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  • Scourge of estate is banned

    Neighbours living in fear of yobs at Rose Hill, Oxford, last night welcomed an antisocial behaviour order banning a teenager from the estate for two years. Ricky Byles, 17, was forbidden by Oxford magistrates from entering most of Rose Hill under the

  • Toby goes to Hollywood

    Former Oxford schoolboy Toby Jones is set to hit the big time with a starring role in Truman Capote biopic Infamous. The film, which opens tomorrowfri, is the second version of the writer's life in two years. The first, Capote, won a best actor Oscar

  • Hosepipe ban is lifted

    Motorists and gardeners were given the all-clear to use their hosepipes for the first time in nine months tomorrow after Thames Water lifted its domestic hosepipe and sprinkler ban. The company took the decision just two days after the Oxford Mail ran

  • Is this a sincere apology or a clever scam?

    'We hope to see you again soon," said Michael Purtill, the managing director of Q Hotels, in a letter addressed to Rosemarie that arrived at the end of December. But had they seen her before? Mr Purtill clearly thought so, because his letter began (

  • How Tom learned to be a drunk at Eton

    I imagine that the authorities at Eton College are not best pleased with the revelation by former pupil Tom Sykes that the school bar was an easy venue in which to get hog-whimpering drunk. Here is part of his colourful description from his excellent

  • Helping kids to enjoy what's on their plate

    Every parent knows that you can offer children healthy food until you are blue in the face, but it's the child who decides whether to eat it or not. Dr Catherine Dendy, an Oxfordshire children's feeding specialist, says that a child of school age needs

  • Celeriac: The Ugly Vegetable

    It was Kim Homewood, of Peach Croft Farm, Radley, who reminded me of the virtues of celeriac, which is considered one of the ugliest vegetables in the world. I was at the farm during the lead-up to Christmas, sipping a delicious glass of mulled wine,

  • Babel, Play and Iraq in Fragments

    Already one of the most lauded films in the current American awards season, Alejandro Gonzalez Iarritu's Babel completes the trilogy that began with the overpraised Amores Perros and the undervalued 21 Grams. It's a self-consciously ambitious picture

  • Rocky Balboa

    More than 30 years after Sylvester Stallone first staggered into the ring in Rocky, he dusts off his boxing gloves for another ten rounds of cliches and sweat-drenched training sequences. Rocky Balboa is probably the most entertaining instalment since

  • I don't believe it

    "DO you want to do a blog?" was the question that greeted me as I sat down at my desk at the Oxford Mail the other day. "No thanks, I've just had one," was my reply. But it was no good, the sports editor's decision was final, and he had decided I'd got

  • I don't believe it

    "DO you want to do a blog?" was the question that greeted me as I sat down at my desk at the Oxford Mail the other day. "No thanks, I've just had one," was my reply. But it was no good, the sports editor's decision was final, and he had decided I'd got

  • Oxford Printmakers, Sanders, High Street

    It's the diversity of styles, textures and colours on show that makes a visit to an Oxford Printmakers exhibition so rewarding. Some are etchings worked with such detail they are mesmerising. Others, by contrast, are composed of bold swirling sweeps of

  • I don't believe it

    "DO you want to do a blog?" was the question that greeted me as I sat down at my desk at the Oxford Mail the other day. "No thanks, I've just had one," was my reply. But it was no good, the sports editor's decision was final, and he had decided I'd got

  • Alegria, Cirque du Soleil, Royal Albert Hall

    The McDonald's of the entertainment world, circuses can be found on every continent and are always essentially the same, allowing for variations in quality. (Why does Moscow do famously good circuses, and famously bad burgers?) But for the circus par

  • Same Time Next Year: The Mill at Sonning

    The Mill at Sonning - the former flour mill now tastefully converted to a theatre and restaurant - opened its new season last week in glorious, laugh-a-minute style with the bedroom farce Same Time Next Year by the American playwright Bernard Slade.

