Celebrate new Italian with free pizza
To celebrate the launch of its pizzeria in Oxford on Monday, Franco Manca is giving away 500 free pizzas between Monday and Friday. Based on the Italian tradition of offering complimentary pizza to new...
View ArticleGet lost on an a-maiz-ing day out at Millets
Now in it’s 20th year the Maize Maze at Millets Farm continues to draw in young and old – with the hope of being able to get out again. And this year is proving to be no exception with the...
View ArticleNew shops scheme aims to boost town centre
A SCHEME aimed at attracting independent shops to Abingdon, supporting existing retailers and increasing town centre vitality, is be introduced in the town centre this summer. Vale of White Horse...
View ArticleBored? There’s plenty to do…
Create a swamp garden with Notcutts this summer when children will be encouraged to get dirty with the help of a certain well-known ogre. Developed in partnership with Shrek’s Adventure! London, the...
View ArticleBig push to put cycling out in front
The former cycling commissioner for London pedalled through Oxford’s landmark sights in style. Andrew Gilligan made his way into the city to discuss what is required for cycling to become a ‘super...
View ArticleOn balance, new play park is huge hit
COUNCIL chief Reg Waite was clearly impressed with a new play area at Southmoor because he decided to try it out for himself. The chairman of Vale of White Horse District Council was at The Paddocks, a...
View ArticleSudden heart deaths study wins funding
Oxford scientists have been awarded more than £540,000 to study a heart condition that can lead to sudden death. Scientists at the University of Oxford are carrying out research into an inherited...
View ArticleNursing friends go distance
A TRIO of nurses completed a 46-mile bike ride and raised more than £1,400 to help tackle diabetes. Diabetes specialist nurses Penny Latimer, Jane Maskell and Perdy van den Berg crossed the finish line...
View ArticleCanal day to set sail after work delayed
THE traditional Canal Day in Banbury will now take place after the start of major building work was delayed. Organisers Banbury Town Council are working flat out to contact boaters, charities, clubs,...
View ArticleThe axe man cometh to win timbersports competition
The calm picturesque surroundings of BBC Countryfile Live served as the perfect backdrop to an action-packed event testing contestants skills as lumberjacks and with chainsaws. Now in its fifth year,...
View ArticleKnives surrendered in amnesty
Blades ranging from a First World War bayonet to kitchen knives – and even a can opener – have been surrendered to Thames Valley Police as part of a week-long amnesty. A total of 47 knives were handed...
View ArticleTeam have Shaz in Mind on ride to Paris
An Oxford man will be clocking up the miles when he sets off for Paris on his bike to raise awareness for mental health problems. Shahzad Yousaf will be cycling 180 miles from London to Paris to...
View ArticleMatch nets £1,000 for charity
A charity football match has raised more than £1,000 for sick Oxfordshire children in need of specialist care. Oxford City Nomads comprehensively beat Adderbury Park FC 9-1 to be crowned champions of...
View ArticleSpongeBob joins battle over reef
Dozens of concerned Oxfordshire environmentalists – and SpongeBob SquarePants – have joined the fight to stop a major oil company from ‘recklessly’ drilling near the Amazon Reef. Oxfordshire Greenpeace...
View ArticleFundraising pays off as date set for work on new play area
YOUNGSTERS in Cogges will soon be able to enjoy a new play area on Oxlease, thanks to the work of the Cogges Meadow Park Community Group. The project has been made possible by a £46,000 grant from...
View ArticleCity wins gold for work with homeless
Oxford City Council has become the first Oxfordshire council, and one of only 11 local authorities in England, to receive a top award for its efforts in preventing and tackling homelessness in the...
View ArticleDriver critical after horror crash
A 45-year-old man remains in critical condition after a car crash in Bampton. Police are looking for witnesses following the serious collision that took place on Thursday last week at around 1.45pm...
View ArticleBuilding a new community with the laying of first brick
THE first bricks have been laid for a new community centre at a Bicester housing estate. North Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis had the honour of putting in the first block at the new community centre...
View ArticleFather and daughter’s Greek odyssey for a worthy cause
A father and his daughter have been enjoying a summer holiday with a difference. Chris Hurdman and 13-year-old daughter Evie have endured a long climb up Greece’s Mount Olympus in dry heat for charity....
View ArticleHenley Tories expel deputy mayor in row over key vote
The deputy mayor of Henley-on-Thames has been expelled from the town’s Conservative branch after party in-fighting. The decision comes after Councillor Lorraine Hillier refused to support party...
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