Schools urged to get set for healthy start
PRIMARY schools in north Oxfordshire are being urged to join a new walk to school initiative aimed at changing habits for life. Four schools have signed up so far for the free Walk to School health...
View ArticleCouple given 10-year dog ban over the neglect of loving pet
A HUSBAND and wife have been disqualified from keeping dogs for 10 years after their dog was left to starve. Barney and Jemma Bloom, of Hudson Street, Bicester, admitted causing unnecessary suffering...
View ArticlePupil’s design drives home message
A PUPIL’S stencil design with a message aimed at tackling underage drinking will be displayed in public places around Wantage and Grove. Jacob Creed, a King Alfred’s Academy student, designed the...
View Article‘Tired’ shops centre in Cowley to get £60m revamp
A £60million plan to regenerate the ‘tired’ shopping centre in the heart of Cowley has been given a seal of approval. Oxford City Council has approved the owners NewRiver’s plans for Templars Square in...
View ArticleHotspot town for blocked pipes is told: fat’s enough
Thames Water is asking Witney residents to ‘bin it, don’t block it’ as the town is labelled a hotspot for sewer blockages and fatbergs. The town is now a target for an awareness campaign after the...
View ArticleSchedule released for this year’s swan upping revealed
The dates and times for this year’s swan upping have been announced by the Queen’s swan marker, David Barber. It will start on Monday, July 17 departing from Sunbury Lock, and will finish at Abingdon...
View ArticleWallingford’s gearing up to host annual festival dedicated to all things bikes
What better way is there to explore the south Oxfordshire countryside than to jump on your bike and start pedalling? Thousands of people are expected to do just that when the Wallingford Festival of...
View ArticleStormzy goes down a storm
Grime superstar Stormzy won the coveted prize of Person of the Year at an annual event celebrating the black community. The Annual Access Conference, founded by the Oxford African and Caribbean...
View ArticleCandles lit for genocide victims
A MOVING remembrance service in memory of the thousands of people who died in a Bosnian genocide 22 years ago took place in Oxford last week. The reflection service at the town hall last Tuesday...
View ArticleHarwell lands £99m boost for research on satellite technology
The government has unveiled plans for a £99million space research hub at Harwell Campus. During a visit to the science campus last week universities and science minister Jo Johnson said the investment...
View ArticleRSPCA warning after cat loses leg in trap
A YOUNG cat ‘full of life’ has had to have a leg amputated after getting it caught in a trap. Blue was rescued by the RSCPA earlier this month after being spotted by a member of the public 15ft up a...
View ArticleStudents roll out red carpet for leavers’ celebration
A PARTY for school leavers at King Alfred Academy took the Oscars as its theme earlier this month. Year 11 pupils from the Wantage school enjoyed the end of their GCSE exams and looked forward to their...
View ArticleOlympian joins voyage to combat cancer threat
An Olympic gold winning rower will take on a 200-mile voyage in a bid to help end HPV-related cancer. Alex Gregory, a two-time Olympic gold medallist from Ipsden, is to take part the non-stop ocean...
View ArticleThree cheers for school days
Students with autism had a ball as they enjoyed a day celebrating all their achievements over the last academic year. The rejoicing 11- to 19-year-olds at LVS Oxford enjoyed drinks, music and a photo...
View ArticleAristocrat on display at museum
A museum in Oxford has acquired a portrait depicting a wealthy British aristocrat. The Ashmolean Museum in Beaumont Street, Oxford, will be hosting a painting from a private collection by renowned...
View ArticleHealey archive offers an insight into politics
An Oxford library has obtained the personal archive of one of Britain’s most ‘prominent’ politicians. Diaries and letters written by former deputy leader Denis Healey between the 1930s and 2015 have...
View ArticleNo need to be afraid of Cotswold Park’s wolf cubs
Five mischievous wolf cubs are settling into their life at Cotswold Wildlife Park after making a surprise arrival. The park celebrated the birth of the first litter of Eurasian Wolf cubs in its 47-year...
View ArticleMaking a splash at open water swim
A mum-of-two took part in an open-water swimming event to prove that ‘this girl can’. Laura Hope-Smith, 39, from Cholsey, trained for the event for the last three months, after winning a national...
View ArticleComing together to fight loneliness
A summit to start a conversation on how to tackle loneliness in older people was hosted last week in Oxfordshire. Local charity Age UK Oxfordshire hosted a ‘Loneliness Summit’ on Friday last week,...
View ArticleDecade on from the floods, work goes on to find answer
This year marks 10 years since major flooding devastated the town of Abingdon and plans to reduce risk to homes and businesses are still under way. In the decade since, the Environment Agency (EA) has...
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