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Stories for 25 October 2007
Abingdon
Depot plans
PLANS to convert the old British Gas depot, in Abingdon, into four one-bedroom flats are being opposed by the town council. more...
Parents fined over son's truancy
A MOTHER and father from Abingdon have been fined for not sending their son to school. more...
Fears remain for missing man
FEARS for a missing 45-year-old man remained last night. more...
Fears grow for missing man
POLICE said this afternoon they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Abingdon man. more...
Young driver issues crash plea
A MOTORIST whose car was written off in an accident today appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
Depot plans
PLANS to convert the old British Gas depot, in Abingdon, into four one-bedroom flats are being opposed by the town council. more...
Secrecy over Old Gaol bids
THE ABINGDON Herald is urging the Vale of White Horse District Council to reveal details of the bids for the controversial redevelopment of the town's Old Gaol. more...
Parents fined over son's truancy
A MOTHER and father from Abingdon have been fined for not sending their son to school. more...
Fears remain for missing man
FEARS for a missing 45-year-old man remained last night. more...
Fears grow for missing man
POLICE said this afternoon they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Abingdon man. more...
Young driver issues crash plea
A MOTORIST whose car was written off in an accident today appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
Banbury News
Fire destroys car
A car was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm yesterday. more...
Bicester News
Dieter is half the woman she was
A slimmer who shed almost nine stones was in a twirl when she met Strictly Come Dancing bad boy Brendan Cole. more...
Motorist issues accident appeal
A motorist whose car was written off in an accident has appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
French driver took own life
A French lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Police called to parish meeting
Police were called to remove two people who refused to leave a parish council meeting which the chairman had said was to be held in private. more...
Books
Movie lists to love
TEN BAD DATES WITH DE NIRO: A BOOK OF ALTERNATIVE MOVIE LISTS Ed Richard Kelly (Faber, £12.99)Let's face it, we love lists. They're the fodder of pub conversations and arguments. We love nothing better to categorise our favourite music, books and various other obsessions. You only need to look at the endless array of 'Top 100' shows that litter the TV schedules of a weekend to prove that. more...
Return to childhood
LOOKING FOR ENID Duncan McLaren (Portobello Books, £15.99)This is the inventive tale of how fine art critic Duncan McLaren set off an a mysterious adventure to find out who children's writer Enid Blyton really was. more...
History choice
Endgame, 1945 David Stafford (Little Brown, £20) Peace often comes at a huge price, and the devastated landscape of the end of the Second World War saw a thousand tales of retribution and survival. As a microcosm of the war's terrible human suffering, Stafford offers a mosaic of nine lives caught up in the period from Hitler's birthday to the Potsdam Conference. The critical three months, far from saving Europe from Nazi tyranny, brought its own catalogue of horror, with the BBC depiction of Buchenwald as its gates opened to reveal the chilling nightmare of the emaciated and the doomed. Here were freedom fighters and British SOE agents lucky to be alive, but also children like "little old men with yellow faces and sunken cheeks". Fay von Hessel, daughter of one of the executed 1944 plotters, relentlessly searches for her lost children. And there was revenge against the SS - "take them out and shoot them". Death was always in the shadow of truce. more...
Why Mowhawks don't like anthropologists
After 30 years as an anthropologist, 62-year-old Joy Hendry has achieved status and respect for her work. As Professor of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University, she is best known for her expertise on Japan, where she has lived several times. She learnt the language and spent most of her career writing about the place. more...
Local author
Keith Watson is a member of The Blue Palms Writers, a group of ten who met seven years ago after an Oxford University creative writing course. His first book, Rough Justice, based on his experiences as a National Serviceman 50 years ago of a fatal barn fire in Austria, is available from www.authorhouse.co.uk, Book House in Thame and Mostly Books in Abingdon. more...
Business News
Gene therapy firm reassures market
GENE therapy company Oxford BioMedica has moved to clear up "misconceptions" which have led to a 30 per cent fall in its share price. more...
Cimena
Sicko (12A)
Director: Michael Moore. more...
Eastern Promises (18)
Thriller. Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinead Cusack, Jerzy Skolimowski. Director: David Cronenberg. more...
Saw IV (18)
Saw IV, which is released on October 26, was not shown to critics prior to release - allegedly "to ensure that the 92-minute film's twists are not revealed before opening weekend". more...
Columns
Cabbages & Kings
Would you take our picture, please?" The small, yet sprightly white-haired woman pushed a digital camera in my direction. How could I refuse? more...
Country Matters
Farmers' organic move aids species
While Government figures reveal a gloomy picture of a decline in the populations of farmland birds, one Oxfordshire farming couple are going against the trend by attracting more than 70 species to its land, writes ANDREW FFRENCH A bold move by an innovative couple from their dairy in Dorset has meant a change to an organic beef farm in Oxfordshire - and a boon for local birds. more...
