Lighting up town centre
A magical fusion of art, light and culture will light up Didcot on Saturday as the town prepares for its first lantern procession. The theme of the festival is The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which...
View ArticleYoungsters have a splashing way to help sick children
CHILDREN from an Oxfordshire swimming class have paddled their way to raising more than £1,000 for sick babies. Youngsters from Puddle Ducks swimming school raised the cash by learning water safety and...
View ArticlePolice take calls about bagpipes and late pizzas
Police receive thousands of emergency phone calls, but some of those may be from babies, people asking how to call 101, or even callers who want to complain about their pizzas. Thames Valley Police...
View ArticlePoet’s words on the street
The Pavement Poet made a visit to Oxford earlier this month to inscribe his work for all to see. Danny Rowland, a poet who travels around from town to town and writes poetry on the pavements of the...
View ArticleRAF base honoured for all-round achievement at home and abroad
An Oxfordshire airbase has been awarded a prestigious award for its standout performance in 2016. The Stainforth Trophy was presented to RAF Benson by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir...
View ArticleAffordable housing scheme for Graven Hill
HOUSING association Bromford will take on the first tranche of affordable homes at Cherwell’s self-build site Graven Hill. Graven Hill has permission for 1,900 homes in what will be the UK’s largest...
View ArticleFire guts Elizabethan pub praised by Blanc
An Elizabethan pub, praised by chef Raymond Blanc, has been gutted by a fire that closed the A40. The kitchen of The Swan at Tetsworth was devastated by the blaze, which broke out shortly after...
View ArticleCash boost for homeless café project
A NEW café is being launched in Oxford to help homeless people in the city learn new skills. Oxford’s St Giles’s Church plans to open the café which will be staffed by people who are homeless and those...
View ArticleCollege scoops award for action in the community
A COLLEGE praised for developing a moral and social code has won a national accolade for a ‘forward-thinking’ community project. Abingdon & Witney College has collected the Edge Award for Practical...
View ArticleLarger museum set to showcase hidden histories
Final designs for a £2.8million project that will triple the size of the Museum of Oxford have been unveiled. The plans were discussed in a meeting earlier this week, with Oxford City Council pledging...
View ArticleResearchers win top prize for refugee support tool
AN initiative led by Oxford University to support refugees has won a national award. The team from the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, COMPAS, created a Destitution Toolkit, an online tool...
View ArticleVehicle for energy change
A supermarket and Formula One engineers have teamed up to roll out a ground-breaking piece of technology that will reduce yearly energy consumption by the equivalent of 320million boiled kettles....
View ArticlePlea for UEFA director to come home
The wife of a former UEFA director who has now been missing for a month is pleading with him to come home in time for Christmas so they can ‘rebuild their lives’. Police believe Bernard Ross was in the...
View ArticleCreative swift tower designs on display
THE winning design of a new swift tower planned for the city is on display at an exhibition. All the entries for the Oxford City Swift Tower competition are now on display in The Gallery at Oxford Town...
View ArticleLittle Britain star shows support for filmmakers
A GROUP of budding filmmakers are making a last-ditch appeal to raise funds to finish filming their comedy show. Ross Arrowsmith and Scott Morgan from Bicester are just £2,500 away from their crowd...
View ArticleMaking a song and dance of switch on
OXFORD city centre is shining brightly after the Christmas lights were switched on following a three-day celebration. The theme for this year’s lights is The World in Oxford, and a collection of...
View ArticleRecruitment drive for more carers
A NEW recruitment drive is being launched in Oxfordshire to encourage more people to become care workers. People already working in the industry have spoken about their experiences and the rewards of...
View ArticleCat found dead in horror attack
AN animal welfare charity has launched an investigation after a “horrifying” attack on a cat which was left hanging in a garden. Police were called after a neighbour found white cat PussPuss hanged by...
View ArticleSlow down and save lives
Ambulance staff are urging drivers to slow down and save lives as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of driving too fast. South Central Ambulance Staff in Kidlington joined a...
View ArticleOxfordshire secures £215m deal following Autumn Budget announcement
Oxfordshire has been promised a £215million package to build thousands of homes and ‘support growth for the future generation’. The deal from government follows the Autumn Budget announcement today...
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