
Andrew Ffrench
Reporter at Oxford Mail
Reporter at The Oxford Times
Reporter for the Oxford Mail, Oxford Times and Herald covering Wallingford and Didcot. If you've got a story call me on 01865 425500
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1 week ago |
oxfordmail.co.uk | Andrew Ffrench
Moulsford Prep School has announced plans for classes catering for pupils aged 7 to 13 to begin welcoming girls into Year 3 in 2025. It had previously announced this change would be taking place from September 2026 but has now brought the move forward.
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1 week ago |
oxfordmail.co.uk | Andrew Ffrench
Thames Water staff were called to tackle a broken water main in Cripley Place on Thursday. At least one home in the area was flooded, and buses which have been using Abbey Road, Cripley Road and Cripley Place - off Botley Road - to turn around, were diverted to the Osney Mead industrial estate in nearby Ferry Hinksey Road. This is the nearest place buses can safely turn around although traffic entering and leaving the estate is being delayed as a result.
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1 week ago |
oxfordmail.co.uk | Andrew Ffrench
4 1/1 One lucky competition winner will be paid £500 to sip gin cocktails with TV and radio presenter Lisa Snowdon. A ‘Gintern’ will have the chance to visit two Warner Hotels - the 300-year-old Grade II-listed Heythrop Park in the Cotswolds, and The Runnymede on Thames, in Windsor, to take part in cocktail making masterclasses. Hopeful candidates can visit warnerhotels.co.uk/competitions/gintern-ship before Monday, July 21 to apply.
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1 week ago |
oxfordmail.co.uk | Andrew Ffrench
The 25th anniversary show took place on Saturday at Abingdon Airfield next to Dalton Barracks. Last year, the show was scheduled to take place in May but was postponed until September. READ MORE: Traffic chaos as sinkhole opens As well as an air display featuring a Lancaster bomber, this year's show featured activities including archery and tank rides. There were also classic vehicles and ex-military vehicles on display, and live music by Travelin' Light, and Radio Days, a 16-piece big band.
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2 weeks ago |
greatbritishlife.co.uk | Andrew Ffrench
Staff at stately home Blenheim Palace are getting ready to stage the annual Battle Proms next month. Each year, the Woodstock visitor attraction hosts the military nostalgia event. The Battle Proms takes place overlooking the Column of Victory in the palace grounds, which include 2,100 acres of formal gardens and ‘Capability’ Brown-landscaped parkland. This year's Proms will take place on Saturday, July 5.
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