Cricket
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
Dance
Dance queen
Next week English National Ballet bring their new work The Snow Queen to the New Theatre. Our dance critic f=Swis721 Blk BT DAVID BELLAN talked to its choreographer Michael Corder Michael Corder says the starting point for his ballet The Snow Queen, based on Hans Christian Andersen's story, was his love of the music - The Stone Flower by Prokofiev. Using music specially written to tell one story to tell a completely different one could be a risky idea, but it seems he was in no doubt that it would work. more...
Didcot
Vandal feels full weight of law
POLICE sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed a police car window. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
POLICE sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed a police car window. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
POLICE sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed a police car window. more...
Didcot News
Yob feels force of law
Police sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed one squad car window. more...
Education
Centre focused on future
DOM McDONALD, of Science Oxford, marks the success of the first two years of the centre and its continuous growth Science Oxford, the cultural centre for science on St Clements, has been open two years and is going from strength to strength. more...
Features
How arms sales cost lives
Oxfam began life back in 1942 in a bid to relieve the plight of wartime civilians. Now, 65 years on, Oxford's most famous charity has discovered that conflict in Africa is costing that continent a sum equal to all the money it receives in international aid. It is hardly rocket science, therefore, to work out that whoever is selling arms on the continent, and thereby taking money that could otherwise be spent on relieving poverty, should be controlled. more...
Drinking a toast to south Africa
As I write, I'm only too aware that by the time this article goes to print England will either have achieved the incredible and won their second rugby World Cup Final in succession or South Africa will have been crowned champions. more...
Teenagers fight back
CHILDHOOD obesity has been described as a 'ticking time bomb', leading to generations of sick adults. more...
Floods
New flood measures to be put in place
STREAMLINED emergency procedures need to be put in place following the July floods in the Abingdon area, according to a flooding emergency review carried out by the Vale of White Horse District Council in consultation with the public. more...
'No money for flood defences'
CRUCIAL flood defence schemes to protect Oxford are now "unlikely to proceed" because of lack of money, the Government has been told. more...
City told 'prepare for more flooding'
THE man charged with protecting Oxford from further flooding warned today the city could "get wet again". more...
Football
FOOTBALL: King praises departing Hope
North Leigh chairman Pete King has expressed his sadness at the departure of Liam Hope, after the young striker decided to leave Eynsham Park. more...
Wells stars in demolition job
Stuart Wells hammered a hat-trick for Worcester & Bletchingdon as they crushed lowly Watlington 6-0 in the Premier Division. more...
Barrie hits a double
Dave Barrie bagged a brace for Slade Farm United as they reached the second round of the Mid Oxon Cup with a 3-0 win at home to Bodicote Sports. more...
Styles's late strike saves point for Town
A late goal from Andy Styles earned Bicester Town a share of the spoils away to Abingdon Town on Saturday. more...
Still issues cup warning
Ardley United manager Dan Still has told his players to be on their guard against complacency when they host Chalfont Wasps in Saturday's preliminary round tie. more...
Let's sharpen up, says Bicester boss Fowler
Bicester Town boss Tim Fowler says his side have to put away their chances, starting with tomorrow's home game against Division 1 East side Binfield. more...
Gardening
Divide and conquer
VAL BOURNE revives the traditional art of dividing perennial clump-formers I have been busy moving plants from a holding bed in order to make way for new paths in one of the vegetable patches. They had made large clumps, particularly the summer-flowering geraniums and astrantias. Rather shockingly the central heart of each plant was a dry, peaty ball, probably due to last summer's drought. This dead centre must effect the vigour of the plant so I've been pulling these vast clumps apart and discarding the dry centres and keeping the new vigorous outer pieces. I must have potted up 30 small pieces from each clump into soil-based John Innes. Next year I should have lots of young plants and these will eventually be far more vigorous than the congested clumps that were already past their best. more...
Headlines
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Student shot himself
A STUDENT killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Stop or face jail, counterfeit DVD seller warned
A DODGY DVD trader was nabbed by police when a stash of pornographic films fell out of his jacket in front of an officer. more...
History of Witney blankets
WITNEY residents have been invited to find out more about the history of Witney blankets. more...
Prize for the best pumpkin
The Wychwood Brewery, in Witney, has invited ghoulish people to enter a Hallowe'en pumpkin event. more...
PO verdict next year
POST Office customers in Oxfordshire will have to wait until next year to find out which of the county's branches face the axe, the Gazette has learned. more...
A journey back to the time of steam
THE days of steam trains passed into history long time ago, but the fascination lives on. more...
Student shot himself
A STUDENT killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Kids Week
Book club comes to Oxford
A series of roadshows starring the authors selected for Richard & Judy's Children's Book Club will visit Oxford on Wednesday. more...
