Health consultation is fatally-flawed, Banbury MP Victoria Prentis says
A politician is calling for a consultation over proposals to change health services in the county to “halt”. North Oxfordshire’s Conservative MP, Victoria Prentis, has raised concerns about the...
View Article‘Contamination’ concern over plan for 200 Sutton Courtenay homes
Councillors and villagers are objecting to a proposal to build 200 homes due to concerns over development next to a dumping ground. At a meeting on Friday, neighbours objected to Redrow’s development...
View ArticleDeer Park campaigners threaten Health Sec Jeremy Hunt with legal action as...
Campaigners fighting to save their doctors surgery have threatened Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt with legal action as time ticks towards its impending closure. An Oxfordshire health committee put the...
View ArticleNHS Trust to be prosecuted for the first time for its care failings
A crisis-hit NHS trust that failed to properly investigate the deaths of more than 1,000 people in its care has become the first ever to be prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) over safety....
View ArticleAudis snatched in two Oxford thefts
Police have released CCTV images after two Audis were stolen in Oxford last month. First, between 3am and 4am on February 10, raiders broke into a house in Dene Road, Lye Valley, and stole an Audi Q5....
View ArticleOxford University college celebrates 700 years with opening of a new quad
An Oxford University college is to formally open a new quadrangle boasting a lecture theatre, a café, and student bedrooms as part of its 700th anniversary celebrations. The Cohen Quadrangle, on Walton...
View ArticleOxford Playhouse receives £10k literacy boost to encourage youth participation
Primary school children in Oxford are being encouraged to get creative after an independent theatre received a £10,000 grant to increase youth participation. The money has been given to the Oxford...
View ArticleYoungsters put female heroes in the frame for International Women’s day
Pupils and staff at a Moulsford school marked last week’s International Women’s Day by saying thank you to the inspirational women in their lives. Cranford House School, based near Wallingford,...
View ArticleHigh Sheriffs full of praise at Blenheim Palace awards
Blenheim Palace provided the perfect backdrop for an awards ceremony for Oxfordshire’s police force last week. Two police teams and one individual from Thames Valley Police received prestigious...
View ArticleThame wins prizes to promote and improve town centre
Thame has won four prizes at a regional conference aimed at boosting town centres. All four prizes will give practical help and support to businesses in Thame to foster a “vibrant town”. The Revive...
View ArticleNorth Oxfordshire pupils share their views on what matters
School children from North Oxfordshire have given their view on how to tackle issues facing young people today. Seven schools from across the Cherwell district took part in the initiative called Have...
View ArticleNational Apprentice Week: youngsters honoured for their achievements
Apprentices across Oxfordshire have been celebrating after the county’s first ever apprenticeship award ceremony. The inaugural Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards recognised the best talent in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Murder investigation continues as young boy dies of stab wounds,...
A young boy found dead in Faringdon was stabbed in the chest, a post-mortem examination has found. Following the death of the boy at Bromsgrove Cottages on Tuesday, the examination carried out...
View ArticleDiamond junction proposal to alleviate impact of 950 homes
A warning has been issued by A34 bosses about the impact a 950-home development could have on the major Oxfordshire road. A planner at Highways England, the Government company which manages the dual...
View ArticleVillage to pay tribute to George Michael at sell-out birthday gig
A concert planned to mark what would have been George Michael’s 54th birthday is a sell-out. The George Michael Tribute Band will be formed specially to celebrate the life of the singer, who died on...
View ArticleWitney MP lobbies schools minister over national funding plan
Witney’s MP has met the Government’s schools minister to discuss the impact of a proposed national funding change on west Oxfordshire schools, amid criticism and possible revision of the idea. Robert...
View ArticleMarston’s fire-hit Jack Russell pub to become flats
Plans to redevelop a much-loved and long-derelict Marston pub as a three-story block of flats have been given the green light by council chiefs. The Jack Russell pub, in Salford Road, has been the...
View ArticleMPs vow to protect Oxfordshire as EU exit plan is triggered
An Oxfordshire MP has vowed to defend vital services and employment across the county after MPs voted against protecting the rights of EU nationals living in the UK and offering parliament the chance...
View ArticleCause of Blenheim Palace fire deaths ‘will never be known’
The cause of deaths for a “polite and cheerful” elderly couple who died in a blaze at their cottage on the Blenheim Palace estate will never be known, a coroner has said. Donald Thompson, 92, and his...
View ArticlePeople power helps change the plans for garden town
Revised plans for Didcot’s garden town will abandon proposals for a new technical college and flats on Ladygrove. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Council leaders published their...
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