Cameron: PM no more
Witney’s MP is no longer the country’s Prime Minister after stepping down from the role to make way for Theresa May, who officially took over yesterday afternoon. His hastily arranged announcement late...
View ArticleBREAKING: Power station to be demolished on Sunday
The remainder of Didcot ‘A’ Power Station is to be demolished this weekend. In a second letter issued by the owners of the power station, RWE Npower, it was confirmed today that the demolition will...
View ArticleVIDEO: Search for missing resumes after Didcot power station demolition
The remainder of Didcot ‘A’ Power Station’s main building was demolished yesterday and the search for three missing bodies has resumed. The boilerhouse was demolished at around 6am on Sunday using...
View ArticleRoundabout work set to be finished six weeks early
The completion date for roadworks on the Cutteslowe and Wolvercote roundabouts is to be six weeks earlier than expected. The work is entering the final stages on the 16-month project and the finish...
View ArticleFamilies enjoy F1 event
Friends and family of staff at the Renault Formula One team’s headquarters in Enstone were treated to a fun day on Saturday. More than a thousand people visited to have a wander round the base, sit...
View ArticleTesco store rejected
COUNCILLORS have thrown out controversial plans by Tesco to build a supermarket and petrol station on an out-of-town site at Thame. The supermarket giant wanted to demolish an industrial building at...
View ArticleNew name for sports ground
TWO names have been shortlisted for Bicester’s new sports village and now people are being asked to vote for their favourite. Land at the Kingsmere housing estate has been transformed into the sports...
View ArticleCoin-theft ex-councillor told to pay back £183k
A former South Oxfordshire councillor who defrauded his employers out of more than £220,000 has been ordered to pay back more than £183,000 or see his prison term increased. Jonathan Woodley-Shead, of...
View ArticleCity buildings named on shortlist for major prize
Two Oxford buildings have made the shortlist for the prestigious 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building. The shortlist, which was announced last Thursday, puts the buildings in...
View ArticleOld tram is unveiled
Visitors can take a trip back in time after Oxford Bus Museum revealed a newly-restored, horse-drawn tram among its exhibits on Wednesday last week. The masterpiece of British craftsmanship was...
View ArticleShop worker in effort to raise cash for charity trip to Africa
A BICESTER shop worker is hoping to raise £800 so she can help children in West Africa. Dominique Hurley, 20, wants to travel to Togo to support young people who are at risk of getting drawn into a...
View ArticleWitnesses sought to attempted robbery
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an attempted armed robbery in Thame High Street. On Friday, July 15, two men wearing masks and armed with a shotgun tried to steal a box containing cash from a...
View ArticleGALLERY: MP calls for Didcot memorial
Didcot and Wantage MP Ed Vaizey has called for a memorial for the Didcot ‘A’ Power Station collapse victims, saying owners RWE Npower should fund it. Mr Vaizey has written to the chairman of RWE...
View ArticleChildren’s centres face waiting game
Parents in Oxfordshire are awaiting the outcome of a judicial review into the council’s plans to close children’s centres. The case against Oxfordshire county councils decision to cut funding to 26 out...
View Article‘Large chemical leak’ at BMW Mini
One man was taken to hospital in the early hours of Friday morning after a large chemical leak at the BMW Mini plant in Cowley. The member of staff was checked over at the John Radcliffe after...
View ArticleLlama-geddon averted as animals find their way home
Three llamas that escaped from a farm near an Oxfordshire village have been returned home safely. Passers-by on bikes acted as herders to get the animals to cross a busy road back to the farm this...
View ArticleOne in three foodbank users is a child, Oxford research shows
Researchers at Oxford University say one in three people who used foodbanks last year was a child. They have also called for policymakers to reconsider the way the benefit system currently works. The...
View ArticleOxfordshire author beats JK Rowling to top writing prize
A Chipping Norton ex-police officer’s debut book has beaten JK Rowling’s alter ego to win the top prize at one of the world’s biggest crime writing festivals. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh was named...
View ArticleLunch time power outage in Didcot
About 600 homes and businesses in Didcot and the surrounding area are without power after a power cut. Southern Electric said cables being dug up by a contractor in Queensway, Didcot, caused the power...
View ArticleOxfordshire bucks trend over use of hospital beds
The numbers of people remaining in Oxfordshire’s hospital beds when they no longer need to be there – known as bed blocking – has fallen more than 45 per cent. The latest figures for Oxfordshire buck...
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