Two teenagers seen laughing and joking after setting fire to an Oxford youth club for the second time in a week narrowly escaped detention. The 16-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were convicted for two separate arson attacks on
A city councillor sent on a taxpayer-funded trip to Hungary to study blogging has admitted it could have been held in...Birmingham. Antonia Bance, the Labour councillor for Rose Hill & Iffley, was invited by the Department for Communities and Local
Oxford United kickstart their season today (Saturday) certain of one thing: We're all behind U's. The team take on Halifax Town at the Kassam Stadium this afternoon in the opening match of their Conference campaign - with a city and a county willing
A concert featuring singing sensation Zoe Mace backed by 500 children from Stagecoach schools from around the county has raised £20,000 for charity. A total of 2,500 people paid between £10 and £15 a ticket to attend the charity spectacular at Oxford's
Henley MP Boris Johnson, right, has "renounced" his US citizenship after the "idiotic and aggressive behaviour" of American immigration staff. The Conservative MP, who was born in New York and holds dual British and American nationality, had a run-in
Three Police Community Support Officers credited with reducing crime on an Oxford estate are believed to be first in the country to receive a special force commendation.o PCSOs Jacquie Harris, Simone O'Dell and Laura Jones have been patrolling Blackbird
Campaigners in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, are trying to get prison and probation authorities to release a man they claim has turned his life around. Carl Lamoon moved to Briar Way in Blackbird Leys last year to start a new life with his wife Toni, who
Oxfordshire tourism industry is bracing itself for a fall in visitors following Thursday's foiled terrorist attack. Some businesses have received cancellations while others are preparing themselves for a repeat of the downturns that followed the attacks
A venue for budding musicians, poets and writers in Faringdon has been given a last-minute reprieve. The 15 Minute Club, so called because that is all the time the performers have to prove their talent, faced closure last month after a town council
An inquest has failed to establish why a father-of-three, who died in a crash, lost control of his car - but his widow believes he swerved to avoid something in the road. Adam Buddin, 30, of Mulberry Drive, Bicester, was killed when his Audi A4 collided
Oxford has been given a salutary lesson in the perils of fortnightly wheelie bin collections from a council that admitted it went wrong. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Lancashire is switching back to weekly rubbish collections after its fortnightly
