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Five years of Oxford community woodland to be celebrated
19 hours ago · Five years after several hundred saplings were planted in Oxford, a "thriving" community woodland is set to be celebrated. Many of the trees, planted at Croft Road Recreation Ground in New Marston, are now several feet tall. The celebration will take place on Saturday, November 16, between 2pm and 4pm, and will feature tea, cake, and "an ...
Oxfordshire given disappointing rating in best counties list
23 hours ago · The final differentiator was a Twitter/X poll among the newspaper's readers. England’s best county was named as Devon with a staggering 61 point lead on second placed Cumbria. North Yorkshire meanwhile came third. Oxfordshire has been handed a disappointing rating in a poll of the best counties in England by The Daily Telegraph.
Wolf Hall series two to air after filming near Oxfordshire
2 days ago · A hit BBC period drama is set to return after nearly a decade and will feature a historic estate near the Oxfordshire border. Series two of the popular Wolf Hall, titled The Mirror and the Light, first aired on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday. The drama follows the life of Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell and will pick up where the first series ended ...
Oxfordshire D-Day memorial artwork breaks visitor records
2 days ago · Oxfordshire D-Day memorial artwork breaks visitor records. A moving artwork featuring the silhouettes of 1,475 World War Two soldiers has attracted a record number of visitors at a National Trust site after being created by Oxfordshire artists. The black metal figures represent the number of troops under British command who died on D-Day in 1944.
Oxfordshire flooding: live updates from across the county
Jan 9, 2024 · Our live feed has now finished. Live updates from across Oxfordshire as flooding continues to impact residents, focusing on traffic, road closures and reopenings, local government aid/relief, transport updates and new warnings. Share. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and ...
Storm Isha brings disruption across Oxfordshire and UK
Jan 23, 2024 · Storm Isha brought strong winds and heavy rain across Oxfordshire, leaving homes without power and a building partially collapsed. Wind speeds of more than 30mph were recorded in parts of the county on Sunday night and gales continued throughout Monday morning. The storm brought devastation across the UK as two people were killed by falling ...
Oxfordshire residents invited to shape nature recovery plans
Oct 20, 2024 · A nature recovery plan for Oxfordshire is set to be shaped by the county's residents. People, businesses, landowners, and farmers are being invited to help decide on the priorities for restoring natural areas and wildlife across the county. In 2023, Oxfordshire County Council was named by the government as a key authority for leading nature ...
Revealed: Top 10 best places to live in Oxfordshire
Sep 13, 2024 · Watlington was third place and fourth place was Henley-on-Thames. Henley was ranked fourth place (Image: PA) Goring was fifth and Charlbury was sixth, with east Oxford ranked seventh. Eighth was Cotswold town Burford, ninth was Whitchurch-on-Thames and tenth was Warborough. Voting took place between July 30 and August 15, with readers given one ...