A BRAND new train line will connect two of the UK’s prettiest cities for the first time in two decades. Travelling between Oxford and Bristol will now become a whole lot easier as Great Western Railway restored its direct services. 4 GWR has launched a new line that will connect two major UK citiesCredit: Getty … Read more
Days after learning it had recorded the state’s first human case of EEE in four years, a town outside of Worcester has recommended sports practices be held outside of evening hours and moved indoors if possible. Oxford is one of the four towns where the state Department of Public Health raised the risk level for … Read more
A beautiful little city named the UK’s most walkable is so close to the Cotswolds and London. Those on holiday in the capital or the southwest’s rolling hills can make an easy trip to Oxford, the city in Oxfordshire. The city has also been frequently named among the UK’s most beautiful, with Time Out including … Read more
Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano gained worldwide attention when it erupted in the spring of 2010. Aircraft were grounded and newsreaders struggled with a collection of letters that would score highly in a game of Scrabble. Smoke and ash billow from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano on April 21, 2010. Photo: AFP The BBC suggested that “AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl-uh” was a … Read more
BRITS are braced for thunderstorms today, bringing heavy rain, lightning strikes and floods to many parts of the UK. The Met Office currently has two yellow weather warnings in place covering a large chunk of Britain. 7 Tourists shelter from the rain while out on the River Cam todayCredit: Geoff Robinson Photography 7 A woman … Read more
It was nice to be with my friends all the time. Oxford was a lovely place to grow up in. I wasn’t in the top set, but I was in the one below that. I was quite clever, vaguely sporty and very competitive. Max Johnson (left) with Boris Johnson (second left) and other family members, … Read more
A CAFE owner once friendly with Foreign Secretary David Cameron has been found guilty of sexual assaults. Hugh “Andy” Anderson, 74, runs the Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House — a regular haunt of Lord Cameron while he was at nearby Oxford University. 1 Hugh ‘Andy’ Anderson, the owner of cafe visited by David Cameron, has been … Read more
A JUNIOR doctor caught moonlighting at a private clinic while on NHS sick leave can go back to work. Oxford-educated Dr Daniel Coventry, 34, was supposed to be recuperating at home at the taxpayers’ expense after allegedly falling ill. 1 Daniel Coventry, an Oxford-educated junior doctor, was suspended after he was caught moonlighting at a … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, February 18, 2024 A memorial in Nagasaki, Japan dedicated to 26 Christians who were martyred in 1597. | Wikimedia Commons/Alex Tora Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, memorable … Read more
OXFORD — An 81-year-old town man was seriously hurt when his pickup truck veered off Riggs Street and crashed into several trees Saturday morning, state police say. The man was unresponsive and sent to the Waterbury Hospital following the crash, which occurred in the 200 block of Riggs Street around 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Connecticut State Police … Read more
