Tributes to gifted student found dead on Westgate
Tributes have been paid to the ‘brilliant’ Oxford University student who was found dead at the building site of the Westgate shopping centre. Max Mian, pictured, a 19-year-old second year classics...
View ArticleThousands of music fans save The Cellar
Oxford’s ‘best and only underground music venue’ has been saved from closure after public outrage at plans to turn it into a shop. A planning application for The Cellar from the owners of the building,...
View ArticleSharing skills and advice through education
A South African delegation of educational experts visited an Oxford college to learn how industry partnerships are helping boost employability for students. City of Oxford College, run by education...
View ArticleYoung writer Elizabeth hailed as ‘a star in the making’
A teenage girl from Oxfordshire who brought tears to people’s eyes with a ‘sophisticated and moving’ story has won a coveted BBC Young Writers’ award. Elizabeth Ryder, from Bicester, has been hailed as...
View ArticleOutstanding care home celebrates
Residents at a Bampton care home were all smiles after the level of care was rated as ‘outstanding’ by a health watchdog. Witney MP Robert Courts visited Rosebank Care Home to celebrate and joined them...
View ArticleTurning to the not-so dark side to boost charity funds
Abingdon was awash with pink over the weekend as part of breast cancer awareness month. The well-attended event featured everyone from Darth Vader to belly dancers and people in the area who ventured...
View ArticleSoldier’s tough challenge to help
A soldier from Abingdon who lost one of his close friends is halfway through a tough challenge to help young people contemplating suicide. Brandon Luff, 25, is currently serving in Iraq with the 2nd...
View ArticleMP admits using cannabis at uni as she supports legalisation
An Oxfordshire MP joined pro-cannabis activists as they smoked a joint and indulged in hash cake outside the House of Commons. Abingdon and Oxford East MP Layla Moran was with the group supporting...
View ArticleHelping hand for mental health
A special book travelled the length of Oxfordshire inviting people to fight the stigma surrounding mental health. As part of world mental health day last week, schools, businesses and local officials...
View ArticleP2G chuffed to raise £16k and beat the target
Months of tireless work, intense campaigning and a whole mountain of events have paid off for our charity of the year, which has smashed its target for 2017 by more than £6,000. Didcot-based...
View ArticleBereavement support service opens up new help for parents
A NEW counselling service to support bereaved parents in Oxfordshire has been launched. National counselling charity Petals, which specialises in trauma and loss during pregnancy and birth, has...
View ArticleScientist’s funding boost to help treat secondary cancer
An Oxford scientist has been awarded major funding to tackle breast cancer that has spread to the brain. Oxford University’s professor Nicola Sibson has been granted almost £200,000 by research charity...
View ArticleOn the white path to gold
A 10-year-old snowboarder has been selected for a training programme that could set him on the path to Olympic glory. Bradley Baker, from Thame, will take up a place at the Snowsport England Home...
View ArticleDigging deep to offer more care at hospice
Ground has been broken on a new state-of–the-art clinic due to open in 2019 after four years of fundraising. Sobell House hosted a ceremony to mark the start of work that will feature a new clinic and...
View ArticleLight at the end of new tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians
It is hoped a new pedestrian tunnel set to open next month at Milton Park will encourage more people to walk and cycle instead of using their cars. This comes after an investment of £900,000 by the...
View ArticleDistraction theft
Cash was stolen from an elderly couple’s home while a man claiming to be from the council distracted them. The couple were at their home in Orchard Way, Harwell on September 18 at 12.45pm when the...
View ArticleSafety Steve shares advice
Pupils from a Deddington primary school buddied up with Safety Steve to learn about keeping safe while living close to a building site. The Deddington CofE Primary School youngsters donned hard hats...
View ArticleVictim praised as abuser jailed
An ‘abusive’ man who repeatedly assaulted a woman and set her clothes on fire has been handed a prison sentence of over two years. Robert Brewerton, 39, of Willow Brook, Abingdon, was sentenced to two...
View ArticleAdding the ‘x factor’ to literary festival
Queen of cakes Mary Berry and X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary were among the well-known personalities in Henley to celebrate literature. The town’s annual literary festival earlier this month hosted...
View ArticleThree rescued after A34 crash
Three people had to be taken to hospital following a crash on the A34. Fire and rescue crews were called to the collision on the southbound carriageway near East Ilsley at 4.30pm on Sunday. Three...
View Article