- Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot calls on the public to design its line-up
A POPULAR community arts centre is gearing up to reopen its curtains with a line-up of performances and events and it is calling on the public to help design the new programme. - Worker wins £16K after being fired during Covid pandemic
A WORKER has won £16,640 from an employer after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly sacked during the Covid lockdown. - 'Dead': Oxfordshire businesses react to Downing Street news
BORIS Johnson has announced that the ending of social-distancing rules – which had been slated for June 21 – will be delayed for four weeks to July 19, despite the financial struggle many businesses are facing. - The Beacon in Wantage to return to former glory in September
A BELOVED arts and community centre, which has operated as a symptom-free testing site during the pandemic, will soon reopen to the public again. - 'Save our pool': £5k campaign to fix Hagbourne's 50-year-old swimming pool
School pupils, teachers and parents are campaigning to save their school swimming pool after a small leak became an urgent problem. - Withymead nature reserve opens its doors for guided tours
A NATURE reserve has opened its doors to the public and is now offering guided tours. - Seventh defibrillator in Chinnor installed at care home
A NEW defibrillator has been installed and ready for use at a care home. - Anger over closure of Abbey Meadow swimming pool in Abingdon
PEOPLE have reacted with anger and frustration to news that an outdoor swimming pool in Abingdon will remain shut despite changes in Government measures. - Petition launched online for a minor injuries unit in Didcot
Grassroots group, Didcot Against Austerity, has launched an online petition to get a minor injuries unit in Didcot. - Deliveroo data reveals Oxfordshire town's interesting takeaway habits
Food delivery app Deliveroo arrived in Didcot and Abingdon two months ago, and new data has revealed what residents in these towns order the most. - Under-15s football team raise £1k for Didcot foodbank
A FOOTBALL club has raised more than £1,000 for a local food bank after their captain suffered a knee injury. - Toddler hospitalised after milk mix-up at Didcot Costa
A TODDLER was taken to hospital because of a severe allergic reaction after a ‘careless’ mix-up with milk at Costa Coffee branch in Oxfordshire. - Oxfordshire facing bin collection disruption amid HGV driver shortage
Councils are actively calling for HGV drivers to join their bin crews to avoid disruptions to waste collections. - 'Baby left on train rack': Didcot Railway Centre help solve the mystery
A WOMAN who was abandoned on the luggage rack of a train in 1946 is set to feature on an ITV documentary where she goes to Didcot Railway Centre for answers. - Didcot veteran is handcycling for Help the Heroes
A VETERAN who uses cycling to help overcome mental and physical health challenges is urging others to join her in the saddle and raise funds for wounded veterans. - Parking changes in South Oxfordshire to encourage electric cars
Motorists in South Oxfordshire are being advised of changes to parking across the district starting in June. - Space sector sees a boost in Oxfordshire thanks to Harwell cluster
The space sector has taken off as Oxfordshire’s Harwell Space Cluster and the Oxford to Cambridge Arc have helped drive growth in the space sector in the region. - Our Lady’s Abingdon students launch wellbeing club
SCHOOL pupils have launched a wellbeing club for their younger peers. - New sports facility opens on Great Western Park
A NEW Sports facility has opened to the community and it is ready to play a vital role in residents’ healthy lifestyles. - Abingdon pub reopens £60k dining pods after council battle
A PUB landlord whose expensive outdoor dining pods were shut down for no longer being Covid-safe said it is ‘great’ to be able to use them again.
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