CASES of coronavirus have jumped by almost 800 today. The total number of people who have had a positive test result now stands at 303,952 after 771 cases were confirmed today. A further 74 people have died with a Covid-19 associated death,
THOUSANDS of pounds will be made available for youth projects after a grant was launched. Witney Town Council has opened up applications for its Youth Funding Grant, with £30,000 set aside. The council has spoken with young people in the town
WHILE coronavirus has robbed us of our cultural events, one local institution has vowed to carry on with a programme of live opera. Waterperry Opera Festival will go ahead next month for three days of gorgeously-staged, costumed al fresco entertainment
FRANCESCA Nally can’t hide her excitement. In a year where almost every form of live entertainment has been scrapped, she has succeeded in doing the impossible – hosting a festival season of al fresco live music, comedy and food. Picnic at the
INDEPENDENT restaurants are dominating the top spots of best-reviewed places to dine in Oxford. With the Eat Out To Help Out scheme coming into force on Monday, restaurants will soon be welcoming an influx of guests. See if your favourite
AN Oxfordshire town is to get a new food store this month. Marks & Spencer will open at Bicester Shopping Park on Wednesday, August 12 from 9am. In line with the opening, the chain's existing food store on Sheep Street in Bicester town centre
Customers who want to transform their kitchens and bathrooms are being invited to visit the showrooms of Oxford Stone Craftsmanship. The company, based in Pony Road, on the Horspath Industrial Estate, Cowley, specialises in the fabrication and installation
A STUDY has revealed that a rule brought in to lower the tackle height in rugby increased the risk of concussion and serious brain injury. The trial law in the Championship, the second tier of English club rugby, has been criticised in a report
A COMMUNITY-LED housing development of 12 homes has been granted planning permission. The Hook Norton Community Land Trust (HNCLT) has received permission from Cherwell District Council to build the new houses, south of Cascade Road. Eight of
A COMMUNITY warden and his team are calling on people to keep working together to stay safe and minimise coronavirus infections. Father-of-five, Tim Davies, has been working for Cherwell District Council as part of its community safety team for
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a bizarre emergency when a curious cow got its head stuck in a tree trunk. Daisy, a black and white cow, had to be rescued on Thursday morning by an army of vets and specialist crews from Oxford and Kidlington.
Camera Club spent the week dreaming of future hopes, taking snaps of dreamy Oxfordshire landscapes and capturing their sleepy pets for this week’s ‘dreaming’ theme. This week’s competition winner is Ian Marriott with his dream like and slightly
THE move to secure Matty Taylor’s future at Oxford United could make further recruitment easier this summer. A three-year deal for the striker ticked off a major issue on Karl Robinson’s to-do list. But the U’s head coach wants it to be just
GEORGE Seacole has a chance to break through the 100-goal mark for North Leigh after signing on for a seventh season at the club. The forward has netted 89 times in 199 appearances for the Millers since breaking through from the reserves in 2014
JAMES Pagano triumphed in difficult gusty weather at the fourth round of Yarnton’s Summer League. The south-westerly gusts downstream on the River Thames at Cassington were a challenge. A handful of bream appeared in among the roach, which were
OLLY Huggins raced into the last-16 of the English Amateur Championships. The Frilford Heath golfer claimed a 6&4 victory against George Holland at Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire. It sent him into the third knockout round today, where he will
WHEN Matty Taylor put pen to paper this week, it ended an 11-year wait. The ink on the permanent deal confirmed the striker’s career had finally come full circle. Having been released in 2009 – for the second time – with only a handful of substitute
READERS have been given something to celebrate today with the opening of a new book shop in a former bank. Daunt Books has kept its promise to open its latest branch in Summertown, despite tough trading conditions created by the coronavirus crisis
LOVE it or hate it, Wetherspoon’s has long been the go-to pub chain for bargain booze and a cheap meal. But did you know every ‘Spoons’ has its own unique name based on a snippet of history from the area? Read more: Where to get a £1.29 pint
A STARTLED burglar threw a glass and fled after being caught in the act. At approximately 10.10pm on Wednesday, a resident in Saxton Road, Abingdon, came downstairs to find a man in their kitchen. The thief, who was wearing a ski mask, threw
A THUG who pushed a woman before punching her boyfriend after the pair saw him urinating in the street has been jailed. Kophie Fisher-Fitzgerald was already subject to a suspended sentence for an earlier punch-up in a nightclub when he committed
Vandals smashed the windows at a historic church and now the community is fundraising to get them fixed. The windows of St Mary’s Church in Thame were smashed late at night on Monday,July 10. The church does not know who vandalised the windows,
A SPREADING house blaze was stopped by a neighbour's quick action. Firefighters were called on Tuesday afternoon to reports of a kitchen fire in Oxford. Crews from Slade Park and Rewley Road Fire Stations found the source was a chip pan accidentally
