THE computer system at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust went down today. The supplier of its Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, Cerner, experienced technical issues which have now been resolved. ALSO READ: Oxford man in
Oxford has some of the hardest water in the UK according to new national research. In the 2020 Hard Water Index, which was carried out by Harvey Water Softeners, it found that Oxford was in the top 20 towns and cities in the UK with the hardest
The city council have approved a budget of £1.4 million for the redevelopment of the Bullingdon Community Centre. The budget for the community centre has been increased by £200,000 to £1,403,000. The authority planned to replace the community
OXFORD United’s Emirates FA Cup replay next week has been selected for live television coverage. The fourth-round replay against Newcastle United will be screened on BBC One next Tuesday (February 4), with an 8.05pm kick-off. It will net the
NIGEL Kennedy, head of financial services for Oxford City Council, will tomorrow address councillors on the local authority’s latest Treasury Management Strategy. The finance panel of the scrutiny committee will take place at the town hall at 6pm
A MAN who claims he was raped and sexually abused as a boy has been accused of making his story up. The trial continued at Oxford Crown Court today for 42-year-old Sabir Hussain, who denies one count of rape and 13 counts of indecent assault.
A EUROPEAN Parliament member who represents Oxfordshire has revealed a massive pro-Europe banner he raised thousands of pounds to buy. Antony Hook raised £14,590 in an online Crowdfunder campaign to 'display a huge We Still Love EU banner on the
OXFORD Civic Society is to host talks about the city’s future next month. The open session, entitled A vision for Oxford city centre, will take place at Rewley House in Wellington Square on Monday, at 8pm. READ AGAIN: What time is final demolition
PERSONNEL from the Belgian Air Force have been training at RAF Brize Norton. Ahead of Belgium receiving its own Airbus A400M - a military transport aircraft - later this year, a pilot and loadmaster from the Belgian Air Force have been undergoing
THE Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is preparing for a major exhibition on Rembrandt. Young Rembrandt is the first major exhibition in the UK to examine the early years of one of the greatest artists of all time. READ AGAIN: Mystery helicopter flying
CITY councillors have called for the UK Government to sign a treaty to scrap nuclear weapons. The resolution was agreed by Oxford City Council on Monday at a full council meeting which backed the UK renouncing first use of nuclear weapons, ending
TWO men were interrupted in the middle of burgling a home in Marston. The pair broke into to the Raymund Road property via a first floor bedroom window. At about 6.30pm last Tuesday the two men were disturbed by the occupant of the Oxford home
POLICE are trying to trace a driver who crashed into a tree leaving two people with serious injuries. The crash happened on Sunday, January 19 at around 4.15am in Kidlington when a silver Nissan Pixo collided with a tree on Banbury Road. ALSO
THE woman who is frontrunner to become the first female leader of the Labour Party won rousing support from trade union members at a rally event in Oxford. Rebecca Long-Bailey won endorsements from a host of local party members when she spoke at
A HELICOPTER that has been spotted circling Oxford was thought to be from an electricity network operator but it's not. Western Power Distribution (WPD) tweeted that it was flying helicopters as part of its work yesterday in the city. ALSO
THE county’s independent health and social care watchdog is looking for new trustees. Healthwatch Oxfordshire is a charity aimed at encouraging and supporting local people to get involved in, and have their say, on the planning, commissioning and
CCTV footage has been released of a man officers would like to speak to following a theft of a motorbike in Henley-on-Thames. The incident happened between 6pm on Monday, January 13 and Tuesday, January 14 when a black Land Rover Defender was stolen
Didcot Power Station's cooling tower will be blown up on Sunday, February 9. The demolition will take place between 7am and 9am. It will be the final controlled explosion until demolition of the power station is complete. An exclusion
A FREE-RANGE egg farm which was suspended yesterday over “appalling” footage filmed at the site supplied eggs to top supermarkets while promising to be “committed to higher welfare”. Hoads Farm near Rye supplied several major stores including Sainsbury
A SECRETARY who said her company discriminated against her because of her disability has said she can no longer talk about the case after she signed a controversial Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Valerie Moore took Abingdon law firm Slade Legal
CHILDREN can look forward to an upgrade of five of Witney’s play areas, the town's council has announced. The emphasis of the improvements appears to be enabling children of all ages, and those with disabilities, to use the new equipment. Contractors
MORE than 100 members of the Scouts and Girl Guides are preparing for the 62nd Oxfordshire Gang Show. The theatre show will combine traditional Scout and Guide songs with a mixture of musical genres. The tradition of the Gang Show was begun in
A HEROIN addict who stole alcohol from a supermarket two days after being released from prison has been told by a judge to ‘sort himself out’. At Peter Currie’s sentencing at Oxford Crown Court yesterday prosecutor Cathy Olliver said the 43-year-old
TRADE in ale remains flat in Oxford, despite a rising head on the number of pubs around the country. Business chiefs have cautiously welcomed a national increase in the number of pubs in the UK, but have called for tax breaks to ensure the survival
A TEENAGER has encouraged people to take part in a foamy fun run to support the hospice that cares for his sister. Toby Butler, 16, is helping to launch Helen & Douglas House's annual Bubble Rush event in Oxford, as early bird tickets go on sale
