HOMES near the River Thame at Dorchester and nearby Overy are expected to flood, according to the Environment Agency, which has tonight issued a flood warning for the area. Householders are being advised to take immediate action to make sure they
EXPERTS tonight said the prospect of homes and businesses in Oxford being flooded was on a knife-edge, as more heavy rain was forecast. The River Thames running through the city is currently on flood alert but the Environment Agency has said this
TWO lanes of the M40 are closed after a minibus overturned on the southbound carriageway. The first and second lanes are closed between junction nine and junction 10 after the crash at around 5pm. An air ambulance was on the scene along with
THE death of a man found behind the West Oxford Community Centre is not being treated as suspicious, police have just said. A member of the public found the man's body at the centre in Botley Road just before 10.30am today. A police spokesman
THE River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge has been put on Flood Warning by the Environment Agency. The warning, which included Rousham, Enslow, Thrupp and Hampton Poyle, means flooding of properties is expect and immediate action
THE River Thames between Newbridge and Kings Lock has been put on Flood Warning by the Environment Agency. The warning, which covers Northmoor, Stanton Harcourt, Bablock Hythe and caravan park, Eynsham, Swinford and Yarnton, means flooding is expected
A man has been found dead behind West Oxford Community Centre this morning. The man, who was in his 30s, was discovered behind the Botley Road community centre by a member of the public out walking. The ambulance service was called at 10.25am
People convicted of offences at magistrates' courts around the county recently: Nesawor Miah, 39, of Abingdon Road, Oxford, admitted shoplifting clothing worth £33 from Next in Cornmarket Street, Oxford, on August 21. Given a 12-month conditional
IT’S only a year since Oxford Hub opened its permanent home in Turl Street, but already record-breaking numbers of students are signing up to its community work. Oxford Hub helps students at both Oxford University and Oxford Brookes volunteer for
TRAINS on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Worcester are about to resume after an inspection train passed safely along a flooded section of track. Services were suspended due to flooding around Moreton-in-Marsh station, just across the county
FIREFIGHTERS attended five flood-related incidents overnight across Oxfordshire overnight. They are currently in Bladon where they are pumping water out of a house. Firefighters also went to Fewcott where they helped with sandbagging, Swerford
TRAINS between Oxford and Worcester along the Cotswold Line through West Oxfordshire have been suspended this morning due to flooding. The line is blocked at Moreton-in-Marsh, in Gloucestershire, after heavy rain yesterday and overnight raised
THE River Leach along the county boundary between Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire has been put on flood alert tonight. The Environment Agency issued the alert after further heavy rain today over the Cotswold hills in Gloucestershire pushed up water
