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  • Beggar is banned from sitting within 10m of any cash point

    A woman has been banned from sitting on the ground within 10m of any Oxford cash point after she admitted begging. Caroline Bullen, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts under the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act. The Botley Road woman admitted begging

  • Cyclist, 45, dies in crash with van

    A cyclist died after he was struck by a van near Henley.  The 45-year-old man from Henley-on-Thames, who has not been named, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the van, a 57-year-old man from Wallingford, was arrested on suspicion

  • Report on Botley Medical Centre 'deeply concerning'

    A DAMNING report by health experts, which rated a GP practice in Oxford 'inadequate', has been branded 'deeply concerning' by an county MP. Following the publication earlier this month of watchdogs from the Care Quality Commission's report on Botley

  • Oxfordshire MPs back delay to 'Freedom Day' of June 21

    OXFORDSHIRE MPs are in support of plans to delay the end to lockdown which the Government is announcing today. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to announce tonight that the final stage of the roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions

  • Covid cases in Oxfordshire more than triple in 24 hours

    OXFORDSHIRE'S Covid-19 cases have more that tripled in just 24 hours as nationally cases climbed to the highest level since early March. Official figures show that as of 4pm on Monday a total of 74 new coronavirus cases were registered in the county

  • Teachers auction goodies for amazing new playground

    Whisky tasting with river views, a week's holiday in a caravan in Wales, a bookbinding workshop and a delicious range of afternoon teas and local meals are among more than 60 treats up for grabs in West Oxford Community Primary School’s online auction

  • Help available for those worried about being made homeless

    THOSE at risk of homelessness should seek support as soon as possible, a local council has advised. Cherwell District Council is reminding residents that help is available for those worried that they will lose their home. Its housing team offers

  • Get a Blenheim Palace ancient oak

    SAPLINGS grown from Europe’s greatest collection of ancient oaks have gone on sale to the public at Blenheim Palace. The limited number of saplings will be sold for the very first time, after foresters at the Blenheim Estate have propagated 200

  • Weather warning for thunderstorms after warm week in Oxford

    The Met Office has issued a weather warning covering Oxford from Wednesday to Friday, with thunderstorms predicted. For Oxfordshire they are forecasting a sunny to start Wednesday, but becoming cloudy during the afternoon with showers spreading

  • Crematorium gets £50k refurb in bid to modernise site

    Oxford Crematorium has undergone a £50,000 revamp with new technology installed and reupholstered chairs. The project aimed to modernise the chapel at the site in Headington and includes new furniture, curtains, carpets and flooring following an

  • Blood donation rule change for gay men

    GAY men in Oxfordshire and across the UK will be able to give blood as easily as straight people from today in a landmark change. New eligibility rules that will allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood, platelets and plasma come into

  • Families save their farthings for the Bishop of Oxford

    Farthings – a quarter of an old penny – are now a distant memory but for many years, they were an important source of income for the Church of England. Children who attended churches in Oxfordshire towns and villages would encourage their parents

  • Early morning Witney car fire 'treated as arson'

    A CAR fire which happened in the early hours of this morning is being treated as arson by firefighters. The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's Witney crew was called to reports of a vehicle fire in Standlake at 3.10am this morning. A photograph

  • Flares launched in Oxford 'narrowly avoided a house'

    OXFORD's firefighters have appealed for the safe use of flares after a shed was lit on fire by one and another 'narrowly avoided a house'. A crew from the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service's Rewley Road station was called to an incident involving

  • Transit driver swerved across road then hit car head-on

    A TRANSIT driver crashed head-on into another vehicle after swerving across a Burford A-road. Andrew Page, 57, was behind the wheel of the 64-plate Ford van on October 23 last year when he was seen swerving across the central white lines on the