First new secondary for decades planned
A soon-to-be-built school faces a race against time to open next year and provide much-needed school places after making a breakthrough this month. A planning application for the 1,260-pupil Swan...
View ArticleRevamped pool to make a splash
Get your inflatables ready – a date has been set for the reopening of Abingdon’s much-loved Abbey Meadow swimming pool. The £1.3million major regeneration project began last September and Vale of White...
View ArticlePutting The Core at the centre of new shopping square
Judges rejected names including Squarey McSquare Face before christening Didcot’s new town square. The new Orchard Centre area, located between Costa and the restaurants at the end of the pedestrian...
View ArticleMP quizzes PM over need to improve congestion on A40
Theresa May has weighed in on the future of the heavily congested A40, describing the problematic road as an ‘important issue’. Witney MP Robert Courts quizzed the Prime Minister during Prime...
View ArticleSeatbelts helped save lives in crash
Four people sustained minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash near Eynsham last week. Firefighters credited seatbelts for saving lives after last Monday’s smash which caused part of the A40 to close...
View ArticleConman tried to use fake £20 notes at shops
A fraudster who tried to scam a Bicester Village vendor out of a £2 bottle of Coca Cola has been jailed. Omar Trueman, 24, of Orchard Street, London, travelled to the retail outlet loaded with fake...
View ArticleInside track on music industry
Aspiring musicians have collaborated with a college specialising in the creative industries to fine tune their sound. Students from the City of Oxford College visited SAE Oxford’s state-of-the-art...
View ArticlePets’ gift for royal couple
A menagerie of homeless pets in Burford has given a rather unique royal wedding gift that’s not to be sniffed at. The Blue Cross Pet Choir banded together to record a rough rendition of Here Comes The...
View ArticleChildren’s letters to PM
A Wallingford mother fighting for a life-changing drug for her daughter has campaigned for hundreds of children to write to the Prime Minister. Zoe Bagley’s four-year-old daughter Grace, has genetic...
View ArticleRecycling environment post
Green guru John Tanner has stepped down as Oxford’s member for the environment after 10 years in the role. The Labour councillor, who announced his decision on Sunday, stood down from Oxford City...
View ArticleOn-demand bus service launch
An ‘Uber for buses’ will be launched in Oxford next month to reduce congestion in the east of the city. Oxford Bus Company will launch the on-demand scheme to reduce congestion and improve services in...
View ArticleGetting the blues for good cause
Witney will be full of colour next week when more than 300 businesses help turn the town blue. Action group Witney Dementia Action Alliance is encouraging residents to unite against the disease during...
View ArticleCelebrating new youth club
More than 12 years of dedicated fundraising has paid off with the opening of a purpose-built youth club in Woodstock. The Woodstock Youth Centre committee held a grand opening event to thank all those...
View ArticleSexual assault
A CCTV image has been released after a cyclist sexually assaulted a woman. Police said the victim was walking along London Road towards Bicester Village when a man cycled past and touched her...
View ArticleHomes needed for singles to help prevent homelessness
More “common sense” and “joined up policies” are needed to help North Oxfordshire’s homeless following a change in legislation. The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 came into force last month and...
View ArticleBusiness is booming in Cherwell
The best and brightest of the business community were celebrated at Cherwell Business Awards. More than 250 guests marked the hard work, success and entrepreneurship of the 24 finalists from across a...
View ArticleOne-of-a-kind hospice in line for a £100,000 funding boost
A cash-strapped hospice that cares for terminally ill children and young adults could be handed a financial boost from Oxfordshire’s healthcare provider for the first time. The much-loved Helen &...
View ArticleRunning in harmony for good cause
Oxford turned orange on Sunday as more than 5,000 natives and university runners united to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK. The Oxford Town and Gown race, now in its 37th year, attracted amateur...
View ArticleMore time for campaigners to battle bridge demolition
Campaigners fighting against controversial plans to demolish Steventon’s railway bridge ‘live to fight another day’ after the decision on the future of the Grade II listed structure was deferred. Vale...
View ArticleGrandad’s wooden cast will help with research
A grandfather who wore an environmentally friendly wooden cast as part of an NHS study after breaking his wrist has urged others to participate in research to help ‘move things on’. Charles Bee, from...
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