Stories for 4 January 2007

Abingdon

Anger over homes plan

ANGER is growing in south Abingdon over plans to build 63 homes on the old Cross Roads garage site in Drayton Road.  more...

Abingdon News

Garage development raises traffic fears

Critics fear a scheme for 63 homes on the site of a former garage will lead to traffic chaos on an already busy main road.  more...

Reservoir 'could be biggest in UK'

A planned £1bn reservoir would have embankments 80ft high in places.  more...

Art

Showing off wealth in the ownership of pictures and silver

JEANNINE ALTON admires exhibitions featuring the work of the 17th-century painter David Teniers and English silver from the Moscow Kremlin Armoury David Teniers may not be the first name that comes to mind among English painters. But every time you buy a handsome catalogue or even a postcard reproduction of an artwork, you are to some extent in his debt. The exhibition at the Courtauld Institute (Somerset House, Strand entrance) shows how this came about. In 1651, Teniers was appointed court painter to Archduke Leopold, Governor of the Netherlands and one of the fabulous Habsburgs.  more...

Banbury News

Jobs go as sales ambitions go off track

Supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 model, failed to sell in sufficient numbers.  more...

Books

Man with a mission to help us to love bugs

Approaching Oxford University's renowned Museum of Natural History, I can't help feeling a little nervous at the thought of meeting its assistant curator of entomology, George McGavin. I'm here to discuss his book Endangered: Wildlife on the Brink of Extinction. Full of wonderful pictures and worrying stories about the fragile state of some of the world's animals, who may soon follow the University Museum's stuffed dodo into extinction, it is all very serious, high-powered stuff. Will Dr McGavin be like that, too?  more...

New books due out in 2007

Two books that don't yet have release dates will dominate 2007. The first is the seventh and last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, which will send even more tourists scurrying to see the Hogwart's dining hall at Christ Church, Oxford. The other is the new novel from Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, reportedly titled The Solomon Key or The Skeleton Key.  more...

Local author

Elizabeth Edmondson divides her time between Oxford and Italy, where she has a house in a rural area north of Rome. Her latest book, The Villa in Italy (Harper, £6.99), is about four strangers summoned to a beautiful Ligurian villa for the reading of a will  more...

Business Arena News

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Business News

Jobs saved at Little Chef after takeover

The jobs of about 120 workers at the Oxfordshire bases of the troubled Little Chef roadside restaurant chain look to have been saved after venture capitalists moved in.  more...

'Errors' blamed for winding up petition

Bosses at an Oxford-based hotel chain say the business is in sound financial health, despite being the subject of a winding up petition.  more...

Search for green inventions

PEOPLE with bright ideas for saving the planet are being asked to contact Oxford University.  more...

Warning on children's computer games

CHILDREN who spend hours playing computer games after opening their Christmas presents are at serious risk of developing long-term injuries, warns an Oxfordshire researcher.  more...

Friends reunited in business

A CHANCE meeting on the Friends Reunited website has led two old friends to run a business together.  more...

Friends reunited in business

A CHANCE meeting on the Friends Reunited website has led two old friends to run a business together.  more...

Co-op reaches for the Stars

The Midcounties Co-op has snapped up 150 convenience stores and newsagents from a rival.  more...

Columns

The Insider: Jan 4, 2007

COULD this be the year Labour city councillor Antonia Bance finally passes her driving test?  more...

Country Matters

If you go down to the woods

Taking children out of the classroom to follow the curriculum in a woodland setting can help improve learning and health, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS The concept of forest schools made an immediate impact on Kristine Tutton, herself a great enthusiast for the outdoor life, when she first came across the idea. It was her interest which has led to the introduction of the scheme into the education system in Oxfordshire, an introduction which has now taken place in many other areas of the country. The first was in Somerset.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Rivals paired again

OXFORD and Henley will do battle again in the Cockspur Cup after being drawn together in the second round.  more...

CRICKET: Rivals paired again

OXFORD and Henley will do battle again in the Cockspur Cup after being drawn together in the second round.  more...

CRICKET: Rivals paired again

OXFORD and Henley will do battle again in the Cockspur Cup after being drawn together in the second round.  more...

