Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision at the junction of Rye Hill and Tadmarton Road in Wigginton Heath.

The collision at approximately 6.51pm on Tuesday, April 8, involved a Honda Jazz and a red Mini Cooper.

Shelley Hallam (Image: Family handout)

Tragically, Shelley Hallam, the female passenger of the Mini Cooper, died in hospital on Monday, April 13.

The family released the following tribute to her: “We are all completely in shock at the sudden passing of Shelley.

“She was the most kind and amazing wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She was courageous and strong, and always thought of others before herself.

“She was inspirational and had such a positive impact on everyone whose life she touched, however fleetingly.

“There are no words that can describe the loss we all feel and she will be desperately missed.”

A woman in her 20s from Chipping Norton has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a licence. She has been released on police bail.

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If you witnesses the collision or have dash-cam or CCTV footage, contact the police on 101 or online, quoting reference 43260170542.

Matthew Jakes, 37, of Camm Drive, Milton, took the £125 styling tool from the Lamarsh Road store in Oxfordshire on August 29, 2025.

He admitted to the theft, as well as driving without insurance and a valid licence on Walton Street, Oxford, on August 4, 2025. He was driving a while Ford Focus at the time of the driving offences. 

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Jakes was fined a total of £160, ordered to pay a £64 victim surcharge, and must pay through deductions from his benefits.

He was also given six penalty points on his driving record.

The case was consolidated with existing offences, and Jakes was ordered to pay £20 per month starting May 13, 2026.

A poll of 2,000 adults found 21% admitted they are only able to spend a day or longer outside once or a handful of times a year – with 5% saying they get this chance less than once in any given 12-month period.

Other main barriers to spending more time in nature were identified as a lack of time to themselves (21%), working in an office (16%), and childcare commitments (10%).

Some factors affected some generations more than others, as significantly more Millennials (21%) have their outside time impacted by the responsibilities of raising a family.

Gen Zs say they’ve simply lost interest in outdoor activities

Whereas a higher number of Gen Zs say they’ve simply lost interest in outdoor activities (11% versus 7% overall), possibly because all their hobbies are based indoors (13% versus 10% overall).

Barriers such as these mean the average person spends just 84 minutes a day in the incredible outdoors – and are stuck inside the rest of the time.

5% even confirmed they spend fewer than five minutes enjoying the outdoors in a 24-hour period.

When it comes to actually seeing anything green or growing, time spent reduces further to only half an hour per day – and a significant 22% have under five minutes of daily contact with nature.

Sabina Voysey, director general at The Camping and Caravanning Club , which commissioned the research, said: “Outdoor time is obviously important, but we also acknowledge how hard it can be to spend time in it due to everything else we have on our plates.

“This is one of the reasons we’re so passionate about the benefits of being able to properly switch off and reconnect with nature for longer periods.

“Which is why taking a holiday that has this built in makes it a great option to up your weekly, monthly, or yearly dose of the incredible outdoors.”

What age group spends the least amount of time outdoors?

But how does your age compare to different generations when it comes to ‘touching grass’?

An interactive timeline , developed by the club, shows the exact age where hours spent outdoors tails off due to other commitments – so you can see how you’re doing for your age group.

Factors such as furthering a career, raising a family, and balancing a hectic social life all contribute to time spent immersed in nature at various points, but find out if the barriers you’ve experienced or are facing now are the same as your peers.

The most outdoorsy cohort of 25-34-year-olds are able to spend an average of 104 minutes in the fresh air per day and the highest proportion of this group (11%) habitually do so for six hours or more.

What encourages you to get outside in the fresh air? (Image: Maria Sbytova/Getty)

Those between the ages of 45 and 54 only spend 73 minutes not stuck indoors on a typical day.

Time spent outside then starts to increase again steadily when adults hit the age of 55, reflecting a return to a slower pace of life and easing of responsibilities.

But 61% have aspirations to turn this around and actively make an effort to increase the time they spend in nature.

Methods they are planning to use to achieve this aim included thinking about new outdoor places they want to visit (31%) or walks to go on (24%), making more social plans that take place outside (25%) and setting daily or weekly goals to hit (24%).

One in 10 (10%) are also specifically planning to take longer excursions by going camping.

The research also found which life stages have the largest impact on the time people have to connect with nature, with going into full-time work at number one (48%) and starting a family coming in second place (18%).

Educational milestones such as enrolling in university (11%) or moving up to secondary school (12%) were also mentioned.

When the 28% who believe their generation spends less time outside than the previous one were asked why this is, most pointed the finger at technology.

As increased screen time (55%), more digital, indoor entertainment options (47%), and an overall overreliance on tech (48%) were to blame for this perception, according to the OnePoll.com figures.

It may be this inability to switch off which has become a staple of modern life that has led some (51%) to enjoy fewer extended periods outdoors, to reduce the chance of becoming distracted when they venture back inside.

Aside from being able to disconnect (41%), key reasons for those who actively prefer this option were finding they are able to relax more (54%), properly immerse themselves in nature (38%), and explore new places (38%).

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Sabina Voysey, for The Camping and Caravanning Club, added: “It’s such a shame that we don’t get more opportunities as a nation to get outdoors and re-connect with nature.

“It’s understandable given the pace of life most people have, with multiple commitments on their time.

“But I think all can agree when you do find that motivation to disconnect and breathe in the fresh air, it can’t be beaten.”

How much time do you spend outdoors and with nature? Let us know in the comments below.