CASES of coronavirus in Oxfordshire went up again today, with now more than 3,200 confirmed positive tests. Oxford cases also overall rose to 895, with the infection rate per 100,000 people now at 577.9, compared with England average of 464.
A DISTINCTIVE motocross motorbike has been stolen from a Littlemore shed. Thieves targeted the Champion Way outbuilding on Tuesday at 4:30am, making off with a green and white Kawasaki KX100 with gold handles. ALSO READ: Aldi is hiring for 42
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build 3,500 new homes near a picturesque village in Oxfordshire will ‘destroy’ 300 hectares of Green Belt, opponents have warned. Villagers from Culham rallied against the major development proposed for the site west of Culham
AN OXFORD nurse has entered the Guinness Book of World Records after she and her cycling partner set the fastest time for a circumnavigation of the world on a tandem bike. Rachael Marsden, a nurse consultant for Motor Neurone Disease at the John
THE closure of a busy Oxford road could be lifted next week. An experimental traffic order has been in place for Walton Street in Jericho since last November to improve safety and air quality. But a report to Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet
EDDIE Pepperell has reverted to an old putter for this week's Hero Open after his most recent club found a watery grave at the end of the British Masters. The golfer from Abingdon struggled on the greens at Close House and his brother Joe, who
A BURST pipe is causing water problems for residents in a south Oxfordshire village. The leak on the A417 Reading Road in East Hendred, near Wantage, was reported this morning, with photos on social media showing water building up on the side of
COUNCILLORS will discuss a funding bid that could see them net £2.38m for active travel initiatives. Oxfordshire County Council's performance scrutiny committee meets virtually at 9am tomorrow to consider the schemes that could be put forward for
A MAN charged with a murder in Thame has been given a date for his trial. Nathan Braim, 19, of Broadwaters Avenue, Thame, was charged on Sunday with killing Joshua Harling. Mr Harling, 19, was found with fatal injuries on Chinnor Road on Wednesday
Aldi is looking to hire 42 people in Oxfordshire between now and Christmas, with salaries of up to £32,345. The supermarket chain is looking for people of all levels of experience to fill roles from store assistants to deputy store manager.
MORE THAN 200 police officers unleashed dawn raids at homes across Oxfordshire in the hunt for money laundering criminals and tax avoiders. The officers searched cars, sheds, and homes at Woodhill Lane, East Challow, and Faringdon Road, Stanford
BLENHEIM Palace is among two Oxfordshire finalists for a prestigious tourism industry award. The UNESCO World Heritage Site in Woodstock has been shortlisted for the international tourism prize in VisitEngland's 2020 Awards for Excellence. Read
TWO teenagers have been charged with murder after an incident in Wood Farm. A 15-year-old boy from Banbury and a 17-year-old boy from Milton Keynes, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were charged with killing Robin Williamson. It is thought
TWO 37-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after police swarmed a town centre earlier today. At least six officers were spotted in Wantage at around 6am today and parts of Mill Street and Market Place were taped off. ALSO
Grassroots groups supporting young people are in with a chance of winning £1m from a housing developer. Persimmon Homes has shortlisted Quest for Learning from Didcot, a charity that helps children learn to read, to represent the region in its Building
OXFORD City Council has launched a second round of business support grants. They are aimed at helping small businesses, charities and social enterprises through the coronavirus crisis. Eligible business are urged to apply as soon as possible
THOSE inspired by vital role of healthcare workers during the virus outbreak are invited to take part in an online recruitment session to find out about jobs at the county's hospitals. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) which
A GROUP of teenagers were attacked by a gang of four as they walked through an Oxford park. Four 19-year-old youths were sitting by the pond in Cutteslowe Park when they were approached by three men and a woman with a black dog. The teenagers
LIANG Wenbo has been handed a tough first round at the World Snooker Championships. The 33-year-old, who has moved to Boars Hill and trains at Oracle Pool & Snooker Club in Abingdon, will play second seed Neil Robertson. Liang showed nerves
OXFORD’S Low Carbon Hub is offering advice to residents on how best to benefit from the Government offering a £2 billion fund providing grants for home energy improvements. According to the hub, the plan is for work to be set up by September 2020
A MAN who repeatedly punched a reveller during a house party has been spared jail. Kieren Hammond admitted at Oxford Crown Court yesterday one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Prosecutors said the 21-year-old of Park View Court
WANNABE pirates can take a socially-distanced treasure hunt around the city with a new themed game. The makers of ‘Treasure Hunt Oxford’ have just launched an alternative walking tour of the city that shows off hidden architecture and untold stories
INNOCENT taxi drivers are helping ‘greedy’ scammers con elderly people out of their life savings. Unsuspecting cabbies have been hired by fraudsters to collect packages containing wads of cash and bank cards from pensioners in Oxfordshire and around
SHAMELESS scammers are conning the elderly out of thousands of pounds by prentending to be police officers. The con is known as 'courier fraud' and Thames Valley Police has responded to at least 80 calls about it in the last seven months.