CRICKET: Rivals paired again

OXFORD and Henley will do battle again in the Cockspur Cup after being drawn together in the second round.  more...

Didcot

Outrage over bypass plan

VILLAGERS have blasted a Didcot bypass plan that could see their homes bulldozed.  more...

Didcot News

Towns beset by vandals' spree

Police in Didcot and Wallingford are stepping up patrols after a spate of vandalism over the Christmas period.  more...

Road plan shock for villagers

Angry villagers have been told plans for a Didcot bypass could see their homes bulldozed.  more...

Eating Out

That certain something seems to have slipped the net . . .

MY colleague was thrilled when I suggested we visit The Fish at Sutton Courtenay - he assumed that any pub with that name would be able to offer a great fishy menu.  more...

Editorial Comment

Pet lovers will pay the price

They say that we are a nation of animal lovers, and that is certainly true in the case of Fiona Ross and her partner Gautam Bhasin.  more...

Education

Think tank calls for tests to be scrapped

Schools are being urged to widen scope of teaching, writes TIM ROSS National school tests for 11 and 14-year-olds should be scrapped, according to Tony Blair's favourite think tank. Schools focus on drilling children to pass the tests rather than teaching the broader maths and English skills pupils need, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says.  more...

Entertainment

Events Friday January 5

Bumps, babies and toddlers: Five Acres School, Ambrosden. 10am to noon.  more...

Events Saturday January 6

Activity trolley: Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford. Every weekend and during school holidays. Suitable for five to 11-year-olds who must be accompanied by an adult. Free. 2-4pm. Admission free. 01865 278015.  more...

Events Sunday January 7

Antiques and Collectables fair: Memorial Hall, Brill. 10.30am-4pm. Now with home-cooked refreshments.  more...

Events Monday January 8

Morris dance: Pavilion, Long Hanborough. Mason's Apron Ladies North West Morris dancers practice night. New members welcome. 8-10pm. 01993 882300.  more...

Events Tuesday January 9

Farmers' Market: Market Place, Thame. 8.30am-1.30pm. Every second Tuesday.  more...

Events Wednesday January 10

Bartholomew Community Theatre: Methodist Church Hall, Long Hanborough. Rehearsals every Wednesday, starting 7.30pm. Looking for new members to sing, help backstage or with costumes. Contact Jo Oliver on 01993 882674.  more...

Events Thursday January 11

Crafts and antiques market: Gloucester Green, Oxford. Every Thursday 9am-3pm.  more...

Cinema listings Friday January 5 to Thursday January 11

ODEON, GEORGE STREET, OXFORD: Miss Potter, PG, daily 12.15pm, 3.15, 5.45, 8.30pm. White Noise 2: The Light, 15, Mon-Thurs 1.45pm, daily 6.45pm, 9.15pm. Employee of the Month, 12A, daily 8.45pm. Night at the Museum, PG, daily 12.30pm, 2, 3.30, 5.15, 6.15, 8, 9pm (audio described 12.30, 3.30, 6.15, 9pm, subtitled Fri 6.15pm, Sat 12.30pm, Tues 3.30pm, Mon 9pm). Casino Royale, 12A, daily 1.30pm, 5, 8.15pm. Happy Feet, U, daily 1pm, 3.45, 6.20pm. Flushed Away, U, Fri-Sun noon, 2.15, daily 4.30pm. Senior Screen Jan 10: The History Boys, 15, Wed 10.45am. Box office 0871 2244007.  more...

Curtain up on Snow White

SNOW White and the Seven Dwarfs - told panto-style - will take over the stage of The Corn Exchange, Wallingford, on January 12.  more...

Curtain up on Snow White

SNOW White and the Seven Dwarfs - told panto-style - will take over the stage of The Corn Exchange, Wallingford, on January 12.  more...

Sonic and Space Invaders are back . . .

WHILE children all over the country play the high-tech game stations that Santa delivered, visitors to the Vale and Downland Museum, Wantage, are enjoying an exhibition of vintage game consoles for the young at heart.  more...

Football

FOOTBALL: King's in the dark on Chippy future

Hellenic League secretary Brian King last night refuted claims that Chipping Norton Town had resigned from the league.  more...

