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
Didcot gets ‘Garden Town’ status
Didcot is to become a Government priority alongside becoming a new ‘Garden Town’, the housing minister announced today.
The town’s new title means developments including a £35...
UPDATE I: Abingdon murder investigation launched after Poundland stabbing
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in Abingdon’s Poundland this morning.
The town centre around Bury Street remains...
Didcot gets new £11m business and food park plan
Plans for an £11 million edge-of-town business park and service station creating hundreds of jobs at Milton Interchange have been unveiled.
The development with a...
Scientist took own life over fear about error
A gifted Oxfordshire scientist killed himself after panicking he could be jailed over a mistake he made while working on a project about radiation...
Company folds ‘owing over £100k’
A Witney company which allegedly owes more than £100,000 to West Oxfordshire District Council and 12 others has gone into liquidation, according to Government...
Floodlighting plans approved
Plans to install seven more floodlights and build javelin, discus and shot-put areas in a new sports field at an Abingdon park were approved...
State-of-the-art hospital unit opens
A woman who is allergic to water is just one John Radcliffe Hospital patient suffering from a rare illness to benefit from a new...
Oxford street reopened following discovery of ‘suspicious package’
A street in Oxford city centre has been reopened after it was closed this morning following the discovery of what was believed to be...
Oxford rowers banned for two years after failing doping tests
Two Oxford Brookes University rowers have been suspended from all sport for two years after testing positive for banned stimulants.
Sybren Hoogland, 21 and Timothy...
Abingdon struck by bus cuts
Abingdon’s most vulnerable will be those hit hardest by cuts to 11 town bus services, leaders have warned.
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) approved cuts to...
