Three councils give the go ahead to ‘Better Oxfordshire’
Plans to abolish the current six-council structure and transform it into a unitary ‘Better Oxfordshire’ have been approved by Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). At a cabinet meeting on March 14, OCC...
View ArticleFriends promise memories of crash victim will ‘forever go on’
Friends have paid tribute to a ‘much loved and popular’ Oxford United fan who lost control of his car while almost three times the drink drive limit. Lewis Mangan, 20, from Letcombe Regis, died at the...
View ArticleConcerns over under-threat hospital in ‘a growing town’
North Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis has raised concerns about the future of health services in Bicester. It comes after a public meeting by Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) in Bicester...
View ArticleStudent shares data on research to parliament
A former Abingdon schoolgirl has presented her PhD research to a team of MPs and experts in parliament this week. Cara Ellison, who went to St Helen and St Katharine School in Faringdon Road, presented...
View ArticleDeer Park patients urged to get new GP as surgery to shut doors next week
The thousands of patients still registered at Witney’s Deer Park Medical Centre have been issued a final warning by a health watchdog to transfer surgeries ahead of tomorrow’s closure. Healthwatch...
View ArticleCounty councillors: ‘No’ to NHS changes to health services
Oxfordshire County Councillors have voted overwhelmingly against proposals to transform local health services saying they “strongly object” to the changes. Health transformation plans from the...
View ArticleAction group warning over new Crowmarsh Gifford homes plan
An action group opposing a mass housing development in Crowmarsh is warning that it could be recommended for approval. The group is pushing back on developments in the area, which include the...
View ArticlePlea for more prevention funds as child sex abuse offences rise
A child protection charity has called for more investment in early intervention for abused children after new figures revealed the number of child sex offences in the Thames Valley area increased by 37...
View ArticleDidcot girls to be fluent in Chinese
Mandarin Chinese is a language that ‘matters most to the UK’s future prosperity’ and is becoming more commonplace across school curricula, with Didcot Girls School the latest to join the trend. Pupils...
View ArticlePlans for 500 student flats in Oxpens get the go-ahead
Oxford’s West End regeneration plans continue as a scheme for more than 500 student flats has been approved. The £32.5m student housing scheme was given the go-ahead on Tuesday last week and will mark...
View ArticleLand lined up for new Grove railway station
Land for a new station to serve Wantage and Grove has been set aside in future development plans. The re-opening of a railway station at Grove has been ringfenced by the Vale of White Horse District...
View ArticleMum allows birth horror story to be used in Horton campaign
A mum is using her story to help campaigners fight to retain doctor-led maternity services at a Banbury hospital. In a one-minute YouTube video Clementine’s Story, Sophie Hammond tells how her low risk...
View ArticleOxfordshire police chief to review local security after London terror attack
Thames Valley Police has said it is reviewing all security across the area in the wake of Wednesday’s terror attack in Westminster. Chief Constable Francis Habgood extended the force’s sympathies to...
View ArticleFour-year-old dies after being hit by father’s car in ‘awful’ accident
A four-year-old boy died of head injuries after being hit by a reversing car driven by his father, an inquest heard. Barnaby Cork, of Croft Close, Thame, had been in the car with his parents and two...
View ArticleAppeal to help four-year-old girl receive treatment to walk on her own two feet
The family of a four-year old girl suffering from cerebral palsy are appealing for help in funding vital therapy to allow the little girl to walk independently. Lenuta Magda and husband Nicolae are...
View ArticleMultiple arrests after raids for child sex offences
Seven men were arrested after more than 100 police officers stormed 10 homes in a series of raids in relation to child sex offences. About 120 Thames Valley Police (TVP) officers were deployed to the...
View ArticleSchoolgirl’s dream trip to help ’quake children
A 14-year-old girl will be embarking on a journey of a lifetime, travelling halfway around the world to help children whose lives have been affected by a natural disaster, in honour of her father....
View ArticleUnique art on show at Blenheim Palace Fair
Art and antiques depicting animals and other rare and unique works will be displayed by dealers at an annual fair at Blenheim Palace this weekend. The sixth annual Cotswolds Art & Antiques Dealers’...
View ArticleJubilation as community wins battle over green space
Jubilant campaigners are celebrating after winning a 21-month battle to save green space between their village and Didcot. Campaign group Mind The Green Gap had fought plans for 170 homes on land...
View ArticleHonoured for helping children of offenders
Prime Minister Theresa May has honoured an Oxford woman working to support children of prisoners and break cycles of re-offending in families. Sarah Burrows was inspired to set up her charity Children...
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