FOOTBALL: Robinson is raring to go

Marvin Robinson is chomping at the bit to get back into action following his bad knee injury.  more...

FOOTBALL: Chippy drop out of league

Chipping Norton Town have withdrawn from the Sport Italia Hellenic League.  more...

FOOTBALL: Chippy drop out of league

Chipping Norton Town have withdrawn from the Sport Italia Hellenic League.  more...

Gardening

Red lights up winter scene

VAL BOURNE says a well-hipped rose can be a stunning seasonal sight for wild garden areas Red lights up the winter garden, especially in frost, and one of the best plants for adding a spattering of warm-red against bare branches is the healthy, vigorous simply-bred species rose.  more...

Golf

GOLF: Batten charge!

NICK Batten pipped club secretary Michael Morley to land Hadden Hill's December Stableford by three points.  more...

Headlines

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Don't drive, but how will you get home?

A NIGHTCLUB manager wants bus managers to re-think controversial cuts to night services over the festive period.  more...

MP: Buy locally produced food

WITNEY MP David Cameron has called for Oxfordshire shoppers to buy more locally produced food.  more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Horse Racing

HORSE RACING: Demon set to swerve Gold Cup

RACING Demon, the rising star of Henrietta Knight's West Lockinge stables, near Wantage, is set to miss the Gold Cup and run in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival instead.  more...

Ice Hockey

ICE HOCKEY: Morvan mortified

COACH Darryl Morvan was downcast following Oxford City Stars' 3-2 defeat at Bracknell.  more...

ICE HOCKEY: Stars stung by Hornets' rally

OXFORD City Stars let a two-goal lead slip as their four-match unbeaten run in the South Division came to an end with a 3-2 defeat at Bracknell Hornets.  more...

Leader

Bypass proposal poorly handled

We can fully understand the anger of residents in East Hagbourne after South Oxfordshire District Council surprised them just before Christmas with proposals for a new road outside their homes.  more...

Letters

My vain bid to alert police

We have read a lot about horrific car accidents in the county.  more...

Encouraging start

I would like to thank residents in the first area of Oxford to get our new recycling service, for helping to make such an encouraging start to the scheme.  more...

Motorists, read the small print . . .

Sir, I have just received a parking fine at the Orchard Centre car park in Didcot, a fine for the cardinal sin of wanting to go shopping in Didcot twice in one day.  more...

'Feeble excuses'

Sir, When Oxfordshire County Council decided to grant planning permission to RWE npower, who operate Didcot A power station, to dump 500,000 tonnes of ash into Thrupp Lake at Radley, it did so on the precept that there are no better alternatives.  more...

Flouting law

Sir, It is my understanding of the licensing law that it is an offence to sell alcoholic drinks to someone who is intoxicated.  more...

'Futile attempts'

Sir, Mr Fenn (Letters, December 28) asks what point I think he's missed. Well, with his obsession with renewables, he's ignored the vital question I asked, which is: "Even if we do have lots of renewable energy, where will the rest come from?"  more...

'Choking'

How I have to agree with Mrs Jenkins (Letters, December 28, 'Concern over noxious fumes').  more...

'Choking'

How I have to agree with Mrs Jenkins (Letters, December 28, 'Concern over noxious fumes').  more...

'Mugging'

It must be extremely frustrating for those who are striving to retain A&E departments, rural post offices and small hospitals, to know that Tony Blair and Gordon Brown must make these cutbacks, otherwise they will not be able to continue sending £10bn a year of English taxpayers' money to Scotland.  more...

News

School forges new links

BANBURY School is looking for business partners in its quest to provide modern-day education facilities.  more...

Nurses' health warning

NURSING staff at Banbury's Horton Hospital will face disciplinary hearings if they are caught continually flouting a smoking ban from the start of the New Year.  more...

Jobs go at supercar firm

OXFORDSHIRE supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 production model failed to meet expectations.  more...

Jobs go at supercar firm

OXFORDSHIRE supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 production model failed to meet expectations.  more...

Extra 'lessons' aim to cut road carnage

LEARNER drivers in Oxfordshire could soon take an 'extra lesson' with firefighters to learn about the possible horrific consequences of having an accident.  more...