Letters
Doomed list
If you want to save your post office from closure, start using it now. Don't wait until the bosses put it on their doomed list in February (Oxford Mail, October 23). It will be too late then. more...
Equally vile
It is extremely likely that a person's sexual orientation is decided before they are born, and that no-one would choose to be a paedophile, considering the vicious persecution they suffer. more...
Council’s shame
As a resident of Oxford who walks, cycles and rides horses, I was thoroughly dismayed at the decision by Judge Brian Loosley to close the bridleway on the edge of BMW's factory, and then to order the British Horse Society and the Ramblers' Association to pay Oxfordshire County Council's costs within 28 days (Oxford Mail, October 16). more...
Work together
I refer to the letter from Bob Price, leader of the Labour group on Oxford City Council, Crisis down to Lib Dems (Oxford Mail, October 13). more...
The English Pub (RIP)
I am sorry to have to inform everyone that the great British pub is in even more serious decline than is apparently evident, due to interfering law makers. more...
Motorsport
MOTOR CYCLING: Smith signs up for top team
Bradley Smith has been rewarded for a brilliant season in the 125cc world championship by joining a top team in 2008. more...
F1 night race planned
FORMULA One will stage its first night race next year after plans for a floodlit event in Singapore were confirmed. more...
MOTOR CYCLING: Smith signs up for top team
Bradley Smith has been rewarded for a brilliant season in the 125cc world championship by joining a top team in 2008. more...
Music
Griffin ravers
Tim Hughes finds out what makes Oxford's most eclectic band tick more...
Musicreviews
Mr Hudson and the Library@ Carling Academy, Oxford
The general rule of thumb is the better the band name, the worse the music. more...
News
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Museum stages Big Draw
BANBURY Museum will host a Big Draw event between 10am and 2pm tomorrow. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Car destroyed in fire
A CAR was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm last night. more...
Car destroyed in fire
A CAR was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm last night. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
CRICKET: Brackley's bans backed
Brackley's decision to ban two of their players at an internal disciplinary hearing following an incident in a game against Didcot has been backed by the Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...
Memorial to Pre-Raphaelite 'stunner'
THE BEAUTY of an Oxford "stunner" will be celebrated for all time - following the unveiling of a plaque in her honour. more...
Book fair raises funds
THE Oxford Oxfam Group Book Fair will be held on Saturday, October 27, at the Wesley Memorial Hall, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Send graffiti photos
PHOTOGRAPHS of graffiti, vandalism and abandoned vehicles in the city can be sent to the city council via mobile phones. more...
Castle wins
THE Oxford Castle development has won an award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. more...
Patrick reaps parks award
PATRICK Middlehurst, a groundsman with Oxford City Council, has been named Horticulturist Apprentice of the Year. more...
Spirits galore in museum
ABIGAIL Trivett, eight, and brother Callum, four, got a close-up view of ghostly goings-on at the Museum of Oxford when they took a look around the Spooky Stories Gallery Trail, organised for the run-up to Halloween. more...
Depot plans
PLANS to convert the old British Gas depot, in Abingdon, into four one-bedroom flats are being opposed by the town council. more...
Meeting to discuss arts provision
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their fight to save the music and drama blocks at the former St Mary's school site from the bulldozers with a public meeting in Wantage tomorrow night. more...
Street patrols to beat thugs
A CRACKDOWN on Hallowe'en yobbery - but with a 'softly, softly' approach involving sweets and fun-size chocolate bars - is being planned by Wallingford Town Council and local police. more...
Parents fined over son's truancy
A MOTHER and father from Abingdon have been fined for not sending their son to school. more...
Station to get £3m revamp
PLANS for a multi-million-pound revamp of facilities at Didcot's rail station signal the beginning of transport improvements to meet the demands of the town's growing population. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Charity logs on with new shop
WITH the smell of freshly-brewed coffee circulating, comfy armchairs, shelves filled with new and old books and a computer in the corner, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in a boutique bookshop. more...
Rat hunters turn to CCTV
THE great rat hunt in Oxford is on, with experts ready to use CCTV to discover whether an explosion of vermin in the city is myth or reality. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
POLICE sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed a police car window. more...
Road death victim named
A 27-year-old man killed as he walked along an unlit road near Oxford has been named. more...
Fish deaths inquiry
ENVIRONMENT Agency officials were today still investigating what caused the deaths of thousands of fish in the county. more...
Body found in copse
A BODY has been found in a copse near a housing estate. more...
Body found in copse
A BODY has been found in a copse near a housing estate. more...
Gun salute
LANCE Corporal Sarah Holmes, the soldier from Wantage who died from injuries after a road accident in Qatar, will be buried with full military honours after her funeral service at 2pm on Monday. more...
£400,000 boost for Brookes
TEACHER training students at Oxford Brookes University are to benefit from a £400,000 Government boost after the university was named a Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training (CETT). more...
