Archive
-
Date
Oxford United’s promotion rivals pick up midweek points
OXFORD United have lost ground on three of their potential Sky Bet League One promotion rivals. Fifth-placed Peterborough United extended their advantage over the U’s, in seventh, to eight points after thrashing Northampton Town 5-1 at London Road
-
Date
Banbury MP tours BRITA UK headquarters to support anti-plastic campaign
Banbury's MP visited a water filter company's headquarters in Bicester to discuss their campaign to reduce single-use plastic bottles. Victoria Prentis was accompanied by Rupert Harrison, the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for
-
Date
Meta apologises for Facebook and Instagram issue and confirms it is resolved
Social media users have experienced issues with the likes of Facebook and Instagram today (March 5) as Meta services were struggling to load and some were locked out of their accounts. However, now the company has confirmed that its platforms are
-
Date
Man charged with attempting sexual chat with 13-year-old girl
A COURT date has been set for a man accused of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Ahbad Hossain, 29, has been charged with one count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child in Witney between January
-
Date
'Invisible' councillor resigns his seat in Oxford
An "invisible" city councillor has resigned his seat so he can focus his efforts on becoming an MP 100 miles away. Tom Hayes, of the St Clement's ward in Oxford, will be stepping down two months before local elections in May having served as a
-
Date
Under-18s can book place in final tomorrow afternoon
OXFORD United’s Under-18s side can book their place in a final tomorrow afternoon. The young U’s welcome Millwall to the club’s training ground in a semi-final clash in the Under-18 Professional Development League Cup, with kick-off at 1pm.
-
Date
Police confirm cause of death and identity of stab victim
Police have confirmed the cause of death and the identity of an Oxford stab victim. Following a post-mortem examination, Thames Valley Police confirmed it was 32-year-old Tobias Bruce who died after a fatal stabbing in Littlemore. Police were
-
Date
Chiltern Railways regains £400k through tackling fare evasion
Chiltern Railways has recovered more than £400,000 in lost income through tackling almost 4000 cases of fare evasion in the past year. Fare dodging not only limits funds for railway improvements but is also a criminal offence resulting in court
-
Date
Man accused of stalking Oxfordshire youtuber 'concerned' homeless charity
A HOMELESS charity had ‘mental health concerns’ over an American national accused of travelling to the UK to stalk a famous Oxfordshire YouTuber and researcher. Augustine Lopez has been charged with stalking between February 12 and March 28 of
-
Date
University chaplain accused of blaming victims for rape gets new role
An Oxford University chaplain who left his role after allegedly asking a rape victim if she was aware of "the effect she had on men" has been given an interim job as a welfare advisor at another College. Rev Canon Bruce Kinsey eventually left his
-
Date
Hockey tournament ends in pub ruckus after student in fancy dress hurls chair
An historic annual hockey match ended in a pub brawl after a student dressed as a traffic cone hurled a chair off a pub balcony. Players were celebrating after matches between Oxford and Cambridge last month when a student in fancy dress picked
-
Date
Update on busy Oxford train station bridge set to close THIS WEEKEND
An update has been provided ahead of the upcoming closure of a busy footbridge by Oxford train station. Network Rail has been carrying out works as part of as part of a £161m upgrade for the city’s rail station since April last year. These
-
Date
Former school chapel in town centre listed for sale
A former school chapel in Wantage which is now a dentist has been placed on the market. Based In Newbury Street, the former St Mary’s Chapel is up for sale with a guide price of £170,000. It was once part of St Mary’s School but was put up
-
Date
Man accused of possession of 800 indecent images of children
A DIDCOT man is due in court after being charged with possession of an extreme pornographic image. Benjamin Mulvany, 29, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (March 5) charged with three counts of making an indecent image of a child
-
Date
'Am I being hacked?' Facebook and Instagram users 'panic' as platforms go down
Users of Meta-owned platforms including Facebook and Instagram are experiencing problems with logging on and loading content. Some have expressed their gratitude as they realised X, formerly Twitter, isn’t Meta-owned, meaning they were able to
-
Date
Facebook and Instagram users report outage on social media app - What to know
Facebook users have reported that the social media site is currently down and not working. People have reported being automatically logged out of their accounts on Facebook on internet browsers and phone apps. The issue seems to also have
-
Date
BMW set on fire in car park was stolen from nearby home
A BMW that was set on fire in a recreation ground car park had been stolen from a nearby home, police have said. Firefighters were called to the Barrow Hills recreation ground car park in Radley near Abingdon at around 8pm on Sunday after a suspected
-
Date
How to watch Clarkson's Farm season 3 as hotly anticipated release confirmed
Amazon’s Prime Video has unveiled the release date and first-look images for the hotly anticipated return of Clarkson’s Farm. Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, Kaleb Cooper and co are set to return for series three of the record-breaking Amazon
-
Date
Oxford hilariously reacts to Facebook and Instagram suddenly going down
Both Facebook and Instagram’s sites are currently down and Oxford’s residents have hilariously reacted to the news. The massive social media sites crashed earlier on Tuesday afternoon with billions across the world unable to access them. This
-
Date
Document outlines how U’s cannot stay at the Kassam Stadium
A DOCUMENT submitted as part of Oxford United’s planning application for a new ground has reiterated how the club cannot stay at the Kassam Stadium. The U’s announced at the end of last month that a full planning application had been submitted
-
Date
Expert on 5 things you should never do when washing clothes - are you guilty?
