OXFORDSHIRE residents paused to recognise key workers on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic. At 8pm tonight isolated people all over the UK applauded NHS staff from their windows, balconies and doorsteps as part of the second nationwide
THE NUMBER of looked after children in Oxfordshire has increased over the last year, with campaigners warning the nation faces a 'looming crisis' in foster care due to coronavirus. Children's charities say England's care system will be placed under
WITH a huge increase in time spent online during the period of self-isolation, do not fall into a 'honey trap', Thames Valley Police has warned. ALSO READ: Police investigate Volkswagen burglary in Oxford Thousands of people in the UK are being
PURVEYORS of upmarket comestibles, Marks & Spencer has vowed to keep open its standalone food stores, service station shops and foodhalls in larger stores – even if the rest of their shops are closed. In Oxfordshire, that includes the foodhalls
SUPERMAN, Spiderman and Wonder Woman are old news; now is the time to make way for Danger Dog, Hero Hamster and the Tremendous Tabby. With children across the UK now at home because of school closures as part of the national lockdown, Oxfordshire-based
A FORMER Downing Street employee was appointed as the new High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in a makeshift 'digital' ceremony. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Amanda Ponsonby from Sarsden Glebe, Chipping Norton, was sworn in for the voluntary role at
A Children's charity has been awarded a grants of £2,500 to help fund training and equipment for its volunteer support workers. The not-for-profit enterprise, MAXIMUS Foundation UK, gave the grant to children's charity, SeeSaw. SeeSaw provides
AN OXFORDSHIRE medical company is supporting the NHS by supplying more than 10 million finger-pricking devices. Owen Mumford manufactures the devices, known as Unistick safety lancets, in Woodstock. They are used for rapid blood testing for conditions
Technicians and engineers are working as part of a UK team producing simple ventilators for the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), group is leading training for others to carry out testing of
POLICE is searching for a stolen SUV that disappeared from a residential neighbourhood in Oxford. A blue Volkswagen Tiguan was spotted on the Kennington roundabout in the slip road for the Redbridge Park and Ride on Saturday at about 10.40pm with
A TOTAL of 2,921 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm yesterday. This represents a rapid increase by 569. The latest figures released today show that the number of infections in the
A LONG-AWAITED event has been cancelled as coronavirus effects stretch into the summer months. This year's Abingdon Food and Drink Festival – a charity event organised and run by the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper – is no more. ALSO READ: Staff
OXFORD Tube services running to London are being temporarily suspended following the government’s guidance to stay at home and stop all non-essential travel. All of its services will be suspended after Sunday, Stagecoach in Oxfordshire has announced
OXFORD United have become the latest club to put a proportion of their non-football staff on furlough. The stoppage of the season almost four weeks ago has caused problems across the sporting world, with the U's also feeling the strain. Last
WHILE the football season is on hold, we are planning to fill a hole in your Oxford United matchday. So far we have brought you coverage of wins against Wycombe Wanderers and Portsmouth - the sides the U's were due to face on the respective weekends
AN OXFORD laundry business has stepped in to help the NHS in its fight against the coronavirus by providing a special service for medical scrubs, personal protective equipment and uniforms. There has been a surge in demand for the protective equipment
By Giles Lewis, chairman of Cherwell Development Watch Alliance, an association of five local resident groups in north Oxfordshire. We seem to have a new Conservative government that has declared 'open season' on the Green Belt. This is despite
As the nation shuts down, Bicester town centre has become deserted as people start to limit the number of times they venture out. Photographer Bridget Catterall, from Bicester, took to the streets with her camera on Monday and managed to snap these
A CHARITY and arts centre in Oxford is helping launch a new foodbank. The Ark T centre is partnering with SOFEA and Oxford Together to set up the Cowley Community Larder. In a statement on the charity's website, the centre is looking to deliver
OXFORDSHIRE'S rugby clubs will discover tomorrow night where they finished the 2019/20 season. The campaigns were halted last month as a result of Covid-19, with governing body the RFU then ruling all competitions below the Premiership would not
A WOMAN is bringing people together online to help families have fun while being at home. Single mum Karen Osenton decided to start a Facebook group called Isolation Fun For Everyone where individuals and businesses can share their crafts, activities
CORKS popped and champagne flowed when members of the Wallingford Peace Group gathered in the Market Place to celebrate the signing of the INF Treaty in 1987. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was an arms control treaty between the United
