AN OXFORD community group hoping to start their first cornershop are recruiting two members of staff.

Sandford's Talking Shop group, who run events at Sandford on Thames Village Hall, have raised more than £23,000 to launch a permanent shop there.

Now they have raised enough money to start recruiting two members of staff – a Saturday Market Operations Officer and a Project Initiation Officer.

The not-for-profit group hopes to open their shop full-time later this year.

Find out more about the project at talkingshopsandford.wordpress.com