Celebrations and cupcakes
Like millions of others around the country, traders in Oxford’s Covered Market were awash with red, white and blue as they celebrated the royal wedding. Displays of patriotism could be seen all around...
View Article25,000 illegal cigarettes seized in raids
More than 25,000 illegal cigarettes with an estimated street value of £8,000 have been seized in raids on shops across Oxfordshire. Trading Standards and police officers discovered the cigarettes at...
View ArticlePensioner conned out of £5,000 by bogus officer
An 80-year-old woman was scammed out of almost £5,000 after conmen claimed to be phoning from the Metropolitan Police. Thames Valley Police have issued a warning after the Thame pensioner was called on...
View ArticlePC sacked for using ‘inappropriate force’ on cyclist
A police officer who struck a man with his baton three times and then lied about it has been sacked for using ‘inappropriate’ force. PC Adam Scarratt hit a cyclist, who did not stop, twice before...
View ArticleFriends celebrate record figure with a cuppa
A group of hospital volunteers are raising a cuppa to celebrate hitting £500,000 in turnover. The John Radcliffe Hospital League of Friends has been running since the 1970s and this record-breaking...
View ArticleCalls for cost of living payment for NHS staff
A shortage of staff is “crippling” Oxford’s NHS services as union members call for a cost of living allowance for Oxfordshire workers. NHS staff in UNISON have been campaigning for an Oxford weighting...
View Article100 Oxfam employees face axe after scandal
Staff at crisis embroiled Oxfam face redundancy as the sexual misconduct scandal hits the charity’s income. The Cowley-based charity said in the region of 100 staff could be affected as it needs to...
View ArticleWIN a pair of tickets to Blenheim Palace for the Battle Proms Concert!
Pack up the hampers and champers and join thousands of loyal fans for an exceptional afternoon and evening of entertainment, as the Battle Proms returns to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Saturday...
View ArticleCuts to care services prompt couple to build adult centre
Cuts to care services in Bicester have left one family with no alternative but to start up their own multi-million pound centre for adults with learning disabilities. Rachael and Ian Scott-Hunter...
View ArticleGovernment urged to act to improve air quality in city
Oxford residents’ health is at risk from the government’s lack of action to tackle illegal levels of air pollution. Consistently high levels of air pollution in the UK resulted in the country’s...
View ArticleTurning the town blue for a good cause
Witney turned blue for dementia on Monday as a mobile unit rolled into town offering people the chance to find out what it’s really like living with the condition. The Virtual Dementia Tour arrived in...
View ArticlePavilion drops into sports park
The community pavilion at the highly anticipated £4.9million Oxford Sports Park is beginning to take shape after the wooden structure was crane-lifted into place. Oxford City Council released images of...
View Article‘City must be for everyone’
Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds has blamed the government for the city’s housing crisis. Speaking in the House of Commons last week, the Labour member said ‘wrong-headed’ policies are preventing the...
View ArticleMonster challenge of Loch Ness marathon
An Oxford runner will complete a monster of a marathon to raise funds for charity after his relatives had their stomachs removed. Andrew Linstead, from Oxford, was one of the lucky ones in his family...
View ArticleArrest after leg broken in attack
A man was arrested and another was hospitalised following an assault in Oxford on Monday last week. At around 6.30pm on Garsington Road, near to the Premier Inn and Oxford Business Park in Cowley, a...
View ArticleCafé branches out to provide tea and cakes
A new café to support young people while the wait for the West Way shopping centre continues, is opening for a cuppa or two in Botley. Social enterprise group Branches will transform one of the empty...
View ArticleCity to trial electric car pop-up charging points
Oxford will be the first city in the world to test ‘pop-up’ on-street electric vehicle charging points. The city has been given £474,000 to develop the app-operated system, with the bollards retreating...
View ArticleCelebrating the best of business
A space technology business and an IT specialist firm were the big winners at the inaugural Vale4Business awards. Oxford Space Systems and CIS scooped two awards each during an exciting evening...
View ArticleGearing up for cycling festival
Cyclists have been told to saddle up for a ‘bigger than ever’ Wallingford Festival of Cycling which this year will boast a number of new initiatives. Pedalling the festival for a fourth year,...
View ArticleA safe place to go if you’re lost or worried
First it was Henley, next came Wallingford and then Didcot – now it is Thame’s turn to provide ‘peace of mind’ to vulnerable people. The Safe Places scheme has expanded to its fourth location, giving...
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