Stories for 22 December 2006

Bicester News

Police launch drag race blitz

Police have stepped up a campaign against dangerous drivers after they were alerted by the Oxford Mail to footage of road races posted on the Internet.  more...

Business Arena News

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Cimena

Night at the museum (PG)

No-one can doubt Ben Stiller's comedy skills.  more...

Flags of our fathers (15)

The image of six soldiers raising the flag at The Battle Of Iwo Jima, fortuitously captured by photographer Joe Rosenthal, turned around the Pacific War for America, reigniting national pride at a time when public opinion was turning against the conflict.  more...

Perfume: the story of a murderer (15)

Immersing us in a world of intoxicating sensory pleasures, Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer is an audacious, dreamlike work, which will either seduce you or leave you cold.  more...

Columns

Cabbages and Kings: December 22

THERE were more flashing cameras than you'd find at a West End first night; more cheering than on a banana republic's presidential parade. I was party to both excesses.  more...

Didcot

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Didcot News

Top ’tec reveals role in abuse case

A private detective has described the part he played in a six-year police investigation into a former teacher and paedophile.  more...

Editorial Comment

End this chaos on the rails

So First Great Western is to look again at the timetable changes, which are causing such chaos.  more...

Features

The end of an era

In a few weeks' time the closure of Oxford's Radcliffe Infirmary will bring to an end more than 200 years of service to the community.  more...

Football

FOOTBALL: Carterton chief quits

Carterton chairman Nick Truman has resigned after 12 years at the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division club, because of a lack of support.  more...

FOOTBALL: Simms set for Witney debut

Witney United are set to give a debut to Mark Simms when they host Abingdon Town in the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division tomorrow.  more...

FOOTBALL: Ardley hit by double blow

Ardley United have suffered a big blow after strikers Chris Hill and Ryan Wiffen were ruled out until the end of January.  more...

FOOTBALL: Banbury sign Wycombe keeper

Banbury United are set to give a debut to Wycombe keeper Dean Thornton when they host Wealdstone in tomorrow's British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division.  more...

FOOTBALL: Patterson misses out on Bees job

DARREN Patterson spoke last night of his "great disappointment" after failing to land the Brentford manager's job.  more...

Headlines

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Death toll reaches 67

POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a crash on a notorious stretch of the A415 near Witney in which a van driver died.  more...

Drink-drive mother escapes jail

A MOTHER who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.  more...

Raiders attack rugby club

RAIDERS smashed their way into a rugby clubhouse and fled empty handed.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Death toll reaches 67

POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a crash on a notorious stretch of the A415 near Witney in which a van driver died.  more...

Drink-drive mother escapes jail

A MOTHER who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.  more...

Raiders attack rugby club

RAIDERS smashed their way into a rugby clubhouse and fled empty handed.  more...

Marriotts vote: Mixed feelings

WITNEY townspeople have greeted the news that a multiplex cinema and shopping complex is soon to be built, with mixed feelings.  more...

Marriotts vote: Mixed feelings

WITNEY townspeople have greeted the news that a multiplex cinema and shopping complex is soon to be built, with mixed feelings.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Leader

Busman's holiday

New Year's Eve will be one of the biggest party nights of the year in Oxford - and there will be no buses running.  more...

Rough ride

Sites for new housing in Didcot will come as a surprise - more possibly a shock - to many.  more...

Letters

Bad to worse

As a regular reader of the Oxford Mail, I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year - but especially Peter Unsworth for giving us Cabbages and Kings.  more...

Are they worth their salaries?

Your report on the wages of the county council's top management team (Oxford Mail, November 29) didn't tell us much.  more...

Lightweight trams might be answer

Sir - Robert Sephton's arguments against trams (Letters, December 8) are highly misleading. Where a tram stop has no platforms, other traffic must not pass between the tram and the kerb (Highway Code 238).  more...

Rail travel is first-class disgrace

Sir - Your article Rail commuters to step up campaign over London train (Report, December 15) does not do full justice to the extent of First Great Western's disastrous new timetable, introduced on December 10.  more...

Rail travel is first-class disgrace

Sir - Your article Rail commuters to step up campaign over London train (Report, December 15) does not do full justice to the extent of First Great Western's disastrous new timetable, introduced on December 10.  more...

Unusable trains

Sir - It's not only the commuters of Oxford and Didcot who have been seriously adversely affected by the new First Great Western timetable (Report, December 15).  more...

