Tesco refusal sparks campaign backlash
A decision blocking plans to build a Tesco superstore on the outskirts of Thame has been made to protect town shops rather than benefit residents, campaigners have claimed. A planning application to...
View ArticleTrio aiming high for Skye
A dad and his two sons have set their sights high in aid of the Guardian’s charity of the year Blue Skye Thinking. Chris Wrede and Ethan, 17, and Seth, 15, flew to Tanzania on Wednesday to climb...
View ArticlePlan for Hill End site is backed
Plans to secure the long-term future of Hill End outdoor education centre have been given the green light by Oxfordshire County Council. Cabinet members approved a business case for the Farmoor-based...
View ArticleSupport offered for psoriasis sufferers
While many might be self-conscious about revealing our bodies this summer, there are a certain group of people that will struggle more than most. About 4,400 people in Oxfordshire who suffer with the...
View ArticleRise in prison violence
Assaults in Oxfordshire’s prisons reached an all-time high last year, according to the Ministry of Justice’s latest figures. The trend reflects a 30 per cent national increase in recorded assaults in...
View ArticleFirms in running for accolades
Three Oxfordshire businesses have been named as finalists for a national business award in November. More than 140 of Britain’s leading businesses, business leaders and social enterprises, of all sizes...
View ArticleCouncil blocks knocking down of former F1 base
Plans to bulldoze Caterham F1 team’s former headquarters between Witney and Chipping Norton have been blocked by a ruling from West Oxfordshire District Council. The council’s cabinet has ratified an...
View ArticleFaster service unveiled
A village is the first community in the Vale of the White Horse to benefit from the second phase of the Better Broadband for Oxfordshire partnership project. About 230 homes and businesses in Ashbury...
View Article999 scheme proves worth
A lifesaving initiative between fire and ambulances services across the region has been hailed as a success. Firefighters from stations in Abingdon, Didcot, Buckingham and Wokingham are being trained...
View ArticleFilm company admits breaches
A production company has pleaded guilty to two health and safety breaches after Star Wars actor Harrison Ford broke his leg on set. The 74-year-old star behind the character Han Solo was airlifted to...
View ArticleWaste and recycling services to change in West Oxfordshire
West Oxfordshire District Council has announced new waste and recycling services charges following cuts made by Oxfordshire County Council. The district council is no longer receiving recycling credits...
View ArticleMan sought over robbery
Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery of a Post Office in Banbury. A man threatened staff at Easington Post Office in Horton View with what looked like a black...
View ArticleTwo escape horror crash
A driver and passenger were lucky not to suffer serious injuries after their car left the road and rolled into a field between Bampton and Clanfield. Firefighters cut the driver out of the silver car...
View ArticleEx-Olympian planning Wantage gym
A former British Olympian is planning to open a gym in Wantage to encourage more people to keep fit. Former athlete Tim Benjamin wants to open a state-of-the-art gym called The Fitness Space at 13...
View ArticleRail work is going ‘according to plan’
Potentially-disruptive rail works taking place in Oxfordshire are going to plan, according to Network Rail and Great Western Railway. Chaos was predicted at Didcot Parkway, Oxford Rail Station and...
View ArticleFast-food chain appeals against planning rebuff
FAST-food restaurant chain McDonald’s has launched an appeal after a council refused planning permission for a ‘Drive-Thru’ restaurant for the same site three times. McDonald’s wants to open the...
View ArticleMinister to review plans
A COUNCIL has taken the “unusual step” of referring a planning application to the Government before a decision is made. Cherwell District Council’s planning committee has recommended that Gallagher...
View ArticleCancer study boost
An Oxford researcher has been awarded almost £1 million from Cancer Research UK to investigate a new form of treatment for prostate cancer. Dr Richard Bryant, a consultant urologist and surgeon who...
View ArticleMan thanks residents for their tribute to atomic bomb victims
An Abingdon man from Hiroshima has said he is ‘so touched’ residents of the town do not forget the moment atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Abingdon residents were among those across Oxfordshire...
View ArticleDeveloper’s Didcot appeal
The developers behind a contentious bid to build 170 houses between Didcot and East Hagbourne have appealed the council’s decision to reject planning permission. Grainger is appealing against South...
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