The Oxford Times | Witney

School bids to end cramped conditions

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

CHILDREN at a Witney primary school could have a brand new classroom and outside learning space by September.

Weir on way out

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

OFFICIALS from the Environment Agency have insisted health and safety issues mean they must update a weir, after an MP stepped into the row.

Council targets litterbugs

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A RECYCLING chief has issued a stark warning to those dropping litter and costing council taxpayers millions: “You will have to pay.”

Fire damages church

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze in the roof of the church of St Mary the Virgin in Charlbury yesterday.

Fire rips through church roof

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:12:58 +0000

FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze in the roof of a church in Charlbury this afternoon.

New crossing will end traffic misery

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Residents of a village used as a rat run between Witney and Chipping Norton are calling for a new river bridge to be built.

Getting the message across

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Speeding drivers in Kirtlington were being ticked off this week.

First aid pilot will continue

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

A pilot scheme designed to reduce unnecessary ambulance call outs and A&E attendances will be extended for a further two years in Chipping Norton.

VC 10s fly off into the sunset

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Three VC10 aircraft are set to make their final flight, from RAF Brize Norton to Leicestershire and into retirement.

Solar farm scheme shot down

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0000

A SOLAR farm scheme which could have forced a planned Spitfire squadron out of Oxfordshire has been rejected.

SNOW: Travel update

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:24:39 +0000

STAGECOACH buses in West Oxfordshire are now operating to normal timetables after earlier problems caused by the wintry weather.

Lights out on tennis courts scheme

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

PLANS to build floodlit tennis courts near a village which boasts one of the darkest skies in theCotswolds have been thrown out.

SNOW: Travel update

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:57:55 +0000

STAGECOACH buses on route S4 between Oxford and Banbury are now able to run via Duns Tew and on the normal route through Middle Barton.

SNOW: Travel round-up

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:31:51 +0000

OXFORDSHIRE bus operators are running near-normal services this morning following the overnight snow but say journeys may take a little longer than usual.

Composer's gift

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Andrew Lloyd Webber is providing a scholarship at the Oxford School of Drama, Woodstock, for a student studying musical theatre.

'Talking therapy changed my life'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

LAURA thought she had tried every type of therapy available to treat her anxiety and depression.

Flagship youth centre set to reopen

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A DELAYED flagship youth centre in Witney will reopen within weeks after a £750,000 revamp.

Big bids expected for Duke of Wellington's Waterloo seat

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:50:00 +0000

HISTORY fans will fight to get their hands on a chair made from the tree that the Duke of Wellington stood under as he led his troops to victory at Waterloo.

REPATRIATION: Tributes paid to Nepalese soldier

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:40:00 +0000

THE 26-year-old Nepalese soldier whose body will be repatriated today has been described as a “true Gurkha in in body and spirit”.

Radon session reassures residents

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

RESIDENTS concerned about being poisoned in their homes by the deadly gas radon were reassured yesterday.