AN AIR ambulance landed in a residential road this afternoon. The Thames Valley Air Ambulance helicopter, which is deployed by South Central Ambulance Service, rushed to Brereton Road in Wantage. It is thought the incident happened at around
A FIRE which tore through two barns in Oxford was arson, police say. The blaze started on Sunday evening at around 6pm, and took the fire service more than a day to put out completely. Anybody with information or CCTV patrolling the area should
A STABBING victim was heard to scream ‘help, help, help’ after he was left for dead in an Oxford street drenched in blood, an eyewitness has said. As the trial into the alleged murder of 22-year-old Luciano Dos Santos Almeida continued at Oxford
MAKERS of a new TV show want Oxfordshire residents who have lost touch with a family member to come forward. The idea of the show, which will be put on by Channel 4, it to bring together estranged families. Those who apply will get expert help
A FACTORY worker who was crushed to death by his forklift truck died in a tragic accident, a jury has ruled. Driver Wayne Riggall died as he was pinned beneath the 3.4-tonne vehicle which appeared to have fallen on its side at Walstead Bicester
CHICKEN shops are proving so popular on the high street that they were one of only three store types, along with pet shops and gyms, to see more openings than closures in the last six months, according to new research. Our insatiable appetite for
COUNCIL leaders have submitted a £2m bid to Historic England to unlock a multi-million pound investment in Oxford's Covered Market. If successful in the bid – to Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zone fund – the city council - the market
A TOP restaurant critic said he had a 'cracking' meal at an Oxford restaurant, which was shut down last week due to hygiene failures. My Sichuan in Gloucester Green has been temporarily closed by Oxford City Council, after mouse droppings and flies
A BICESTER barbershop has been named among the best in the country. The team from Andy’s Barbers went to Sussex armed with their combs and scissors to fight off the stiff competition and bag a top British title. Staff took to the main stage of
A GARDENING group member who died suddenly was honoured with a new award. Marsh Gibbon Horticultural Society, near Bicester, honoured its late membership secretary Christine Wood at its 45th autumn show on Saturday. Organisers of the event at
A BOY aged 16, who has links to Oxfordshire, has gone missing from Northampton. Posting on Facebook this morning, Thames Valley Police named the boy using just his first name, Arran. He is described as Asian, about 5ft 8ins in height, and
A PRIMARY school in Oxford has been rated 'good' with 'outstanding' areas. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Headington has been given Ofsted's top rating for categories of leadership and management, and early years provision, following an
As you may be aware there has been some controversy over the process of tendering PET CT Scanning services in our local area. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) currently provides scanning service in the Cancer Centre at the
SUSTAINABLE Wallingford started in 2003 when a group of local residents decided to engage with the rest of Wallingford’s residents to alert them to the dangers of what we now call climate change. This was done through events such as swap shops,
RESIDENTS are being invited to consultation events about the £10m revamp of East Oxford Community Centre. The first of two city council are holding the first of two engagement events on Friday, September 20 at the community centre. The events
BMW Mini is set to close its Oxford factory on October 31 as Brexit looms. The Cowley plant will be shut for at least two days - reportedly up to two weeks in the event of a no deal - in order to minimise delays to deliveries. Several sources
A TRUSTED guide to the best places to eat in the UK has recommended 25 Oxfordshire pubs and restaurants. The Good Food Guide 2020 by Waitrose & Partners will be published tomorrow, featuring 1,200 establishments that have met its high standards
DRIVERS in Witney are being urged to ditch their vehicles for 24 hours on Car-Free Day. Witney Town Council is supporting the global campaign on Sunday, September 22, which encourages people to give up their cars for a day. No road closures are
UNDER 12 Autumn A League Banbury Utd Yth Spencer 3 (Ben Nash, Freddie Wheeler, Thomas McArdle), Bure Park Juniors Galaxy 3 (Maddox Moore, Tommy French, Samuel Lawrence). Didcot Town Yth Red 4 (Lewis Mills 2, Jack Barough, Archie Morris), Florence
Emily McGrogan scored five times as Wantage Town Under 15s started their Oxford Mail Girls League season in style. They secured an 8-1 win at Hinksey Park Lionesses, with Rose Kent (2) and Lilia Clark also on target. There was better fortune
