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  • Woman dies after 'serious medical emergency' in field

    AN AIR ambulance, land ambulances and police cars swarmed a barn in a farmer's field in Southern Oxfordshire after a 'serious medical emergency' this morning.  Eye witnesses said the air ambulance landed in the field in East Hendred shortly after

  • Officers start to dig into mountains of waste after dawn raids

    ENVIRONMENT officers have launched an investigation after finding piles of dumped rubbish. The officers found the heaps of dumped metal, bikes and electrical appliances when more than 200 police officers unleashed dawn raids at homes across Oxfordshire

  • Equipment stolen from tractor

    THIEVES stole valuable equipment from a tractor near an Oxfordshire village. The theft happened between 10pm on Sunday and 9am on Monday when offenders took a John Deere guidance system from a John Deere tractor near Enstone. ALSO READ: Boy made

  • Council pays to put rough sleepers up until July next year

    ROUGH sleepers will not have to go back to the streets of Oxford over the next year, according to the city council. The council has paid for 124 rooms in different buildings across the city which it is using to house people who had previously been

  • Latest coronavirus infection rate for Oxford

    OXFORD'S coronavirus rolling seven-day infection rate is continuing to fall after a spike led to a renewed social distancing warning. As of July 30, the number of cases per 100,000 people is 16.2 compared with19.4 at the same time last week.

  • 'Wear a mask!' says Oxford's Lord Mayor

    OXFORD's Lord Mayor is reminding people to keep wearing a face mask when they go shopping. Last week Public Health England announced that coronavirus cases in Oxford have risen threefold, with 31 cases in the previous week. Across the country

  • Oxford coronavirus test gives results in 90 minutes

    A TEST for coronavirus which gives results in just 90 minutes is being supplied nationally by an Oxford company from next week. The LamPORE test will be able to process swab and saliva samples to detect the presence of Covid-19 as well as other

  • Oxford United loanee Nathan Holland picks up West Ham award

    NATHAN Holland has been named Young Hammer of the Year at the end of a season where he broke through to play regular senior football with Oxford United. After impressing for West Ham's under 23s, the winger made his Premier League debut in December

  • Reports of antisocial behaviour back in town

    OFFICERS received a growing number of reports of antisocial behaviour in one Oxfordshire town. Thames Valley Police said several incidents took place in Garth Park, Bicester, on Saturday and there was an increased police presence in the area as

  • Here's what people in Oxford will miss most about lockdown

    LOCKDOWN has been a testing time for a lot of people. But residents have often found ways to make the days more bearable: be it making music in the street, starting fundraisers, or huge zoom quizzes with friends. So, we asked our readers

  • Former president back for second stint

    A VOLUNTARY group has elected a new president. The Witney Lions Club has appointed Keith Holmes to serve until July 2021. Mr Holmes previously spent 25 years as an officer at West Oxfordshire District Council. See also: What is the glass chimney

  • Calls to end 'scandal' and create a National Care Service

    PENSIONERS calling for the creation of a national care service to run in tandem with the NHS will be out in Oxford. Oxfordshire National Pensioners’ Convention members will gather in the city to promote a report by the group called 'Goodbye Cinderella

  • Police and air ambulance surround barn

    AN AIR ambulance, land ambulances and police cars have swarmed around a barn in a farmer's field in southern Oxfordshire. *UPDATE*: 'Serious medical emergency' in field. A woman has now died at the farm - read latest here.  Eye witnesses

  • Oxford United fans raise thousands for club's charity

    OXFORD United supporters have given the club's official charity £8,000 after raising thousands from matchday merchandise sales. Fans' group The Yellow Army presented Oxford United in the Community (OUITC) with a cheque, thanks to their fundraising

  • What is the glass chimney on the Westgate Centre?

    OXFORD’S architecture has been put under the spotlight in recent months. In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, fresh calls were made for Cecil Rhodes statue above Oriel College to go after claims he was a racist.  During lockdown photographers

  • Dramatic moment van catches fire on A34

    A SILVER van has burst into flames on the A34.  The van set on fire in the first lane of the road just past junction 9, near Bicester.  This photo, taken at 7am, shows the dramatic fire tearing through the front of the car.  Oxfordshire

  • LGBT pub exhibit up for award

    AN EXHIBITION which told the story of Oxford’s gay and lesbian pubs has been shortlisted for an award. Queering Spires: a history of LGBTIQA+ spaces in Oxford is one of six shortlisted for a sustainable project award. The exhibition took place

  • Latest court results for Oxfordshire

    OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ Reminder: here is what the Oxford Mail can and can't report LIAM HUGHES, 21, of Peregrine Road, Oxford, admitted assaulting a woman in Abingdon on January 4 and causing criminal damage to property. He was fined a total of

  • 'Children will face increased anxiety risk now'

    By Luke Edwards. CHILDREN who have lost 'routine, structure, friendship' over lockdown may now suffer 'anxiety, trauma and bereavement', an Oxford professor has warned. Barry Carpenter, a specialist in mental health in education, believes these

  • Former X Factor contestant launches lingerie line

    A FORMER X Factor contestant from Oxfordshire has launched her own lingerie line. Chelsea Griffin, 25, appeared on the TV talent show in 2011, when she was 16. On Saturday, the Witney resident celebrated the launch of La Dama Lingerie at the