I write about the disgusting tactics employed by EPM operating in the John Allen car park at Cowley, Oxford. After 90 minutes, you risk a whopping £75 fine. I witnessed this, as a couple returned to their car loaded with bags from most of the retailers
National League Division 2: Henley Hawks were undone by the boot of Moseley fly-half Ollie Thomas as they went down 22-19 away to the midlanders. Thomas kept Moseley in the game in the second half after they had fallen behind 10-0 by landing three penalties
Parents of persistent truants in Oxfordshire now have a stark choice -- they can make sure their child gets to school every day or they can pay a fine. Children who bunk off lessons do not just fall behind at school, they are also more likely to get involved
It will come as a surprise to many people that a flagship school like Peers at Littlemore has been put on special measures. Ofsted inspectors found quality lacking in 24 out of 25 areas, including management, standards, personal development, behaviour
South West Division 1: Chinnor surrendered their unbeaten record and with it their top-of-the-table spot when they went down by three penalties to two at Reading Abbey on Saturday. The home side put the Chinnor scrum under pressure from the word go, denying
Nick Cobb added the ODDA Summer League singles crown to his 2005 Winter League title, in the finals night at Roman Way on Friday. In a high-scoring final, Cobb, of Cowley Community Centre B, beat clubmate Terry Sapey 2-1. Cobb won the first leg before
Oxford Cheetahs are back - and it's official. Dorset businessman Aaron Lanney, the new owner of Oxford speedway, put pen to paper to buy the club from former promoter Steve Purchase. The deal was completed just hours before Lanney jetted out to Tenerife
A man died yesterday (Monday) after a crash between a car and a lorry on the A420 between Oxford and Swindon. Shortly before 12.30pm, the car was in a collision with a heavy goods vehicle, close to the Bourton turning, near Shrivenham. The car driver
An elderly woman had to be rescued by firefighters after a flat fire in east Oxford yesterday (Monday). Three fire crews were called to Iffley Road at 3.17pm. A fire service spokesman said they were confronted by a large blaze in a first-floor flat. They
A law firm must pay a solicitor from Africa they rejected for a job interview £5,500 after a tribunal ruled it had discriminated against him. Osita Mba, 32, pictured, claimed Marshall & Galpin did not give him an interview earlier this year because
I have been working on the problem of the millions of massacred birds and animals at Christmas, and I have come up with what I think is a practical solution. I suggest that any animal liberationist with spare money should buy as many poultry and animals
Oxfordshire could see its first snowfall of the season this week as forecasters predict a significant drop in daytime temperatures on Thursday. Meteorologists say there is a 20 per cent chance of the county seeing snow on Thursday, Friday or Saturday
Oxford's post staff are providing a first class service more than a year after being labelled the worst in the country, the latest mail delivery figures have revealed. Almost 95 per cent of all first class mail was delivered on time between July and September
A mother will face court accused of killing four people by dangerous driving in the Eastern Bypass crash. Angela Dublin, a 45-year-old former nurse at the John Radcliffe Hospital, has been reported to Oxford Magistrates' Court over the accident almost
The decision to include art on the pavements in the revamped Cowley Road in Oxford was an excellent one. But it wasn't the brightest idea to include a slab depicting a syringe and a £10 note. To most passersby, this would have been an indication that
FA Vase holders Didcot Town were rewarded with another home tie in the third round of this year's competition. Town, who thrashed Herne Bay 7-0 in the last round on Saturday, will host either Gorleston or Mildenhall Town for a place in the last 32. Both
English League: A controversial equaliser two minutes from time saw Oxford Hawks held to a 1-1 draw at home to University of Birmingham in the National South Division. Hawks looked poised for victory when a free hit on the edge of their D was upgraded
Not so long ago Oxford's postal service was a laughing stock. For months our pages were filled with stories of late deliveries, missing letters and bags of mail dumped all over the city. Industrial unrest at the sorting office, fuelled by allegations
Two directors of a private mail company who dumped more than 360,000 letters and parcels in skips have been each locked up for two years. Royston Heaton, 42, of Holton, Oxford, and Inderpal Narula, 33, of Burnham, near Slough, each pocketed fortunes while
Students and staff at Oxford University welcomed a royal visitor yesterday (Monday) to celebrate hundreds of years of history and to recognise new scientific research. Prince Charles was in the city, talking with students at the Department of Zoology
Oxford United owner Firoz Kassam is looking to add a national visitor attraction to his property empire. The millionaire has been shortlisted to take on a 125-year lease of Alexandra Palace in north London which has been created to prevent taxpayers footing
Striker Danny Morgan has been told he can leave Oxford United on a free transfer once he can find another club. The former MK Dons player joined United in the summer of 2004, having scored a hat-trick in a trial match, but has found his chances limited
I write about the so-called Green Party. These people go on and on, possibly rightly so, about the Green Belt. I am in favour of this. However, it seems that with the influx of refugees and the need for housing, we must build somewhere. This somewhere
