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THE coronavirus lockdown has exposed many of the lines which divide the lives of different people across the UK.One divide which has had a very stark effect on people’s lives is whether they have access to a garden of their own.
According to data from …
When my daughter was six weeks old, she was exposed to measles.
I was in the UK at the time, where coverage rates for routine childhood vaccinations like measles and polio are high. Still, not everyone follows Public Health England advice to get their …
ELECTRIC van maker Arrival Ltd has taken on another new facility at Network @ Link 9 in Bicester as it continues its rapid expansion.The Oxfordshire and London-based company has acquired Unit 6, covering 30,000 sq ft for their composites production fac…
WILDERNESS festival, which would have featured ‘hometown’ shows by Oxfordshire bands Foals and Supergrass, has been canceleld over coronavirus.The event, which takes place at Cornbury Park, near Charlbury, was set to begin at the end of July, but has t…
RED, white and blue bunting was hung up and flags flown as Oxfordshire joined celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day.Victory for Europe Day marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany’s surrender in 1945, and while the war co…
TRUCK Festival, Oxfordshire’s biggest celebration of rock and new music, has been cancelled.The event, which was due to take place at Hill Farm, Steventon, near Didcot from July 30 to August 2, has been called off because of coronavirus.
It would have …
Electric cars represent the future of motoring. As the climate crisis worsens and we look for sustainable alternatives to fossil-fuelled travel, the number of battery operated vehicles on the roads is increasing with charging stations popping up in cit…
A FESTIVAL which would have seen Lionel Richie, Simple Minds and UB40 playing Blenheim Palace has been postponed because of Coronavirus.The Nocturne Live festival, which would also have featured David Gray, Aswad and Deacon Blue in the palace’s Great C…
A SKILFUL knitter has thanked key workers in a Banksy-style mural that has appeared in a small residential street.The heartwarming gesture could be seen pinned on an wooden wall on Bath Street in East Oxford. However, nobody has yet claimed authorship …
A plane with thousands of surgical gowns and other personal protective equipment (PPE) has landed in the UK from Turkey, after several days of delay.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) military craft arrived the RAF Brize Norton airbase in Oxfordshire,…
THE organiser of one of Oxfordshire’s biggest festivals has told music lovers to accept there will be no large music events this summer, but urged them to support postponed events next year.Cornbury Festival director Hugh Phillimore said the music indu…
THE organiser of one of Oxfordshire’s biggest festivals has told music lovers to accept there will be no large music events this summer, but urged them to support postponed events next year.Cornbury Festival director Hugh Phillimore said the music indu…
THE widow of a medical volunteer who died of coronavirus, has spoken of her huge gratitude at the wave of tributes to her “one of a kind” husband.Professional first-aider and former ambulance volunteer Godfrey ‘Gof’ Smith died after catching Covid-19 w…
THE WIDOW of an Oxfordshire medic who died after catching coronavirus while helping in the community has urged people to stay at home.
Godfrey ‘Gof’ Smith was described as a hero by his wife Jane.
A former ambulance volunteer and professional…