WE ALL love to snoop at pictures of the giant houses in Oxford when they go up for sale. But the reality for most of the 150,000 people living in the city is a bit different. We’ve previously revealed that Oxford is one of the most unaffordable
VIDEO tours of Oxford have been going viral, amassing millions of views on the social media platform TikTok. TikTok is an online video-sharing social network that took off in the UK over the first lockdown. Now there are hundreds of videos
Singer Jason Donovan is to compete in the ITV show Dancing on Ice. The 52-year-old, who shot to fame by playing Scott Robinson in the soap Neighbours, said skating “is all about balance and confidence”. He has supported Oxford Children's Hospital
THE hospital trust in charge of the John Radcliffe has called on patients' relatives and carers to help with their discharge as it deals with rising Covid admissions. Tweeting on Saturday, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , which
AN Oxford GP has spoken out about his first day administering the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to the elderly. Reported in The Guardian, Dr Joe McManners from The Manor Surgery described fears and excitement of over 80s receiving their first jab before
TWO men threatened residents with a 'baton and crowbar' during an Oxfordshire village burglary. At around 6.45pm on Friday two men entered a property in Hurst Lane, Cumnor. Police said they were confronted by the occupants of the home, a woman
ANOTHER 10 Covid deaths have been announced at Oxfordshire's hospitals as more than 600 new county cases were reported. The deaths took place at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), which runs the John Radcliffe, the Churchill
THREE wooden pigs that have been entertaining children in an Oxfordshire village during lockdowns have gone missing. Residents in Middle Barton loved to look at the pigs on their daily lockdown walks and they became a local attraction. ALSO
A BELOVED cat that came to the UK from New Zealand at the height of the pandemic has gone missing. It was a challenge for couple Annabelle and Ben Labuschagne to fly their ginger cat Sherlock and tabby Tiger-Lilly back to the UK once the country
A decision over the future of a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been delayed until the spring. Calls to remove the Oriel College statue in Oxford were relaunched in June last year after a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward
HELPERS are needed to allow a charity to continue supporting residents in South Oxfordshire. Citizens Advice is urging people to sign up as advisers to help people deal with stressful or complicated problems during and after the Covid-19 pandemic
DAVID Oldfield insisted Oxford City were not distracted by a turbulent 24 hours off the pitch as they were held 0-0 by struggling Welling United. The Vanarama National League South draw came after the hosts suspended two members of the first-team
BICESTER is currently home to a number of building projects taking place. Here are five developments where building has started or is almost completed: 1. Graven Hill Homes are still being built at the Graven Hill development in the south
A MAJOR water park has been given greater protection by Natural England. Cotswold Water Park, which reaches into West Oxfordshire, as well as Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, has been given Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status. All
THE 17 areas of Oxfordshire with the lowest rates of Covid infection can be seen in a map of the county. The interactive data, which is part of the Governement's Covid data dashboard, shows where positive cases are rising and falling in the seven
BURTON Albion's new manager bounce saw Oxford United remain in the top half of the Sky Bet League One table. The Brewers triumphed 1-0 at Gillingham in the first game of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's second spell in charge, after the Dutchman watched
It was a day for celebration as Oxford United beat the mighty Manchester United. The home team triumphed 5-4 over their Northern rivals in a nail-biting game finally decided on penalties. However, the game in July 1985 wasn’t played at the Manor
Letters inviting the over-80s to attend mass vaccination centres have started to land on doormats, NHS England has said. The first 130,000 invitations asking the elderly to sign up for a jab at the centres, which are scheduled to open this week
A three-bedroom home in Kidlington is one of the most viewed properties in Oxfordshire right now. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic Zoopla has said that more people are now looking to move home to gain both access to outdoor space and a
ROWAN Atkinson has said he does not much enjoy playing Mr Bean and finds it “stressful and exhausting”. The South Oxfordshire actor first debuted the childish character, accompanied by his brown teddy bear and yellow Mini, in his self-titled sitcom
PLANS to change a grocery shop into a new fast-food restaurant are among the latest planning applications that have been submitted to Oxford City Council. A garage conversion, installation of liquid oxygen tanks at the John Radcliffe Hospital and