Girl spurred into beauty spot protest

A GIRL'S fears for the future of a beauty spot spurred her into a protest.  more...

Cameron issues 'buy-local' plea

WITNEY MP David Cameron has called for Oxfordshire shoppers to buy more locally-produced food.  more...

Man charged with theft from car

A MAN has been charged with stealing a car stereo from a Honda Civic parked in St Bernard's Road, North Oxford, early on Tuesday.  more...

Update: Fire-death victims named

POLICE today named the two people who died in an Oxford house fire.  more...

Dog held for £500 'ransom'

DOG owners have been warned about kidnappers after a Headington couple had to pay a £500 ransom to get back their puppy.  more...

Jobs go at supercar firm

OXFORDSHIRE supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 production model failed to meet expectations.  more...

Jobs go at supercar firm

OXFORDSHIRE supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 production model failed to meet expectations.  more...

Flood alerts issued

FLOOD alerts were in place for seven areas of Oxfordshire last night.  more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Peers out of special measures

PEERS Technology College in Oxford is no longer on special measures following the latest visit by government inspectors.  more...

Passengers flee burning bus

AN Oxford Bus Company bus caught fire shortly after 9am today on Headington Hill, Oxford.  more...

New Year's Day-death nurse named

A NURSE found dead at her home on New Year's Day has been identified as Kristina Barlow, 30.  more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Town council vote on tax rise

COUNCIL taxpayers in Bicester will be charged more than six per cent extra next year for the town council's services.  more...

Glue vandals target blind tenants

POLICE have warned lives could be lost after vandals glued the locks of seven houses in Bicester over the festive period.  more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Nuclear Waste group plan Bicester depot

A RAIL company which specialises in transporting nuclear waste is looking to set up a depot in Bicester.  more...

Christmas crime spree

A CHRISTMAS crime spree in Bicester saw burglars breaking into 11 businesses and stealing hundreds of pounds in cash.  more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Non Leage

FOOTBALL: Chippy drop out of league

Chipping Norton Town have withdrawn from the Sport Italia Hellenic League.  more...

FOOTBALL: Chippy drop out of league

Chipping Norton Town have withdrawn from the Sport Italia Hellenic League.  more...

Obituaries

Dr Geoff Manning CBE

A renowned nuclear physicist who became the director of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has died, aged 77.  more...

Alan Hicks

A former prisoner of war and active socialist and trade unionist in Oxfordshire has died aged 82.  more...

Trade unionist and former prisoner of war

A FORMER prisoner of war and active socialist and trade unionist has died aged 82. Alan Hicks died on December 14 in Sobell House.  more...

Former director of Rutherford Lab

A RENOWNED nuclear physicist who became the director of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has died, aged 77.  more...

Other News

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Other Sport

TABLE TENNIS: Letcombe hold Didcot high-fliers in check

LOWLY Letcombe caused a surprise when they held second-placed Didcot A to a 5-5 draw in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League.  more...

RACING: Webber has high hopes for De Soto

De Soto, from Paul Webber's Cropredy stables, near Banbury, is on course for a crack at the Anglo Irish Bank Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday.  more...

Oxford News

Fire deaths: blaze ‘started deliberately’

The fire which killed two people at a derelict Oxford house was almost certainly started deliberately, investigators believe.  more...

Dog held for £500 'ransom'

Dog owners have been warned about kidnappers after an Oxford couple had to pay a £500 ransom to get back their puppy.  more...

Cameron: buy British food

Witney MP David Cameron has called for Oxfordshire shoppers to buy more locally produced food.  more...

Social housing plan approved

A major new social housing development in North Oxford has been given the go-ahead.  more...

Toe is dipped in pool potential

Some leisure centres in Oxford could close to make way for a 'super swimming pool' at Blackbird Leys.  more...

Anger at no night public transport

A nightclub manager wants bus bosses to rethink controversial cuts to night services over next year's festive period.  more...

Burning waste is ‘most likely’

Documents have revealed incineration could be the most likely solution to Oxfordshire's future waste disposal problems after all.  more...

