Keep an eye on park’s new arrival Yousstwo!
Great Britain’s first baby Sifaka Lemur has taken his first steps at Cotswold Wildlife Park. Born last month, Baby Yousstwo is the first breeding success for new parents Bafana and Tahina and is the...
View ArticleDealer jailed after £20k of class A and B drugs seized
A prolific drug dealer who had more than £20,000 of Class A and B drugs seized from him has been sentenced to more that three years behind bars. Dean Gannon, 49, of Pelican Place in Eynsham, pleaded...
View Article500 young musicians tune up for cconcert
More than 500 young musicians from Oxfordshire descended on Birmingham’s prestigious Symphony Hall to perform a special concert to celebrate 75 years of the County Music Service. A wide range of...
View ArticleCharity needs your help to save dogs from ‘squalor and cruelty’
The clock is ticking for a UK charity that rescues Romanian dogs from the most ‘appalling’ conditions. The charity is seeking the public’s help in raising £50,000 to reach their target of £70,000 to...
View ArticleChildren safer online with a change in law
A law making it illegal for an adult to send sexual communications to a child under 16 has come into force in a bid to stop the increase in grooming. From Monday April 3, online grooming became a crime...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty rises by 10%
reported cases of animal cruelty have risen by nearly 10 per cent in Oxfordshire. Animal charity the RSPCA revealed the alarming figures last Wednesday along with a shocking catalogue that included...
View ArticleGolden girl Victoria rides in to open new hospice warehouse
OLYMPIC gold medallist Victoria Pendleton officially relaunched the relocated Sobell House warehouse on Sunday. The cycling star will cut the ribbon and declare the store, in Murdock Road, open at...
View ArticlePoldark star comes to park
Aidan Turner’s horse to perform at show THIS year’s Banbury and District Show is set to have a TV star in attendance. Seamus, the horse ridden by Ross Poldark in the hit television drama, will perform...
View ArticleJoin the hunt for chocolate
It’s almost that time of the year again when the National Trust teams up with Cadbury to offer families the ultimate day out with their ever-popular Easter Egg Hunts. This year, the Cadbury Easter Egg...
View ArticleStar studded time on TV set for costume design student
A recent stint on a TV show has inspired a costume degree student from Carterton to develop a career in the industry – and she even got to meet a Harry Potter star. Arthur Weasley. Cleveland College of...
View ArticleSnitches and quaffles set to fly through city
Ten teams from across the country are to fly in to Oxford as the city hosts a national quidditch tournament this month. Following the success of the British Quidditch Cup, held near Stafford last...
View ArticlePupils say ‘action’ to awareness film
Pupils with autism at an Oxford special school celebrated World Autism Awareness Week by teaming up with a charity to create a film that helps people understand more about how autistic people see the...
View ArticlePupils hooked by fundraising
Primary school children have enjoyed a number of fishy themed events and raised more than £500 for a charity aiming to help those in poverty in Zambia. St Amand Catholic Primary School, based on St...
View ArticleStudent’s film helps raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease
An Oxford Brookes student has joined forces with a filmmaker and east Oxford residents to make a film based on the devastating loss of Alzheimer’s disease. Third year film studies student Jenny Birtles...
View ArticleFitness centre shapes up with £135k refurb
A health and fitness centre has completed a major revamp to ‘modernise’ the facility and accommodate population growth in the area after a funding boost of £135,000. Wantage-based Health & Fitness,...
View ArticleSupermarket £500 funds folly’s facelift
An iconic folly is to receive a welcomed lick of paint and some new decorations after a charitable donation by a supermarket chain. Faringdon’s Tesco store has donated £500 to the charity that runs and...
View ArticleRunning to thank sight loss charity for helping grandma
A runner is ready to lace up her trainers as she prepares to take on the London Marathon for a charity that has helped her grandmother come to terms with losing her sight. Eynsham resident Laura Thomas...
View ArticlePupils showcase creative side by unearthing town
Pieces of local history will be exhibited in a ‘fresh and innovative’ art show produced by Didcot Girls School. The exhibition ‘Unearthing Didcot’s Creativity’ will showcase photographs and a dance to...
View ArticleKetamine is ‘effective as an anti-depressant’ says study
Ketamine is known as an underground drug by some but emerging research has shown it to be an effective anti-depressant if administered safely. A report by Oxford University’s department of psychiatry...
View ArticleCampaigners claim response ‘flawed’ and want findings referred to the Health...
Campaigners gathered in Oxford to protest about the proposals to change local NHS and social care services as a committee met to discuss the ongoing NHS consultation. The group rallied outside county...
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