A PAIR of transformed spaces on Oxford Brookes’ Headington Campus have been recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The Clerici and Sinclair buildings received a Highly Commended award in the 'Design through Innovation' category
TWO 16-year-old boys have been arrested after gang violence erupted on the streets of Faringdon last night. Police were called to quiet Harding Close at about 10.30pm to reports that the gang had assaulted a 16-year-old boy. The youths were
MERLIN is conjuring up some fun for aspiring wizards during the upcoming half term holiday. Oxford Castle's 900-year-old crypt will host the Oxford Academy of Magic for hour-long wizardry workshops. Magicians-to-be can try their hand at making
A COMMUNITY-led project to revamp a former children’s centre in East Oxford has raised more than £20k in just one month. Support has poured in for Flo’s, which will offer many of the services once provided by Florence Park Community Centre, since
LAST year June Chapman helped Oxford residents collectively shed more than 700 stone in weight. This week, she was given a special award for her efforts. Mrs Chapman has been awarded the Weight Watchers Diamond Coach status at her weekly meeting
RUNNERS will take to the streets of Oxford tomorrow for the city's 37th Town and Gown run. More than 4,000 people are expected to take part in the 10K fun run, which is being held to support Muscular Dystrophy UK. Race founder Mike Cleaver
A NEW record label has been launched in Oxford, promising releases in folk, alt-pop, jazz and experimental genres. Upcycled Sounds bills itself as a label 'run by musicians for musicians' and has developed a 'collaborative' distribution model
OXFORD'S biggest estate has bid a fond farewell to three community stalwarts who together have amassed more than three decades of public service. A leaving party for councillors Gordon Roper and Ann Booker and parish council clerk Nicky Clargo
A GARDEN market is set to return for its ninth season in an Oxfordshire village. The Blewbury Garden Market will now run outside Blewbury Garage every Saturday, starting today, from 9.30am until 11.30am. Giving people an opportunity to sell excess
A PEDAL-POWERED poetry lending library is celebrating a year since volunteers started spreading their love of literature throughout Oxford. The collection is carried around the city in a trusty custom-built cargo bike, appearing at weekly farmer
THE plight of Oxford’s cash-strapped Helen & Douglas House hospice was raised in the House of Commons yesterday. Layla Moran called a special debate yesterday afternoon, raising concerns about the closure of Douglas House and how the hospice
SKATERS from across the south of England will converge on Oxfordshire tomorrow for a big-hitting roller derby championship. Women’s team Oxford Wheels of Gory (OWG)is hosting the British Roller Derby Championships, featuring the Eastbourne Roller
A DIVERSE group of artists are showing off their creations at a pop-up gallery in Oxford. The Twist Art exhibition will be at the Sinolink Gallery in St Clements until Sunday, May 20, and is displaying work from a range of local contemporary artists
WE were left upside down and all turned around by this image from camera club winner Vanessa Andreassa. Her inverted photograph of Nuffield College's spire reflected in water makes it difficult to know where ground meets sky and perfectly fit our
NINE of Oxford’s finest bands will take to the stage today for an all-day music festival at a popular city pub. The Day of the Deadbeats Festival 2018 will run from 2pm to 11pm at the Isis Farmhouse on the Thames near Iffley. Tickets are £10
OXFORD City manager Mark Jones has started making changes to his squad after being handed a reduced budget for next season. Skipper Lee Henderson and Godfrey Poku are among those who have been released, but new offers have been offered to the likes
OXFORD United’s Shandon Baptiste will be aiming to finish the season on a high tomorrow. While the rest of the squad began their summer holidays a week ago, the midfielder still has one big game to play. Baptiste is on loan at Hampton &
A FAMOUS loose woman will join flocks of female fundraisers taking on the Pink Ribbon Walk at Blenheim Palace today. Television star Andrea McLean is set to join hundreds of others at the event which raises vital funds for national charity Breast
CARLOS Sainz is relishing the chance to impress in front of his home fans in tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix. The 23-year-old, who drives for the Enstone-based Renault team, has scored points in all three of his previous Formula 1 races at the Circuit
CARLOS Sainz is relishing the chance to impress in front of his home fans in tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix. The 23-year-old, who drives for the Enstone-based Renault team, has scored points in all three of his previous Formula 1 races at the Circuit
THE Wild Oxford Project are set to work at the Lye Valley in Headington today. The session runs from 10am-3pm, with volunteers asked to bring lunch, warm/old clothing, gloves and sturdy boots. The project, to improve Oxford fenlands, is a partnership
OXFORD United will look to end their home campaign on a high against Watford tomorrow. The U’s host the bottom side in FA Women’s Super League 2 at Oxford City’s Court Place Farm (2pm). Andy Cook’s team are hoping to stop their disappointing
A HOSPICE is rallying for new nursing recruits after staff shortages forced it to close a third of its beds. Sobell House in Oxford is battling to cope with demands of an ageing population, and has temporarily had to shut six of 18 beds due to a
'TASTE everything, be unique and don’t double dip': just some of the tips MasterChef finalist Nawamin Pinpathomrat dished out to students in Oxford this week. The Oxford University medical PhD student took time away from his studies to show off
MAX Whitehall warmed up for the British Junior Championships with a record-breaking performance in Europe. The 14-year-old Burford School pupil, who will represent England in Prague later this month, caught 72 fish from Lake Gigantica at Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt
THE third annual Maisie Norton memorial football tournament will be held in Wantage today. Friends and family of the Grove teenager will join the games at Wantage Town Football Club to raise money for the Caring Cancer Trust. Maisie, a keen footballer
SIX Witney & District SC members have qualified to compete at the Swim South East Regional Youth Championships in Wycombe. Competing against rivals from more than 80 clubs, 16-year-olds Lauren Mellings, Ellie Browne, Georgia Duff, Maddie Good
A MOPED has been stolen from the garden of a Headington house. Sometime between 9pm Thursday and 6am yesterday the red Honda Vision was taken from outside a property in Masons Road, Oxford. Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting
ALEX Lynn left Belgium content with a sixth-placed finish in the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The 24-year-old, from Grove, delivered a solid display on his debut for Aston Martin Racing, partnering Maxime Martin and Jonny
MINUTES after the 'savage' slaying of Christopher Lemonius a cover-up operation was launched in which clothing vanished and weapons were hidden from the scene, a court heard. As the trial into the killing of the 27-year-old in a Blackbird Leys