Ban stays as water levels remain low

Nine months after Thames Water introduced a hosepipe and sprinkler ban, the company says groundwater levels are still low.  more...

School 'rapidly improving'

Peers Technology College in Oxford is no longer on special measures following the latest visit by government inspectors.  more...

Bus catches fire

Fire crews were called to Headington Hill in Oxford shortly after 9am this morning when an Oxford Bus Company bus caught fire.  more...

Fire deaths: road closed again

Oxford's Old Abingdon Road - the location of a house fire in which two people died on Tuesday - was this morning shut again.  more...

Fire deaths: victims identified

The two victims of the house fire in Oxford's Old Abingdon Road have been identified.  more...

Police close drugs house

A house used by drug addicts and prostitutes was closed by Oxford police today.  more...

School's out - of special measures

An Oxford secondary school is celebrating leaving its turbulent past behind and starting 2007 out of special measures.  more...

Eleanor raises big issue

Oxford's Miss England winner Eleanor Glynn has said she was rejected by three top model agencies - because she was 'too large' at size 10.  more...

Eleanor raises big issue

Oxford's Miss England winner Eleanor Glynn has said she was rejected by three top model agencies - because she was 'too large' at size 10.  more...

Teenage crash victim 'loved life'

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash on Christmas Day has paid tribute to him as a "big lad with a soft heart" who loved life.  more...

Results And Fixtures

Results January 5

RESULTS FOOTBALL SATURDAY NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd 1, Crawley Tn 1.  more...

RESULTS January 5

RESULTS FOOTBALL SATURDAY NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd 1, Crawley Tn 1.  more...

RESULTS January 5

RESULTS.  more...

RESULTS January 5

RESULTS.  more...

FIXTURES January 5

FIXTURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford Utd v Morecambe.  more...

FIXTURES January 5

FIXTURES.  more...

Rowing

ROWING: Competitors preparing for new season

January provides a rare lull in the calendar before clubs, colleges and schools preprare for the main events of the year.  more...

Rugby

RUGBY UNION: Littlemore pull out

LITTLEMORE have withdrawn from the BB&O Premier Division after struggling to fulfil their fixtures.  more...

RUGBY: Littlemore drop out of league

Littlemore have withdrawn from the BB&O Premier Division after struggling to fulfil their fixtures.  more...

Share Prices

Today's local share prices (PM)

AEA Technology 97 BMW 2929 Electrocomponents 297.25 Isoft Group 55.5 Oxford Biomedica 44.75 Oxford Instruments 254.75 Oxonica 144 Reed Elsevier 569.5 RM 204.5 RPS 273.5 Torex Retail 49.75   more...

Today's local share prices (AM)

AEA Technology 97 BMW 2928 Electrocomponents 298.5 Isoft Group 55 Oxford Biomedica 44.5 Oxford Instruments 254.5 Oxonica 144 Reed Elsevier 572.75 RM 202.75 RPS 276.25 Torex Retail 49.75   more...

Tennis

TENNIS: Henman out of Australian Open

Tim Henman has pulled out of this months Australian Open after suffering an injury to his right knee.  more...

TENNIS: Henman out of Australian Open

Tim Henman has pulled out of this months Australian Open after suffering an injury to his right knee.  more...

TENNIS: Henman out of Australian Open

Tim Henman has pulled out of this months Australian Open after suffering an injury to his right knee.  more...

TENNIS: Henman out of Australian Open

Tim Henman has pulled out of this months Australian Open after suffering an injury to his right knee.  more...

Travel Features

Who needs whales

I must admit that aside from expecting it to be rather cold, I had very little idea of what to expect on my first trip to the northern regions of Norway.  more...

Wallingford

Near miss as building crumbles

A WALLINGFORD woman and her grand-daughter narrowly escaped serious injury when a block of concrete fell and smashed in front of them from the former Waitrose building in St Martin's Street.  more...

Police promise parking crackdown

MOTORISTS who park in Market Place in Wallingford can expect no mercy - they will be fined, say police.  more...

Wallingford News

Off to Rica!

An Oxfordshire ex-army man will be the financial brains behind plans to bring clean water to villagers in Central America and to improve access to national parks.  more...