Ron's place

Sir - I was astounded to read (Report, December 15) that Oxford commuters have any objection to standing on the train to London.  more...

Ron's place

Sir - I was astounded to read (Report, December 15) that Oxford commuters have any objection to standing on the train to London.  more...

'Get on with it'

Sir - I was interested to read your editorial comment on the A34 (December 15). The A34 is the Government's responsibility.  more...

Christmas offence?

Sir - Oxford has slid into Christmas as usual, with less controversy than has been reported from some other towns.  more...

Three steps

Sir - There has been a great deal of debate over waste disposal in recent months. Our motto needs to be: reduce, re-use, recycle.  more...

Box puzzle

Sir - Actually I rather like our new wheelie bin - it is certainly easier to put out in the road than our old dustbins. It also prevents foxes and other animals from attacking the rubbish and spreading it around.  more...

Miraculous repellent

Sir - Those of us living in flats have to wait till next year to know how our rubbish will be collected. So we are very interested in observing our local area to see how they are coping with the New Order. It seems obvious that properties without front gardens and/or side entries cannot manage wheelie bins and the alternative lilac bags would seem to have advantages for many others as well.  more...

No excuses on water

Sir - Despite a wealth of recent rainfall our water-supply crisis continues, and the problem can only worsen with the construction of hundreds of thousands of new homes over the next 20 years across the whole of the South East, from north Oxfordshire to east Kent.  more...

Check for leaks

Sir - I have done a small survey among local householders who have decided to have a water meter fitted.  more...

Utter failure

Sir - As I see it, the two principal arguments against continuing with buses in Oxford are the pollution they bring right into the centre and the fact that they conflict with safe cycling.  more...

Outmoded sport

Sir - It has always been my belief that if a law is being broken with police knowledge, then appropriate action would be taken. However, whereas prior to the hunting ban, police officers were frequently and very noticeably present - for instance, 24 on one occasion, three vans of officers on another - and elaborate recording of all our personal details took place time and time again, the post-ban reaction to reports of illegal hunting are frequently met with the response that we should present our evidence to the police station, because officers now are far too busy, woefully under-resourced and that the issue of illegal hunting is not an issue. So that's that then, is it?  more...

Outmoded sport

Sir - It has always been my belief that if a law is being broken with police knowledge, then appropriate action would be taken.  more...

Tight spaces

Sir - By using land within the ring road more effectively there would be much less pressure to build on Oxford's Green Belt.  more...

Cause and effect

Sir - The correspondence kicked-off by Jeremy Clarkson's article (Report, December 1) is really about causation, that is, the identification of the link between road layouts, speed restrictions etc on the one hand and, on the other, a sufficiently wide sample of data (including, but not limited to, accidents) from which to draw conclusions.  more...

Open spaces

Sir - Because of the city council's policy of 'offloading' sports facilities to private management, it seems that access to the Alexandra tennis courts in Summertown will be denied not only to Norham Gardens tennis club (Report, December 1), but, more importantly, to any regular, aspiring or future tennis players who want to just turn up and play.  more...

Uninspiring design

Sir - Unsightly fly posters are the least of Oxford's worries. These can be easily removed.  more...

Return to form

Sir - In your December 8 edition, Christopher Gray gives three unrelentingly enthusiastic reviews, for a restaurant, a comedian and an author.  more...

Christmas offence

Sir - Oxford has slid into Christmas as usual, with less controversy than has been reported from some other towns.  more...

Motoring News

VW unveils its 'baby Touareg'

VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled its compact 4x4, the Tiguan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and has announced that the first examples of the compact sports utility vehicle will be delivered to customers by the end of next year. The car is expected to go on sale in the UK in 2008.  more...

Chevrolet makes diesel debut

IT was D-Day' for Chevrolet at this month's Bologna Motor Show as the company took the wraps off its first diesel-engined car for the UK.  more...

Chevrolet makes diesel debut

IT was D-Day' for Chevrolet at this month's Bologna Motor Show as the company took the wraps off its first diesel-engined car for the UK.  more...

VW unveils its 'baby Touareg'

VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled its compact 4x4, the Tiguan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and has announced that the first examples of the compact sports utility vehicle will be delivered to customers by the end of next year. The car is expected to go on sale in the UK in 2008.  more...

Motors

Chevrolet makes diesel debut

IT was D-Day' for Chevrolet at this month's Bologna Motor Show as the company took the wraps off its first diesel-engined car for the UK.  more...