A FORMER Army captain has been found guilty of stealing sniper and automatic rifles worth thousands of pounds from a Ministry of Defence museum collection. Peter Laidler, who is also a former police officer, stole an SA80 - the Army's standard
AN ENCHANTED and outlandish party is pit-stopping in Oxford. Clubbers will dance with giant inflatables in confetti and see sparks flying to the backdrop of neon lights and entertainers at Foreverland's 'most magical tour yet'. The event
GREAT Brickhill were crowned Division 1 champions and secured promotion back to the Home Counties Premier League. A five-wicket win at Twyford in the final game of the season wrapped up top spot with just one defeat from their 18 matches. The
EAST & West Hendred secured the Division 2 title after beating Stanton Harcourt by four wickets. Needing only two points to seal the crown, Hendred dismissed their visitors for 160, Nigel George taking 4-30 and Jon Francis 3-19. Hendred then
NEW Club A showed no signs of last-day nerves as they finished the mission to become Section 1 champions, writes ANDY BEAL. The leaders needed a solitary point against Swan B to guarantee the title in the Oxford & District League. And they wasted
North Berks League DEFENDING champions Saxton Rovers fell to a 3-2 defeat as Long Wittenham’s second-half surge sank the Abingdon side, writes RICHARD UNDERWOOD. After a goalless first half, Niall Hodgkins put the Division 1 title holders in
FANS of crime novelist Agatha Christie descended on Wallingford, the town where she lived for many years. The author lived at Winterbrook House in Cholsey from 1934 until her death in 1976 and there is now a commemorative blue plaque on the house
EMPLOYMENT charity Aspire Oxford is today launching a retail training project in partnership with John Lewis & Partners. The department store chain has worked with Aspire to renovate an area of their building into a retail training space to provide
A COUNCIL has launched a campaign to protect businesses from 'devastation' caused by fires. Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service is offering fire safety advice to businesses all week, to coincide with National Business Safety Week,
SIMON Eastwood has urged Oxford United to make the most of their next two matches to avoid getting dragged into a repeat of last season. A return of just one point from the last five Sky Bet League One games has seen the U’s slide down the table
A CHARITY shop suffered costly damage during an overnight break-in. Burglars forced their way into the Helen & Douglas House furniture shop in Didcot at the weekend, and stole money. The shop in Broadway, which raises money for the Oxford-based
THE government would like to see local government ‘dead in a ditch,’ the leader of the county council’s Labour group has claimed. Liz Brighouse made the comment – using a remark the prime minister used about Brexit last week – as all councillors
CHILDREN are being messaged through Instagram in more than 70 per cent of sexual grooming crimes recorded by Thames Valley Police. The figures, obtained by child protection charity NSPCC through a Freedom of Information request, have revealed that
BUNGLING thieves botched an ATM raid, stole tools and returned to try again, a court has heard - but police beat them there. David Begalov, 32, appeared at Oxford Crown Court yesterday in connection with the attempted theft of a cash machine in
A MAN accused of kicking a reveller in the head at the annual BunkFest told jurors he only struck the blow in a bid to stop the violence. Tom Aldworth, of Miles East, Didcot, denies one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Prosecutors
EYEWITNESSES to a 'savage' killing have detailed in court for the first time what they saw on the night of the alleged murder. Michael Yemane, 20, of South Bridge Row, Oxford, Welid Solomon, 25, of Field Avenue, Oxford, Sasan Mohammed Khalid, 19
THOUSANDS of people are preparing to gorge themselves on one of West Oxfordshire's most eagerly-anticipated events as the Witney Feast returns. The historic celebration is back at The Leys for its 776th year this weekend, as Witney's second Oktoberfest
A ZOO offered a rare glimpse of the beasts that lurk inside its walls during a 'magical' weekend for all the family. Heythrop Zoological Gardens, home to animal training company Amazing Animals, threw open its doors for just the second and third
A DRUG dealer caught with a stash of heroin after he was stabbed by fellow dealers has escaped a jail term after 'turning his life around.' Leslie Prince, of Luther Street, Oxford, had denied one count of possession with intent to supply Class A