  • The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

    Rarely do cauliflowers and murder - or "moydah" in this setting - coincide, but Bertolt Brecht combines them in his 1941 fable about a little Chicago mobster, Arturo Ui (Robert Bristow). Brecht's play, translated by Ralph Mannheim, opens with a group

  • Today's local share prices (PM)

    AEA Technology 101.25 BMW 2905 Electrocomponents 281.5 Isoft Group 55.75 Oxford Biomedica 38.5 Oxford Instruments 267 Oxonica 149 Reed Elsevier 593.25 RM 200.5 RPS 269.5 Torex Retail 48.25 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon

  • Days of Significance, Swan Theatre, Stratford

    War and peace? Well, yes - except that there is nothing very peaceful about life in 'civvy street' - for that read 'chavvy street' -as enjoyed by the group of young men whose misfortunes are followed in Roy Williams's new play Days of Significance. Boozing

  • Children's Book Illustrations, West Ox Arts

    'Picture books are multi-track ways of talking, using words, graphics, page design, cartoons and art as a way of telling many things simultaneously" says the poet Michael Rosen. This enchanting exhibition at West Ox Arts brings another dimension to

  • Oxford Bach Ensemble: University Church

    If you've never heard of the Oxford Bach Ensemble, it could be because, unlike most local groups, it only puts on one concert a year. But when it does, the aims are two-fold - to give young, aspiring singers the chance to perform solos, and to raise money

  • Five charged over football violence

    Five men will face court after violence before an Oxford United home game. The men have been charged in connection with trouble which broke out at the junction of Blackbird Leys Road and Merlin Road, on 30 September 30, last year at 2.30pm, before the

  • Vandals in drag attack shops

    These two men were caught on CCTV causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to Christmas lighting in Oxford's Westgate shopping centre. They were both distinctively dressed in drag, wearing the same floral pattern dress with trainers. The men were

  • Vandals in drag smashed lights

    TWO young men dressed in floral pattern dresses and trainers were caught on CCTV causing hundreds of pound damage to Christmas lighting in the Westgate shopping centre, Oxford. The men were in their late teens or early 20s. One had medium-length black

  • Stab accused in court

    A woman has appeared in court accused of stabbing a man earlier this week. Carole Davies, 40, of Marns Hey, Wantage, appeared before Oxford Magistrates yesterday (Wednesday) charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Stephen Davies the

  • Police investigate 83-year-old's death

    POLICE are investigating the death of an 83-year-old man who suffered head injuries at his home in Oxford. The man, who has not been named, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, by paramedics after they were called to the house in Hutchcomb

  • Update: Woman faces stabbing charge

    A WANTAGE woman appeared in court today accused of stabbing a man. Carole Davies, 40, of Marns Hey, Wantage, appeared before Oxford Magistrates charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Stephen Davies yesterday. Davies will appear for

  • Man's death investigated

    A pensioner's death is being investigated by police after he suffered head injuries at his home in Oxford. The 83-year-old, who has not been named, was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital by paramedics after they were called to the house in Hutchcomb

  • Today's local share prices (AM)

    AEA Technology 103.5 BMW 2915 Electrocomponents 287.75 Isoft Group 56 Oxford Biomedica 38.75 Oxford Instruments 271.5 Oxonica 149 Reed Elsevier 597.75 RM 197.25 RPS 272 Torex Retail 48.75 Courtesy of Redmayne Bentley, Abingdon

  • Jet crash trio honoured

    Three quick-reacting officers from the Chiltern Air Support Unit have been honoured for their work in dealing with the crash of an RAF Harrier jump jet in Oxfordshire last summer. Captain Steve Long, Pc Bob Clewley and Pc Doug Foster, of the unit based

  • Points failure halts trains

    Rail passengers travelling from Oxford station suffered more misery this morning following a points failure. The 6.45am service was the last train to Paddington before the track circuit failure at Oxford halted all services for about 40 minutes. Susan

  • Points failure adds to rail misery

    RAIL passengers travelling from Oxford suffered more misery today following a points failure. The 6.45am service was the last train to Paddington before the track circuit failure at Oxford halted all services for about 40 minutes. Susan Westlake,

  • Geneva date for new Minis

    The new range of Cowley-built Minis will be completed in March when the latest models are unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The Mini One will be the base model with a 1.4 litre engine and on the road price of £11,595. It will be joined by the diesel-powered

  • cabbies at the mercy of thugs

    OUR front page picture today shows what a sorry state we are in. Cab driver Mohamed Maher Al-Kotob picked up two men in Oxford, and duly delivered them safely to Blackbird Leys. The passengers returned the favour in the most brutal manner - breaking

