Hospital: we had to move patients
HEALTH chiefs had ‘no alternative’ but to move patients at the John Radcliffe Hospital after a safety review it ordered identified the trauma unit as a fire risk. Fifty-two beds will be moved tomorrow...
View Article‘Very small village’ fights against dangerous plans
Campaigners in a small village are calling on supporters to fight against ‘dangerous’ plans to build more than 70 new homes across from a school. The application for land adjacent to the Village Hall...
View ArticlePolice hunt Oxford University worker over Chicago murder
US police are hunting an Oxford University employee on suspicion of murdering a 26-year-old man in Chicago. Arrest warrants for Somerville College worker Andrew Warren and US professor Wyndham Lathem,...
View ArticleGet a real buzz at Countryfile Live
Thousands are expected to head to BBC Countryfile Live this weekend to enjoy talks on the countryside, join in adventures, and watch a nail biting lumberjack competition. The event is returning to...
View ArticleCladding on Oxford tower blocks fails new round of safety tests
Work to replace the cladding on two of Oxford’s high-rise towers will continue after it failed a second round of fire resistance tests. Oxford City Council has confirmed that it will proceed with the...
View ArticleMissing man: appeal for help
Police are appealing for information about a 21-year-old man who was last seen on Friday July 27. Humza Hussain is known to frequent Oxford and Bicester and also has connections with Wembley. He was...
View ArticleThreats to park staff after wolf shot dead
Staff at a wildlife park have received threats after they had to shoot a wolf that had escaped from the premises. According to representatives from Cotswold Wildlife Park, the wolf managed to get out...
View ArticleAccident highlights usage of seatbelts
Worried members of the west Oxfordshire public rushed to the aid of the occupants of a flipped car in Chipping Norton. The white hatchback completely overturned in an incident on London Road on Tuesday...
View ArticleRow, eat, sleep, repeat
‘Everything she imagined it would be and much more’ is how intrepid rower Lesley Foden has described her round Britain challenge. Setting out from Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex on June 3, the crew of five...
View ArticleHealth trust ‘getting better’ but more to do
A HEALTH trust that took responsibility for the death of an Oxford teen in its care is learning from past mistakes – but more still needs to be done to protect patients, according to a health watchdog....
View ArticleFather and son drug dealers jailed
A father and his three sons have been sentenced to a total of more than 20 years in prison for drug offences. The men, all from Hurst Street, Oxford, were sentenced at the city’s crown court last...
View ArticlePAW pups on patrol to launch free bus travel
Famous cartoon characters put their best PAW forward to entertain children and promote family bus trips to London. Characters from the popular Nickelodeon TV series PAW Patrol, which features a...
View ArticleChampion swimmer teaches masterclass
A GREAT British Olympic silver medallist will offer advice on healthy eating and how to achieve your swimming potential at a free swimming masterclass for adults next week. Keri-Anne Payne, runner-up...
View ArticleFeast of fun for foodies at town’s double delight
Foodies in Banbury are preparing for the town’s two annual food events with the Flower and Produce Show and the Food Fair returning this month. Residents will have a chance to demonstrate their...
View ArticleMonster carrier gets helping hand
The length of more than four football pitches, and weighing roughly six times as much as the largest aircraft carrier, a new carrier for gas made its maiden voyage thanks to simulators designed in...
View ArticleSwift solution planned to halt city’s decline of bird numbers
A new design for a purpose-built swift tower in Oxford has been unveiled in a bid to halt the bird’s decline. The new home for the birds is being planned by Oxford University at the University Parks. A...
View ArticleSquashing our planet
‘Big Foot’ has trampled his way over to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History to mark Earth Overshoot Day. A life-size metal sculpture of a human being squashing the earth was on display on...
View ArticleFlying the flag for green gardens
Abbey Gardens has once again earned itself the international mark of quality for parks and green spaces. The site in Abingdon, just a short walk from the River Thames, has been recognised by the green...
View ArticleChanging area makes waves
Swimmers at Thame Leisure Centre are enjoying an upgraded changing area following a £353,000 investment from the district council. The main changing and shower areas have been significantly improved,...
View ArticleDegus settling into life in new home
Two degus have finally found a fur-ever home after an influx of rodents at an animal rehoming charity. Brothers Rocco and Cory came from a home where they were living with more than 40 other rodents in...
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