Washing clothes is a chore we all have to do and while you might have your own routine, you could be doing it all wrong. A laundry expert has shared five things she would never do when it comes to washing. In a video shared to Instagram by
-
Date
Three Oxfordshire hotels named among best in UK
Three Oxfordshire hotels made the prestigious top 100 list of the Times and Sunday Times Hotel of the Year 2024. Every year experts visit hundreds of properties throughout the UK for “interesting openings and news of established hotels reinventing
-
Date
Millions set for £1,800 pay rise next month - this is why
Millions of workers will receive a pay rise worth up to £1,800 from next month. In November, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the National Living Wage would rise by more than £1 an hour from April 1. The National Living Wage will rise
-
Date
Oxford to Cambridge rail project to be reconsidered
A multi-billion pound railway project which would link Oxford with Cambridge is to be reconsidered this week after concerns were raised over the scheme. The East West Rail (EWR) initiative hopes to establish a line connecting Oxford and Cambridge
-
Date
Oxford Welsh choir's new song gets warm welcome at concert
Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir staged a special concert as part of St David's Day celebrations - including a world premiere. Choir members gathered for the concert on Saturday (March 2) at Wesley Memorial Church in New Inn Hall Street, Oxford.
-
Date
Major delays after van overturns on busy city roundabout
4:25pm Thanks for following our live blog. 2:11pm
-
Date
Dog put down and man charged after 'attack' leaves two in hospital
A dog has been put down and a man has been charged after an alleged attack left two people needing hospital treatment. The Oxford Mail reported last year that a Staffordshire bull terrier had allegedly attacked a border collie and four people,
-
Date
Pensioner jailed for 15 years for rape of young girls
A PENSIONER has been jailed for 15 years after being found guilty of several counts of child sex abuse against girls as young as four. Roy Summers, of Springfield Oval in Witney, stood trial at Oxford Crown Court charged with 17 counts of historic
-
Date
Man charged with burglary and fraud
A man has been charged with burglary at two properties and fraudulently using a bank card. Glen Mace, aged 42, of Cornflower Drive, Cholsey, Wallingford, was charged on Thursday (February 29) with two counts of burglary and one count of fraud by
-
Date
Main road leading to posh farm shop CLOSED for works
A main road near a popular farm destination has been closed this week to install a new zebra crossing. The A415 in Kingston Bagpuize has been closed to allow a zebra crossing to be put in place near the road adjacent to the redundant layby between
-
Date
Warning to avoid the area after crash on A34
11:54am AA graphic. 11:54am
-
Date
Pub to launch takeaway service for popular pizzas
A west Oxford pub is starting a takeaway service for its pizzas. The Holly Bush in Bridge Street, Osney Island, will be offering its 'bangin' pizza' to tuck into at home with click and collect. Customers can order its brand-new pizza of the
-
Date
Police find needles and nitrous oxide canisters during search of park
Drugs paraphernalia including needles and nitrous oxide canisters were found during a police patrol of an Oxford park. Neighbourhood police officers with partners including Community Safety, the Anti-Social Behaviour Investigation Team, Oxford
-
Date
House and car keys stolen in early hours burglary
House and car keys were said to have been stolen in an early hours burglary at a home, police have said. Thames Valley Police's Priority Crime Team said on Tuesday that the home in Coombe Hill Crescent in Thame was broken into between 1.55am and
-
Date
Man arrested for two alleged assaults at convenience store
A man has been arrested in connection with two alleged assaults at a convenience store in an Oxfordshire town. Special constables responded to a report of disorder at the Banbury Express Food and Wine store in Warwick Road in Banbury on Sunday
-
Date
Student with muscular dystrophy takes on Oxford 10k for charity
A university student with muscular dystrophy is set to walk the Oxford 10k. Tristan Boedts, a 27-year-old from Belgium, will participate in the Bidwells Oxford 10k on May 12. He lives with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD), a muscle-wasting
-
Date
Mother of bar brawl knife victim speaks out after two stabbings
The mother of a bar brawl knife victim has spoken out after two city stabbings rocked Oxford in the space of a week. Jabu Nala-Hartley, a city councillor for Barton, said she wants to tackle the “root cause” of the problem following the stabbing
-
Date
Oxford SmartZone set to expand app ticket range amid price rises
Commuters using an Oxford bus scheme can look forward to an improved app ticket range, but will also see price rises. Oxford SmartZone is a scheme involving Oxford Bus Company, Stagecoach, Thames Travel and Arriva offering multi-operator ticketing