Fears over fallen debris

A Wallingford woman and her granddaughter narrowly escaped serious injury when a block of concrete fell and smashed in front of them from the former Waitrose building in St Martin's Street.  more...

Christmas trees can stay green

A green end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.  more...

Market parkers face police's 'big stick'

Motorists who park in Market Place in Wallingford can expect no mercy - they will be fined, say police.  more...

Wantage And Grove

New hope for town cinema

CAMPAIGNERS in Wantage who have spent the past 18 months fighting to revive the town's cinema have been offered a ray of hope.  more...

Wantage News

72-year-old gets pilot's licence

A Wantage businessman is aiming to hit new heights after recently gaining his pilot's licence - at the age of 72.  more...

Flats refusal raises town cinema hopes

Campaigners in Wantage who have spent the past 18 months fighting to revive the town's cinema have been offered a ray of hope.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Banbury Cake News

Green end for Christmas trees

A GREEN end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.   more...

Jobs go at supercar firm

OXFORDSHIRE supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 production model failed to meet expectations.   more...

Bicester Advertiser Business

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Green end for Christmas trees

A GREEN end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Nuclear Waste group plan Bicester depot

A RAIL company which specialises in transporting nuclear waste is looking to set up a depot in Bicester.   more...

Christmas crime spree

A CHRISTMAS crime spree in Bicester saw burglars breaking into 11 businesses and stealing hundreds of pounds in cash.   more...

Glue vandals target blind tenants

POLICE have warned lives could be lost after vandals glued the locks of seven houses in Bicester over the festive period.   more...

Town council vote on tax rise

COUNCIL taxpayers in Bicester will be charged more than six per cent extra next year for the town council's services.   more...

Green end for Christmas trees

A GREEN end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Fire deaths: road closed again

Oxford's Old Abingdon Road - the location of a house fire in which two people died on Tuesday - was this morning shut again.   more...

Fears over fallen debris

A Wallingford woman and her granddaughter narrowly escaped serious injury when a block of concrete fell and smashed in front of them from the former Waitrose building in St Martin's Street.   more...

Cameron: buy British food

Witney MP David Cameron has called for Oxfordshire shoppers to buy more locally produced food.   more...

Social housing plan approved

A major new social housing development in North Oxford has been given the go-ahead.   more...

Garage development raises traffic fears

Critics fear a scheme for 63 homes on the site of a former garage will lead to traffic chaos on an already busy main road.   more...

Christmas trees can stay green

A green end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.   more...

Market parkers face police's 'big stick'

Motorists who park in Market Place in Wallingford can expect no mercy - they will be fined, say police.   more...

Toe is dipped in pool potential

Some leisure centres in Oxford could close to make way for a 'super swimming pool' at Blackbird Leys.   more...

Jobs go as sales ambitions go off track

Supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 model, failed to sell in sufficient numbers.   more...

Anger at no night public transport

A nightclub manager wants bus bosses to rethink controversial cuts to night services over next year's festive period.   more...

Burning waste is ‘most likely’

Documents have revealed incineration could be the most likely solution to Oxfordshire's future waste disposal problems after all.   more...

Ban stays as water levels remain low

Nine months after Thames Water introduced a hosepipe and sprinkler ban, the company says groundwater levels are still low.   more...

Fire deaths: victims identified

The two victims of the house fire in Oxford's Old Abingdon Road have been identified.   more...

Police close drugs house

A house used by drug addicts and prostitutes was closed by Oxford police today.   more...

Eleanor raises big issue

Oxford's Miss England winner Eleanor Glynn has said she was rejected by three top model agencies - because she was 'too large' at size 10.   more...

Reservoir 'could be biggest in UK'

A planned £1bn reservoir would have embankments 80ft high in places.   more...

Teenage crash victim 'loved life'

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash on Christmas Day has paid tribute to him as a "big lad with a soft heart" who loved life.   more...

School's out - of special measures

An Oxford secondary school is celebrating leaving its turbulent past behind and starting 2007 out of special measures.   more...

School 'rapidly improving'

Peers Technology College in Oxford is no longer on special measures following the latest visit by government inspectors.   more...