  • More understanding

    Taj Hargey calls for the execution of Tony Blair and George Bush (Oxford Mail, January 8). He partly justifies it as a tit-for-tat reaction to the desecration of Holy Days. I shudder when I see that he claims to represent the "Muslim Education Centre

  • No wonder we're flooded

    Your correspondent, Richard Anderson (Oxford Mail, January 8), is perfectly right in stating that the astonishing lack of proper dredging of small rivers around Oxford is contributing to flooding. We had flooding in Lake Street, South Oxford, including

  • Questions about RI sale

    With the closure of the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, a few questions remain to be asked. The building was originally financed by the Radcliffe Trust as a free county hospital. The land, known as Coggin's Piece was given by Oxford MP George Rowney

  • Off the bus and back to the car

    At A time when the Government is encouraging us to use our cars less, it is a shame that Stagecoach can't provide a service which can be relied on. I live in Witney and have an office in Eynsham and for the past two years, I have ditched the family

  • Signs help crime fight

    POLICE are set to fix signs on lampposts in Banbury as part of an ongoing fight against anti-social behaviour. The signs are being provided as part of Operation Juggernaut, a clampdown on disorderly behaviour. The signs aim to let people know police

  • FOOTBALL: Gardner hat-trick sinks rivals

    Jon Gardner bagged a hat-trick as Banbury thrashed Chippenham 5-0 at Spencer Stadium in last night's British Gas Business Premier Division clash. But striker Andy Baird had an even more eventful night - scoring twice and then being sent off in the second

  • FOOTBALL: Beavon is Didcot hero

    Didcot Tn captured their third Premier Division scalp in the Errea Cup with this exciting 3-2 extra-time win at Gloucester City last night. It earns them a home tie against Merthyr Tydfil in the last 16 on a date to be arranged. Gloucester had the

  • FOOTBALL: Witney v QPR friendly is OFF

    Witney United have been dealt a blow with the news that the prestigious friendly with Queens Park Rangers scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, has been postponed. QPR were due to meet Luton Town in an FA Cup replay last night, but the game was postponed

  • Knife victim released from hospital

    A MAN has been released from hospital after he was stabbed in the back during an incident on a Wantage housing estate yesterday morning. A woman was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. It is believed the victim staggered 50 yards

  • BILLIARDS: Bough is Riley's last-gasp hero

    Gary Bough was Riley's hero in their dramatic 2-1 win at Headington Conservative Club A. With the match all-square at 1-1, HCC A's John Williams (+60) led 148-138 after breaks of 23 and 25, needing just two points for victory. But Bough (+70) hit

  • AUNT SALLY: Sawyer's double six seals win

    Dave Sawyer hit two sixes in a 16-doll haul as Clare Car Hire beat Cowley Workers 4-2 in the Gladiator Beer Seller Friday League. Sawyer's first six helped Clare Car Hire post the highest leg score of the season with 25. RESULTS Gladiator Beer Seller

  • FOOTBALL: Wootton see off Appleton

    Wootton & Dry Sandford reached the fifth round of the Berks & Bucks Junior Cup after a 2-1 victory against fellow Division 2 side Appleton, with goals from Nic Ridge and George Casserley. Mike Yardley replied. Shrivenham A eased through with a 2-1

  • Blast fears lead to evacuation

    RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes in Oxford last night after a van containing a gas cylinder was set alight by arsonists. Fire crews were called to Cardinal Close, Littlemore, at 7.20pm and found a van containing the cylinder well alight.

  • FOOTBALL: Legg strike halts Ardington charge

    Leaders Ardington & Lockinge had to settle for a share of the spoils as they drew 2-2 against Coleshill United in North Berks League Division 1, writes ANDY WELLS. Matthew Pedder put Ardington ahead with a first-half penalty only for Pete Soanes to

  • FOOTBALL: Brasha is on mark

    A spectacular 25-yard strike from Ed Brasha earned North Oxford a 1-0 victory against Ampleforth Arms in the RT Harris Oxford City FA Premier Cup. But it wasn't enough to secure a place in the final. In the Doug Hobbs Cup, for Division 1 clubs, Wheatley