101mph bypass charge
POLICE have charged a motorist for driving at twice the speed limit on the Eastern Bypass and providing false details to officers. more...
Fears remain for missing man
FEARS for a missing 45-year-old man remained last night. more...
Crackdown planned on city cyclists
CYCLISTS riding around Oxford's streets without lights will be the focus of a month-long road safety campaign. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Car destroyed in fire
A CAR was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm last night. more...
Car destroyed in fire
A CAR was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm last night. more...
Fears grow for missing man
POLICE said this afternoon they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Abingdon man. more...
New flood measures to be put in place
STREAMLINED emergency procedures need to be put in place following the July floods in the Abingdon area, according to a flooding emergency review carried out by the Vale of White Horse District Council in consultation with the public. more...
'No money for flood defences'
CRUCIAL flood defence schemes to protect Oxford are now "unlikely to proceed" because of lack of money, the Government has been told. more...
Young driver issues crash plea
A MOTORIST whose car was written off in an accident today appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
CRICKET: League to honour Primett
Derek Primett is set to become The Oxford Times Cherwell League's first president. more...
Student shot himself
A STUDENT killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
Driver vows to defy bus gate barrier
A DISABLED woman has vowed to defy bus gate restrictions in order to get to disabled parking spaces in Oxford. more...
Police raid home on drugs search
POLICE officers raided a flat in Abingdon Road, Oxford, today to look for class-A drugs. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
CRICKET: Brackley's bans backed
Brackley's decision to ban two of their players at an internal disciplinary hearing following an incident in a game against Didcot has been backed by the Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...
City told 'prepare for more flooding'
THE man charged with protecting Oxford from further flooding warned today the city could "get wet again". more...
Street patrols to beat thugs
A CRACKDOWN on Hallowe'en yobbery - but with a 'softly, softly' approach involving sweets and fun-size chocolate bars - is being planned by Wallingford Town Council and local police. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Meeting to discuss arts provision
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their fight to save the music and drama blocks at the former St Mary's school site from the bulldozers with a public meeting in Wantage tomorrow night. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Student shot himself
A STUDENT killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Race against time for Xmas lights
ENGINEERS are facing a race against time to get Banbury's Christmas lights wired up for next month's switch-on festival. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Body found in copse
A BODY has been found in a copse near a housing estate. more...
Body found in copse
A BODY has been found in a copse near a housing estate. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Depot plans
PLANS to convert the old British Gas depot, in Abingdon, into four one-bedroom flats are being opposed by the town council. more...
Meeting to discuss arts provision
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their fight to save the music and drama blocks at the former St Mary's school site from the bulldozers with a public meeting in Wantage tomorrow night. more...
Street patrols to beat thugs
A CRACKDOWN on Hallowe'en yobbery - but with a 'softly, softly' approach involving sweets and fun-size chocolate bars - is being planned by Wallingford Town Council and local police. more...
Parents fined over son's truancy
A MOTHER and father from Abingdon have been fined for not sending their son to school. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
POLICE sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed a police car window. more...
Fears remain for missing man
FEARS for a missing 45-year-old man remained last night. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Fears grow for missing man
POLICE said this afternoon they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Abingdon man. more...
Young driver issues crash plea
A MOTORIST whose car was written off in an accident today appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
POLICE sent out five patrol cars, a helicopter and a dog to chase a yob who smashed a police car window. more...
Non Leage
Peace seeking derby success
Didcot Town boss Stuart Peace wants his players to break their derby hoodoo when they entertain Oxford City on Saturday. more...
King pays tribute to departing Hope
North Leigh chairman Pete King has expressed his sadness after young striker Liam Hope decided to leave Eynsham Park. more...
Other News
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Twins born thanks to new treatment
TWINS born at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, are the first babies conceived using a revolutionary fertility treatment. more...
Other Sport
BADMINTON: Oxford duo down Leys
Pete Browning and Hannah Hindmarsh were in top form as Oxford took a 6-3 result from Leys A in Mixed Division 2 of the Oxford & District League. more...
BADMINTON: Students star in county champs
Oxford University's Ryan Manvel from Australia won the men's singles title with a 21-10, 21-8 victory over fellow student Richard Beal from New Zealand. more...
MOTOR CYCLING: Smith signs up for top team
Bradley Smith has been rewarded for a brilliant season in the 125cc world championship by joining a top team in 2008. more...
MOTOR CYCLING: Smith signs up for top team
Bradley Smith has been rewarded for a brilliant season in the 125cc world championship by joining a top team in 2008. more...
GOLF: Ambitious Lauren gets a boost
Bicester's Lauren Jupp has been awarded a bursary from the Angela Uzielli Bursary Trust to help develop her game. more...
Oxford News
Residents to fight move
RESIDENTS of an Oxford City Council-run sheltered housing block in Jericho, Oxford, are planning to fight to stop their homes being demolished. more...
