TWO homes in Summertown have been targeted by burglars. A property on Charlbury Road currently being renovated was broken into between 4.30pm on Thursday and 7am on Friday. Tools were stolen. Reference number 43200244625. ALSO READ: Nuisance
FOUR police cars, two ambulances and a fire engine are at the scene of a major car crash in Didcot. Eye-witnesses said they have seen a car flipped and on its roof at the Didcot Roundabout near the service station Milton Park. The crash is
Families can now hunt down virtual monsters on the high-street with the MonsterHero Safari experience. Read also: 10 amazing facts about Blackwell's bookshop in Broad Street, Oxford The monsters can be found hidden in windows around Thame and
One in every 13 workers in Oxford has a job in the struggling retail sector, figures suggest. High street stores have announced job cuts and shop closures nationally due to the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. Trade association the
A MAN caught with dozens of wraps of class A drugs will face a judge's trial to decide if he was selling as a 'commercial' dealer or not. Marcus Charlett had already pleaded guilty at Oxford Crown Court in April to two counts of possession with
A MAN who followed a student back to her house before ringing the doorbell relentlessly and trying to force his way inside was found 'with a piece of paper checking off addresses'. Police said officers were called to Bullingdon Road in Oxford at
ANOTHER 15 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Oxfordshire. Public Health England, which publishes daily figures, shows as of 9am there were 3,317 positive tests in the county. The infection rate, expressed as cases per 100,000 people
OXFORD United have appointed Craig Short as first-team coach. The 52-year-old joins Karl Robinson’s backroom team to replace Derek Fazackerley, who stepped down from first-team duties to take up a new role at the club this week. Short’s brother
SOPHISTICATED con artists are pretending to be from Oxford City Council. In what appears to be the latest scam, the council has warned residents that their personal bank details are at risk. An email has been sent to residents from the ‘Government
EUROPHILES gathered in an Oxford park to celebrate the EU. Campaigners, including councillor John Tanner, enjoyed a picnic for Europe in Florence Park on Sunday. Mr Tanner, who represents Littlemore on the city council, said: “With Britain heading
AN OXFORDSHIRE woman celebrated her 100th birthday with an afternoon tea and a trip in a car two years younger than herself. Daphne Joslin turned 100 on Saturday and was joined by her friends and relatives. The Tetsworth resident sat in a chair
A BODY has been found in the search for a man who went missing when his jet-ski was found adrift off the Hampshire coast. Elezaj Shkelzen, 33, from Oxford was last seen on the jet-ski leaving Lymington for Langstone Harbour at 6pm last Tuesday.
AN OXFORD University mathematician has won the world’s biggest fantasy football competition – with the help of a former Oxford United captain. Joshua Bull's team The Bulldozers finished top of the 2019/20 Fantasy Premier League after previous victor
IT IS likely that you will know a Smith, Jones, or Williams in Oxfordshire. The most popular surnames in the county have been revealed and there are some pretty obvious ones. However, there are some you might not expect. Read more: Desperate
FOUR students have worked remotely to write a charity e-book to help pupils self-study. Peter Wallich pulled together fellow Oxford University students with Learn Better At Home now downloaded over 1,000 times. He said: “There’s huge problems
A DANCE teacher who works with Oxfordshire hospital patients is up for a national award. Angela Conlan, Oxford Health’s arts co-ordinator and lead for the Creating with Care programme, has been nominated for the One Dance UK Awards 2020 in the Dance
THE announcement over George Thorne’s departure from Oxford United will have surprised no-one, but it was a reminder of just how cruel football can be at times. Those at the club will remember his dedication, but despite everyone being desperate
A woman who ignored an order barring her from harassing and threatening her neighbours has been given a suspended prison sentence. Aparecida Rocha, aged 56, of Gillett Road in Banbury, was found guilty at Oxford County Court on Thursday of breaching
Dave Bayley the frontman of Oxford’s psychedelic indie pop band Glass Animals, recounts a chaotic period for the band. TWO years ago, Glass Animals drummer Joe Seaward collided with a lorry while cycling in Dublin. His leg was broken, and his skull
A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a crash with a lorry going in the opposite direction has been named. Mark Coulthard, who lived in Tamworth, Staffordshire, died on July 20 when he was riding his green and white Kawaski motorbike on the A361 towards Banbury
A £30,000 fund for summer fun in Oxford is on offer for kids from deprived or vulnerable backgrounds. The fund for summer holiday activities will be aimed at young people most affected by the pandemic and the lack of school and education opportunities
THE site of a massive new housing estate is contaminated from old RAF fuel storage tanks and possibly asbestos, an investigation has found. Developers planning to build new houses at Heyford Park near Bicester made the discoveries while testing
MORE than £1 million will be spent on a village near a new 160-home estate. Taylor Wimpey is set to splurge £1.4 million in and around its Bampton Meadows housing estate in West Oxfordshire. Roughly half the cash will be spent on school facilities
A 'vile' smell has been keeping residents awake in Littlemore. Russell Kingston said for the third night in less than a week he's had to close his windows due to the 'mysterious noxious smell'. The last thing you want during a heatwave.
