Join walk to fight Parkinson’s
People in Oxford are being asked to unite with thousands of others across the UK and step closer to a cure for Parkinson’s. Keen walkers can stretch their legs in a 1.5, 4.5 or eight mile route, all...
View ArticleDancers position themselves for a masterclass with a ballet maestro
Aspiring dancers and ballet enthusiasts from across Oxfordshire took part in masterclasses led by an international star of the art. Former principal dancer of the English National Ballet Matz Skoog...
View ArticleDemolition plan proposed for garage
Work to decommission and demolish a Didcot petrol station will begin next week. A planning application to ‘modernise and facilitate redevelopment’ of the former Shell garage in Broadway was approved...
View ArticleLose weight and shape up for free
Counting calories and burning fat could get a little easier for Oxfordshire residents as a free weight loss programme gets under way. Oxfordshire County Council has partnered with healthy lifestyle...
View ArticleOfsted finds teaching and safety inadequate
A primary school in Carterton has been ranked as ‘inadequate’ by an education watchdog. St Joseph’s the Great Catholic School, owned by Dominic Barbery Multi Academy Company, was given the poor grading...
View ArticleLucy proves she’s a Walker with Great Wall challenge
LUCY Walker knows all about fund raising because it’s her job – this year she will experience it first-hand. The 27-year-old community fundraiser is taking on her own challenge by trekking the Great...
View ArticleStudent accommodation a tribute to ex-principal
Ground has broken on a new student accommodation building named after a late Oxford University principal. The Catherine Hughes building will provide 68 bedrooms for Somerville College students,...
View ArticleBus access ‘vital’ to future idea of transport strategy in city centre
Managing directors of Oxford’s two main bus companies have welcomed the debate on ‘radical’ plans to pedestrianise large areas of the city within the next 20 years, but warned bus access was vital to...
View ArticleCall to join in rubbish conversation
Residents across Oxfordshire are encouraged to talk rubbish and recycling by advising the county’s six councils on how they can help them create less waste. Oxfordshire, which produces a tonne of waste...
View ArticleAppeal for dashcam footage from fatal M40 crash
Police are re-appealing for dashcam footage from the night of a fatal crash on the M40 in which two people were killed. Oxford University historian Dr Mark Whittow, 60, died along with a 29-year-old...
View ArticleWalking in memory of a loved one
Walkers enjoyed the picturesque settings of Blenheim Palace while paying tribute to a loved one. Sobell Hospice welcomed in the new year with its fourth annual Winter Walk in Woodstock on Sunday,...
View ArticleThe cup that cheers
Volunteers were out in force to turn around Blue Monday using the restorative powers of a cup of tea. Teams from Banbury and Oxford Samaritans were out to offer passengers at the train stations a brew...
View ArticleMiles make smiles at spin-a-thon
Sixteen members of crew from RAF Brize Norton clocked up the miles to raise an impressive £880 for charity. The team held a spin-a-thon challenge at Sainsburys in Witney in aid of Helen & Douglas...
View ArticleCall to re-open 30-bed community hospital
Campaigners fighting to save a community hospital are appealing for support to re-open it. The group feel “let down” by a lack of action from Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group. Originally the...
View ArticleDonors help break-in appeal
A CHARITY is already more than halfway towards replacing items stolen after a break-in. Sustainability and skills charity Bicester Green, based in The Garth, off Launton Road, was broken into, its...
View ArticleDrink and drug driving arrests go up 9 per cent
A crackdown on drink and drug driving over the Christmas period led to a total of more than 340 arrests across the Thames Valley area. Figures from Operation Holly show nearly a nine per cent increase...
View ArticleThe healing power of plants
A passionate organic gardener who had reached rock bottom nearly a decade ago will down tools this spring to trek 27 miles in honour of the charity that helped turn his life around. Richard MacKenzie...
View ArticleWork begins on 14 extra rooms at St Luke’s Hospital
Work has begun on the multi-million pound expansion of a specialist nursing home in Headington. A new floor is being added to St Luke’s Hospital, giving an extra 14 beds, at a cost of around...
View ArticlePupils find the formula to draw
Artsy pupils at a Didcot school showcased all their creative talents in a competition inspired by Oxfordshire’s connections to Formula One. Property developer McCarthy & Stone asked pupils at...
View ArticleOffice conversion raises traffic concerns
A planning application to transform a Henley office complex into flats has raised traffic concerns for the town centre. Ressance of Newbury has applied for permission to redevelop The Hub at Hallmark...
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