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A BASINGSTOKE truck driver has been forced to pay more than £800 after driving while 14 tonnes over the permitted vehicle weight limit.Lamen Ceesay, of Florence Way, drove a Scania truck on the A415 at Newbridge on two occasions on October 1 2021, and …
A vote of no confidence this evening will see some of the Tory party turn against Boris Johnson after a series of scandals during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is now the first sitting Prime Minister in history to break the law.
Held between 6pm and 8pm to…
With the sun shining and the country united in celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, there’s only one thing that could make the long weekend any better – and that’s an ice cream.
The versatile dessert is synonymous with summer, and it is hard to en…
A couple from Abingdon took on a seemingly impossible task – to complete every Olympic sport during the 17 days of the Tokyo Olympics. Charlotte Nichols and Stuart Bates did so to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, smashing their £1…
In celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, thousands of beacons will be ignited across the country as a symbol of recognition for the 70 years the Queen has ruled. She is the first British monarch to reach the milestone.
Over 2,000 beacons i…
The courts in Oxfordshire have had a busy month, with a host of criminals facing justice for their crimes. A murderer, sex offender, gangs and multiple drug dealers were among those jailed in May.
Another criminal facing justice this month was a 77-yea…
BANDS, revellers and organisers have all hailed the first proper music festival of the year a resounding success – with one artist describing it as the best ever.After two years off due to the pandemic, Wood festival returned to its home deep in t…
A group of men were whipped in a homophobic attack in George Street, a court heard.The trio, who had just left a nightclub in Oxford city centre when they were set upon outside Debenhams in George Street at 3am on September 19 last year, described hear…
HUNDREDS of music fans, craft enthusiasts and nature lovers will today descend on a leafy corner of Oxfordshire for the county’s first major festival of the year.Wood festival – a three-day environmentally-friendly celebration of the performing arts at…
Flanked by magical countryside, bluebell woods and cycle routes, an Ipsden farmshop is amassing critical acclaim from visitors. With one reviewer likening the food on offer to that of celeb chef Yotam Ottolenghi, I had to pay it a visit.
Driving along …