Child prodigy Sufiah Yusof was found by police after applying for a hotel job in Bournemouth. The 15-year-old was tracked down by police to an Internet cafe in the town after being contacted by staff. She is now in the care of social services after refusing
The Oxford Channel has laid off 34 staff as the new owners make plans for the future of the community television station. Martin Atkin, the new managing director, confirmed that 20 unpaid volunteer workers were told they were no longer needed, along with
A plan to build a pub owned and run by the community is back on track after a deal with a developer, writes David Horne. But though extra finance must be raised through investments and personal loans to secure the land on Witney's Deer Park estate, the
Tenants on a housing estate could at last be given the right to buy their own homes, writes David Horne. Moves are under way to allow the 400 tenants of Witney's Windrush Valley estate, owned by a housing association, to be given the same rights as council
Oxford students have reacted angrily to a report which says universities should be allowed to charge fees of up to 4,500 a year. The policy would make the University more elitist and create a two-tier education system, the Student Union claimed. Written
Patients suffering from depression are being offered fast-track treatment in the comfort of their GPs' surgeries, thanks to 100,000 worth of investment, writes Victoria Owen. All 31 practices across Oxford will have access to a new team of psychologists
Car dealers are fighting to recover sales hit by consumer fears that British cars are overpriced, writes David Duffy. Peter Vardy, chairman of the dealer chain Reg Vardy, which sells Citroen cars in Banbury, said the launch in September of a "Rip-off
Hospital staff have been rapped after losing dangerous radioactive equipment used for treating cancer patients, writes Andrew French. The Churchill Hospital, part of the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, has been ordered to tighten procedures in a stinging
OXFORD University skipper Tom Hicks has named seven Blues, including himself, in the side to face Cambridge for the 155th and possibly the last Varsity Match at Lord's, starting next Tuesday. Oxford, who include rugby Blue Scott Weenink, are bidding for
OXFORD greyhounds go live on Sky Sports for the second time this year when they host a charity meeting in aid of injured jockey Scott Taylor at the Stadium on Tuesday, August 8. Oxford featured live on Sky with the Trafalgar Cup in February and now Cowley
Bookshops have reported an unprecedented rush for the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. And some have tapped into Harry Potter fever by opening especially early for the publication of the book and laying
Churches are being urged to join a scheme to combat crime, writes Paul Warner. Church Watch has been launched by north Oxfordshire police on the back of the successful Neighbourhood and Country Watch schemes, which have been in operation for several years
OXFORD United have had trouble finding missing star Mark Watson but we've tracked him down. The 29-year-old from Vancouver is in Alliston, Ontario, with Canada's national team preparing for their World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago at the
