Search and rescue group get £20,000 grant for a new van
A group of volunteers that search for missing people in Oxfordshire have received a ‘generous’ donation towards a new incident control vehicle. The county’s lowland search and rescue team OxSAR was...
View Article‘Rainbow’ laces show 999 crews’ empathy across Oxfordshire
The emergency services were beaming with extra colour as they backed an international campaign against homophobia. Bright coloured shoelaces representing the rainbow emblem of the LGBT community were...
View ArticleCats record is missed by a whisker
More than 200 animal lovers failed to break the world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as cats – but they still raised an impressive £2,000 to care for sick pets. A total of 219...
View ArticleQuarry battle goes to court
Campaigners from Faringdon fighting to save a quarry are going to court. Protect Wicklesham Quarry from Development has raised over £10,000 to submit an application for a judicial review against local...
View ArticleOpticians focus on dementia
Staff at a Didcot opticians at the Broadway dressed in bright colours and held a book sale to raise money for Dementia Awareness week. The event at Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care on Monday last...
View Article£115m ‘big data’ centre to launch war on diseases
A new £115m biomedical research centre could potentially work “miracles” and help “improve the everyday lives” of millions. The Big Data Institute was unveiled on Tuesday last week in a ceremony at the...
View ArticleBy Royal appointment
Smiles all round as Royal couple visit good causes The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall paid special visits to organisations that work for causes close to their heart across Oxford. Prince...
View ArticleProtesters urge Charles to resign from Muslim group
A group fighting to protect Christians worldwide protested outside a religious centre in Oxford calling out for Prince Charles to ‘resign’ as its patron. Over a dozen protesters gathered at the Oxford...
View ArticleMy word! I’m in story final
A schoolgirl wowed judges with her creativity to progress to the final of the UK’s biggest story writing competition for children. Cranford House pupil Ellen Roberts’ story, titled Secrets in the...
View ArticleOn me head son! Get out of your bubble for football fun
Bounce, roll and bash your way to victory all in the name of charity with a hilarious take on the beautiful game of football. Didcot-based fundraising organisation Play2Give (P2G) – our charity of the...
View ArticleNew 140-bed hotel overlooks castle
A new 140-room hotel overlooking Oxford Castle is set to open to address the ‘high volume of local tourism’. The Dominvs group will be developing the six-storey facility in Paradise Street under the...
View ArticleTory branded ‘opportunistic’ over petition for A40 money
AN election candidate’s pledge to petition Parliament for cash to solve congestion on the A40 has been slammed as ‘“opportunist blackmail”. Robert Courts, who replaced David Cameron in Witney last...
View ArticleBoost for furniture recycling team
A Banbury charity that helps adults with physical and learning difficulties to gain hands-on skills and improve their confidence has been given a £2,600 boost. Cherwell District Council’s outgoing...
View ArticleSelfless Beth wins ‘dream trip’ for fella
A student from Witney who pledged to treat her boyfriend to a surprise trip-of-a-lifetime if she won a £3,000 travel grant is about to see her dreams come true. Beth Faulkner, the winner of this...
View ArticleMini plant strikes halted for new vote on pensions
Strikes at the Oxford Mini Plant have been suspended while union members consider an offer from BMW bosses over a pensions dispute. Two 24-hour strikes at the Cowley plant scheduled for Thursday last...
View ArticleWitney flat catches fire after clothes left on heater
Firefighters were called to a blaze at a Witney flat after a portable heater was left on. The fire broke out just before midnight on Friday in the bedroom of a first-floor flat in Corn Street....
View ArticleJack’s school mufti day raises £1,200
PUPILS got a break from their usual attire to help raise more than £1,200 for a good cause. Jack Godfrey, from year 11 at the Burford School, organised a non-uniform day and asked students to wear a...
View ArticleP-p-p perk up a penguin…
PERKY penguins braved the wet weather to enjoy a day of fun, diving and swimming in the pool at Cotswold Wildlife Park last week. The Humboldt penguins are becoming increasingly rare and are listed as...
View ArticleJobs bonanza after multi-million work on former RAF site
Thousands of new jobs could be created as part of a multi-million pound initiative to refurbish former RAF buildings at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The £7.4 million programme is expected to...
View ArticleCharity box theft probe
Police have launched a CCTV appeal to help track down a woman (above) who may have ‘vital information’ following the theft of a charity box last year. A Help for Heroes collection tin was stolen from...
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