Objections to homes plan for Crowmarsh Gifford are ‘bizarre’
A planning application for 80 new homes that aims to improve the infrastructure of Crowmarsh Gifford will most likely be refused by planning officers. The Lightwood planning application is set to be...
View ArticleA whole latte love on offer at Oxford man’s Espresso Yourself coffee wagon
A singles-only coffee shop using cutting-edge coffee printing technology has given an Oxford man a unique shot at finding love. A far cry from conventional methods of meeting love interests, a...
View ArticleOxford University students travel 27,000 miles only on goodwill
Oxford students travelled more than 27,000 miles in 36 hours raising over £12,800 for charities. The 27 teams set off at 6am on Saturday with no money and relying only on the goodwill of passers by to...
View ArticleWork begins on new £4m Witney & Abingdon college building
Work has finally begun on a new £4million building at Witney & Abingdon College. Three years after the first applications were put forward, work has now begun on a new advanced skills centre, a...
View ArticleOxfordshire’s own Forrest Gump will run 7 marathons in 7 days
Fundraising runner Ewan Gordon is once again in his Forrest Gump costume – as he attempts to run seven marathons in just one week In 2015 Mr Gordon, a civil servant, ran 1,050 miles from John O’Groats...
View ArticleTalented young people honoured for contributions to Oxfordshire
The achievements of 46 young people across the county have been celebrated, rewarding them for their contributions to sport, art or citizenship. Dozens of young people from South Oxfordshire were given...
View ArticleOxfordshire councils split over plan to become one: County, Vale and South in...
Councils opposed to a single unitary authority have launched petitions and are requesting a meeting with the Secretary of State, further emphasising the division between Oxfordshire authorities and the...
View ArticleOxford bus drivers to strike for two days over Christmas pay
Oxford Bus company has announced two days of strike action after disputes over Christmas pay. The company said that passengers are likely to face significant disruption to their travel today and Monday...
View ArticleOxford City farm grows thanks to big funding from Big Lottery
A charity bidding to establish a working community-based farm in Oxford is celebrating after receiving more than £3,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to run a community event later this year. Oxford City...
View ArticleMet appoints its first female commissioner Cressida Dick
Former Thames Valley Police officer Cressida Dick is the new Metropolitan Police commissioner, becoming the first woman to take on the ‘most demanding, high-profile’ job in London’s police force. Ms...
View ArticleGrove business park grows with flourish of new office space enquiries
An expanding business park in south Oxfordshire is enjoying a surge of business as major refurbishments at the park continue. Approaching the end of a painstaking year of refurbishment works, the...
View ArticleIffley Open House squatters seek help to find new place to live
A group of about 20 squatters have had to temporarily move from an empty Oxford University building onto another unused property and are asking for help in finding another safe place to stay before...
View ArticleCan you help inspire youngsters to read?
Even in an area such as Oxfordshire, many children have trouble reading, but help is at hand through a volunteering charity. ARCh Oxfordshire helps hundreds of children each year by finding volunteers...
View ArticleBus strikes could spread countrywide as employees ‘in no mood to roll over’
Two additional dates have been set for bus strike action across Oxfordshire due to ‘hard-line bosses’ who want to ‘salami slice the pay and conditions of workers’. Crowds of people lined the streets on...
View ArticleDriver who caused death crash on A34 told only he was to blame for accident
A driver who caused the death of a 28-year-old man on the A34 at East Ilsley after crashing into his car while he was on the phone has been jailed. Lewis Stratford, 24, of Field Avenue in Oxford, was...
View Article‘Noisy opposition’ sparks new plans for ‘super council’
Council leaders have put forward revised proposals in their attempts to create an Oxfordshire ‘super council’ and quell the ‘noisy opposition’. The leaders of Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire...
View ArticleCHARITY OF THE YEAR: Hospital room marks ‘proudest and most special...
Didcot-based Play2Give is our charity of the year for 2017 with its funds going to Oxford Children’s Hospital and Headway Oxfordshire. This week, founder Andy Baker shares his pride as a room at the...
View ArticleWantage hospital campaigners: We need the full facts
A group campaigning against the closure of Wantage Community Hospital is asking for more detail after ‘flawed’ consultations. The Hospital League of Friends and the Save Wantage Hospital campaign group...
View ArticleCrowmarsh campaigners vow to fight development of greenfield
Campaigners against a development will not be rolling over despite the plan being recommended for approval. The multi-phase residential development in Crowmarsh Gifford, proposed by Bloor Homes and...
View ArticleTwo arrested as Didcot Town pitch invasion ends game early
Two men were arrested after a violent pitch invasion at Didcot Town’s Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday. An investigation is now under way after fans ran on to the pitch with just three minutes to play...
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