Pud-ding their all into Pudsey funds
Young school pupils raised £120 after hosting a successful cake sale for Children in Need last week. The Year 6 pupils from Clifton Hampden primary school sold their delicious baked goods and dressed...
View ArticleJude’s star set to shine brightly
Witney’s Christmas lights will be turned on this weekend and what better way to celebrate than have your own light featured. That is the case for Jude, the winner of the town council’s Design a Light...
View ArticleMore town centre parking needed to help area thrive
WITNEY town centre could get a second multi-storey car park to help cope with thousands of new homes. According to the local plan, 15,950 homes could be built in Witney and the surrounding area, and in...
View ArticleFruit trees on the street…
ENERGY efficient homes, vertical farming on buildings and fruit and nut trees in our streets. Although it sounds like the content of a movie, this is what Oxford city could be like in 2050 according to...
View ArticleClosure threat to GP surgery
A CONSULTATION is due to start in January over the future of Banbury Health Centre. Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group says the government wants larger practices which would be more efficient and...
View ArticleMP: Help inspirational family find donor for their young son
WANTAGE MP Ed Vaizey is getting behind a campaign to encourage people to register as blood stem cell donors. It comes after the MP met the “inspirational” Kim family, to learn more about three-year-old...
View ArticleCounty urged to act over plans to develop region
A revived Cowley branch line could be transporting rail passengers within two years, according to a government-backed report that said works along the line are “essential” to support growth. A...
View ArticleDriver cut from car after crash
A woman is in hospital after a two-car crash in Banbury’s Market Square. Fire and rescue crews were called to the incident on Monday at 1.50pm and found one of the two drivers trapped in their car....
View ArticleThieves steal £10,000 of perfume from Boots
Around £10,000 worth of perfume has been stolen from Boots in Wallingford and Thame. Thieves smashed the front window of Boots in Market Place, Wallingford, around 3.30am on November 14 and stole a...
View ArticleEncouraging more people to love tennis with new floodlit facilities
These youngsters were the first to try out their forehand at Oxford’s first floodlit public tennis court at Florence Park. The new facilities were officially opened last week, following a joint...
View ArticleWarm welcome for ice hockey team in centre
Oxford City Stars ice hockey team are celebrating opening their first city centre shop. Fans can now support their team and pick up merchandise from the store in the Oxford Bus Travel Centre in...
View ArticleDoctors’ surgery expansion to treat increase in patients
A Didcot doctors’ surgery is adding the final touches to a major £750,000 expansion as it gears up to welcome thousands of new patients to deal with a significant increase in demand. The Woodlands Road...
View ArticleUrgent review of GP services needed after poor diagnosis
A HEALTH watchdog has called for an “urgent” review of GP services in Witney after a scathing report raised fresh concerns. Healthwatch Oxfordshire contacted more than 1,000 people to share their...
View ArticleHigh fliers in world of sport
Sporting prowess was rewarded at RAF Benson’s annual sports personality of the year awards. The award of the evening was presented to Senior Aircraftman Gavin Davies, who has won 13 gold medals over...
View ArticleCampaigners’ celebrate as village quarry is rejected
Cheers broke out as plans to build a huge quarry near a small village were thrown out after a three-year campaign by the community. Anti-quarry group Bachport celebrated the decision to reject plans...
View ArticleArmed forces veterans help light up Christmas
Thousands of people flocked to Banbury town centre to celebrate the start of Christmas in the town. A host of activities were staged by Banbury Town Council on Saturday as part of the Christmas lights...
View ArticleFight the conmen and be a SCAMChampion
The county council is on the look out for volunteers to join its army of ‘SCAMChampions’ in the battle against a rising number of scams across Oxfordshire. Around 100 people have been trained by the...
View ArticleGospel choir full of praise for competition
The sweet sound of a harmonious Oxford choir has been rewarded by reaching the final of the BBC Songs of Praise, Gospel Choir of the Year competition. Along with four other choirs from across the UK,...
View Article‘Wind in the Willows’ murder team praised
The ‘painstaking’ and ‘meticulous’ investigative work by the team who caught the ‘Wind in the Willows’ murderer has been rewarded and praised as they received official commendations. Four detectives...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi stripped of city freedom honour
Oxford City Council has removed the Freedom of the City from Aung San Suu Kyi. The cross-party motion was unanimously supported at a special council meeting in Oxford Town Hall on Monday. The de facto...
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