education centre and cafe. Oxford charity The Wilaya Trust wants to lease Somerset House and...
View ArticleKeeping the city streets clean
Last week’s relentless cold snap froze any idea of Oxford’s annual spring clean going ahead. This year’s OxClean was unsurprisingly cancelled at the weekend as snow and ice blanketed vast areas of the...
View ArticleDemolition for burnt-out council office
Demolition work on burnt-out council offices destroyed in an arson attack could begin next week. The fire-wrecked offices in Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford were torched in January 2015. Since then,...
View ArticleBowled over by £250k grant for new pavilion
An ‘ambitious’ new sports clubhouse is a step closer after Thame Sports Club received a hefty £250,000 grant. The cash boost makes up nearly half of the estimated £554,000 needed to demolish the...
View ArticleDisabled children just want to have fun and play like others
A family in Bicester is petitioning the government to put more disabled play equipment in playgrounds around the UK. Mum Suzanna Johnson launched the petition on change.org to make it easier for both...
View Article£1.8m to make beds available to all the city’s rough sleepers
‘More needs to be done’ to combat growing numbers of people sleeping rough on the city streets. Oxford City Council announced last week it wants to increase its budget supporting rough sleepers and...
View ArticleTwo weeks to go until new stores open up their doors
TWO weeks today customers will be able to shop at the new M&S Food Hall, TK Maxx, H&M, Boots and Starbucks at the expanded Orchard Centre. The retail giants are the first to confirm the March...
View ArticleStranger raising cash to help after thieves torch classic car
A kind-hearted stranger wanting to show the other side of humanity to a grandfather whose classic car was torched has set up a fundraiser to ‘make this gent’s life better’. Bill England’s 1965 Magnette...
View ArticleDrugs and weapons seized as four arrested after house raids
Four men were arrested and drugs and weapons were seized in a series of raids in and around Witney. Thames Valley Police carried out three raids at around 7am on Monday and arrested a 22-year-old and...
View ArticleRolling out cars from childhood
It is not unusual for the odd pedal car to turn up at auction somewhere in the UK, but rarely do you see a whole collection up for sale at one venue. So it is not difficult to imagine the buzz of...
View ArticleRoger Bannister tributes: ‘A legend and inspiration’
A ‘living legend’ and a ‘man of great distinction’ are just two of the tributes that have been paid to Sir Roger Bannister who died on Saturday, aged 88. Sir Roger ensured his place among the sporting...
View ArticleIs it a car or a snow drift in middle of the road?
A car almost totally submerged by last week’s snow was spotted by a member of the South Central Ambulance Service. Call handler Karen was travelling home from her shift on Sunday when she saw the white...
View ArticleBurglar sought
An e-fit image of a man police want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Botley has been released. A thief stole jewellery, ornaments, clothing and cash from Denton Close between 8am and 7.10pm...
View ArticleMother’s Day Appeal for Helen & Douglas House
Kay Lyon from Wootton is making a Mother’s Day appeal to encourage people to sign up to give a regular gift to Helen & Douglas House to help them plan for the future and ensure Helen House can...
View ArticleNeed to address healthcare
Didcot must address its “lack of healthcare” services for residents according to Labour town councillors. A motion was passed at last week’s full Didcot Town Council meeting calling for the entire...
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