CCTV to be used in rat hunt
The great rat hunt in Oxford is on, with experts ready to use CCTV to discover whether an explosion of vermin in the city is myth or reality. more...
Beat bobbies reassure residents
People living on an Oxford estate have said they feel much safer after a dramatic rise in the number of police patrolling their streets. more...
Children's 'pub' is on a Mish-on
Youth workers in Oxford want more young people to visit a pub designed for under-18s. more...
Gang Show scouts for new talent
Scouts and Guides across Oxfordshire are being called on to pick up their dancing shoes, get out the grease paint, and audition for the 2008 Oxford Gang Show. more...
Uni building plans cause controversy
Oxford University's new Middle East Centre has found itself at the centre of an architectural storm. more...
Theatre portraits go on show
A unique behind-the-scenes glimpse of an East Oxford theatre is being offered at a photography exhibition this week. more...
A reel vision of the Orient
Oxford film fanatics are getting stuck into some of China's best independent films as a new festival enters its final day tomorrow. more...
CCTV homes in on hooligans
Security cameras have been trained on an Oxford tower block to deter persistent troublemakers. more...
Bonfire displays to light up the sky
Crackling bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. more...
Online listings are hailed a success
Users of the Oxford Mail's and this website's events listing system are reaping the benefits of new technology as they seek to publicise events and groups. more...
Artistic youngsters pitching in
Young artists from an Oxford estate have seen their work presented to their community. more...
No drugs found in raid
Police officers raided a flat in Abingdon Road, Oxford, to look for class A drugs today. more...
Disabled woman to ignore bus-only rule
A disabled woman has vowed to defy bus gate restrictions in order to get to disabled parking spaces in Oxford. more...
Football star donates libel cash to JR
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has pledged a large donation to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. more...
'We can't stop city flooding'
Oxford has been warned it "will get wet" again by the man charged with protecting the city from further flooding. more...
Fears grow for missing man
Police are becoming increasingly worried for the welfare of a missing man who may be running out of drugs he takes for a heart condition. more...
Pasttimes
Of souls departed and deaths foretold
With Hallowe'en and All Souls Day next week, CHRIS KOENIG tells of strange tales in the village of Souldern Doubtless the Fellows of All Souls College will be up to their tricks again next week, singing their dread song while the port circulates around the dining table on All Souls Day, November 2. more...
Recipes
Pot-roast partridge
DURING my visit to the newly established Upton Smokery (www.uptonsmokery.co.uk) close to the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire border, I was able to acquire a brace of young red-legged partridges. more...
Restaurant Reviews
STRADA: Pause for reflection
Paul Stammers thinks Strada is unremarkable but a vast improvement on its predecessor more...
Results And Fixtures
FIXTURES: October 26
SATURDAY. more...
FIXTURES: October 26
SATURDAY. more...
FIXTURES: October 26
SATURDAY. more...
FIXTURES: October 26
SATURDAY. more...
Rowing
ROWING: Captain celebrates great year
City of Oxford captain Chris Thomson can look back on a highly successul season for the club, writes Mike Rosewell. more...
Rugby
RUGBY UNION: Quins' top four challenge
Oxford Harlequins' director of rugby Matt Maudsley wants his side to push for a top four spot in South West 1 by Christmas. more...
RUGBY UNION: Quins' top four challenge
Oxford Harlequins' director of rugby Matt Maudsley wants his side to push for a top four spot in South West 1 by Christmas. more...
RUGBY UNION: Hawks out to end Otley jinx
Henley Hawks will target their first ever victory at Otley when they visit the Yorkshire club in National 2. more...
RUGBY UNION: Hawks out to end Otley jinx
Henley Hawks will target their first ever victory at Otley when they visit the Yorkshire club in National 2. more...
RUGBY UNION: Quins' top four challenge
Oxford Harlequins' director of rugby Matt Maudsley wants his side to push for a top four spot in South West 1 by Christmas. more...
RUGBY UNION: Quins' top four challenge
Oxford Harlequins' director of rugby Matt Maudsley wants his side to push for a top four spot in South West 1 by Christmas. more...
RUGBY UNION: Hawks out to end Otley jinx
Henley Hawks will target their first ever victory at Otley when they visit the Yorkshire club in National 2. more...
RUGBY UNION: Hawks out to end Otley jinx
Henley Hawks will target their first ever victory at Otley when they visit the Yorkshire club in National 2. more...
RUGBY: Grove go through
Grove will host Chipping Norton in round 3 south west of the EDF Energy Senior Vase after being awarded their second round tie. more...
RUGBY: Grove go through
Grove will host Chipping Norton in round 3 south west of the EDF Energy Senior Vase after being awarded their second round tie. more...
