Boy reunited with family after life-saving surgery
A three-year-old Ghanaian boy who underwent life-saving surgery at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital is home after more than three months away. Ethan Suglo had a potentially deadly condition called...
View ArticleOxford residents get chance to win £750 by locating electric car
People in Oxford will have the chance to scoop a cash prize tomorrow as part of an initiative to celebrate the benefits of switching to an electric car. To celebrate the savings drivers can make,...
View ArticleWoman raped in Didcot park
A woman in her 30s has been raped in a park in Didcot. The woman was found at about 7pm last night in a distressed state by a member of the public in Newlands Avenue. A section of Edmonds Park remains...
View ArticleFood festival fun
The inaugural Oxford Food and Drink Festival is being held on Sunday aiming to celebrate and showcase the best food and drink from in and around the city. The Oxford City Council project, based at...
View Article‘An awesome night’
A 10-year-old girl with brain cancer has enjoyed a night to remember – not only did she win a national honour for her charity but she got to meet Prince Harry too. Mikayla Beames, from Childrey near...
View ArticleFormer Redcoat to share his skills
A Faringdon man with more than 21 years experience in the entertainment industry has opened a performing arts school in the market town to enable the next generation of performers to flourish....
View ArticleProtesters call for a fair deal, not homes
VILLAGERS in Sutton Courtenay hit the road to protest at the prospect of more than 1,000 homes being built on their doorstep. A 150-strong group marched from their village hall to Milton Park, near...
View ArticleVision for community
residents are being urged to give their views on Didcot’s future as South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils launch their community engagement programme for the Didcot Garden Town...
View ArticleNHS roadshow visits town
Residents in Abingdon have the chance to have their say on how budget cuts will affect the county’s health services at an exhibition next Wednesday. The exhibition, to be held at the Abingdon...
View ArticleHousing plan approved as stadium is flattened
Planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of Witney Community Football Stadium just days after demolition work began at the Downs Road site. Developer Witney Holdings Ltd, which is...
View ArticleDuo conquer the Channel to raise funds for Trust
A father-AND-SON duo completed a charity swim across the Channel to raise money for, and awareness of, mental health issues. James Salter and Harry, 16, of Cote, near Bampton, faced tough conditions...
View ArticleRevamped square layout in line for national award despite flaws
Oxford’s Frideswide Square has attracted ridicule after being shortlisted for a national award, despite design flaws. The roundabout system has been shortlisted in the National Transport Time Awards,...
View ArticleHospital campaign goes to Downing St
Campaigners have taken their fight over cuts in services at Banbury’s Horton Hospital to Westminster. More than 40 Keep the Horton General group protesters handed in a 20,000-signature petition at...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash ‘distracted by phone’
“Shocking” dashcam footage shows a lorry driver was distracted by his phone when he caused an eight-vehicle crash on the A34 near East Ilsley in which a mother and three children were killed, Reading...
View ArticlePolice warn killer clowns they face the courts
Thames Valley Police has warned ‘killer clowns’ they risk a criminal record following dozens of sightings across the county. The craze of people dressing up as clowns and jumping out and scaring...
View ArticleEx-trust head quits her new position
The former head of Southern Health NHS Trust has quit her new position with the organisation. Katrina Percy quit as chief executive of the heavily criticised trust on August, citing “media attention”...
View ArticlePupils stir up record sum at charity coffee morning
Autistic pupils at LVS Oxford raised a record sum for Macmillan Cancer Support by staging their own coffee morning. A total of £515.13 was raised, marking a significant increase on the school’s...
View ArticleTown contender fired from TV’s The Apprentice
BICESTER businesswoman Michelle Niziol has been the first person to be “fired” from The Apprentice television show. Michelle, 35, who founded three companies in mortgages, property and lettings, was...
View ArticleCity hosts events for Black History Month
A SERIES of events hosted across Oxford will celebrate achievements in black, Asian and minority ethnic communities during Black History Month and beyond. The city’s two universities – Oxford...
View ArticleMental health in the spotlight at meeting
A free public talk by Oxford University scientists and the NHS is being held to help people understand and improve the treatment of mental health problems. Professors Elizabeth Tunbridge and Daniel...
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