Since my last column, several pieces of legislation have been debated in the Commons. The most exciting one, in my view, was the Agriculture Bill, which supports two key interests for the Wantage and Didcot constituency: farming and protecting the
NO new coronavirus deaths have been reported in Oxfordshire's hospitals for four days. Figures released by NHS England today have shown that 116 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) died as of yesterday. This brings the
THE late shift roads policing team at Thames Valley Police stopped a vehicle in Oxford this evening. The vehicle, which was stopped in Botley, was found to have no insurance and the driver was subsequently reported to the authorities. Police
OXFORD is bidding to become the first city in the country to have all public buses run on electricity, but a technical snag could scupper the plan. Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet agreed to submit a £50 million bid to become the UK’s first
A TRIAL into the alleged murder of a man in Didcot has been hit by a four-month delay. Three teenagers are all accused of killing Darren 'Dizzy' MacCormick, who was stabbed to death in Mendip Heights, Didcot. They are also charged with two
BLENHEIM Palace has announced it will open its Park and Formal Gardens from Saturday. For the first week, only annual pass and walking permit holders will be able to visit with general visitors from Saturday, June 6. Blenheim has devised a series
A DRUG dealer who attacked a police officer has pleaded guilty to the offences. Japheth Matumona appeared at Oxford Crown Court today. The 19-year-old of Reed Road, London, pleaded guilty at that hearing to two counts of possession with intent
A NEW police commander has been appointed for the Cherwell and West Oxfordshire area. Superintendent Emma Garside will take over the role from Supt Mark Johns, who is retiring. Supt Garside joined Thames Valley Police in 1996 and has previously
ALDI stores across the country have introduced a new system to control the number of customers going in and out of stores. In recent weeks, queues have been forming outside stores as new measures were introduced to stop the spread of the coronavirus
ANGRY Oxford residents have phoned their MPs in protest after the Prime Minister chose not to sack his chief adviser for breaking lockdown rules. Oxford's two MPs Layla Moran and Anneliese Dodds have both confirmed they have been 'inundated' with
The organiser behind the weekly 'Clap for Carers' event has said this Thursday’s show of support should be the last. Annemarie Plas, a Dutch national living in South London, said she was 'overwhelmed' by the support for the cacophonous ritual,
The UK Government has revealed the full list of retailers that can reopen under new guidelines from June 15. Ministers were keen to stress the date could change if reductions in coronavirus infections fail to meet expectations and the experience
A TOTAL of 250 parents and teachers have joined to sign an open letter calling on Oxfordshire County Council to join other councils in rejecting the Government's plans to extend the opening of primary schools. Oxford Trade Union Covid Action group
A FLIGHT lieutenant with the Royal Air Force is volunteering with the ambulance service to help in the fight against coronavirus. Harry Dowden, from Witney, is volunteering with the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) as part of Operation Rescript
‘One rule for them, another for us’ So it’s one rule for the Government and another for the rest of us. Well done to the Oxford Mail’s Erin Lyons, for quizzing Boris Johnson about the Dominic Cummings scandal. We all remember the Prime Minister
Oxford residents have some of the smallest gardens, patios and balconies in the South East. That is according to a new analysis of outdoor living space by the Office for National Statistics, which has also revealed the number of households that
Emergency food supplies are reaching more people in Didcot after a supermarket donated £15m worth of food donations. Tesco donated the additional food to support its partner charities the Trussell Trust and FareShare to respond to the extra demands
OXFORD United's players raised almost £700 for NHS charities after an online boot auction finished yesterday. Four players each donated a signed pair to the Boot the Virus appeal in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Also read: How the 23
A CYCLIST was slapped in the face by an Audi driver who tried who overtake him. At around 5.40pm on May 18, a 26-year-old man was cycling in Abingdon along Faringdon Road - between Barrow Road and Gozzards Ford - with his partner. A yellow
NORTH Oxfordshire landlords stand to benefit from a range of council support if they house those currently in emergency accommodation because of coronavirus. At the end of March, Cherwell District Council worked with local hotels to make sure vulnerable
A 30-year-old is in hospital after his car left the road and crashed into a fence. At around 12.50am on Sunday a dark grey coloured Audi A3 was travelling along Watlington Road, towards Chiselhampton, when it left the road and crashed into a wooden
AN OXFORDSHIRE psychiatrist has warned more funding and resources must be put into mental health services to take care of all those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including frontline NHS staff. Dr Andrew Molodynski, who is also the British
A TEENAGE girl is in hospital after being hit by a car when she was walking down the street. The crash happened at around 4.40pm on Thursday, May 21. She was walking on Wootton Road in Abingdon when she was struck by a black Citreon C3.
