£250m bid submitted for roads and bridges
PLANS to improve road links between Didcot and Culham have taken a step forward after a bid for £250million was submitted. Oxfordshire County Council wants the government to fund “essential...
View ArticleGet in line for free doughnuts
Doughnut specialist Krispy Kreme will open its new store in the Westgate Centre next week – and you dough’not want to miss it. The sweet treat retailer will offer 16 melt-in-the-mouth varieties, from...
View ArticleCherwell council set to step in to save Banbury’s Castle Quay project
A council looks set to rescue a major town centre regeneration project after the developer pulled out. Cherwell District Council will decide next month whether to buy Banbury’s Castle Quay shopping...
View ArticleYoung golfers tee up promising careers
Junior golfers enjoyed the challenge of competing at Studley Wood GC as the east Oxfordshire venue held the JGAP Champion of Champions Final. Alex Barnett, who is a member at Ellesborough (Wycombe) and...
View ArticleHomes evacuated and police officers hospitalised following suspected...
Around 60 people were evacuated from their homes and police officers were taken to hospital following a suspected ‘chemical hazard’ in Oxford. Police said they were “conducting a routine arrest” on...
View ArticleParadise Papers: Oxford University ‘invested tens of millions offshore’
Leaked documents have revealed the multi-million pound offshore investments made by Oxford University. Known as the Paradise Papers, an investigation into more than 13.4million files released by two...
View ArticleHelp Didcot’s Manor School win £25,000
Supporters of Didcot’s Manor School are asking for help from the local community to win £25,000. The PTA Friends of Manor and Manor School are calling for people to vote by November 21 to win an...
View ArticleEveryone needs to join in vision for the city’s future
Robots, driverless cars and virtual reality could become part of our everyday life in 30 years – but until Oxford realises its technological Utopia, the public has the power to shape the vision for the...
View ArticlePallets go from firewood to fireworks
THIS impressive collection of pallets literally went up in smoke on Saturday as part of Oxford Round Table’s 50th annual fireworks extravaganza. The organisation celebrated with a spectacular fireworks...
View ArticleHelp garden town to grow and have your say on plan
Businesses and community group leaders are being invited to share their thoughts and ideas on the future of Didcot Garden Town as residents are offered a more hands on approach in shaping the project....
View ArticleConcerns raised over town as new apartments launch
More than £1million worth of apartments in a controversial retirement complex have been snapped up days after it officially opened. Renaissance Retirement said more than 50 people went along to the...
View ArticleMany to benefit from rise to minimum wage in city
Many Oxford workers could be set for an inflation-beating pay rise to take the minimum rate per hour to at least £9.69 after a decision to increase the living wage in the city. Around 100 campaigners...
View ArticleQueen Street bus ban rejected – for now
A bid to ban buses from Queen Street in Oxford has been turned down. The request was submitted due to safety concerns about more people using the street following the opening of the Westgate Oxford...
View ArticleScooter and sidecar pair bid to break Guinness World Record
TWO friends from Banbury are attempting a Guinness World Record by circumnavigating the globe riding a scooter and sidecar. Just a few weeks ago Matt Bishop, 26, and Reece Gilkes, 25, both former...
View ArticleMP posts good news about letter boxes
RESIDENTS at new Bicester housing estate Kingsmere can officially connect with the rest of the world. Five years after the first homes were built there, the Royal Mail has installed a post box. It...
View ArticleHelping children grow through work in garden
A new garden at a primary school near RAF Benson will allow children to focus on their wellbeing and ‘reap the rewards of their efforts’. Pupils at Crowmarsh Gifford CoFE Primary School will be able to...
View Article‘Homelessness charity helped me get my life back on track’
A man who refused to believe he was an alcoholic and lost his home has turned things around after his life got ‘as low as it can get’. Formerly homeless man Gavin Faulkner, 50, has decided to mark...
View Article‘Hearing glasses’ win competition
This dedicated primary school pupil has won global recognition for an invention idea that assists people with hearing loss by helping them see things they can’t hear. Rye St Antony School youngster...
View ArticleTrainee shortlisted for national award
AN Oxfordshire social worker has been shortlisted for an award for her work with refugee children. Nabeela Talib, 24, has won a place in the finals for the Student Social Worker of the Year at the...
View ArticleFears over JR parking spaces
Campaigners are warning that a new facility at John Radcliffe Hospital could cause more parking issues. Oxford University hospitals have submitted an application for a new neuroscience research...
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