1,100-home plan set to spark town anger
North Abingdon could face a further 1,100 homes being built on Green Belt land by 2031 on top of 900 already proposed for the area. The plans were included in a report put before the Oxfordshire Growth...
View ArticleNews saddens MG car fans
British car lovers in Abingdon are mourning the end of production of MG cars in the UK. The announcement of the ceasing of assembly activity at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham on Friday marked the...
View ArticlePatients face race to sign up for new GP surgery
RESIDENTS have just days left to register at a new GP practice before a Bicester surgery closes its doors for good. In August, North Bicester Surgery announced it was to close despite having thousands...
View ArticleDispute over how to share 15,000 homes
Oxfordshire’s leaders failed to reach a unanimous consensus on assisting Oxford with its 14,850-home housing gap at a meeting on Monday. The leaders of the four district councils, the city council and...
View ArticleLabour members in call for unity after Corbyn election win
Oxford Labour members are calling for unity after leader Jeremy Corbyn was elected for a second time at the weekend. Mr Corbyn gained a landslide majority in the result announced at Labour’s conference...
View Article‘Urgent call’ on mental health
Universities are struggling to cope with rising demand for mental health services for students, according to an Oxford-based think-tank report. The report by the Higher Education Policy Institute,...
View ArticleTransformers take over city centre
Film fans across the county got excited this week as it was revealed Oxford is to feature in the new Transformers movie. Filming for Transformers 5: The Last Knight was carried out in and around the...
View ArticlePeace pilgrim completes trek
A veteran peace pilgrim has completed his 50-mile trek along the River Thames from London to Oxford. Satish Kumar, 80, who once walked 8,000 miles from India to the United States for world peace during...
View ArticleFood festival is hailed ‘best yet’
Thame’s annual food festival has been hailed as the “best yet”, with the event attracting thousands of visitors. The town centre was closed on Saturday as Thame Food Festival got underway. Organisers...
View ArticlePolice hunt two men after schoolgirl abducted in Oxford
Police in Oxford have launched an urgent appeal for information after a teenage schoolgirl was abducted and sexually assaulted yesterday morning. Detectives believe the girl, 14, who was wearing her...
View ArticleFreedom honour granted
Hundreds of people turned out in Abingdon’s Market Place despite the rain on Saturday to see the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC) honoured with the Freedom of the Vale. Soldiers from the RLC’s Regiments 3...
View ArticleResidents face wait for quarry decision
Residents in Wallingford and Cholsey face an anxious wait after putting forward their case against a proposed new quarry near their homes. Oxfordshire County Council’s (OCC) proposal for the quarry at...
View ArticleCable fire sparks rail chaos
London-bound commuters were hit by widespread disruption on Tuesday after a cable fire on the new Chiltern Railways line. The fire left the line completely out of use to all trains travelling in and...
View ArticleLib Dem leader calls for a town TV debate on by-election
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has challenged Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to a debate in Witney about the upcoming by-election and the state of the country. Mr Farron spent time in Witney on...
View ArticleRunning to remember Liberty
Paul and Maureen Baker are to run the Vitality Oxford Half Marathon this weekend in memory of their daughter Liberty who was killed by a reckless driver in 2014. Witney schoolgirl Liberty Baker died...
View ArticleControversial warehouse proposals given go-ahead
A CONTROVERSIAL warehouse development in Bicester expected to create 1,000 jobs has been given the go-ahead. Cherwell District Council approved the 675,000 sq ft business park on farmland off the A41...
View ArticleTown marks canal history
THE sun shone as Banbury’s waterways came to life with boats and visitors to celebrate Canal Day. Organised by Banbury Town Council, the annual event is staged to remember days gone by when the...
View ArticleViews sought on plans to tackle parking issues
RESIDENTS and businesses in Bicester are being urged to have their say over proposals to introduce ‘no waiting’ restrictions in problem areas across the town. Oxfordshire County Council hopes the plans...
View ArticleSarah’s pedal power boosts Skye charity
A mother-of-two has raised more than £700 for Blue Skye Thinking with a London-to-Brighton bike ride. Sarah Brockbank-Gash, 46, undertook the challenge after meeting charity founder Sally Hall, whose...
View ArticleHospice founder is honoured for his contribution
THE founder of a hospice that has played a vital role in many people’s lives across North Oxfordshire has been honoured for his work. Neil Gadsby founded Katharine House Hospice at Adderbury, near...
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