HEARTLESS thieves scammed an elderly man out of £20,000 for 'roof repairs' while his wife was hospitalised with coronavirus. The two cold callers were offering to clean gutters for £15 but ended up talking the man into paying thousands of pounds
POLICE were called to a bridge over the A40 yesterday after a group of boys were spotted climbing over the barrier and walking along the edge. The group were seen by drivers on going under the bridge by Curbridge. The road has a 50mph speed
WHILE there appears no chance of reaching a consensus among Sky Bet League One clubs over how the season should end, the pendulum does seem to be swinging toward one direction. If, as expected, members across the EFL approve the principle of changing
OXFORD United are not expecting to find out how the Sky Bet League One season ends until next week. The English Football League (EFL) published a draft proposal on how the coronavirus-hit campaign could be finished last Thursday. Clubs were
THE GOVERNMENT’S hesitance to implement lockdown restrictions saw the number of those infected with coronavirus rise by 1.3million in nine days, it has been reported. According to an investigation by The Sunday Time’s Insight team, Boris Johnson
AN ENTIRE Oxford Street was demolished in 1966, quite literally. This was Cambridge Street, part of the old St Ebbes district between St Aldates and Castle Street. Most of the neighbourhood was demolished in those years to make way for the new
A £9.1 million project aiming to cut congestion on Botley Road is due to start today. Cycle lanes and pavements will be widened and bus stops improved during the works. It is part of an Oxfordshire County Council scheme to make the frequently-gridlocked
THE choice is down to you now, parents and guardians. Of course, the choice is always yours in a way – we report year-round about the latest fines dished out to parents who fail to ensure their kids are in school – but now, many are arguing, there
A PROJECT to create a new cycling route between Wantage and Harwell is due to begin today. The work will include creating one new bridge over a stream and two new sections of bridleway. Oxfordshire County Council is hoping to make it easier for
PARENTS across Oxfordshire are now waiting to see whether schools will ask them to send their children back in next week – and whether other parents will comply. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Sunday night that the government wants pupils
TWO business partners have switched up their events business during lockdown by launching a new cocktail delivery service. Anthony Spackman, 35, and Dominic Roche, 34, are delivering bottles of cocktails to people’s homes with their new venture
PICK-Your-Own fresh fruit patches in an Oxfordshire farm are taking reservations from locals eager to find a fun, socially-distant outdoor activity that is open during lockdown. This is why in the very first week that the popular Millets Farm has
CANCER patients in Oxford have been missing appointments during the coronavirus pandemic, a doctor has said. Patients receiving cancer care at the Churchill Hospital are being reminded that safe cancer care is still available to them during the
AN OXFORD care worker cooked a home made Sri Lankan meal for a resident to remind him of home. Taking to Twitter, the CEO of the charity that provides the care and support services, Sara Livadeas, reminded people why they clap for carers on Thursday
EIGHT new sets of bike racks are set to be installed on streets around Oxford city centre. The first set will be on at the bottom of New Road, opposite the castle mound in front of Nuffield College. On Queen Street there are to be two new sets
A 60-year-old patient who spent nearly three weeks in hospital battling coronavirus was finally discharged from the John Radcliffe Hospital. Abingdon resident Ken Wood was rushed to the hospital with a high temperature and difficulty breathing where
THERE are just a few days left to help Oxford’s urban farm save a portable classroom from the landfill. An online Crowdfunder by Oxford City Farm has so far raised more than £24,000 of its £40,000 goal by the end of May. READ MORE: Farm's race