-
Date
100-year-old locomotive celebrated in Didcot
Didcot Railway Centre has been celebrating the 100th birthday of a locomotive which returned to the tracks after a 20 year restoration project. Constructed at Swindon Works in 1924, No 4079 Pendennis Castle outperformed larger locomotives during
-
Date
Oxford United skipper on importance of sticking together and return from injury
MEETINGS early last week leading up to Oxford United’s trip to Portsmouth helped bring the U’s closer together, says skipper Elliott Moore. United put in a much-improved display at Fratton Park, and were unlucky to leave the south coast with nothing
-
Date
World Book Day celebrated with trail at Blenheim Palace
With World Book Day taking pace later this month, Blenheim Palace is preparing to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a popular children's book series. The Woodstock palace will host a 'How to Train Your Dragon' trail in its Adventure Play, set to
-
Date
Oxfordshire electric car sharing trial extended
An Oxfordshire electric car sharing trial has been extended for another six months due to its popularity among the public. Electric cars provided by Co Wheels, Zimbl, and Enterprise CarClub are rented on an hourly or daily basis. The pilot
-
Date
Jail sentence for Oxford man who ignored court orders
A SUSPENDED jail sentence has been activated for a man who failed to complete court-ordered drug rehabilitation requirement activities. Desmon Jones, of Ashurst Way, Oxford, was sentenced in June last year to 18 weeks imprisonment, suspended for
-
Date
Pub in Cornmarket gets permission for new outdoor seating
A pub in Cornmarket in Oxford has been given the go-ahead for new outdoor seating. The Plough now has tables and chairs outside its entrance in Cornmarket and also in St Michael's Street. There is enough seating for about 30 customers on each
-
Date
American man accused of flying to UK to 'stalk' Oxfordshire YouTuber
AN American is accused of travelling to the UK to stalk a famous Oxfordshire YouTuber and researcher. Augustine Lopez, 47, has been charged with stalking between February 12 and March 28 of astrophysicist Dr Rebecca Smethurst – known online as
-
Date
Scales of Justice: The latest cases from Oxford Magistrates' Court
The latest court cases in Oxford Magistrates' Court: - MICHAEL HARDISTY, 41, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the sex offenders register by failing to attend the police station and notify that he is homeless on or
-
Date
Man accused of 'spiking' woman's drink with cocaine in nightclub
A TRIAL has started for a man who is accused of putting cocaine in a woman’s drink at a nightclub in Banbury. Charlie Hackett, 26, of Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, has been charged with administering a noxious substance with intent to injure
-
Date
Learner driver who crashed sportscar given 'one more chance' to avoid jail
A DANGEROUS driver has been given ‘one more chance’ by a judge after failing to attend his unpaid work sessions. Kai Wheeler was a leaner driver who was living in his Audi TT when he sped away from police on May 20 last year. The 22-year-old
-
Date
Wantage Fire Station boosted by full-fibre broadband upgrade
Wantage Fire Station will benefit from faster and more efficient digital service connectivity after it received an upgrade. The station has improved its broadband service with a move to full-fibre. The station has received the upgrade courtesy
-
Date
'Total disregard': Questions over council forking out £9.5k on website
The county council has been criticised for prioritising thousands of pounds on a new website homepage over fixing its roads which "resemble the surface of the moon". It has been revealed Oxfordshire County Council forked out £9,534 on revitalising
-
Date
Lock29 to celebrate Mother's Day with pop-ups and activities
A leisure destination in Banbury is celebrating Mother's Day with a range of activates and pop-ups. Lock29 offerings on Saturday, March 9, will include a children-targeted Jam Jar Flower Workshop, provided by the team at Flora & Fauna. This
-
Date
Oxfordshire introduces app for pregnant women
Expectant mothers in Oxfordshire are now able to access their pregnancy notes through an app launched at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Previously, women had to rely on a traditional paper-based system. Now, via the Badger
-
Date
Water bill surge met with district council objections
A considerable increase in Thames Water household bills over the next six years was one of the issues discussed in the first full 2024 Vale of White Horse District Council meeting. Council deliberations encompassed a variety of topics including
-
Date
Teenage boys in court after setting fire and destroying new-build house
TWO teenage boys have been charged with arson after being accused of setting fire to a new-build property in Thame. The boys, aged 15 and 14, were charged with committing arson after destroying a newly built house, belonging to Bellway Homes, in