Can you name these 21 Oxfordshire locations and landmarks just from aerial photos? All these pictures, taken from Google Maps, show beautiful Oxfordshire as its bucolic best. But with all the helpful labels removed, can still you recognise
A DRAMATIC house fire in Abingdon yesterday was started when food was left to cook in the kitchen. Two fire crews from Abingdon Fire Station raced to the scene in the evening to tackle the blaze at the home, which had no fire alrams installed.
The Prime Minister's pregnant fiancee has coronavirus. Posting on twitter today, Carrie Symonds says she has been suffering with Covid-19 for the past week. I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven
AN EASTER bonnet parade which has taken place every spring for 50 years, will go ahead as usual – albeit online. Larkrise Primary School in Cowley says its annual Easter Hat Parade cannot take place because of the lockdown, but will carry on, virtually
A POIGNANT poem written by a nine-year-old schoolgirl highlighted the unprecedented emotions that many people – young and adult – are experiencing during the doom and gloom times. As part of a school project Maddie Marshall who lives with her family
OXFORDSHIRE has a new business entrepreneur in the form of five-year-old Alice Bullivant. The Bicester girl is supporting NHS staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital by selling cupcakes. However, as she is isolating, she hit a wall when it came
A TOWN cemetery has been closed to the public to help tackle the spread of coronavirus. Bicester Town Council made the decision to close the cemetery in St Edburg's churchyard. It will only be open for burials, however there will be limited
UNDER new lockdown guidance, people are allowed to leave their homes for up to an hour a day for exercise - but the rules still seem a bit vague to some. Boris Johnson has ordered people to only leave their homes under a list of ‘very limited
5:06pm That's your lot from here today. We're open to suggestions about future classic clashes for these blank Saturdays
THE election of new Labour leader Keir Starmer has been welcomed by Oxford politicians. Anneliese Dodds, who represents Oxford East, was one of the Labour MPs who nominated Mr Starmer for the leadership of the opposition party. She said she was
THE latest results have been published by the government this afternoon. Today 3,735 more people have been tested positive for coronavirus. As of last night, 4,313 people had died after getting the disease - 708 more people than the day before
OXFORD is set to bake in highs of 18C this weekend, but residents are being urged to stay at home on lockdown and follow social distancing guidelines. Sunnier skies will return to the city centre today and tomorrow with the mercury soaring to highs
POLICE have been given the power to fine and arrest anybody who breaks the lockdown rules, but what does this ACTUALLY mean? As part of the lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus Boris Johnson has ordered people to stay at home and only leave
MORE kinds of business need coronavirus relief is the message from Oxford. Oxford City Council is calling on the government to support businesses which are not covered by the coronavirus crisis funding relief it has announced so far, and to work
COUNCIL workers have thanked Oxford's residents for being a 'great example of corona community kindness". Staff at Oxford City Council's wholly-owned company Oxford Direct Services have changed their ways of working due to the coronavirus pandemic
A THIEF who preyed on an elderly woman has been jailed after claiming to have coronavirus and then coughing in a police officer’s face. Thomas Butler, 27, was arrested last Saturday after a distraction burglary on January 7. Two men had talked
THE new leader of the Labour Party is Keir Starmer. The member of parliament for Holborn and St Pancras has succeeeded Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of the official opposition. The leadership result was announced this morning at 10.45am, though
The new Labour leader was announced at 10.45am today. READ UPDATE: Keir Starmer WINS Sir Keir Starmer is the favourite to be elected as Jeremy Corbyn's successor. The ex-director of public prosecutions, who became an MP in 2015, is up
KARL Robinson finished joint top in a poll among the Sky Bet League One journalists for having the side who played the most attractive football. The Oxford United boss shared the accolade with Coventry City manager Mark Robins. There were three
A man is gearing up to run a marathon around his village green to show his thanks to the NHS who are working tirelessly during the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Coope, 37, from Upper Heyford, will run roughly 114 laps to reach 26.2 miles. He will
THE rise in coronavirus cases in the UK is now expected to 'plateau' in the next 'week-to-ten days', one of the government's scientific advisors has said. However people have still been warned to continue adhering to social distancing guidance
We look back at Oxford United's results on this day... April 4 2015 League Two Wycombe Wanderers 2, Oxford Utd 3 (Roofe 2, Rose) Kemar Roofe scores his second goal at Wycombe Wanderers 2009 Conference Oxford
POLICE have deleted a Facebook post after conflicting messages about driving to beauty spots. The force made a U-turn on its decision to post pictures of leaflets that were being pinned to car windows parked in Faringdon. The flyers asked drivers
VICTIMS of domestic abuse have been told they are ‘not alone’ as services stay open across Oxford amid the coronavirus crisis. Despite the country being forced into lockdown, there are no restrictions on people who are fleeing their homes to get
ONE of the best ways of coping with isolation is to be creative, and one Oxfordshire artist and teacher is organising an Easter art show with a twist. Concerned that children in Abingdon might not cope well with isolation, resident Wendy Hughes
A TOTAL of 315 people in Oxfordshire have now tested positive for the coronavirus. The latest figure released last night is a leap of 81 from the 234 confirmed cases on Thursday. A total of 33 people in Oxfordshire have now died after being diagnosed
AN EASY-TO-USE website made in less than 24 hours by an Oxfordshire whizz kid shows the number of daily Covid-19 infections in every county. Alex Bowring started his project as a 'learning curve challenge', but it is now helping people track the
A TEENAGE brother and sister are making sure neighbours in their village are still getting their beloved daily paper. Matt and Amy Reeves, who live in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, deliver the Oxford Mail and Bicester Advertiser every day. Matt
A POPULAR martial arts school in Oxford has moved its classes online to help people stay healthy and active during the government-enforced lockdown. Like all non-essential businesses in the country British Krav Maga Oxford was forced to close its
The Friends of Lye Valley works to maintain and protect the two Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Headington: the Lye Valley and nearby Rock Edge. Conditions in the Lye Valley fens, with one third of Oxford’s rarest plants, are critically influenced
HISTORIC department store Boswells will almost certainly never reopen following the government lockdown prompted by the coronavirus crisis. All shops deemed non-essential have been forced to close and only the pharmacy at the store on the corner
WHILE many excellent photographs entertained the Oxford Mail reporters this week, one image stuck out with its inventiveness and skill. The theme for this week's camera club was 'self-isolation' and rising star Sarah Wade tackled the difficult brief