RUGBY UNION: Luck ran out for England
Star man Andy Gomarsall has refused to blame video referee Stuart Dickinson after England's 15-6 World Cup final defeat to South Africa last Saturday. more...
Dan's the man for Bicester!
Bicester No 8 Dan Spencer ran in a hat-trick of tries as they crushed Wheatley 59-10 at Oxford Road in the Premier Division. more...
RUGBY: Grove go through
Grove will host Chipping Norton in round 3 south west of the EDF Energy Senior Vase after being awarded their second round tie. more...
RUGBY: Grove go through
Grove will host Chipping Norton in round 3 south west of the EDF Energy Senior Vase after being awarded their second round tie. more...
Sport
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Brackley's bans backed
Brackley's decision to ban two of their players at an internal disciplinary hearing following an incident in a game against Didcot has been backed by the Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) The annual awards are presented by the England and Wales Cricket Board to recognise the people making outstanding voluntary contributions to cricket in any one year. more...
CRICKET: Brackley's bans backed
Brackley's decision to ban two of their players at an internal disciplinary hearing following an incident in a game against Didcot has been backed by the Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...
Theatre
Winter wonderland
Sara Smith looks forward to ballet on a grand scale at Oxford's New Theatre and talks to one of the performers more...
Challenging double bill
Chatroom by Enda Walsh and Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill come to the Oxford Playhouse from Tuesday, following a run at the National Theatre. more...
Stringy fun
Next Friday and Saturday at the Pegasus Theatre, in Magdalen Road, Oxford, there's a lively production of Eggbird and Other String Puppet Stories, performed by Stephen Mottram and his company of marionettes. more...
Sounds fishy
Comedian Richard Herring - best known for his collaboration with Stewart Lee, but a force to be reckoned with on his own - will be unleashing his trademark wisecracks at The Cellar, off Cornmarket Street, Oxford, on Monday night as part of The Free Beer Show. Call 01865 244761 for details. more...
Ear-piercing, sex and teenage pregnancies
A.S.H. SMYTH delves into the language of adolescents as expressed in powerful terms in the dark duo of plays Chatroom/Citizenship at the Oxford Playhouse Enda Walsh's Chatroom is a play about 15-year-olds and what malevolent little ******** they can be. The internet at midnight is an easy place for the adolescents of Chiswick to meet' and express their angst. Or, in this instance, listen to Jim (Steven Webb) express his angst and then see if, for a laugh, they can convince him to kill himself. more...
Portrait of an artist and poet
HELEN PEACOCKE previews a gala night to mark the 75th anniversary of Sylvia Plath Had the American poet Sylvia Plath been alive today she would be 75 years old. To celebrate her birth and her life, actresses Diana Quick, Eve Best, Susannah Harker and Lynn Farleigh will be leading a charity gala of performances at the Oxford Playhouse on Sunday at 7.30pm. more...
Voluntary Voice
Friendly hospital cafes are in league of their own
Most of us have had a much needed cup of coffee or a cheese roll in a League of Friends' cafe in an Oxford hospital. more...
Wallingford
Street patrols to beat thugs
A CRACKDOWN on Hallowe'en yobbery - but with a 'softly, softly' approach involving sweets and fun-size chocolate bars - is being planned by Wallingford Town Council and local police. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Street patrols to beat thugs
A CRACKDOWN on Hallowe'en yobbery - but with a 'softly, softly' approach involving sweets and fun-size chocolate bars - is being planned by Wallingford Town Council and local police. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Street patrols to beat thugs
A CRACKDOWN on Hallowe'en yobbery - but with a 'softly, softly' approach involving sweets and fun-size chocolate bars - is being planned by Wallingford Town Council and local police. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Wallingford News
Driver freed from car after crash
Firefighters had to free a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Wantage And Grove
Meeting to discuss arts provision
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their fight to save the music and drama blocks at the former St Mary's school site from the bulldozers with a public meeting in Wantage tomorrow night. more...
Meeting to discuss arts provision
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their fight to save the music and drama blocks at the former St Mary's school site from the bulldozers with a public meeting in Wantage tomorrow night. more...
Meeting to discuss arts provision
CAMPAIGNERS are stepping up their fight to save the music and drama blocks at the former St Mary's school site from the bulldozers with a public meeting in Wantage tomorrow night. more...
Wantage News
Couple admit benefit fraud
A couple were sentenced at Didcot Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to failing to declare a change in circumstance and making a false statement when applying for benefits. more...
Witney News
Village 'best spirit in nation'
A small Oxfordshire village is officially the best in the country for community spirit. more...
Student shot himself
A student killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
Abingdon Herald News
Fears grow for missing man
POLICE said this afternoon they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Abingdon man. more...