VW unveils its 'baby Touareg'

VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled its compact 4x4, the Tiguan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and has announced that the first examples of the compact sports utility vehicle will be delivered to customers by the end of next year. The car is expected to go on sale in the UK in 2008.  more...

Roadtest: Capability Blue

COMPACT, economical, low emissions - just the sort of car that the Government and the tax-grabbing bureaucrats running Richmond council should be bending over backwards to encourage us to drive.  more...

Roadtest: Capability Blue

COMPACT, economical, low emissions - just the sort of car that the Government and the tax-grabbing bureaucrats running Richmond council should be bending over backwards to encourage us to drive.  more...

VW unveils its 'baby Touareg'

VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled its compact 4x4, the Tiguan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and has announced that the first examples of the compact sports utility vehicle will be delivered to customers by the end of next year. The car is expected to go on sale in the UK in 2008.  more...

Chevrolet makes diesel debut

IT was D-Day' for Chevrolet at this month's Bologna Motor Show as the company took the wraps off its first diesel-engined car for the UK.  more...

VW unveils its 'baby Touareg'

VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled its compact 4x4, the Tiguan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and has announced that the first examples of the compact sports utility vehicle will be delivered to customers by the end of next year. The car is expected to go on sale in the UK in 2008.  more...

Music

A shed load of funk

Oxford's DJ Aidan Larkin, tells Tim Hughes this New Year's Eve is going to be great fun.   more...

News

Fuelling a bio revolution

A SHED, some old chip fat and some mechanical know-how are all helping one man to stay on the road.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Parking charges cut

SHOPPERS getting stuck in the Christmas rush have at least one festive gift to be grateful for - some car parking charges have been lowered.  more...

Parking charges cut

SHOPPERS getting stuck in the Christmas rush have at least one festive gift to be grateful for - some car parking charges have been lowered.  more...

Wasteland transformed into graden

A £10,000 Lottery grant will help an Oxford community group transform what was once derelict wasteland into a blossoming garden.  more...

White Christmas?

DREAMING of a white Christmas? Well forget it, because weather experts say it is extremely unlikely that even the smallest flurry of snow will be seen in Oxfordshire on Monday.  more...

Old Gaol site goes up for sale

ONE of Abingdon's most famous buildings, the Old Gaol, will be put on the market for development bids early in the new year.  more...

Train company will examine cut to Oxford service

TRAIN company First Great Western will start reviewing in the next few days the controversial train cuts that have caused rush-hour misery for Oxfordshire's commuters.  more...

No buses will run after midnight on New Year's Eve

PEOPLE celebrating New Year's Eve in Oxford have been warned to plan ahead if they want to avoid being stranded in the city after a decision was made not to run any night bus services.  more...

Bigamist fraudster jailed

A 41-YEAR-OLD man who bigamously married one woman and deceived two more while pretending he was a CIA agent has been jailed for five years at Oxford Crown Court.  more...

Death toll reaches 67

THE death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.  more...

Death toll reaches 67

THE death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.  more...

Death toll reaches 67

THE death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.  more...

Update: Death toll reaches 67

POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a crash on a notorious stretch of the A415 near Witney in which a van driver died.  more...

Record breakers

WIN, lose or draw - it'll be a bumper Boxing Day for Oxford United.  more...

United bring smiles to children

OXFORD United players showed team spirit when they visited youngsters at the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday - and announced the Children's Hospital Campaign will be their key charity to support in 2007.  more...

Drink-drive mother escapes jail

A MOTHER who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.  more...

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.  more...

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.  more...

Raiders attack rugby club

RAIDERS smashed their way into a rugby clubhouse and fled empty handed.  more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.  more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.  more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Update: Death toll reaches 67

POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a crash on a notorious stretch of the A415 near Witney in which a van driver died.  more...

Drink-drive mother escapes jail

A MOTHER who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.  more...

Raiders attack rugby club

RAIDERS smashed their way into a rugby clubhouse and fled empty handed.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Police launch drag race blitz

POLICE have stepped up a campaign against dangerous drivers after they were alerted by the Bicester Advertiser to footage of road races posted on the Internet.  more...

Police launch drag race blitz

POLICE have stepped up a campaign against dangerous drivers after they were alerted by the Bicester Advertiser to footage of road races posted on the Internet.  more...

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.  more...

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.  more...

Roof raiders grab games consoles

RAIDERS broke into a branch of Woolworths today and stole a large number of games consoles and an unknown amount of cash.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.  more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Other News

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.  more...

