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A general view of the Middletown Grange nursing home, a two storey building that looks like a large house

Care home nurse caught sleeping on shift struck off

Laura Ellison was suspended by the nursing regulator three times before being struck off.

Screenshot from an Oxfordshire County Council concept video showing how improvements to the A40/B4022 Shores Green junction will improve access to Witney. Green text boxes show the A40 access to Shores Green from Oxford and the Shores Green access to Oxford on the opposite side

Reassurances after A40 road works start date error

Councillor Duncan Enright says the project's start date was initially set for 2026 at a meeting.

Two images separated by a central white line. On the left is Stanley wearing a star awards t-shirt and holding a certificate. On the right is Lily wearing a star awards t-shirt and holding a certificate.

Courage of children battling cancer inspires poem

Lily, 8, from Witney and five-year-old Stanley from Bracknell have both battled the disease.

Ian Pout has short combed back grey hear. He is wearing a colourful v-neck jumper over a blue shirt. He is holding an aged-looking teddy bear with a Burberry-style tartan scarf around its neck.

Teddy bear collection fetches £290,000 at auction

Ian Pout's collection had been housed at the Teddy Bears of Witney shop prior to going on sale.

A black and white photo shows an old steam engine pulled up at Witney train station. Passengers are getting on, including a woman with a pram and a family with a young child.

Case made in Westminster for Witney railway line

An Oxfordshire MP says rail investment is needed to cut car journeys between Oxford and Witney.

A thames water lorry pumping water out of a flooded street whilst a man in a blue coat watches on.

Victim 'frazzled' as county battles floods

The deluge from Storm Bert leaves roads under water, rail services cancelled and schools shut.

A bird's eye view of Carterton, with countryside around the edges. The land is flat and the sky is generally cloudy

Authority's infrastructure pot sits at £13.2m

The authority says it knows "more could be done to proactively identify new projects".

A doctor with a syringe. A drop of liquid is coming out of the needle.

GP practices take part in norovirus vaccine trial

Windrush Medical Practice in Witney and Eynsham Medical Group are among the Nova 301 Trial sites.

A bird's eye view of the site from September. All the tanks have been repaired. They have green roofs. It's sunny.

Plant 'back up and running' a year after explosion

The facility has been operating "at full capacity" since the summer, following the blast in 2023.