Samuel MacGregor
Sam lives in Bicester and has lived in Oxfordshire for 48 years. An avid Oxford United fan, he is a proud Oxonian and dedicated to delivering news to the county. You'll usually find him walking in the glorious Oxfordshire countryside, in particular the Chiltern Hills
East Oxford church loses bidding war with developer over old school site
An Oxford-based housing developer has beaten a church in a bidding war for the site of a school in East Oxford.
The Irving Building in...
Body may be of missing Oxford man
A body has been found on land just off Botley Road in Oxford and police believe it to be missing Oxford man, Trae Van-Merlin.
The...
Bid to reopen Witney train track ahead of key rail summit
A call to reopen a disused train line from Witney to Oxford by reopening Yarnton Station has been voiced ahead of a major summit...
Flat plans for former priory site go in
PLANS to redevelop former care home and council office have been submitted.
Cherwell District Council’s housing and regeneration department want to build 11-self-contained one and...
Didcot firm fined for letting employees sleep on premises
A Didcot firm has been fined £9,000 after it was found to have let employees sleep and work in dangerous factory conditions. Business World Globe...
Designs unveiled for new Didcot primary school
Designs for Didcot’s new primary school in Great Western Park housing estate have been unveiled ahead of the school’s opening in September.
The first ground...
Delayed work to turn Carmel College into homes to start this year
Building work on 166 new homes, a swimming pool, a restaurant, and cafe on the site of derelict Carmel College in Crowmarsh Gifford is due...
Pair sentenced for £250,000 drug farm
A 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman have been sentenced for growing 270 cannabis plants worth an estimated £250,000 at an industrial estate near...
Rose Hill’s £4.76m community centre celebrates grand opening
The manager of the new £4.76m Rose Hill Community Centre says he hopes residents will take to the new facility as it ‘blends a...
Wallingford residents fight plan for 85 homes at planning appeal
South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) was labelled ‘incapable’ of meeting Wallingford’s housing demand after a planning inquiry opened on Tuesday into a controversial application...