Other Sport

BADMINTON: Ashdowns boost leaders

HEADINGTON A go into the holiday break 29 points clear of Didcot Power Station A at the top of Divison 1 in the Wallingford Three Disciplines League.  more...

BADMINTON: Ashdowns boost leaders

HEADINGTON A go into the holiday break 29 points clear of Didcot Power Station A at the top of Divison 1 in the Wallingford Three Disciplines League.  more...

GREYHOUNDS: Sandy Lane BAGS boost

OXFORD have been upgraded on the BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service).  more...

Oxford News

Two more die on the roads

The death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.  more...

U's bring smiles to children's ward

Oxford United players showed team spirit when they visited youngsters at the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday - and announced the Children's Hospital Campaign will be their key charity to support in 2007.  more...

All aboard for rail misery

Oxfordshire commuters are up in arms about cuts in fast rush-hour trains to London. Charlotte Bailey braved the crush to hear their views yesterday.  more...

Plan your way home

New Year revellers need to plan ahead if they want to avoid being stranded in Oxford after a decision was made not to run night bus services.  more...

Majestic work by choir

Eleven months ago many members of the Blackbird Leys Choir did not know they could sing a note - let alone dream they could perform for the Queen.  more...

What's under your tree?

Ask someone to name the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Christmas and 'presents' is likely to be the top answer.  more...

Police praise taxi drivers

Police have praised taxi drivers in Oxford after stopping and checking cabs in the city.  more...

Burglaries up by 93% in year

Police have blamed a near doubling of burglaries in an area of Oxford on a "small group of indiv iduals".  more...

Cold snap puts heat on stores

Gloves, scarves and winter coats are flying off shop shelves and gritters have started salting major roads as the Christmas cold snap goes on.  more...

Loos fail drug test

An Oxford Mail investigation has found traces of cocaine in public toilets in the city centre - prompting police to say they will increase patrols to catch drug users.  more...

Fugitive is arrested in America

An Oxford University student who allegedly attacked a wealthy businessman with a bottle has been arrested and was due to appear in a US court yesterday.  more...

Saturday charges at Westgate may go up 50 per cent

Shoppers using Oxford's Westgate car park face a 50 per cent increase in charges next year.  more...

Parking charges may go up 50 per cent

Shoppers using Oxford's Westgate car park face a 50 per cent increase in charges next year.  more...

Parking charges may go up 50 per cent

Shoppers using Oxford's Westgate car park face a 50 per cent increase in charges next year.  more...

Readers dig deep after deluge

Christmas is supposed to be the season of goodwill - and that has proved true in one Oxfordshire village.  more...

Readers dig deep after deluge

Christmas is supposed to be the season of goodwill - and that has proved true in one Oxfordshire village.  more...

Restaurant Reviews

Going balmy

Maddy Biddulph discovers that big is beautiful   more...

Rugby

RUGBY UNION: Chinnor in road test!

CHINNOR will be hoping for better luck on the motorways when they travel to Hertford in National 3 South tomorrow.  more...

Share Prices

Today's local share prices

AEA Technology 96 BMW 2863 Electrocomponents 295 Isoft Group 53.5 Oxford Biomedica 40 Oxford Instruments 252.75 Oxonica 149 Reed Elsevier 555.5 RM 191.25 RPS 271 Torex Retail 49.5   more...

Theatre

It'll be a scream

Just when you thought it was safe to go out, we're here to blast you straight into next year with an all singing and dancing look at the fantastic shows, comedy and drama coming to Oxford in 2007 The panto season may be in full swing all but over, but there are plenty of treats in store for the year ahead, so start saving now and ear-mark your favourites for the year ahead. But get your skates on, as some shows have already sold out.  more...

Wallingford

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.  more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.  more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.  more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.  more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.  more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.  more...

Wallingford News

Singer Amy 'goes platinum'

Singer Amy Dow, from Cholsey, is now a 'platinum girl'.  more...

Witney News

Stripping Santa upsets children

A father is angry his children's Christmas has been ruined by a charity Santa stripping off his costume in front of them.  more...

Drink-drive mum escapes jail term

A mother who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

Olympic judge is jailed for sex abuse

A FORMER Olympic Games judge has been jailed for sexual abuse after a private detective used the Internet to track down his victims.   more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.   more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.   more...

Festive cards help woods

PEOPLE in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a walk in the woods this Christmas and see what they have helped protect.   more...

Police issue alert to businesses

POLICE are urging members of the business community to ensure money and valuables are not left insecure over the Christmas holiday.   more...