Young driver issues crash plea
A MOTORIST whose car was written off in an accident today appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
Couple admit benefit fraud
A COUPLE were sentenced at Didcot Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to failing to declare a change in circumstance and making a false statement when applying for benefits. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
Fears remain for missing man
Banbury Cake News
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Car destroyed in fire
A CAR was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm last night. more...
Displays go with a bang
CRACKLING bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. more...
Banbury Cake Sport
CRICKET: Cherry on top for national award
David Cherry, from Cropredy Cricket Club, is celebrating after beating off stiff competition from across the UK to scoop one of sport's most prestigious accolades - a NatWest Outstanding Service to Cricket Award (OSCA) more...
CRICKET: Brackley's bans backed
Brackley's decision to ban two of their players at an internal disciplinary hearing following an incident in a game against Didcot has been backed by the Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...
Bicester Advertiser News
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Displays go with a bang
CRACKLING bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. more...
Slimmer is half the woman she was
A SLIMMER who shed almost nine stones was in a twirl when she met Strictly Come Dancing bad boy Brendan Cole. more...
Police called to parish row
Body found in copse
A BODY has been found in a copse near a housing estate. more...
Bicester Advertiser Sport
GOLF: Ambitious Lauren gets a boost
Bicester's Lauren Jupp has been awarded a bursary from the Angela Uzielli Bursary Trust to help develop her game. more...
Oxford Mail News
Driver freed from car after crash
Firefighters had to free a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Bonfire displays to light up the sky
Crackling bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. more...
Student shot himself
A student killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
French driver took own life
A French lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
CCTV homes in on hooligans
Security cameras have been trained on an Oxford tower block to deter persistent troublemakers. more...
Beat bobbies reassure residents
People living on an Oxford estate have said they feel much safer after a dramatic rise in the number of police patrolling their streets. more...
No drugs found in raid
Police officers raided a flat in Abingdon Road, Oxford, to look for class A drugs today. more...
Gang Show scouts for new talent
Scouts and Guides across Oxfordshire are being called on to pick up their dancing shoes, get out the grease paint, and audition for the 2008 Oxford Gang Show. more...
Children's 'pub' is on a Mish-on
Youth workers in Oxford want more young people to visit a pub designed for under-18s. more...
Uni building plans cause controversy
Oxford University's new Middle East Centre has found itself at the centre of an architectural storm. more...
Dieter is half the woman she was
A slimmer who shed almost nine stones was in a twirl when she met Strictly Come Dancing bad boy Brendan Cole. more...
Village 'best spirit in nation'
A small Oxfordshire village is officially the best in the country for community spirit. more...
Theatre portraits go on show
A unique behind-the-scenes glimpse of an East Oxford theatre is being offered at a photography exhibition this week. more...
Couple admit benefit fraud
A couple were sentenced at Didcot Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to failing to declare a change in circumstance and making a false statement when applying for benefits. more...
Police called to parish meeting
Police were called to remove two people who refused to leave a parish council meeting which the chairman had said was to be held in private. more...
Disabled woman to ignore bus-only rule
A disabled woman has vowed to defy bus gate restrictions in order to get to disabled parking spaces in Oxford. more...
Online listings are hailed a success
Users of the Oxford Mail's and this website's events listing system are reaping the benefits of new technology as they seek to publicise events and groups. more...
Estate menace gets Asbo
A teenager with a history of drugs, thefts and violence has been banned from terrorising people on an Oxford estate. more...
Football star donates libel cash to JR
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has pledged a large donation to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. more...
'We can't stop city flooding'
Oxford has been warned it "will get wet" again by the man charged with protecting the city from further flooding. more...
MPs' expenses cost £829 000
Oxfordshire's mps spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money on travel, office costs and postage last year - on top of their £60,675 annual salaries. more...
Fears grow for missing man
Police are becoming increasingly worried for the welfare of a missing man who may be running out of drugs he takes for a heart condition. more...
Cancer battle to end in court
A man dying of cancer has vowed to fight all the way to court after NHS managers confirmed he would not be given life-prolonging drugs. more...
A reel vision of the Orient
Oxford film fanatics are getting stuck into some of China's best independent films as a new festival enters its final day tomorrow. more...
Artistic youngsters pitching in
Young artists from an Oxford estate have seen their work presented to their community. more...
Fire destroys car
A car was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm yesterday. more...
Motorist issues accident appeal
A motorist whose car was written off in an accident has appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
Oxford Mail Sport
MOTOR CYCLING: Smith signs up for top team
Bradley Smith has been rewarded for a brilliant season in the 125cc world championship by joining a top team in 2008. more...
BADMINTON: Oxford duo down Leys
Pete Browning and Hannah Hindmarsh were in top form as Oxford took a 6-3 result from Leys A in Mixed Division 2 of the Oxford & District League. more...
BADMINTON: Students star in county champs
Oxford University's Ryan Manvel from Australia won the men's singles title with a 21-10, 21-8 victory over fellow student Richard Beal from New Zealand. more...
