Martin Eastaugh

1 week ago | bbc.com | Ethan Gudge |Martin Eastaugh

'Everybody benefitted' from factory set to closeEthan Gudge & Martin EastaughJDEThe factory first opened under the General Foods banner in the 1960sFormer employees of a six-decade-old coffee factory have told the BBC that it will be "sad to see it go", after its closure was announced earlier this week. Dutch coffee-making giant Jacob Douwe Egberts (JDE) said it would be closing its plant in Banbury - which employs about 160 people - next year.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Martin Eastaugh |Ethan Gudge

Campaigners join national walk against solar farmsMartin Eastaugh & Ethan GudgeBBCCampaigners took part in a nationwide walk on SundayCampaigners against plans to build one of Europe's largest solar farms have joined a nationwide community walk to protest against the potential impact of the proposals. Botley West Solar Farm could cover about 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) of countryside at three sites in west Oxfordshire if approved.

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Martin Eastaugh

Lessons must be learned from Bicester fire, MP saysFamily photosMartyn Sadler, Jennie Logan and Dave Chester were killed in the blazeAn MP who visited the business park where three people were killed in a fire has said "lessons must be learned" from the tragedy. The Labour MP for Oxford East, Anneliese Dodds, said visiting the scene on Wednesday was "incredibly sombre and sobering". Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive are liaising on the investigation into the fire's cause.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Martin Eastaugh |Molly Pipe

Image caption, Campaigners have been pushing for legislation to ban smartphones in schoolsMartin Eastaugh & Molly PipeThe parents of nearly 4,000 Oxfordshire children have pledged to deny them a smartphone until at least the end of Year Nine. It is part of the "parent pact" launched by campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood. The group warns that mobiles "can cause a whole host of problems, from triggering anxiety and eating disorders, to opening the door to cyberbullying or sexual predators".

1 month ago | bbc.com | Martin Eastaugh |Esmé Kenney

Decision to scrap SEND role on council 'shocking'Martin Eastaugh & Esme KenneyBBC News & Local Democracy Reporting ServiceGetty Images Oxfordshire County Council created a dedicated position on its cabinet after Ofsted found "systemic failings" in its SEND provisionParents have said they are "dismayed" at a council decision to no longer have a dedicated special educational needs and disabilities cabinet member.