Oxford Mail | Witney

Picture perfect

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0000

This stunning image of a pastel-coloured Italian village clinging to the edge of a cliff, taken by an Oxfordshire photographer, has won a national competition.

School aims to become academy

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:40:00 +0000

GOVERNORS at Burford School have voted to proceed with an application to convert it into an academy from July 1.

GPs invest in their new £5.5m health centre

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

DOCTORS in Witney have pumped £5.5m into their brand new health centre.

Jail term suspended over child porn

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

A 53-YEAR-OLD man was given a suspended jail term for possessing thousands of images of child pornography.

Fight to save blaze church 'close-run thing'

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

FIREFIGHTERS came close to losing the battle to save Charlbury’s 900-year-old parish church from a rooftop blaze.

School bids to end cramped conditions

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

CHILDREN at a Witney primary school could have a brand new classroom and outside learning space by September.

Council targets litterbugs

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A RECYCLING chief has issued a stark warning to those dropping litter and costing council taxpayers millions: “You will have to pay.”

Fire damages church

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze in the roof of the church of St Mary the Virgin in Charlbury yesterday.

Getting the message across

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Speeding drivers in Kirtlington were being ticked off this week.

First aid pilot will continue

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

A pilot scheme designed to reduce unnecessary ambulance call outs and A&E attendances will be extended for a further two years in Chipping Norton.