Students make the grade
Thousands of euphoric Oxfordshire students were jumping for joy as they collected their A-Level results last week. Early indications suggest the percentage of the county’s students achieving two or...
View ArticleWannabe lawyer’s verdict on results: ‘over the moon’
A teenager who has her heart set on becoming a lawyer is counting down the days to university as her college celebrated its best results in four years. City of Oxford College student Emily Prachar is...
View ArticleLarkmead Head hails fantastic results
It was a day of relief and excitement as students from Abingdon’s Larkmead School collected their long-awaited exam results. Students lined up to see whether or not they had achieved the marks they...
View ArticleProtesters’ love for animals
Protesters held a peaceful vigil at Thame Farmers Market last week to oppose the ‘cruel’ meat and dairy industry. The Save Movement held the vigil to show their opposition to the trading of animals....
View ArticleFriends run to raise funds in Beth’s honour
WHEN their dear friend died a group of women pledged to raise money together to fight breast cancer in her name. Mother-of-one Bethan Reading was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 and after...
View ArticleGeoffrey’s high five at new store
Toys ‘R’ Us favourite Geoffrey Giraffe had the help of two young shoppers to open a new branch of the popular toy store. The official grand opening of the Castle Quay branch at the Banbury centre took...
View ArticleNo plans for PCC to take over fire service
There are “no current plans” for the Thames Valley’s police and crime commissioner Anthony Stansfeld to take over the running of Oxfordshire’s fire service. Mr Stansfeld issued a statement last week...
View ArticleTattooist helps cancer patients with recovery
A TATTOO artist in Witney is giving cancer patients a ‘sense of normality’ after they have undergone life-changing surgery. Felicity Denham, pictured, from Corn Street’s Hook and Eye tattoo parlour,...
View ArticleArt mural project extended along canal
Creative Oxford residents have collaborated with a group of artists to design and paint murals in an attempt to tackle graffiti along the city’s waterway. The murals, which have been painted in the...
View ArticleThey will walk 500 miles for charity
Over 50 employees from Oxford PharmaGenesis are walking the equivalent of Oxford to the Scottish Highlands as they step out to fundraise in aid of Diabetes UK. They are taking part in the charity’s one...
View ArticleHarwell link road shaping up for opening
Progress has been made on the £11.8m Harwell link road project. The team working on the project is now creating a footpath near the north roundabout and setting up signs and lighting columns on the...
View ArticleWomen cut from flipped car
A head-on smash left two women trapped in their car after it was flipped on its side. Two cars collided on the A361 near Bloxham, three miles southwest of Banbury, just before 2pm last Wednesday. One...
View ArticleBank holiday fun at P2G day
Come and join an unmissable community day of fun as our charity of the year hosts its first and biggest family fun day to boost its coffers for sick children. Play2Give will make it a bank holiday to...
View ArticleSpectacular start to Commonwealth baton tour of UK
The Queen’s baton was parachuted down to RAF Brize Norton in a spectacular fashion ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The baton entered the country by aeroplane last Wednesday morning as part of its...
View ArticlePatients help celebrate beauty of older people
Patients in Witney are helping to dispel stereotypes surrounding the elderly by taking part in a photo exhibition that celebrates older people. Harry Atkinson and Noel Green, two inpatients at the...
View ArticleU’s sympathies for flood victims in Sierra Leone
Oxford United have sent their sympathies to Sierra Leone after floods and mudslides devastated parts of the capital Freetown. The League One club have supported charity Goodwill and Growth for Africa...
View ArticleFirefighters praise homeowner
A garage fire is likely to have been caused by faulty equipment when car batteries were left overnight to charge, according to the fire service. The garage in Main Street, Grove, was well alight close...
View ArticlePool’s master stroke from Olympic swimmer
A Great British Olympic silver medallist and two-time world 10km open water swimming champion made a splash when she hosted a free masterclass to encourage more people to take to the water. Keri Anne...
View Article225-mile challenge to remember Leah
Two best friends will be taking on a week-long 225-mile challenge in memory of a teenager who died from cystic fibrosis. Dan Church and Andy Greening, 23, will set off from their hometown of Abingdon...
View Article‘Exemplary’ student killed in landslide
Tributes have been paid to an Oxford University medical student who died in a landslide in Nepal. Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Fullerton has been described as “the best of people” by a friend after she suffered...
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