14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (274+ words) Public hearings are set to begin in October as part of the independent examination of Oxford's long-term development plan. The hearings, part of the review process for the Oxford Local Plan 2045, will take place in two stages. The first will…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (446+ words) Two men are set to run 412 miles across Britain to raise money for a childhood cancer charity. Matthew O’Connor and Joe Hughes will take on the nine-day challenge in September to raise £30,000 for The Azaylia Foundation, a charity supporting children…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (419+ words) A teenager has raised more than £25,000 by running a marathon, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and completing a 96-mile ultramarathon in honour of a friend who lost his leg to cancer. Hugo Turpin, 19, from Whichford near Chipping Norton, completed the climb alongside…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (443+ words) A school has been given two awards recognising its commitment to inclusion and children’s rights. St Edburg’s Church of England Primary School in Bicester has been named a Flagship School by the Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) and received the Gold…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (252+ words) New zebra crossings and traffic calming measures could soon be on the way to improve pedestrian safety in West Oxford. Oxfordshire County Council has launched a public consultation on the proposals in Carterton, near Witney, which include a new zebra…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (227+ words) It's back to school season, so this time on looking back we've found nostalgic pictures of young pupils heading into a new academic year in Oxfordshire over the years. Like clockwork, the child-filled summer holidays are over parents for another…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (240+ words) The University of Oxford has retained its top position in the Guardian University Guide 2027. The university scored highly in key areas including teaching satisfaction at 96.3 per cent, and a student-to-staff ratio of nine to one. It also had a continuation…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (441+ words) An Oxfordshire disability charity has marked 50 years helping people by creating bespoke gadgets to support those with disabilities. The county branch of Remap celebrated five decades producing aids and equipment for people with disabilities at a special celebration on Sunday,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (497+ words) School transport could be disrupted until October, Liberal Democrat MPs have claimed. Delays in the organising of special educational needs (SEND) to-and-from school transport is affecting hundreds of families. Oxfordshire County Council, the authority responsible, said over 500 applications arrived after…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (485+ words) Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions a family can make. It is about much more than academic results. It is about finding an environment where young people feel valued, inspired, and supported to become the…...