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  • Youth club festival's return home was 'amazing'

    AN annual Oxfordshire music festival returned to its youth club home with a sparkle on Saturday. Wantage's What The Fest had been hosted by the town's football club when it began in 2018 - but this year's 'amazing' event saw visitors arrive at the

  • Oxford United relief after good news on James Henry injury

    OXFORD United have breathed a sigh of relief after James Henry’s knee injury proved to be far less serious than feared. The midfielder, who has netted 26 goals in the last two seasons, is due to return to training later this week. He could

  • Preschool reopens in purpose-built facility

    A PRESCHOOL has relaunched inside a new building in West Oxfordshire. Hanborough Meadows Preschool has opened at the Vanbrugh Meadows development in Long Hanborough. Formerly known as Long Hanborough Playgroup, the preschool used to be in a prefabricated

  • In pictures: River themed West Oxford Community Art Trail

    WEST Oxford was this weekend treated to a community arts project celebrating the links between the local community and its nearby river. The 'Midsummer meander' saw more than 20 pieces of work placed around a 'window wanderland', which included

  • Rail delays after person hit by train

    OXFORDSHIRE commuters have been delayed after a person was hit by a train near Southall.  All lines have since reopened, but delays are expected to continue for a short time.  The condition of the person involved has not been officially confirmed

  • The boys head out of town for mad Mongol Rally

    AN adventurous pair set off for one of the world's most daring rallies in a 20-year-old Nissan this morning. Army reservist and Oxford Brookes student Daniel Satch will negotiate mountains, deserts and two continents in his attempt at the 10,000

  • Old homeless site housing plans to be unveiled tomorrow

    THE first draft proposals for new housing on the site of a former homeless hostel are set to be unveiled tomorrow. Oxford City Council's housing company intend to build a mixture of open market and affordable housing on the site of the Lucy Faithfull

  • Pupils at LVS Oxford try bushcraft at Blenheim

    A GROUP of students with autism took a step towards independence when they enjoyed an outdoor camping adventure in the Oxfordshire countryside. Twenty pupils aged 11 to 14 from LVS Oxford at Begbroke completed a three-day stay last week with the

  • Man, 27, died in A420 crash

    A 27-year-old man died in a crash that closed part of the A420 near Faringdon yesterday, police say. The collision occurred at about 6am, between the man's silver car and an HGV, between Faringdon and Littleworth. He died at the scene and his

  • Abingdon residents can get advice on crime

    RESIDENTS concerned about crime in Abingdon can meet neighbourhood officers to discuss their concerns. Thames Valley Police Abingdon Neighbourhood team is hosting a crime reduction event on Saturday outside Waitrose in Abbey Close. Officers will

  • Two arrests after 'disorder' at strip club

    POLICE arrested two men after an incident at an Oxfordshire 'Gentleman's Club'. Thames Valley Police said: "Two males have been arrested following a disorder at Venus Nightclub, Broad Street, Banbury during the early hours of Saturday, July 13.

  • Eco-friendly kids create home for farm animals

    A POPULAR children's attraction has unveiled an environmentally-friendly home for some of its animal residents. Fairytale Farm, near Chipping Norton, now boasts a turkey shed and visitor benches made entirely from almost 1,000 'eco-bricks', thanks

  • Remember When: Five-year-olds enjoyed own royal wedding

    TWO weeks before images of Prince Charles and Lady Diana were broadcast across the world, a pair of five-year-olds had their own royal wedding. Darren Kiley and Nicola King, of St Christopher's First School, Cowley, received a regal welcome in July

  • FOOTBALL: Pre-season friendly round-up

    OXFORD City drew 2-2 with Milton Keynes Dons in a behind closed doors friendly at Bisham Abbey. A flying start from Mark Jones’s side saw them race into an early 2-0 lead thanks to a Joe Oastler strike and Nana Owusu penalty. Hiram Boateng reduced

  • FOOTBALL: Pre-season friendly round-up

    OXFORD City drew 2-2 with Milton Keynes Dons in a behind closed doors friendly at Bisham Abbey. A flying start from Mark Jones’s side saw them race into an early 2-0 lead thanks to a Joe Oastler strike and Nana Owusu penalty. Hiram Boateng reduced

  • Road closure causes major traffic delays in Oxford

    CONGESTION in Oxford city centre is 'severe' due to the closure of a central road. Worcester Street closed at 9.30am today for gas works, which are expected to continue all week. Traffic shown on Google Maps at 12.20pm The closure

  • Where and when to see Queen's swan count this week

    THE annual tally of the swan population on the River Thames is now under way. Queen’s Swan Marker, David Barber, is leading his team up the waterway all week. They were due to set off from Sunbury Lock this morning, south of Heathrow, and will

  • Young suspects arrested as police seize class A drugs

    POLICE have arrested three 'young males' after seizing a large haul of suspected class A drugs. The arrests were made in Oxford city centre last night, and the trio are suspected of being involved in a county lines drug group. Officers did

  • Family escapes house as fire destroys bedroom

    FAMILY members fled their home in Oxford after a fire took hold of an upstairs bedroom. Firefighters have released photos of the blackened remains of the room, following the fire on Thursday. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire

  • 500 homes left with no water after pipe bursts

    A BURST water main left more than 500 homes without water in the Wallingford area. One customer, who tweeted Thames Water at about 7.45am this morning, said he had been without water for 16 hours. About 520 properties were affected initially

  • CRICKET: Weekend results

    HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Division 1 High Wycombe 169 (60.2 ovs, D Marles 55no, O Clarke 3-38), Banbury 170-3 (51.2 ovs, L Sabin 46no, S Yousaf 44no, J White 36, O Clarke 30). Aston Rowant 131 (61.3 ovs, C Watling 30, M Rowe 4-22), Henley

  • CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League round-up

    BANBURY cruised to a seven-wicket victory at High Wycombe in Division 1. A fine all-round bowling display saw the hosts all out for 169 in the 61st over, Olly Clarke the pick of the attack with 3-38. Banbury’s top four then all chipped in with

  • CRICKET: Home Counties Premier League round-up

    BANBURY cruised to a seven-wicket victory at High Wycombe in Division 1. A fine all-round bowling display saw the hosts all out for 169 in the 61st over, Olly Clarke the pick of the attack with 3-38. Banbury’s top four then all chipped in with

  • Lotus blossoms in new era

    My motoring writer colleague had travelled the world, stayed in the best hotels and driven the world’s most exciting cars but he stood open-mouthed at the array of motoring wonders on view on a former Second World War bomber base in Oxfordshire.

  • Police make arrest after man 'wields machete' in Oxford

    A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in Oxford. Police have confirmed there was an 'altercation involving weapons' in Blackbird Leys yesterday, and that a 21-year-old man has been arrested as a result. It followed

  • Latest court results for Oxfordshire

    AARON WHITE, 27, of no fixed abode, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order issued by Oxford Magistrates Court on October 9 by failing to attend unpaid work sessions. Ordered to pay £30 costs. JAMES LEIGH, 52, of Kingston