TWO temporary classrooms built in the grounds of a primary school need to be kept because the school cannot afford a permanent replacement, a council has heard. Two buildings at St James CE Primary School in Cowley will remain in the grounds of
HENLEY MP Michael Heseltine officially opened a village’s new £350,000 hall in July 1988. The parish hall was built at Sunnyside to replace the old village hall in Church Road, Benson. The project was financed from the sale of the old hall site
A FLY-TIPPER who felt 'remourseful' for dumping waste was fined £860. Jason Turley, 40, of no fixed abode, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on January 20 where he pleaded guilty to the charge of unauthorised deposit of waste. Magistrates
FOURTEEN bottles of perfume and aftershave still wrapped in plastic are being sold by police on eBay this week. The questionable lot is one of 14 weird and wonderful listings from Thames Valley Police in a bid to flog off stolen goods and unwanted
HOUSE price growth across UK cities has hit a two-year high of 3.9 per cent according to online property company Zoopla. The increase in house price inflation follows flat to falling house prices in the latter parts of 2018 and has been bolstered
MESSAGES of fury poured on social media after a donation box was stolen over the weekend. Taken from St Kenelm's Church, Minster Lovell, in Witney, the collection box is worth more than £500. A spokesperson from the church said: "We are assuming
MORE than 2,000 tickets for Oxford United's Emirates FA Cup replay with Newcastle United have been sold within 24 hours of becoming available. The club confirmed 2,100 U's supporters had already booked their place at next week's fourth round tie
OXFORD author Julie Summers flew to New York to research the life of wartime Vogue editor Audrey Withers - and discovered an missing file of vital memos. Ms Summers, one of the country’s top historians, decided to pen a biography of the fashion
FROM river rescues and new technology to overgrown cemeteries and outdated homes – Osney has had its fair share of news stories. So we've had a dig through our library to find some of the most memorable.
SEVEN-MILE queues on A420 are slowing down drivers this morning. The delay was caused by temporary traffic lights near Hinton Waldrist village being turned off for emergency BT works. ALSO READ: One-hour queue after multi-car crash on A34
About 300,000 investors in the stricken Woodford Equity Income Fund are expecting to hear today how much they will get back in a first reimbursement - from what financiers winding down the fund have managed to raise. It emerged earlier this month
Big Mac fans rejoice, the Giant Big Mac and bacon is on its way back. Last year's big hit will be back on the McDonald's menu from Thursday for eight weeks - and you can add bacon. A spokesperson for the fast food chain said: "The return of
LENGTHY queues have formed following a multi-car crash on the A34. The collision happened earlier this morning on Gore Hill at East Ilsley. READ MORE:'Stop dumping sewage in our rivers' Drivers travelling to Oxfordshire from the northbound
A BRACE from Sean Cox helped Oxford OBU to a dramatic win at Southgate 2nd to stay just a point off the top. The visitors trailed 3-1 with 15 minutes left, but hit back to win 4-3 as Charlie Griffiths and Richie Heywood also hit the target. Witney
BICESTER conceded a late try to lose 29-22 at bottom side Chesham in Southern Counties North. The visitors fought back from 22-8 down to level, but Alfie Pettifer crossed late on to secure the home side’s first win of the season. The teams traded
LAURENCE May held his nerve to land a last-minute conversion and earn Chinnor a thrilling 28-27 victory over Cinderford. It proved a real battle at Kingsey Road and the hosts came away with five points when Will Harries crossed in the corner and
ABINGDON & Witney College triumphed at the Lord’s Taverners Table Cricket Finals Day. Eight teams from across Oxfordshire converged on St Mary’s Church, Wheatley, to end a programme delivering table cricket to schools and colleges that teach children
JAMIE Mackie believes Oxford United’s performance against Premier League opposition will stand them in good stead for their promotion push. Not for the first time this season, Karl Robinson’s side rose to the occasion when facing a top-flight side
A TROUBLE-HIT Abingdon gin bar may never reopen following the discovery of asbestos in the basement. The Old Chemist opened at Easter in High Street on the site of the former Smith’s chemists. But during work to install a rest room in the basement
AN Oxford man who is set to return home from China this Friday says he is ‘not worried’ about potentially bringing the deadly coronavirus that has killed almost 90 people into the UK. South Central Ambulance Service worker Robert Simmonds, from
OXFORD City Council will pump thousands of pounds into charities and groups that bring people together, in a bid to tackle hate crime in the aftermath of Brexit. The plan is all part of the council's new campaign, #WeAreOxford. The idea of the
SCHOOL staff have apologised about cold classrooms caused by a broken boiler pipe. Henry Box School in Witney wrote to parents last week, stating that two blocks of classrooms did not have heating, due to an underground leak in the pipework.
TOO many homes could be built on untouched countryside in north Oxfordshire, a group of experts has warned. POETS, a group of planning and environmental experts from Oxfordshire, has written a letter to housing secretary Robert Jenrick in the wake
AN NHS worker accused of claiming nearly £6,000 in sick pay while secretly working at another job is due to appear at court in Oxford today. Doris Nsah is charged with 'dishonestly failing to disclose information to make a gain for herself or another
OXFORDSHIRE councillors have called on the government to ban dumping of sewage in rivers. A motion proposed by West Oxfordshire District Council cabinet member for the environment Norman MacRae and councillor Steve Good was approved at a council
