An app-ier way to get out and explore city
A new app dubbed the Pokémon Go of dating hopes to have Oxford singletons head over heals. A team of tech experts at the Tramble App have released a 60-minute walking challenge across the city. The new...
View ArticleRuns and river swims to raise funds for homeless
Climbing mountains, hurdling obstacles and swimming half a mile are just some of the 10 feats of endurance one Oxford resident is undertaking for charity. Sarah Morris, 34, a freelance proof reader who...
View ArticleInnovation on the increase at Science Park
Science innovation is on the rise in Oxford as another company moves in to a new state-of-the-art building. Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), investors in science and technology from the University of...
View ArticleTeams pull together to make town extravaganza a success
Get ready to flex your muscles – the beefiest tug-of-war teams from across England will pull into south Oxfordshire next month. Competitors will need to have a strong grasp when the National Tug of War...
View ArticleAppeal to find attacker, nearly a year on
CCTV images of a battered teenager have been released as police continue to hunt the culprit behind an ‘unprovoked’ attack in Henley last year. The victim, an 18-year-old man, was at Magoos Bar in Hart...
View ArticlePolice increase patrols as burglaries linked
Officers are going door-to-door in Didcot as police step up patrols after burglars smashed their way into two homes. Thames Valley Police say they are linking the incidents, both in the Northbourne...
View ArticleIce hockey player gets big break
An Oxford City Stars player needed more than an ice pack after breaking his wrist so badly that his hand and arm were connected by a single bone. Jason Ikin’s left hand was left hanging by a thread...
View ArticleCollege engineers new high-tech training hub
Oxfordshire MP Layla Moran was ‘blown away’ when she officially opened a new state-of-the-art engineering and technology training hub. MS Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon was all smiles when she...
View ArticleHouse raided in crackdown
Armed police raided a Wantage home as part of an ongoing crackdown on drugs across the county. Thames Valley Police tweeted pictures of officers equipped with helmets and shields on Springfield Road,...
View ArticleStrictly the stars of the show
Novice ballroom dancers wowed crowds as they jumped and jiggled their way through Strictly Bicester 2018. The rookie dancers teamed up with professionals for a double performance which impressed judges...
View ArticleFun for fantasy fans
Winter came to South Oxfordshire on Saturday as white walkers roamed the corridors of Abingdon and Witney College. The inaugural Thames Con featured fantasy fans dressed as their favourite heroes and...
View ArticleDelivery driver hurt as vehicle overturns
An Asda driver made an unexpected delivery when their van overturned during rush hour traffic. The van was toppled on the A415 near Witney after colliding with another vehicle at around 5pm on Friday....
View ArticlePolice officer faked injury to sun himself in Majorca
A disgraced police officer who feigned injury to holiday in Majorca has been sacked. Nicholas Corbett, based at Thames Valley Police’s Kidlington headquarters, lost his job after his superiors...
View ArticleShopkeeper conned by alcohol-selling fraudster
A fraudster conned an Eynsham shopkeeper out of cash after posing as someone selling alcohol. Police said the thief approached a business owner in the west Oxfordshire village, claiming he was closing...
View ArticleCentre honoured for visitor excellence across county
Working hard to ensure visitors to Oxford experience all the county has to offer has been rewarded with a tourism honour. Oxford Visitor Information Centre won the silver category at the VisitEngland...
View ArticleRogue landlord fined £13,000
A rogue landlord who locked one of her tenants out and made him homeless has been spared jail. Sandhya Anand, of Old Road, Headington, has been given a six-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, for...
View ArticleOrder breached
Police are appealing for help to find a wanted man who allegedly breached a restraining order. Damien Everton, 32, who has links to Oxford, is described as white, 6ft 2ins tall, with brown cropped hair...
View ArticleGroup’s crowning glory as funds raised to save pub
Campaigners fighting to save a south Oxfordshire pub raised their glasses in triumph after reaching their targeted fundraising total. A pop-up event, attended by more than 120 people, was held at Hall...
View ArticleStep in the right direction for CF drug
Wallingford parents have received a small boost in their bid to have a life-saving drug approved on the NHS. Campaigners have been fighting to get a medicine called Orkambi available on the NHS which...
View ArticleCall for public inquiry into Heathrow-sized reservoir
A public inquiry has been called for into plans to build a reservoir the size of Heathrow Airport near Abingdon by 2043. Vale of White Horse District Council is concerned that Thames Water, which is...
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