  • FOOTBALL: Spartan in cruise control

    Spartan Rangers cruised into the last eight of the John Fathers Junior Shield with a 9-1 victory over Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA side Heyford United. Dave Large hit a four-timer, with Jon Havill and Paul Saunders notching doubles. Steve Williams

  • FOOTBALL: It's grim for Whitehall brothers

    Brothers Ollie and Ben Whitehall saw red as they were sent off for Fieldtown in their 2-1 defeat at Tackley in Division 2 of the Witney & District FA, writes ANTHONY BARLOW. Both players went for violent conduct. Tackley Chris Betreen notched a double

  • TB case confirmed

    A pupil at a Banbury primary school has tested positive for tuberculosis after 60 pupils were screened for the disease. The pupils, aged three to five, at St Leonard's Primary School in Overthorpe Road were exposed late last year to a member of staff

  • FOOTBALL: We need a Greavsie!

    Oxford United boss Jim Smith said he couldn't fault his players for their effort as they bowed out of the FA Trophy in a rip-roaring second-round replay at Halifax last night. The U's lost 2-1 in very wet and energy-sapping conditions. They hope it

  • Grassed up

    Farmer Brian Franklin was surprised when two police officers turned up at his door. But surprise turned to anger when they asked him to returf a grass verge he had run over once in his tractor in a village lane. Two days later, one of the officers

  • Pupil tests positive for TB

    A PUPIL at a Banbury primary school has tested positive for tuberculosis after 60 pupils were screened for the disease. The pupils, aged three to five, at St Leonard's Primary School in Overthorpe Road were exposed late last year to a member of staff

  • All of this for £80

    The picture with this story shows the horrific injuries inflicted on cabbie Mohamed Maher Al-Kotob by robbers in Oxford - all for just £80. Mr Al-Kotob, 37, had his nose broken, needed 12 stitches to his face, was unable to move his hands, and had bruises

  • Crash plaque unveiling

    A permanent tribute is to be unveiled at the site of one of Oxford's worst road crashes today. A plaque has been installed beside the Eastern Bypass where three teenage boys and a 21-year-old student died almost two years ago. One lane of the northbound

  • Residents evacuated

    Residents were evacuated from their homes in Oxford last night after a van containing a gas cylinder was set alight by arsonists. Fire crews were called to Cardinal Close, Littlemore, at 7.20pm and found a transit van containing the cylinder well alight

  • High Street work adds to woe

    Commuters faced delays during last night's rush hour as roadworks continued in Oxford's High Street. Work started on the latest phase, between Merton Street and Magdalen Bridge, on Monday. The project aims to improve and declutter the historic street

  • Jams spread

    Traffic clogged villages around the route of the A34 yesterday as frustrated drivers tried to avoid major jams on the dual carriageway. Congestion on other major routes around Oxford - including the A420 and A40 - also increased. The A34 resurfacing

  • Not goofing

    It was a Disney world of pain for an Oxford couple who ran a Mickey Mouse marathon and a Donald Duck half marathon in Florida to raise money for Sobell House hospice. Lisa and Steve Huish, of Hunter Close in Cowley, took part in the Goofy Challenge

  • 'Super school' plans shelved

    Parents and teachers last night Jan 16 scored a major victory in their fight to scrap plans for a "super" school in Abingdon. Strength of local opposition forced Oxfordshire County Council to shelve plans to create a school for three to 19-year-olds

  • Asbo bans teenager from estate

    A teenager has been banned from most of Oxford's Rose Hill estate after a string of complaints about him drinking and abusing and harassing residents. Ricky Byles, 17, has been given an antisocial behaviour order, which bans him from the area for two

  • She was keen, sex trial told

    A soldier who served in Iraq said the woman he is accused of sexually assaulting in Bicester was as enthusiastic as "a dog wagging its tail". Lance Corporal Gareth Hollard, of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Regiment, is one of four soldiers accused of

  • RUGBY LEAGUE: Cavaliers to face Barmy Army

    OXFORD Cavaliers will kick off their new rugby league season with an away charity fixture against the Halifax Barmy Army. The two sides will contest the Cancer Research Charity Trophy on March 17, while Cavaliers begin pre-season training on February

  • RUGBY UNION: Three Blues in England squad

    THREE Oxford University players have been named in the England Students squad to face Spain on February 10. Lock John Chance and flanker Doug Abbott both make the starting line-up, while second row Dylan Alexander is on the bench. Oxford director

