JOSH Ruffels says he would happily spend the rest of his career at Oxford United. The left back, who signed from Coventry City in July 2013, made his 300th U’s appearance against Portsmouth in midweek. Initial talks have taken place over extending
VILLAGERS fighting to save a historic bridge say they have been told by police that if they protest again they will be fined. Residents of Horspath awoke on Tuesday morning to find the road passing underneath the Cuddesdon Road bridge closed due
UBER Eats is rolling out to another two locations in Oxfordshire. The food delivery company has now expanded its services to Wolvercote, next to Oxford, and Didcot. Hungry residents can now order takeaways over the app from a range of local favourite
MORE than 1,000 people have died in the county after testing positive for Covid-19, figures from Oxfordshire County Council revealed. Data from the county authority confirmed there have been 1,002 deaths recorded in Oxfordshire since the start of
OXFORD University and Google have unveiled a brand new platform to track Covid-19 data. Global.health website, which was launched on Wednesday, builds on an idea first initiated by university in January last year. The first of its kind, open-access
A MULTI-MILLION pound green energy project has unveiled its new website. OxFutures is a £4.2m project, led by the Low Carbon Hub, to boost low carbon economic development in the county. It has carried out 149 energy audits, made almost 1,000
PROBABLY Oxfordshire’s best-loved historian, Janina Ramirez, returns to our screens tomorrow evening with a swashbuckling look at the world of archaeology. The Oxford University academic, presenter and author stars in Raiders of the Lost Past on
Bookings soared at an Oxfordshire travel agent following the prime minister’s announcement of a roadmap out of lockdown. Co-operative Travel, which has branches in Headington and Carterton, saw bookings increase by 135 per cent on the day after
Police have released CCTV footage of a man officers would like to speak to following a bike theft in Oxford. At around 5.25am on Sunday January 31 a bike was stolen from a bike rack on Silver Road. The offender then walked off with the bike down
MAJOR concerns over flooding in the county were raised in Parliament by an Oxford MP. Layla Moran, Lib Dem MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, told the Government on Wednesday that 'we do not have time to waste' as she urged the floods minister to
Hundreds of people across Oxfordshire have been paying tribute to a beloved Border Collie cross who died in a house fire in Cowley. The pet dog, named Jolly, was reported missing following a major fire on Watlington Road, with the entire community
OXFORD United's results since the start of December are a better indicator of their form than the last two matches, according to Karl Robinson. The eighth-placed U's lost 1-0 to Portsmouth on Tuesday, after drawing 0-0 at Ipswich Town 72 hours
Following confirmation that the Reading Festival is to go ahead in 2021, it now looks likely that some Oxfordshire music festivals will be able to take place, as long as they are ‘Covid-secure’. Reading - and its sister event at Leeds - is set to
Being outside and playing in nature makes us feel happier and is good for our body and mind, writes the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s Kate Titford Simple things like looking for different colours in the trees or laying on the grass to
Fish and chip shop owners are furious after a man ran off with his lunch without paying. The man was caught on CCTV stealing food from Reeves fish and chip shop in Abingdon. Analita Andrade took to Facebook and posted the image from CCTV of
AN OXFORD-BASED charity has improved its safeguarding policies after it was revealed to have a 'toxic work environment'. Oxfam GB was put under statutory supervision in 2019 following an inquiry which called for 'significant systemic and cultural
A MAN has appealed against the council after his plans to convert an empty building into a chicken shop were refused. Mr S Raveendrakumar submitted a planning application last year to convert an empty building, which previously housed Headington
A COMMUNITY fridge was unable to open last night as it did not have enough food supplies. Abingdon Community Fridge posted on its Facebook page on Tuesday evening that due to a short supply of surplus food it would be unable to open. The primary
COUNCILLORS have approved a pay freeze for themselves. Cherwell District Council’s independent remuneration panel recommended that councillors' pay, known as an allowance, remains at the same level in its most recent report. The councillors,
A TALENTED Oxfordshire artist’s painting has been shortlisted for a prestigious art prize once won by David Hockney. Stephen Lee, who lives in Brailes on the Oxfordshire-Warwickshire border, is in the running for the John Moores Painting Prize
One cold November afternoon in 1940, the Second World War paid an intimate visit to the village of Blewbury in the shape of a badly damaged German Junkers 88 aeroplane with thick smoke trailing behind it. Children playing in their gardens were
AN investment in a shopping centre which has lost half its value since it was bought is adding to the financial burden on public services in northern Oxfordshire. Cherwell District Council, which runs local public services like bin collections,
Boris Johnson has hinted at a potential reduction in tax on alcohol served in pubs ahead of next week’s budget. Rishi Sunak is due to set out his spring budget on March 3 when the Chancellor is expected to outline plans to ease pressures on struggling
A SANTANDER manager from Bicester, accused of raiding the bank accounts of ‘mostly elderly and vulnerable customers’ of £179,900, has appeared in court for the first time. Charlotte Mills, 33, of Titchener Close, Bicester, appeared on bail at City
A Radiohead sketchpad which was used to carve out ideas for The Bends sold for £5,000 after an auction. The A2 pad includes handwritten lyrics for hit song Street Spirit (Fade Out) as well as chords and other musical workings. Read also: Deliveroo
Asda has launched consultations about major restructuring which could put around 3,000 jobs at risk. The supermarket giant has begun consultations with around 5,000 staff across the country with plans to move towards online grocery shopping.