Banbury Cake News

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Courses answer a need

A NEW training facility in Banbury is offering fast-track qualification opportunities to people who work or want to work in the construction industry.   more...

Church stalwart Nora dies, aged 92

NORA Palmer, a former stalwart of Deddington Church and teacher at St Mary's Primary School in Banbury, has died, aged 92.   more...

Best gift of all for mum

MUM Jane McCaffery celebrated Christmas in a new home after more than three years on the housing waiting list.   more...

Angelic play

CHILDREN at Windmill Nursery in Middleton Cheney performed their nativity play outside the school building for the first time.   more...

Pupils experience that Hollywood feel

DISABLED pupils from Banbury's Frank Wise School received the red carpet treatment at the premiere of their latest film.   more...

Hark...the angels sing!

RESIDENTS at The Hawthorns, the sheltered housing scheme in Oxford Road, Banbury, were given an early Christmas treat when pupils from nearby Grange County Primary School called in to share season's greetings.   more...

Minister rapped by MP

BANBURY MP Tony Baldry has accused a Government minister of incompetence over immigration issues.   more...

History repeats

PUPILS at a village primary school are to re-stage a procession that marked the opening of their school 40 years ago.   more...

Festive cards help woods

PEOPLE in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a walk in the woods this Christmas and see what they have helped protect.   more...

Police issue alert to businesses

POLICE are urging members of the business community to ensure money and valuables are not left insecure over the Christmas holiday.   more...

Bicester Advertiser Business

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.   more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Festive cards help woods

PEOPLE in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a walk in the woods this Christmas and see what they have helped protect.   more...

Police issue alert to businesses

POLICE are urging members of the business community to ensure money and valuables are not left insecure over the Christmas holiday.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.   more...

Roof raiders grab games consoles

RAIDERS broke into a branch of Woolworths today and stole a large number of games consoles and an unknown amount of cash.   more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Festive cards help woods

PEOPLE in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a walk in the woods this Christmas and see what they have helped protect.   more...

Police launch drag race blitz

POLICE have stepped up a campaign against dangerous drivers after they were alerted by the Bicester Advertiser to footage of road races posted on the Internet.   more...

Police issue alert to businesses

POLICE are urging members of the business community to ensure money and valuables are not left insecure over the Christmas holiday.   more...

Bicester Advertiser Sport

TENNIS: Henman puts family first

Oxfordshire ace Tim Henman will not play a warm-up tournament ahead of the Australian Open in January.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Two more die on the roads

The death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.   more...

U's bring smiles to children's ward

Oxford United players showed team spirit when they visited youngsters at the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday - and announced the Children's Hospital Campaign will be their key charity to support in 2007.   more...

All aboard for rail misery

Oxfordshire commuters are up in arms about cuts in fast rush-hour trains to London. Charlotte Bailey braved the crush to hear their views yesterday.   more...

Top ’tec reveals role in abuse case

A private detective has described the part he played in a six-year police investigation into a former teacher and paedophile.   more...

Plan your way home

New Year revellers need to plan ahead if they want to avoid being stranded in Oxford after a decision was made not to run night bus services.   more...

Majestic work by choir

Eleven months ago many members of the Blackbird Leys Choir did not know they could sing a note - let alone dream they could perform for the Queen.   more...

What's under your tree?

Ask someone to name the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Christmas and 'presents' is likely to be the top answer.   more...

Police praise taxi drivers

Police have praised taxi drivers in Oxford after stopping and checking cabs in the city.   more...

Singer Amy 'goes platinum'

Singer Amy Dow, from Cholsey, is now a 'platinum girl'.   more...

Stripping Santa upsets children

A father is angry his children's Christmas has been ruined by a charity Santa stripping off his costume in front of them.   more...

Police launch drag race blitz

Police have stepped up a campaign against dangerous drivers after they were alerted by the Oxford Mail to footage of road races posted on the Internet.   more...

Burglaries up by 93% in year

Police have blamed a near doubling of burglaries in an area of Oxford on a "small group of indiv iduals".   more...

Cold snap puts heat on stores

Gloves, scarves and winter coats are flying off shop shelves and gritters have started salting major roads as the Christmas cold snap goes on.   more...

Loos fail drug test

An Oxford Mail investigation has found traces of cocaine in public toilets in the city centre - prompting police to say they will increase patrols to catch drug users.   more...