  • Police advice on cabs

    Police have given out safety advice to women worried about getting into taxis after a sex attack on a woman in Oxford. The 25-year-old told police the driver of a black cab drove her to garages near Pennywell Drive in Cutteslowe and assaulted her. The

  • Teacher drowns

    A former PE teacher at Witney's Henry Box School died after his canoe capsized. David Thorne, 49, was an instructor at Glasbury on Wye in Wales, a centre which was regularly visited by Oxfordshire pupils. The married father-of-two died near Kendal,

  • RUGBY UNION: Lambden peps up Hawks

    HENLEY Hawks director of rugby Jon Lambden revealed how he laid into his players at half-time during their National 2 victory over Nuneaton on Saturday. Lambden was not happy with his side's first-half effort despite their 7-3 lead - and his rollicking

  • Robbers beat up cab driver

    CAB driver Mohamed Maher Al-Kotob was beaten unconscious and robbed in Oxford. Mr Al-Kotob, 37, had his nose broken, needed 12 stitches to his face, was unable to move his hands, and had bruises and injuries all over his body. He was beaten up by

  • 'Get focused'

    Traders on Oxford's Rose Hill estate have called for the city council to speed up the introduction of CCTV cameras designed to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour. The £15,000 surveillance cameras will monitor an area surrounding the parade of shops

  • Residents fight mast plan

    New plans for a phone mast near a children's playground have been criticised by residents. And Edward Newell, who lives near the proposed mast in Abingdon Road, Oxford, is urging people to tell the council how they feel about the plans before it is

  • Routes dispute

    Bus passengers have been left outraged over the effects of bus route changes in Witney and Carterton. A number of alterations were made last month following a review of bus subsidies by Oxfordshire County Council. The 101, 102, 103 and X2 Witney to

  • MP 'aims to rig one-tier plan'

    Tempers have flared over Oxford City Council's bid to become a unitary authority. Oxfordshire county councillors yesterday fired a volley of abuse at their Town Hall counterparts as the issue of Oxford separating from the rest of the county was debated

  • Barged aside

    A hunt monitor said she was violently knocked to the ground by a supporter as she tried to film a hunt taking place in Oxfordshireo. Judy Gilbert, 60, a hunt monitor for Protect Our Wild Animals - an Oxfordshire anti-hunt organisation - was filming

  • The Running Man

    I'M over half-way now in my London Marathon quest, numerically at least. The furthest I have run so far is 17 miles and I am targeting 19 by the end of the week. With over three months to go until the big day on April 22, this may sound like I am ahead

  • An Old Love.

    My first decade on this Planet was in the fifties in a strange place called Kent. it was a time when everything was either black and white or hidden by smog. The only entertainment for kids was playing Cowboys and Indians, saturday morning pictures or

  • An Old Love.

    My first decade on this Planet was in the fifties in a strange place called Kent. it was a time when everything was either black and white or hidden by smog. The only entertainment for kids was playing Cowboys and Indians, saturday morning pictures or

  • 'She was keen', sex trial told

    A SOLDIER who served in Iraq said the woman he is accused of sexually assaulting in Bicester was as enthusiastic as "a dog wagging its tail". Lance Corporal Gareth Hollard, of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Regiment, is one of four soldiers accused of

  • Crash plaque unveiling

    A PERMANENT tribute was being unveiled today at the site of one of Oxford's worst road crashes. A plaque has been installed beside the Eastern Bypass where three teenage boys and a 21-year-old student died almost two years ago. One lane of the northbound

  • FOOTBALL: Dan's the man for Wheatley

    Dan Smith slammed a four-timer for Wheatley 04 as they thrashed Middleton Cheney 9-1 in Division 1. Wheatley cruised into a 4-0 lead through Smith (2), Ricky Ryan and Tony Cuizo. In the second half, a Smith double saw him complete his tally, with

  • Fire death baffles family

    A GRIEVING husband in America is trying to piece together how his wife came to die in a fire at an Oxford house being used by squatters. Sian Sanchez, 36, died when Redbridge Cottage, in Old Abingdon Road, caught fire on Tuesday, January 2. Firefighters

  • Update: Storms forecast

    PARTS of Britain are bracing themselves for severe storms which forecasters warn could hit the country tomorrow. Gusts of up to 70mph are expected to batter parts of England, Northern Ireland and Wales for several days from tomorrow morning. The

  • RUGBY UNION: Eckert's happy to break duck

    JAMES Eckert hopes to have stemmed some of his teammates' jibes after scoring his first try for Oxford Harlequins. The 26-year-old former Grove prop bagged Quins' third try in Saturday's 18-15 defeat to Basingstoke to cap another strong performance.