MORE THAN half of adults in Oxfordshire are overweight or obese, figures reveal, as the Government launches a strategy to slim down the nation's waistlines. Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who says he struggles with his own weight – has announced
The plan to allow crowds back into sporting events from October 1 is still on track, according to sports minister Nigel Huddleston. Pilot events with reduced capacities at cricket, horse racing and snooker are taking place this week. From there
THE WIDOW of PC Andrew Harper has written an open letter to the prime minister asking for a retrial after her his killers were cleared of murder. Jurors at the Old Bailey spent two days deliberating the verdict of Henry Long, Albert Bowers and
THE tenth Oxford Half Marathon has been postponed by 12 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organisers Virgin Sport announced last night that the annual race will not take place on the scheduled date of Sunday, October 11. About 10,000
A DEDICATED staff member at an Oxfordshire care home has been presented with a long service award after 30 years of caring for residents. Sue Pring, from Woodstock, began caring for people at Spencer Court Care Home in Woodstock in 1990. During
People will be able to watch classic films from their cars thanks to a rugby club joining forces with a drive-in cinema company. Banbury Rugby Union Football Club is working with Drive in Films to stage a cinema experience to give the community
PLANS to build 11 student rooms on a residential street in East Oxford have been scrapped. An application was submitted earlier this year to knock down an extension of Neil Fraser-Bell House in Stanley Road, owned by Oxford University's Linacre
POLICE swarmed Wantage town centre this morning, taping off parts of Mill Street and Market Place. Concerned residents who passed by the area before 8am took to social media to warn others. One Facebook user Andrew Barber posted on the Wantage
RAIN played a major role in he weekend’s Cherwell League programme, with only a handful of matches surviving the downpours. Every match in Tier 1A and 1B was abandoned, with many games not even having a ball bowled. Cumnor got just 13 overs
A REVISED competition got under way on Saturday, but was severely hampered by the heavy rain. The league’s premier cup competitions, the Airey Cup, Telegraph Cup, Steve Dixon Cup and Osberton Radiators Cup will this season be contested on a round-robin
People have been spending more time with their pets during lockdown and have sent us some lovely pictures of their cats and dogs. This time round it’s the moggies’ turn in the spotlight and we would love to see more photos of both cats and dogs.
A GREEN Party councillor has called for a 'land value tax' in hope it would allow councils to deal with the coronavirus recession and Brexit. Pete Sudbury, county councillor for Wallingford, said that council tax is not a fair tax. The councillor
OXFORD United may have fallen short of promotion, but Karl Robinson believes last season has done the club’s reputation the power of good. The head coach is busy attempting to convince transfer targets to join for another crack at getting out of
THE idea that cancer research in Oxford might have suffered because money and attention have been focused on Covid-19 research is appalling. However it is also, depressingly, very believable. Oxford University, in its statement to us, made a
PROTESTORS cycled around Oxford for an anti-Iraq war protest in September 2002. The group - Critical Mass - cycled around the Plain roundabout at the bottom of Cowley Road once, before heading towards the city over Magdalen Bridge. Protestors
AN HMP Bullingdon prisoner caught with a mobile phone has been handed more time behind bars. Amir Mostofi was a serving prisoner at the facility near Bicester when officers discovered the device. The 29-year-old was found by an investigator to
DOZENS of cancer researchers are set to lose their jobs in a 'devastating' move described as a 'kick in the teeth' to scientists who have dedicated their lives to helping people. Oxford University's Department of Oncology – based in the same building
A COUNCIL leader has highlighted the important role of a new railway station in southern Oxfordshire. Vale of White Horse District Council head Emily Smith offered help to Oxfordshire County Council to develop the proposal for a station at Grove
A PRIMARY school that has been planting trees, recycling and litter picking has been recognised for its ‘green’ efforts. Fringford C of E Primary School near Bicester received a gold award from conservation charity The Woodland Trust for its eco-friendly
THERE has been a mixed response so far from patients to plans to combine three GP practices as part of a £36m development in the city centre. The Cornmarket clinic would combine the King Edward Street Medical Practice, as well as both 27 and 28
A DISCOUNT store has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after an employee sold a knife to a teenager. Lewis Baker Retail on Bridge Street, Abingdon, pleaded guilty to selling a knife to a 16-year-old at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Oxfordshire
