Football kits help bring joy to youngsters
Football kits helped put a smile on the faces of children in Sierra Leone after terrible floods and mudslides hit the African country. Although Oxford United delivered the past kits to a school that...
View ArticleLorries destroyed in inferno
A raging inferno destroyed lorries at a Banbury business park last week. Three lorries were scorched following the early morning blaze at Bidvest Logistics in Dorcas Road. Fire crews from Banbury, Hook...
View ArticleEight thousand runners, one dinosaur and lots of cash raised on city roads
The streets of Oxford came alive with the pitter-patter of more than 8,000 runners taking part in the city’s seventh half marathon. Sunday’s hugely popular race took runners through some of the most...
View ArticleJailed for threats with shotguns and a knife
Three men have been sent to prison for threatening people in their homes with a machete and a stolen shotgun and starting a fire in one of the houses. The defendants were sentenced at Oxford Crown...
View ArticleA34 closed after rush-hour lorry blaze
Police shut the A34 to protect the public after a lorry caught fire. Fire crews from Didcot and Berkshire rushed to extinguish the fire near the Milton Interchange just after 7.30am on Wednesday last...
View ArticleDriver jailed for causing severe injuries to biker
A man who caused life-changing injuries to a motorcyclist and was found with alcohol levels nearly three times the legal limit has been given a jail term of more than two years. Arunas Kirilka, 46 of...
View ArticleBushy, curly and colourful at beard fest
Bushy, dapper, curly, and even handmade beards all took centre stage over the weekend. The Oxford Beard Festival at the Tap Social movement in North Hinksey, brought lovers of beards and moustaches...
View ArticleProtesters unite against drone warfare
Peace campaigners from all over Oxfordshire came out with placards and flags to protest against mass surveillance and drone warfare. Members from Oxford, Abingdon, Faringdon, Kidlington and Didcot made...
View ArticleChild sex abuse trial: 11 men face charges
The trial of 11 men charged with a series of child sex abuse offences has started at Oxford Crown Court. The men all deny all the charges following a lengthy police investigation and raids across 11...
View ArticleMan fined £1,300 for shooting pigeon in tree
A pensioner who fatally shot a pigeon as it perched in a neighbour’s tree has been fined £1,300. Peter Lister used his air rifle to shoot the bird in its wing, Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard last...
View ArticleRicardinho dedicates first goal to pregnant wife and to the fans
Marauding full back Ricardinho failed to hide his delight at scoring his first Oxford United goal in Saturday’s 3-0 thumping of AFC Wimbledon. The Brazilian netted United’s second just after half-time,...
View ArticleMan is left with ‘life-threatening’ injuries after A34 crash
A man is fighting for his life after a lorry and a van collided on the A34. A police spokesperson confirmed that one man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving...
View ArticlePages and pages of fun
A BANBURY school can encourage more children to be bookworms after it won a summer reading challenge. Dozens entered the Castle Quay Shopping Centre competition to win a bundle of 35 books. The Reading...
View Article£500,000 boost to improve the central transport route
BICESTER has been given £500,000 extra funding to help ‘speed-up’ development of thousands of new homes. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government allocated a total of £2.5m to nine...
View Article‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ centre needs £400k to be reality
A funding gap of £400,000 has to be plugged to fulfil a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to create modern facilities at a community centre. New proposals for a £3.7million revamp of East Oxford...
View ArticleA ‘visionary masterplan’ to support growth of the area
The Didcot of the future is a step closer after the two district councils behind the garden town project confirmed the masterplan. The final plan was agreed by both South and Vale of White Horse...
View ArticleGirls show they are women of the future
PUPILS in Didcot did their bit to help empower girls around the world and represent ‘women of the future’. The Year 11 students from Didcot Girls School took part in the United Nations’ international...
View Article£3,000 needed for fire-hit charity to carry on helping
supporters of a charity shop destroyed in a suspected arson attack are trying to raise £3,000 so the lives of those it helps are not affected. The Abingdon branch of Acacia UK could be out of action...
View ArticleFun for everyone at town’s street fair
A party atmosphere took over Abingdon as thousands flocked to the town’s Michaelmas fair. From thrill-seeking rides to toy cars and a beautifully decorated carousel, the fair on Monday and Tuesday had...
View Article‘Haven for wildlife’ created thanks to public donations
wildlife lovers have helped raise £220,000 to create the first nature reserve that covers both sides of the River Thames. Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), which raised a further £355,000...
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