11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (561+ words) Staff at Abingdon Community Hospital, which runs a minor injuries unit and other services, have welcomed a £1.1m refurbishment from NHS England. The upgrade, which started earlier this year at the hospital's Emergency Multi-disciplinary Unit (EMU), has now been completed. The…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (465+ words) Nearly 800 hospital staff have explored a major new surgical centre set to expand operating capacity and improve patient care. The new Surgical Elective Centre (SEC) at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is designed to address growing demand for complex routine…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (461+ words) Oxfordshire MPs were divided after the landmark assisted dying bill was defeated after a vote in Parliament following a lengthy and emotional debate. Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury, said: "Before the 2024 General Election, I stated publicly that I was broadly…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (298+ words) Jeremy Clarkson in the paddock ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, 2026. (Image: Matthew Vincent / PA) Thousands of men are to receive the prostate cancer test used to diagnose Jeremy Clarkson. The test, known as Stockholm 3, is believed…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (106+ words) A Man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in an Oxford shopping centre. The assault took place in Templars Shopping Park, Cowley, at around 3pm on Tuesday 30 June. The 55-year-old has since been released on police bail until November…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (461+ words) Pregnant women and children are being encouraged to get their flu vaccines. The NHS South East has launched its annual flu vaccination programme, starting on September 1, to protect those most at risk before the colder months. Caroline Reid, director of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (466+ words) A routine eye test led to the life-saving discovery of a brain tumour. Alison Bartlett, a 44-year-old graphic designer, was diagnosed with a tumour the size of a lemon after visiting Specsavers on Sheep Street, Bicester in October 2022. She had…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (506+ words) Oxford researchers say where fat forms in the body could be as important as how much there is. A study led by the University of Oxford, published in the European Heart Journal and presented at the European Society of Cardiology…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) Jeremy Clarkson. (Image: Joe Giddens / PA) Jeremy Clarkson has given a fresh update on his cancer journey. The Clarkson's Farm presenter, 66, revealed in June that he had been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer in 2025, but was later…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (456+ words) Coffee machines providing free coffee to customers at a Waitrose supermarket in Abingdon have broken down. There are two dispensers in the store in Abbey Close and both have been broken since Wednesday. One member of staff said the two…...