FIREFIGHTERS are 'delighted' to have a new space to train. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were able to train at an empty shop in Wallingford last week thanks to retirement home developer, Beechcroft. The shop, which was originally
OXFORD United will face Sunderland and Tranmere Rovers in Sky Bet League One after the play-offs completed next season’s line-up. The Black Cats are staying in the third tier after losing their final 2-1 to Charlton Athletic, who struck a 94th-minute
EVERYONE who lives on Oxford's biggest estate is being encouraged to come together to share a lunch and celebrate all that's good about the local community. Blackbird Leys-based group FriendLeys is once again organising a Big Lunch this year and
A MOTHER from Abingdon is concerned about the safety of her children after smoke came out her son's Xbox controller. Amy Smith, 28, who has three children, said her eight-year-old son Oscar is now terrified to play the console again. She said
BANK cards and electricals have been snatched from a home in Cowley, Oxford, after thieves crept in overnight. Police said the thieves found their way into the home in Fern Hill Road through insecure patio doors to the back of the house, when it
POLICE are trying to find a man from Oxford who has been missing for eight days. Adam Stanmore, who is 37, was last seen on Saturday, May 18 at 10.49pm in Horspath Road in Oxford and was reported missing to Thames Valley Police on Wednesday, May
A BREAKDOWN caused delays on the A420 near Oxford. The campervan came to a halt on the westbound carriageway, just after the point where the dual carriageway becomes a single carriageway. The passengers and another motorist who parked nearby
A LORRY driver has been caught out on the A34 reportedly using his phone at the wheel. Dash cam footage from one car on the 70mph dual carriageway, at Weston on the Green, near Bicester, appears to show the driver using their phone whilst in slow
CHILDREN can live in the wild, cook over open fires and sleep under canvas this summer in a unique opportunity at Blenheim Palace. Outdoor activity organiser The Bushcraft Company has joined forces with Blenheim Estate to hold three to five-day
A FREE event in Oxford next week will explore the risk posed by 'smart toys' to children. Held by Professor Vikki Nash, senior research fellow and deputy director at Oxford Internet Institute, the lecture entitled 'Connected cots, talking teddies
AFTER studying the fate of pupils in the Great War, Magdalen College School tutor David Bebbington has been looking at a cache of Second World War letters. In 2014 Mr Brownrigg’s Boys charted the history of MCS in the years prior to and during the
A FEAST fit for a (Viking) king is set to return this bank holiday, attracting thousands of people to an Oxfordshire village. Harwell will once again open up for its annual feast, featuring a Viking camp, parade of whacky floats and new 'wipe out
FOLLOWING the recent closure of Jamie's Italian, we asked you for the best place to find the most authentic taste of Italy right here in Oxford. Here is what you told us... In top spot: La Cucina, St Clement's Street An overwhelming number
A FAMILY including a one and a half-year-old baby had a lucky escape when a car smashed into the front of their house in Kidlington. The 23-year-old mother, who has asked not be named, heard a loud bang before a car crashed into the living room
MUSIC lovers are being urged to get their tickets soon so they don't miss out on Abingdon's annual outdoor concert. Music in the Park will return on Saturday evening in the town's Abbey Grounds after the free family-friendly Fun in the Park, with
EVER wondered how the other half live - or more specifically, how much their houses cost? We've consulted property experts Zoopla to find out the five most expensive streets in Oxford and how much they estimate a house on one of them could cost
WITH insights into love, family and getting on in a world of ‘geezers’, Russell Kane observes English life in the same way David Attenborough looks at penguins and dung beetles. The restless, exhaustingly hyperactive comic picks apart the quirks
WITH insights into love, family and getting on in a world of ‘geezers’, Russell Kane observes English life in the same way David Attenborough looks at penguins and dung beetles. The restless, exhaustingly hyperactive comic picks apart the quirks
PRIZED personal belongings of Lawrence of Arabia are expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. Glasgow-based Great Western Auctions is hosting the summer sale on Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15. Five lots relating to TE Lawrence
AN ABINGDON couple who have been married for 69 years are taking part in NHS research into dementia after one was diagnosed with the condition. Barry and Enid Reeves, both 91, are involved in a study at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to help
VILLAGERS have hit out at M40 improvements which have made them the ‘sacrificial lamb’ to Bicester’s expansion. Residents in Wendlebury say constant hold-ups at Junction 9 of the M40 for Bicester mean satellite navigation systems continuously send
