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  • Rural crime topic of discussion at public police event

    RURAL crime will be the topic of discussion at two Thames Valley Police drop-in events being hosted tomorrow. As part of Operation Jeep, aimed at tackling crime including hare coursing, fly tipping and burglary, the force will host a number of '

  • Key route out of Oxford set for roadworks this week

    A MAJOR road out of Oxford will be the site of a lane closure for roadworks this week. The A420 Faringdon Road near Cumnor will see the works carried out by Oxfordshire County Council on Wednesday. READ ALSO: LISTED: The latest planning applications

  • College to offer new T Levels qualification

    A COLLEGE is set to offer a new qualification to students from next year. T Levels, launched this year, with support from the Department for Education, will be equivalent to three A levels. See also: Covid infection offers immunity for at least

  • Thousands of lanterns to go on display

    AN ANNUAL celebration is set to go ahead after 3,000 lanterns were provided by a town council. Carterton’s festive parade was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic but that has not stopped the town pulling together to reimagine the event.

  • Highlights of Oxford United's victory over Wigan Athletic

    WATCH the key moments as Oxford United beat Wigan Athletic 2-1 to climb out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone. Read the match report here Karl Robinson: Oxford United were sensational at Wigan Athletic Credit: YouTube/Oxford

  • Pupils disco dance for 24 hours

    Disco dancers shook, rattled and rolled to raise money for a good cause. The four pictured on the floor - left to right, Natalie Adams, 15, Lisa Howkins, 15, Rebecca Osman, 13, and Helen Mahoney, 15 – were among those who took part in the 24-hour

  • Costumes add fun to Zoom fitness classes

    AN OXFORDSHIRE company run by two mums is helping children keep fit during lockdown with free Zoom adventure sessions. During the first lockdown The Project PT, a social enterprise, put on 64 classes for children aged between two and nine years

  • Death notices in the Oxford Mail

    Here are the death announcements published in the Oxford Mail during the past week. Robert Bryce Slatter SLATTER Robert Bryce Passed peacefully at home on 4th November 2020, aged years. Due to current restrictions a private funeral service

  • Oxford United's win at Wigan Athletic in pictures

    TAKE a look at our picture gallery from Oxford United's 2-1 win at fellow Sky Bet League One strugglers Wigan Athletic. Read the match report here Karl Robinson: Oxford United were 'sensational' at Wigan Athletic All photos by Richard Parkes

  • You can get £150 for participating in Oxford road study

    A MOBILITY business is working with Oxfordshire County Council to help develop technology that foresees traffic incidents. Ford Mobility needs people who drive Ford vehicles to take part in a study of Oxford's roads. ALSO READ: Five serious crashes

  • Three year groups will be off school next week

    THREE year groups will not be attending an Oxford school next week, while some members of another year group will also be self-isolating. From Monday until Friday, St Gregory the Great Catholic School in Cowley will be closed to Years 7 and 9.

  • LISTED: The latest planning applications in Oxfordshire

    PLANS to build an extension on a pub for bedrooms, knock down a timber church building and make a park more wheelchair friendly are among the applications on Oxfordshire's planning registers this week. Here are the key details about the developments

  • See inside this £4.7m house with its own tennis court

    See inside this spacious £4.7m country house in the sought-after Boars Hill near Oxford. Isolated by green fields the six-bed detached house named Birch Copse, comes at the hefty price of £4,750,000. Read also: Didcot siblings swim 21-mile

  • 'Extremely busy week' for 999

    THERE have been five serious crashes in what firefighters have described as an 'extremely busy week'.  Ahead of national Road Safety Week, emergency services raced to fatal collisions across Oxfordshire.    This weekend has