  • The Running Man

    I'M over half-way now in my London Marathon quest, numerically at least. The furthest I have run so far is 17 miles and I am targeting 19 by the end of the week. With over three months to go until the big day on April 22, this may sound like I am ahead

  • The Running Man

    I'M over half-way now in my London Marathon quest, numerically at least. The furthest I have run so far is 17 miles and I am targeting 19 by the end of the week. With over three months to go until the big day on April 22, this may sound like I am ahead

  • An Old Love.

    My first decade on this Planet was in the fifties in a strange place called Kent. it was a time when everything was either black and white or hidden by smog. The only entertainment for kids was playing Cowboys and Indians, saturday morning pictures or

  • 'Eco-warriors' aid lake fight

    EXPERIENCED 'eco-warriors' have joined squatters at an abandoned house in an escalation of the fight to stop power station ash being dumped at an Oxfordshire lake. The campaigners claim to be veterans of environmental protests over the Newbury bypass

  • M-way blow-outs blamed on tyre slashers

    POLICE are linking two motorway tyre blow-outs with tyre-slashing attacks in Oxfordshire. Police said two tyres had blown out on cars driving on motorways due to damage believed to have been suffered while the cars were parked in Finstock. A senior

  • Pubs win beer awards

    IT was drinks all round as three Hook Norton pubs received good beer awards. The Reindeer in Banbury, The Bell in Adderbury, and the Red Lion at Ilmington in Warwickshire, joined a group of 100 pubs across the country to be recognised by judges from

  • Willows 'felled in haste'

    AN INVESTIGATION into Oxford City Council's handling of the felling of 11 willow trees on Osney Island has found "serious failings". The council has defended its decision to fell the trees, which lined the River Thames at East Street, because its in-house

  • Former Witney teacher dies in Cumbria

    AN OUTDOOR instructor who taught many Oxfordshire schoolchildren has died after his canoe capsized in Cumbria. David Thorne, 49, was an instructor at the Woodlands Centre, at Glasbury on Wye, a centre regularly visited by Oxfordshire pupils during school

  • Cash handout to help mark 1,000 years

    GRANTS are available to help Oxfordshire celebrate its 1,000th anniversary. Cherwell District Council is offering sums up to £500 so that villages and community groups can organise special events and festivals including dance, theatre, film, sports

  • Speed cameras: Do they work?

    A REVIEW is under way in Northamptonshire to discover if the county's speed cameras reduce road deaths. Six years after the introduction of safety cameras in the county, a working group has been set-up to discover if they prevent accidents. Northamptonshire

  • Brundle back in F1 hot seat

    ITV Formula One pundit Martin Brundle was let loose on the Silverstone circuit in a Leafield-built Super Aguri F1 car in the run-up to the start of the 2007 F1 season. Brundle said: "It has given the ITV viewers a wonderful insight into the 2007 Honda

  • Express train back on track

    RAIL passengers have welcomed the reinstatement of Oxford-London rush-hour trains axed in timetable changes - but urged managers to make sure they arrive on time. Last month, First Great Western provoked fury among commuters when they axed the 6.45am

  • Car 'saved my life in head-on smash'

    A JOURNALIST said the safety features on a new £57,000 Volvo he was test driving saved his life following a crash on a west Oxfordshire road. Geoff Hedge was driving the borrowed S80 Volvo along Aston Road, near Ducklington, when the accident happened

  • Warning issued to elderly

    A WARNING has gone out to elderly residents after three attempted distraction burglaries in the city on Friday night. The first burglary happened at about 6.15pm in Elsfield Road, Old Marston, when a man convinced an 85-year-old woman he was from the

  • Bus changes anger passengers

    BUS passengers have been angered by bus route changes in Witney and Carterton. A number of alterations were made last month following a review of bus subsidies by Oxfordshire County Council. The 101, 102, 103 and X2 Witney to Carterton services were