Striving to protect green spaces and plant more trees is South Oxfordshire’s new tree champions. South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) has appointed the chairman of the planning committee, councillor Ian Snowdon to be the first tree champion
Organisers of the unique free family festival, BunkFest are “positive and hopeful” that the annual event will be able to make a comeback in 2021. The Wallingford festival usually takes place every year on the Kinecroft. Since it first started in
Poundland will be reopening 29 of its temporarily closed stores across the UK this Friday (26 February), with more to follow over the next few weeks. At the start of the third natioanl lockdown the budget retail chain announced it would be placing
After two months of remote learning amid a third natioanl lockdown, Boris Johnson has confirmed this week that children will be returning to the classroom on March 8. The Prime Minister outlined his plans for schools to reopen their doors on Monday
Deliveroo is calling for riders and drivers ahead of launching in Didcot and Bicester. The food delivery service is set to launch in the Oxfordshire towns later next month. Now Deliveroo is looking to sign-up new riders to deliver food from
A DRIVER was stopped for going 73mph in a 50mph limit with a provisional licence. The car was stopped on the Eastern bypass in Oxford after the driver was caught speeding. The driver has a provisional licence and was unsupervised with no insurance
OXFORD United Under 18s scored twice in the dying moments to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win over Yeovil Town. Jack Gardner hammered home a controversial equaliser after the visitors had been penalised for a backpass, before Gatlin O’Donkor, below, ran
OXFORD City must block out all the uncertainty as they seek to keep their season alive, says David Oldfield. The Vanarama National League South side visit Notts County on Saturday, as they contest the first Buildbase FA Trophy quarter-final of their
KARL Robinson believes the cancellation of Oxford City’s league season is a blow for football across the county. A slim majority of clubs voted to declare the 2020/21 Vanarama National League North and South campaigns null and void last week after
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ COURT GHEORGHE BRAILESCU, 28, of Rose Hill, Oxford, was convicted of driving without third party insurance and without a licence on December 7 on Bennett Crescent. He was fined £880, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £88 and
NEARLY a quarter of a million pounds have been raised for a European protected species by two district councils. South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils have helped raise more than £240,000 over the last three years to save
MEMBERS of the Armed Forces have been supporting hospital teams in the battle against Covid-19. As of February 9, there was 42 military personnel from the Ministry of Defence supporting staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in both clinical (20
OXFORD’S largest scout group moved out of its home of 50 years this week after a three-year row with a parish council. The Fourth Oxford Scout Group said they were ‘evicted’ from their hut at the Louie Memorial Playing Fields in North Hinksey over
An Oxford politician will feature in a BBC film about the baby loss charity Tommy’s, sharing her own tragic experience of losing a child. A local politician will feature in a BBC film promoting the baby loss charity Tommy’s, sharing her own tragic
A NEW approach to helping homeless people in Oxfordshire, with an emphasis on housing them first and foremost, is hoped to end rough sleeping for good. The new ‘housing-led’ approach to homelessness, the first of its kind in the UK, will see people
