Three individuals lose their lives in a fire at an old RAF base in Oxfordshire
Fire at Former RAF Base Claims Lives of Firefighters A significant fire at a former RAF base in Oxfordshire has resulted in the tragic deaths of two firefighters and one other individual. According to Oxfordshire County Council, the two firefighters lost their lives while battling the blaze in the Bicester area on Thursday. Bicester Motion, […]
Bicester Village at 30: how a damp field in Oxfordshire overcame the decline of shopping malls
Bicester Village Celebrates Three Decades of Success Back in April 1995, the site where Bicester Village now stands was a wet field. Colin Woodhead, the PR director involved in its launch, remembers it vividly: it was just “two old horses” and a “fallen field” behind a small Tesco. He jokingly suggests that, at that time, […]
Two men found guilty over £4.8m Oxfordshire gold toilet heist | UK news
Two men have been found guilty of theft of a £4.8 million gold toilet from the Oxfordshire Country House, where Winston Churchill was born. The 18-carat bathroom at Brenheim Palace was stolen in September 2019, appeared at an art exhibition, and is believed to have been split and disposed of. Oxford native Michael Jones was […]