Jeremy Clarkson blows up Cotswold home for Diddly Squat Farm
Television presenter Jeremy Clarkson caused a stir last week when he blew up his Chipping Norton farmhouse to make way for a new mansion. Clarkson, 56, made the move after being granted permission by...
View ArticleOxfordshire airfield sold as part of a £225m deal for housing
The site of a proposed development of 3,500 homes in South Oxfordshire has been sold by the Ministry of Defence as part of a £225 million deal. Chalgrove Airfield, which is South Oxfordshire District...
View ArticleTributes paid to ‘much-loved’ man
Oxford City Council has paid tribute to its head of law and governance, Jeremy Thomas, who died after taking part in a cycling event on Sunday. Mr Thomas was taken ill while on a 50-mile trip organised...
View ArticleOpen University puts ‘beautiful’ Boars Hill house on the market
The Open University has put its centre near Oxford up for sale as it downsizes. The centre’s closure was announced a year ago as part of plans to create three new centres in Manchester, Milton Keynes...
View ArticleDidcot man wanted by police
A Didcot man is wanted by police for failing to attend appointments with the Probation Service. Josh Abbott, 20, is about 6ft 1ins, slim, with brown hair and blue eyes. He is from Didcot but is also...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after forklift rampage near Henley
A 15-year-old boy from Henley has been arrested after a forklift truck was used to overturn a car in Sonning Common. Police received reports of a forklift truck being driven erratically through Sonning...
View ArticleMan fighting for his life after falling from Donnington Bridge
A man in his 20s is fighting for his life in hospital after falling from Donnington Bridge into the River Thames this morning. It is reported that a passer-by managed to pulled the man out before he...
View ArticleIndustrial park to expand
Planning permission has been granted for an expansion of Witney’s Windrush Industrial Park. Blenheim Industrial Properties Ltd (BIP), part of the Blenheim Palace Estate and the owner of Windrush...
View ArticleCash stolen
oash and jewellery have been stolen from an elderly couple in a distraction burglary in Witney. The burglary happened on September 1 at about 11am in Pensclose. The victim, a woman in her 80s, was at...
View ArticleCash on offer
West Oxfordshire community projects looking for a cash boost to develop their plans are being urged to apply for a special grant. The Community Facilities Grant offers up to £50,000 from West...
View ArticleDeath on line
A person died after being hit by a train between Didcot Parkway and Reading stations. According to British Transport Police, the person was struck at Tilehurst Station, to the west of Reading, just...
View ArticleCharity coffee
Didcot Girls’ School is to host ‘the world’s biggest coffee morning’ in aid of charity. The event, called The Great British Coffee Morning, will take place tomorrow at Cockcroft Hall to raise funds for...
View ArticleCollege grows
An expansion of a Didcot college has seen its roll of pupils double in size. University Technical College Oxfordshire pupils have returned from their summer break, along with two new year groups who...
View Article‘Agonising wait’ ends for workers’ families
After an “agonising” 200-day wait for their families, the final body of the ‘Didcot Three’ has been recovered from the ruins of Didcot ‘A’ Power Station. The last person removed from the site has been...
View ArticleRelief as anti-flooding scheme gets go-ahead
Residents of Northway and Marston have had the threat of flooding to their homes lifted after city councillors approved plans for a £2.2 million protection project. Oxford City Council’s planning...
View ArticleRooftop restaurant planned
Diners in Oxford could be treated to spectacular views of the city’s dreaming spires after plans were submitted for a rooftop restaurant and garden as part of the new Westgate shopping centre being...
View ArticleBanbury bids for glory in nationwide contest
A 14-year-old schoolboy in north-east India is receiving a first class education thanks to Second World War veterans in Banbury. Members of the local Burma Star Association are funding the schooling as...
View ArticleOvernight flooding causes flash floods in Didcot
Overnight flash flooding in Didcot has caused disruption for commuters this morning. Heavy showers and storms saturated parts of south Oxfordshire, causing chaos particularly in Didcot. Torrential rain...
View ArticlePolice hunt begins after man stabbed in Headington
A man has been stabbed during an incident in Margaret Road, Headington, yesterday. Officers attended the incident at around 3.47pm on Thursday, after reports that a man had been stabbed, while a police...
View ArticleElderly woman thrown from car on A34
An elderly woman has been thrown from her car onto the A34 after being involved in a crash this afternoon. Ambulance crews, including air ambulance, attended the scene on the southbound carriageway of...
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