Yours for £28,000-a-week – the ultimate staycation in 18th Century Oxfordshire stately home so desirable Liz Taylor tried to buy it on the spot For the first time in its history, Grade I listed Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, can be rented out for £28k a week Allowing up to 16 guests, it boasts eight bedrooms, landscaped … Read more
Leslie Mann was seen on the set of Amazon’s upcoming TV series The Power for the first time in Oxfordshire on Monday morning. The actress, 48, swapped her blonde hair for brunette locks as she tapped into the role of her character Margot Cleary-Lopez – a budding politician. The 10-part adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s award-winning … Read more
Councillors have accused Jeremy Clarkson of breaking rules at his farm shop which state it can only sell goods by ‘local people’. Clarkson, 60, is said to have broken ‘conditions of the original planning application’ for his Diddly Squat Farm. Regulations had stated things sold at the store ‘shall be solely limited to goods and … Read more
An Inspector calls… at The Greyhound Inn in Oxfordshire and loves the nooks and crannies, his ‘wonderfully comfortable’ bed and the ‘terrific’ food The Greyhound Inn, in the village of Letcombe Regis, has eight rooms that are all named after places nearby It has a ‘mish-mash of tables and chairs’, ‘various nooks and crannies’ and … Read more
Among those enjoying an idyllic life in the Oxfordshire countryside, Boris Johnson’s sweeping reforms to the planning system today will come as a major concern. For a four-year battle has been taking place over the proposed Chalgrove Airfield development for a new market town of 3,000 homes and four schools. But the new draft laws … Read more
Schoolboy, 15, is arrested for murder as man is killed in ‘gang attack’ at scene of car crash in Oxfordshire town Man believed to be the driver, 19, was found dead in the middle of the road Bystanders captured entire incident on their mobile phones as grim souvenirs Police urged them not to share footage … Read more
He has been given the go-ahead to continue filming the highly-anticipated next Mission: Impossible film in the UK. And Tom Cruise is making sure he’ll be firing on all cylinders back on set after practising his stunts on an Oxfordshire field during lockdown. The action man, 58, raced around a dirt track on a motocross bike … Read more
Great British boltholes: Hipsters want to be part of the inn crowd at The Crown, a 17th-century Oxfordshire pub in a quintessential English village The Crown is an ‘inn lover’s heaven’ located in the village of Church Enstone Each country-chic room has a different layout with digital radios and TVs It’s popular with hipsters using … Read more
Phillip Schofield moves out of his £2m Oxfordshire family home and into a central London apartment – just ten weeks after coming out on ITV Mr Schofield surprised fans in February by issuing a statement on social media declaring that he was ‘coming to terms with the fact that I am gay’ He has been … Read more
‘He is a lovely guy!’ David Beckham leaves cancer sufferer, 70, speechless by paying a surprise visit to his Oxfordshire home for Age UK The former Manchester United and England midfielder is currently in self-quarantine with wife Victoria and three of their four children But he made a rare appearance outside the grounds of their Cotswold’s … Read more