The Oxford Times News
£400,000 boost for Brookes
101mph bypass charge
'No money for flood defences'
CRUCIAL flood defence schemes to protect Oxford are now "unlikely to proceed" because of lack of money, the Government has been told. more...
Design storm brewing
CRICKET: League to honour Primett
Derek Primett is set to become The Oxford Times Cherwell League's first president. more...
CRICKET: Brackley's bans backed
Brackley's decision to ban two of their players at an internal disciplinary hearing following an incident in a game against Didcot has been backed by the Oxford Times Cherwell League. more...
Fears grow for missing man
POLICE said this afternoon they were becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing Abingdon man. more...
Student shot himself
A STUDENT killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
Driver vows to defy bus gate barrier
A DISABLED woman has vowed to defy bus gate restrictions in order to get to disabled parking spaces in Oxford. more...
'No money for flood defences'
CRUCIAL flood defence schemes to protect Oxford are now "unlikely to proceed" because of lack of money, the Government has been told. more...
Police raid home on drugs search
POLICE officers raided a flat in Abingdon Road, Oxford, today to look for class-A drugs. more...
Violent crime rises in North Oxford
INCIDENTS of violent crime are rising in North Oxford, new police figures have disclosed. more...
Lorry driver found hanged in cab
A FRENCH lorry driver hanged himself in his cab at Cherwell Valley Services in Ardley, an inquest heard today. more...
Young driver issues crash plea
A MOTORIST whose car was written off in an accident today appealed for the other driver involved to come forward. more...
Crackdown planned on city cyclists
CYCLISTS riding around Oxford's streets without lights will be the focus of a month-long road safety campaign. more...
CCTV homes in on hooligans
SECURITY cameras have been trained on an Oxford tower block to deter persistent troublemakers. more...
Couple admit benefit fraud
A COUPLE were sentenced at Didcot Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to failing to declare a change in circumstance and making a false statement when applying for benefits. more...
Man freed after lorry smash
FIREFIGHTERS freed a man from his vehicle after a road accident near Moulsford. more...
Car destroyed in fire
A CAR was destroyed by a fire in a car park in Bretch Hill, Banbury, at 11.45pm last night. more...
City told 'prepare for more flooding'
Village voted best for community spirit
Displays go with a bang
CRACKLING bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. more...
Slimmer is half the woman she was
A SLIMMER who shed almost nine stones was in a twirl when she met Strictly Come Dancing bad boy Brendan Cole. more...
Rat hunters turn to CCTV
THE great rat hunt in Oxford is on, with experts ready to use CCTV to discover whether an explosion of vermin in the city is myth or reality. more...
Police increase reassures residents
PEOPLE living on an Oxford estate have said they feel much safer after a rise in the number of police patrolling their streets. more...
Youth pub has a 'Mish-on'
Youth workers in Oxford want more young people to visit a pub designed for under-18s. more...
Vandal feels full weight of law
Road death victim named
A 27-year-old man killed as he walked along an unlit road near Oxford has been named. more...
Jericho residents pledge fight
Fish deaths inquiry
Fears remain for missing man
New flood measures to be put in place
Police called to parish row
Pirate DVD seller fined £1,000
Residents will fight removal
RESIDENTS of an Oxford City Council-run sheltered housing block in Jericho, Oxford, are planning to fight to stop their homes being demolished. more...
Gene therapy firm reassures market
GENE therapy company Oxford BioMedica has moved to clear up "misconceptions" which have led to a 30 per cent fall in its share price. more...
Body found in copse
A BODY has been found in a copse near a housing estate. more...
Gun salute
The Oxford Times Sport
MOTOR CYCLING: Smith signs up for top team
Bradley Smith has been rewarded for a brilliant season in the 125cc world championship by joining a top team in 2008. more...
Witney Gazette News
PO verdict next year
POST Office customers in Oxfordshire will have to wait until next year to find out which of the county's branches face the axe, the Gazette has learned. more...
Student shot himself
A STUDENT killed himself at his family's west Oxfordshire home after getting caught up in a university exam cheating row, an inquest heard. more...
A journey back to the time of steam
THE days of steam trains passed into history long time ago, but the fascination lives on. more...
Village voted best for community spirit
Stop or face jail, counterfeit DVD seller warned
A DODGY DVD trader was nabbed by police when a stash of pornographic films fell out of his jacket in front of an officer. more...
History of Witney blankets
WITNEY residents have been invited to find out more about the history of Witney blankets. more...
Displays go with a bang
CRACKLING bonfires and dazzling firework displays will help Guy Fawkes Night go with a bang in Oxfordshire. more...
Prize for the best pumpkin
The Wychwood Brewery, in Witney, has invited ghoulish people to enter a Hallowe'en pumpkin event. more...
Pirate DVD seller fined £1,000
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