AN Oxfordshire councillor has said he thinks Dominic Cummings remaining in his job has become a distraction from the work of government. The Oxford Mail contacted seven Tory councillors across the county to ask them what they thought of Boris Johnson's
NO new deaths from coronavirus were recorded or published for Oxfordshire today. During the pandemic until now, NHS England has been releasing daily figures for new deaths for every hospital trust in the country. However, as infection rates and
TWO Oxfordshire MPs have broken their silence on Dominic Cummings to address constituents' fury with the PM's special adviser. Banbury MP Victoria Prentis has issued a statement saying that Mr Cummings future in government 'is a matter for the
A WOMAN accused of making up false allegations of rape, kidnapping and assault has been given a new date for her trial. Anisah Ahmed previously appeared at Oxford Crown Court facing counts of conspiring to pervert the course of justice and doing
A DETECTIVE who left a designer shop without paying has been fired on the spot. Sergeant Susan Brown was shopping at Bicester Village when she left the store without going to the till. Police were called to the shop but because she paid before
AN Oxford pharmacy is set to close, residents have been told. Frosts Pharmacy Group announced it is planning to close its Northway branch in August this year. The company said the branch will be 'merged' with its Marston premises which is 500m
AN OXFORDSHIRE housebuilder has supported Abingdon Foodbank with a donation of groceries. Abingdon Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. Based
VICTIMS of domestic abuse, or anyone worried about someone else, are invited to join a special police help session online tomorrow night. Thames Valley Police will be hosting the question and answer web session from 6pm to 8pm. The force said
THAMES Valley Police has reminded people that its firearms licensing department is still open. Firearms licensing manager Zoe Evans put out a public alert today reminding people that her office was open from 8am to 10am. Alternatively, she invited
OXFORD City Council will spend £234,000 to start work on redesigning road space and other measures to enable pedestrians and cyclists to safely maintain social distances once shops reopen. The intention is that this is just the first tranche of
A DRINK-driver was not disqualified from driving because his family 'are not local'. James John Evans, of Downs Road, Standlake, was caught with 54mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath on November 19, above the legal limit of 35mcg. Read more:
YOUNG people are being asked to share their views on a district council’s response to the climate emergency. A competition has been launched by West Oxfordshire District Council to find youngsters’ views on climate change. From singing to rapping
CBD oil will not help cure coronavirus, Thames Valley Police have warned. In the latest appeal online, the force shared a message from Trading Standards which has received bizarre reports of sellers marketing oils and foods as a treatment for the
THE Big Feastival, a three-day music and food event held on rock Alex James’s West Oxfordshire farm, has been cancelled. The festival, which attracts tens of thousands of people to Kingham, near Chipping Norton, is the latest event to fall victim
FAST food chain McDonald's has announced its drive-thru stores will reopen by June 4. Drive-thrus in Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Wallingford and Witney are all stores set to reopen. The locations of the reopening stores will be confirmed
THOUSANDS of EU citizens living in Oxfordshire are worried about being left in limbo about their right to stay in the UK after Brexit. EU citizens living in the UK have to apply for settled status if they want to stay in the country on a permanent
ROCKY the Alsatian was a 'tearaway' – always chasing other dogs and cats. After he joined Thames Valley Police, he started chasing criminals – and in 1971 he won three trophies in the force's police dog trials. With his handler, PC Brian Pyart
A MAN is appealing to a higher authority after a council stopped him from knocking down his garage and a shed to build an extension. Xhevahir Kaci wanted to build a two-storey extension to his home at Gordon Close, New Marston, but Oxford City Council
AN OXFORDSHIRE museum is working remotely to unveil a new display which will tell the stories of the county’s most remarkable heroes. The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO) in Woodstock is celebrating 32 men who have been awarded the Victoria
PLANS to spend millions of pounds to encourage house and road building in Oxfordshire may have been pushed off course by the coronavirus pandemic. The Oxfordshire Growth Board is due to hold its first virtual meeting next week. The board is
BANBURY motorsports business Prodrive has worked with Cambridge University to develop a new low-cost ventilator for global use. The OVSI (Open Ventilator System Initiative) unit has been designed using components from outside the medical supply
FIRE crews in Oxford set up a fake car crash outside the front of the station at Slade Road. The two-car 'crash' was done to raise awareness of a road safety campaign, focussing on speed awareness. See also: Accident fears over new roundabout
A BABY photographer has set up a Facebook page to bring pregnant women and first-time parents together during lockdown. Klara Valkounova, 24, from Bicester, wanted to create a 'safe and positive' space for expecting mothers and parents of newborns
SIX-year-old Samuel Eadie ran every day for a week to raise money for Oxford Hospitals Charity. Samuel lives on Warmans Close in Wantage and spent last week running up and down the road with the aim of raising £100. The Stockham Primary School
SAFETY fears have been raised over plans for a new business development and health club, with concerns that roads will be dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians. A new road layout and roundabout is set to be built along with a David Lloyd Health
FORMER England captain Andrew Strauss went down a storm as Aston Rowant staged a virtual extravaganza. With the coronavirus lockdown preventing the club from holding their scheduled beer festival, they switched focus. Instead, more than 220
OXFORD City Stars’ young players may not have seen an ice rink in months, but they are still working on their skills. It is all thanks to Darren Elliott, who oversees the club’s junior section. He has particular responsibility for the under nines
The Harwell Space Cluster has launched a 10-year strategy with the aim of becoming the best place for businesses looking beyond planet Earth. The cluster is Europe’s most concentrated group of space organisations and is located on the Harwell Science
A SINGER is keeping neighbours cheerful by belting out golden oldies in weekly concerts from his front garden. Steve Askew, from Chalgrove, sets up his microphone and speakers every Sunday evening to put on a show and get the neighbours tapping
A CHERRY tree in an Oxford park sprouted some unusual extra leaves at the weekend. The colourful paper leaves now dangle from the branches of what is being called the Tree of Hope, in Bury Knowle Park, Headington. It contains messages written
OXFORD United boss Karl Robinson is seeking to turn the delay in the season into a positive and steal a march on the competition. Like many, the head coach has been frustrated over the length of time it is taking to gain clarity over how the EFL
A WOMAN charged with a string of violent offences has been given a new date for her trial. Weronika Wojt denies six counts alleged to have taken place on December 11 last year in Oxford and Abingdon. The 27-year-old of Weyland Road, Headington
DESPITE coronavirus shutting down Pride events across the country this year, Oxford Pride have a host of activities available for people to join online all this week. Using technology and social media, Oxford Pride Online is taking place this week
JUST imagine in: strolling through crystal clear air in the centre of Oxford, no noise from dirty petrol engines, then hopping onto an almost silent electric double-decker bus and gliding in green serenity to your destination. For anyone who has
