Business teacher jailed for dealing drugs to students
A TEACHER has been jailed for 15 months after she was caught dealing drugs to pupils at a north Oxfordshire school. Rachel Ryan, 41, of Fford Bryngwyn, Gorseinon, Swansea, formerly of Banbury, admitted...
View ArticleI’d do it all over again!
“Exhilarating, exhausting and surreal” are three words Liz Wilson has used to describe completing the toughest challenge of her life. Just a few weeks ago the 36-year-old climbed the highest...
View ArticleEx-PM vows to help fight Alzheimer’s
Former Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to help raise the profile of Alzheimer’s after years of seeing care homes filling up with people ‘entering a world of darkness’. In a rare interview in the...
View ArticleScheme to use buses as night shelter for homeless rejected
Campaigners are not backing down after a plan to turn buses into night shelters for homeless people was rejected. Homes4All, a Witney-based company, was hoping double decker buses would be turned into...
View ArticleCarol concert heralds the festive season
The voices of hundreds of children echoed through Oxford Town Hall last week as they sang Christmas carols for charity. The Big Christmas Sing was back from Tuesday to Friday, with children from 39...
View ArticleNew recycling proposals
PLANS for a new recycling transfer station and changes to the Park and Ride at Redbridge have been unveiled. People were able to view the proposals for the first time, find out the benefits and talk to...
View ArticleCan golfers do the double at awards?
Eddie Pepperell’s blistering form on the European Tour has earned the Abingdon golfer a nomination for the 2017 Oxfordshire Sports Awards. The 26-year-old recorded seven top-ten finishes in eight...
View ArticleDeveloper appeals decision to reject Park Road homes
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 135 new homes in Didcot will go to a public inquiry after councillors rejected the application. Catesby Estates wanted to build the new homes on land east of Park Road, to the...
View ArticlePiping in the festive season
Abingdon kicked off the festive season with a bang with this year’s Christmas Extravaganza. The all-day event, culminating in a show of lights and fireworks, was given a rousing start from the Oxford...
View Article£50m for roads and schools to support the community
WANTAGE and Grove is set to receive a £50million investment boost for roads, schools, parks and sports fields. It comes as a string of detailed planning applications were submitted to redevelop Grove...
View ArticleBoxes of festive cheer for RAF personnel
Men and women working in the air force are about to receive boxes full of goodies in time for Christmas. Staff at RAF Brize Norton packed and wrapped around 250 ‘welfare boxes’ last week, ready to be...
View ArticleUnexpected discovery at flood scheme
Archaeologists working on the Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme have unearthed possible Bronze and Iron Age settlements near South Hinksey. A ‘remarkably intact’ Medieval stone causeway, next to Willow...
View ArticleWill culture in 2050 be real or just virtual?
COULD space tourism, virtual sports and gigs be the norm or a 24-hour Oxford be the future? In the latest phase of a consultation, Oxford City Council wants people to put forward their ideas for the...
View ArticleLet the sleigh take the strain this festive season
With Christmas around the corner, the UK’s fastest sleigh could soon be making its way to Oxfordshire train stations. Chiltern Railways has unveiled a new festive wrap on one of its silver trains, now...
View ArticleSeasonal drink drive campaign launches
Police are urging drivers to think about the ‘pain and misery’ that a reckless decision to take drugs or drink before getting behind the wheel can inflict on innocent people. A month-long campaign that...
View ArticleYou don’t have to be the Hulk to join!
Oxfordshire’s Fire and Rescue Service is encouraging women to help them put out fires in more ways than one. The team has 32 operational firefighters who are female, making up just six per cent of the...
View ArticleHo ho ho-w did Santas do running in the cold?
More than 100 jolly Santas braved freezing temperatures and gave up their lunch to take part in a business park’s fun run. Milton Park was a sight to behold when workers ran, walked and jogged the 5k...
View ArticleHundreds spread seasonal joy at switch on
Thame was filled with snowflakes and sparkles as Santa and Frozen’s Snow Sisters switched on the town’s Christmas lights. The festive season was officially marked with a switch-on earlier this month,...
View ArticleSheep rescued from marsh
A stranded sheep had a lucky escape after being helped out of a muddy marsh by the RSPCA. A member of the public spotted the stricken sheep trapped in mud at Otmoor RSPB reserve in east Oxfordshire and...
View ArticleTributes paid to PC killed in road crash
Tributes have been paid after an on-duty police officer and a 91-year-old woman died in a road collision last week. PC James Dixon, aged 39, and a 91-year-old woman died as a result of a road collision...
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