A CITY centre pub that was struck by a lorry is set to receive essential repairs. Work will be carried out at The Head of the River, next to Folly Bridge, after a pillar and wall was damaged earlier this year. The incident affected Wharf House
APPLICATIONS are open to become the next chancellor at Oxford Brookes University. Following in the footsteps of Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow and former Olympic rower Katherine Grainger, the new chancellor will develop the university by raising
OXFORD United have confirmed George Thorne has moved on. The midfielder signed a short-term contract in January, having spent the first half of the season on loan from Derby County. Injury issues, notably a dislocated shoulder, plagued the
A person has died after being hit by a train near Culham station. Great Western Railway this morning reported delays and cancellations between Oxford and Didcot Parkway. British Transport Police have now confirmed officers were called to Culham
IT is clear Oxford United did not want the salary cap to come in – but they were in the relatively fortunate position of being able to make it work whatever the outcome to last week’s vote. Karl Robinson’s arguments about beefing up the previous
Lightning lit up Oxfordshire's skies last night as the high heatwave temperatures gave way to a summer storm. A weather warning remains in place across the county until the end of tomorrow. ALSO READ: Person hit by train between Oxford and
UPDATE: British Transport Police confirm officers attended and a person has died A PERSON has been hit by a train between Oxford and Didcot Parkway. Great Western Railway earlier this morning said all lines were blocked and train services running
JOE Leonard smashed a superb unbeaten century as Marsh Gibbon saw off Chipping Norton by 13 runs in Group 2 of the Airey Cup. It was Marsh Gibbon skipper Leonard’s second successive ton and the 136 not out steered them to 259-4 in their 40 overs
CUMNOR made it three wins out of four to stay joint top in Tier 1A as they eased to an 82-run victory at home to Didcot. The hosts bowled after winning the toss, Adam Webb removing opener Adam Cook and No 3 Sam Cross cheaply. But a 50-run stand
The UK’s first community-owned solar farm, Westmill Solar Co-operative has launched its new community grant scheme. The solar farm is accepting applications for funding for 'local organisations who are striving to ‘build back better’ and promote
OXFORD City FC have continued their foray into education by joining forces with Oxford Brookes University. The partnership formalises a long-standing working relationship between the pair and will strengthen academic and performance opportunities
OXFORD United believe their advance planning means adjusting to the new salary cap will not require a major gear change. Clubs backed the move, which limits spending in Sky Bet League One to £2.5million per season on areas such as player wages,
THE FALL of social media giants like Facebook could open the floodgates on data privacy issues, scientists have warned. Although the tech giant is unlikely to close given its current healthy state, researchers at the University of Oxford have looked
PART of Walton Street should be pedestrianised when a new Jericho Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) is created, locals have said. The Jericho Low Traffic Neighbourhood group has revealed its vision to reduce traffic in the area and wants to work with
A WOMAN set fire to her council house home after lighting up a hairspray as a 'flame-thrower', a court heard. Prosecutors said that neighbours claimed to hear a 'big explosion' before the blaze tore through the Oxford house. Alice Robinson
A MULTI-MILLION pound plan to revamp and upgrade the biggest single memorial to Cecil Rhodes in this city raises all the same questions, and a few more besides, that are raised by the statue of the man on High Street. Can we celebrate the good done
A LANDMARK 1950s water tower which can hold almost a million litres of water is getting a £300,000 revamp to start running again in December. The Berinsfield water tower will be given a new lease of life during a renovation by Thames Water to improve
A BUILDING featuring an 'unusual bulge' will be built onto a car park at an Oxford industrial estate. The two storey office building will be built on a car park at a part of Osney Mead industrial estate, off Botley Road. The car park, behind
MORE than 200 new homes could be built at a field near central Oxford in coming years. Plans to build at the nine-acre Redbridge Paddock site off Abingdon Road are part of a scheme to build more than 10,884 new homes in Oxford by 2036. The new
A HISTORIC Oxford pub is finally set to welcome customers back after shutting for the second time in two years. The Grapes, in George Street, will reopen next Wednesday following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pub,
A BOMB blast sent a telephone kiosk door more than 60ft across a road in December 1983. No one was injured by the blast on the corner of William Street and Marston Road, but police said it was not a prank. The bomb rocked the area at 10.50pm,
FUTURISTIC pods have been installed at the John Radcliffe Hospital so A&E staff can take a well-deserved power nap at work. They were initially on loan to the trust for a trial and used throughout the peak of coronavirus pandemic but have proven
