CHARITY OF THE YEAR: Play2Give is saving little people with big needs
Play2Give is kickstarting a fundraising target of £10,000 having already raised more than £40,000 for the Oxford Children’s Hospital and helped transform around 60,000 young lives each year for the...
View ArticleREVEALED: Oxfordshire’s top 10 most popular baby names
Jack and Lily have been named as Oxfordshire’s most popular baby names in 2016. A total of 8,347 births were registered in the county during 2016 with popular name choices similar to those in 2015,...
View ArticleCommunity embraces new Abingdon Arms pub ownership
The much-loved Abingdon Arms is now under community ownership following a campaign by locals and £3.6m worth of help. The financial help from More than a Pub Programme, funded by the Department for...
View ArticlePolice hunt woman who threw chips in racial abuse attack
Police are on the hunt for a woman who threw chips at and racially abused two teenagers in a revolting attack in Oxford last week. Thames Valley Police said the woman threw the chips at a 16-year-old...
View ArticleWar of words develops over One Oxfordshire proposal
Two districts support idea for one authority. The campaign for One Oxfordshire has gained the support of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse councils, much to the dismay of opposing local...
View ArticleClosing Wallingford bridge will not ‘solve the problem over air quality’
Talks to close Wallingford Bridge to cars at peak times are still unresolved after the initial round of consultations. A public consultation on the proposals launched in September 2016 and the ban...
View ArticleMP visits Churchill hospital to highlight value of cancer research
Oxford West and Abingdon MP and under secretary for health Nicola Blackwood visited an Oxford hospital on World Cancer Day to highlight the importance of UK scientific research in beating cancer. The...
View ArticleMore homes needed in the right places
‘Housing in Oxfordshire is simply unaffordable for many people’. That’s the message from a housing association chief after it was revealed the average price of a house in the county now costs 12.3...
View ArticleWoodstock homes plan labelled ‘greed over need’
Controversial plans to build 300 homes near Blenheim Palace were approved on Monday after a lengthy debate. The development by Pye Homes for land east of Oxford Road, Woodstock, had received hundreds...
View ArticleUffington Neighbourhood Plan to ‘stimulate economy’ and ‘protect heritage’
Uffington Parish Council will be submitting their Neighbourhood Plan for approval after an eight-week consultation period in the hopes that the community will have more influence over future...
View ArticleFamily’s anger at leak of 999 emergency call
Family members of recently deceased pop star George Michael have requested a full investigation into the leak of a 999 emergency call made after the singer was found dead on Christmas Day. A statement...
View ArticleHalfway point reached in half a million appeal
Volunteers at a Wallingford theatre have reached nearly half of their £500,000 target and are drumming up publicity and help to fund the restoration of the venue’s 160-year-old classic Victorian glass...
View ArticleTravellers site plans look set for approval
COUNCIL officers have recommended plans for a “gypsy” settlement just outside a north Oxfordshire village should be approved. Clifford Smith and Robert Butcher want planning permission to create a...
View ArticleFamily’s devastation after virus leaves child disabled
A MOTHER has spoken about the devastating impact after her four-year-old son was left severely disabled after he was struck by a deadly virus. Oliver Johnson, known as Olly, was a happy go-lucky...
View ArticleBanbury and Bicester hotels fail child sex exploitation checks
Three quarters of the hotels and guest houses approached by police in child sexual exploitation tests in Banbury and Bicester failed the check. The objective of the operation carried out between Thames...
View ArticleFormer scout leader ‘targeted boys for sexual gratification’
An ex-scout leader guilty of a number of child sex offences in Kidlington has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. Gary Lane, 52 of Fairfax Road, Kidlington, was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on...
View ArticleCCTV released after theft from children’s farm
A THIEF has stolen thousands of pounds of equipment from an Oxfordshire visitor attraction for disabled children. A burglar struck in the early hours of last Wednesday morning at Fairytale Farm, in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Tribute to stab victim as murder suspect appears in court
A tribute was released yesterday by Thames Valley Police on behalf of 35-year-old Domingos Ramalho’s family after a fatal stabbing on Monday. The tribute read: “Domingos was a kind, loving and caring...
View ArticleMan feared dead in Oxford explosion named as Guido Schuette
A man is feared dead in the rubble of a collapsed block of flats after a huge explosion in Osney on Tuesday. Police have today launched an appeal for 48-year-old Guido Schuette, whose body is believed...
View ArticleWitney’s Deer Park closure dominates NHS meeting
An NHS consultation on major changes to Oxfordshire’s health services has been greeted with anger and scepticism by campaigners fighting to save Witney’s Deer Park Medical Centre. A six-strong panel of...
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