Parking charges may go up 50 per cent

Shoppers using Oxford's Westgate car park face a 50 per cent increase in charges next year.   more...

Fugitive is arrested in America

An Oxford University student who allegedly attacked a wealthy businessman with a bottle has been arrested and was due to appear in a US court yesterday.   more...

Readers dig deep after deluge

Christmas is supposed to be the season of goodwill - and that has proved true in one Oxfordshire village.   more...

Drink-drive mum escapes jail term

A mother who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.   more...

Oxford Mail Sport

KICK BOXING: Simmons is just champion

MARTIAL arts expert Steve Simmons is no dummy - he's just kickboxed his way to his second World Championship title.   more...

SNOOKER: Fieldside cruise through

FIELDSIDE A brushed aside New Club A 6-1 the Simonds Cup, writes DAVID WHITE.   more...

MOTORSPORT: Giedo joins Super Aguri

DUTCH racing driver Giedo van der Garde has been signed by Leafield's Super Aguri F1 Team as their reserve and test driver for the 2007 season.   more...

ANGLING: Holiday magic!

GEOFF Adams, from Oxford, had a fishing holiday to remember by catching this massive 100lb Mekong catfish from a lake near Bangkok in Thailand, writes ANDY WEBBER.   more...

ANGLING: Andy's early Christmas bonus

BEEHIVE AC fished their Christmas match at a very frosty Lower Court, but at the end of the day, most anglers had an early present.   more...

GREYHOUNDS: Sandy Lane BAGS boost

OXFORD have been upgraded on the BAGS (Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service).   more...

The Oxford Times News

Car catches fire on M40

FIREFIGHTERS from Bicester were called to the M40 last night after a car engine caught fire.   more...

Train company will examine cut to Oxford service

TRAIN company First Great Western will start reviewing in the next few days the controversial train cuts that have caused rush-hour misery for Oxfordshire's commuters.   more...

Motorists warned on sat-nav thefts

MOTORISTS are being urged not to leave satellite navigation systems in cars and vans as they are a target for criminals.   more...

Raiders attack rugby club

RAIDERS smashed their way into a rugby clubhouse and fled empty handed.   more...

Bigamist fraudster jailed

A 41-YEAR-OLD man who bigamously married one woman and deceived two more while pretending he was a CIA agent has been jailed for five years at Oxford Crown Court.   more...

Death toll reaches 67

THE death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.   more...

Police praise taxi drivers

POLICE have praised taxi drivers in Oxford after stopping and checking cabs in the city.   more...

Singer Amy 'goes platinum' on TV

SINGER Amy Dow, from Cholsey, is now a 'platinum girl'.   more...

Church link in hunt for missing woman

POLICE searching for missing woman Maria Pereira are liaising with the church where she was last seen.   more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Hundreds of homes lose gas supply

HUNDREDS of homes in Oxfordshire and Berkshire have been left without gas on one of the coldest days of the winter so far, after a pipe was damaged.   more...

Record breakers

WIN, lose or draw - it'll be a bumper Boxing Day for Oxford United.   more...

Police issue alert to businesses

POLICE are urging members of the business community to ensure money and valuables are not left insecure over the Christmas holiday.   more...

United bring smiles to children

OXFORD United players showed team spirit when they visited youngsters at the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday - and announced the Children's Hospital Campaign will be their key charity to support in 2007.   more...

Drink-drive mother escapes jail

A MOTHER who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.   more...

Witney Gazette News

'Killer road' claims another life

A MAN was killed and seven shoppers were injured when a van collided with a double-decker bus during thick fog at a notorious accident blackspot.   more...

Marriotts vote: Mixed feelings

WITNEY townspeople have greeted the news that a multiplex cinema and shopping complex is soon to be built, with mixed feelings.   more...

Raiders attack rugby club

RAIDERS smashed their way into a rugby clubhouse and fled empty handed.   more...

Death toll reaches 67

THE death toll on Oxfordshire roads continues to grow after two more people died yesterday in difficult driving conditions.   more...

Severe weather warning issued

A SEVERE weather warning was issued this evening for drivers in Oxfordshire.   more...

Festive cards help woods

PEOPLE in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to take a walk in the woods this Christmas and see what they have helped protect.   more...

Police issue alert to businesses

POLICE are urging members of the business community to ensure money and valuables are not left insecure over the Christmas holiday.   more...

Drink-drive mother escapes jail

A MOTHER who went on the school run while four times the drink-drive limit escaped jail after magistrates heard she was suffering from stress and depression.   more...

  
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