NHS staff have been offered free parking by train operator Great Western Railway (GWR). In partnership with car park managers APCOA, free parking is now available to all health care workers using station car parks GWR head of stations James
MEETINGS looking at ways to salvage the football season will continue before the weekend. As things stand, the domestic campaign in England is on hold until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic. The EFL, Premier League, players'
OXFORD United have two players who can lay claim to being among the top 50 in the EFL. FourFourTwo magazine's annual rankings, included in the latest issue, are based on supporter feedback. James Henry, who is in double figures for goals once
SAINSBURY'S has become the first major retailer to sell The Big Issue, as of today. McColl's will also stock the magazine after it recently had to take the decision to safeguard its vendors by asking that they stop selling on streets across the
We look back at Oxford United's results on this day... April 2 2018 League One Shrewsbury Town 3, Oxford Utd 2 (Thomas, Rothwell) Joe Rothwell scores at Shrewsbury Picture: David Fleming 2017 Checkatrade Trophy
FORMER employees of Soho Farmhouse have hit out, accusing the luxury hotel and members’ club of unfairly dismissing them for ‘poor performance’. One ex-member of staff at the exclusive club, at Great Tew near Chipping Norton, who did not wish to
INQUESTS will open today for five people who died in the county. However because of lockdown rules, the inquests will not be heard in open court – instead the initial findings of how, when and where they died will be recorded in private. Inquests
HISTORIC Oxford butchers firm Aldens has been given a massive boost during the coronavirus crisis after striking a deal with the Co-op to supply 40 of its stores in the region. The Midcounties Co-operative has now agreed a contract with Aldens
ALEX Gorrin is making the most of his limited freedom – from speaking to his family in Tenerife the Oxford United midfielder knows it could be worse. The 26-year-old is using his extra downtime in the coronavirus lockdown to study for a certificate
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ Reminder: here's what the Oxford Mail can and can't report from court MARIO FOTIO MANAZIs, 18, of Weirs Lane, Oxford, admitted possessing a quantity of cannabis on July 28 in Oxford. He was fined £100 and must pay a victim
Bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope has a knack for having her finger on the pulse of pressing social dilemmas. “All my novels are reflections of what I think is a great universal preoccupation at the time,” says the author, who donated her entire
A MANUFACTURER of medical equipment is helping frontline NHS staff by 3D printing face masks. As part of national efforts to beat the coronavirus pandemic, Stowood Scientific Instruments, which normally produces medical devices, supplies and software
Staff at a north Oxford care home have been finding new and inventive ways to keep their elderly residents entertained. From arts and crafts to afternoon tea, the conga and video chats, the elderly at the Fairfield residential home in Summertown
A DOCTOR who was kicked out of his rented room by a landlady worried about coronavirus has thanked ‘the Great British public’ for their messages of support and offers of accommodation. Joseph Alsousou, an orthopaedic surgeon for Oxford University
OXFORDSHIRE’S oldest newspaper delivery agent is continuing to spread some cheer, despite these unheralded times. 84-year-old Alan Gillard has delivered the Oxford Mail for 24 years. He originally took over from his son, who got a job working
A MAN charged with having images of child sex abuse and trying to have sexual communications with underage girls has been given a date for trial. Thomas Bowden denies three counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
AN AGEING church with broken windows, sloped floors and rigid pews is set to be knocked down and rebuilt as a community hub with a block of flats. Leaders at the Church of the Holy Family (CHF) in Blackbird Leys first revealed plans to update their
The schools may be closed because of the coronavirus lockdown, but that has not stopped pupils at West Oxford Community Primary trying to brighten up the neighbourhood. The primary school children have drawn colourful rainbows which have now been
AN HMP Bullingdon inmate caught with a 'razor blade fused with a toothbrush' in his cell has appeared at court. William Jardine - who had previously said that he had the weapon as a 'cry for help' - appeared via videolink from HMP Bullingdon at
A FOODBANK which announced its temporary closure last week battled back and reopened on Monday. The Witney & West Oxfordshire Foodbank closed on Tuesday, but within a week it fought against the current conditions to open again to the public.
STAFF at a specialist eating disorder clinic in Oxford have paid tribute to a dedicated nurse who is retiring after 35 years of working for the National Health Service. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Vanessa Stopp, who served as the clinical nurse
BUSINESSES in southern Oxfordshire can apply for help from their council for coronavirus support. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils have launched an online form to help local firms apply for small business grants and retail
A GROUP of students are seeking to harness the brainpower of sixth formers and undergraduates to help in the fight against coronavirus. Anoushka Patel, from Kennington, just outside Oxford, who is an undergraduate engineer for Dyson, is one of the