Fire deaths: blaze ‘started deliberately’

The fire which killed two people at a derelict Oxford house was almost certainly started deliberately, investigators believe.   more...

Dog held for £500 'ransom'

Dog owners have been warned about kidnappers after an Oxford couple had to pay a £500 ransom to get back their puppy.   more...

Off to Rica!

An Oxfordshire ex-army man will be the financial brains behind plans to bring clean water to villagers in Central America and to improve access to national parks.   more...

72-year-old gets pilot's licence

A Wantage businessman is aiming to hit new heights after recently gaining his pilot's licence - at the age of 72.   more...

Bus catches fire

Fire crews were called to Headington Hill in Oxford shortly after 9am this morning when an Oxford Bus Company bus caught fire.   more...

Flats refusal raises town cinema hopes

Campaigners in Wantage who have spent the past 18 months fighting to revive the town's cinema have been offered a ray of hope.   more...

Towns beset by vandals' spree

Police in Didcot and Wallingford are stepping up patrols after a spate of vandalism over the Christmas period.   more...

Road plan shock for villagers

Angry villagers have been told plans for a Didcot bypass could see their homes bulldozed.   more...

The Oxford Times News

New Year's Day-death nurse named

A NURSE found dead at her home on New Year's Day has been identified as Kristina Barlow, 30.   more...

Passengers flee burning bus

AN Oxford Bus Company bus caught fire shortly after 9am today on Headington Hill, Oxford.   more...

Opposition grows over city's waste

OPPOSITION is growing to Oxford's new waste collection and recycling service as debate over disposal of Oxfordshire's waste mountain surfaced once again this week.   more...

Co-op reaches for the Stars

The Midcounties Co-op has snapped up 150 convenience stores and newsagents from a rival.   more...

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Green end for Christmas trees

A GREEN end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.   more...

Polar bears and lions kept as 'pets'

MORE than 115 dangerous wild animals including lions, polar bears and crocodiles are being kept as alternative pets to dogs, cats and goldfish in Oxfordshire.   more...

Cameron issues 'buy-local' plea

WITNEY MP David Cameron has called for Oxfordshire shoppers to buy more locally-produced food.   more...

Clarkson's anger at failure to run buses

A NIGHTCLUB manager wants bus managers to re-think controversial cuts to night services over the festive period.   more...

Go-ahead for North Oxford housing

A MAJOR new social housing development in North Oxford has been given the go-ahead by city councillors.   more...

Jobs saved at Little Chef after takeover

The jobs of about 120 workers at the Oxfordshire bases of the troubled Little Chef roadside restaurant chain look to have been saved after venture capitalists moved in.   more...

'Errors' blamed for winding up petition

Bosses at an Oxford-based hotel chain say the business is in sound financial health, despite being the subject of a winding up petition.   more...

Fears for post offices to be discussed

JONATHAN Phillips, a trustee of the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC), is to give a presentation on the work of the organisation at a full meeting of West Oxfordshire District Council.   more...

Hospital staff in smoke warning

NURSING staff at the Radcliffe hospitals will face disciplinary hearings if they are caught continually flouting a smoking ban.   more...

Boy, 14, detained for car-crime offences

A 14-YEAR-OLD from Oxford has been detained for four months for car-crime offences.   more...

Peers out of special measures

PEERS Technology College in Oxford is no longer on special measures following the latest visit by government inspectors.   more...

Update: Fire-death victims named

POLICE today named the two people who died in an Oxford house fire.   more...

Ban stays as water levels remain low

NINE months after Thames Water introduced a hosepipe and sprinkler ban, the company says groundwater levels are still low.   more...

Dog held for £500 'ransom'

DOG owners have been warned about kidnappers after a Headington couple had to pay a £500 ransom to get back their puppy.   more...

Jobs go at supercar firm

OXFORDSHIRE supercar manufacturer Ascari has made 14 workers redundant after sales of its KZ1 production model failed to meet expectations.   more...

Search for green inventions

PEOPLE with bright ideas for saving the planet are being asked to contact Oxford University.   more...

Warning on children's computer games

CHILDREN who spend hours playing computer games after opening their Christmas presents are at serious risk of developing long-term injuries, warns an Oxfordshire researcher.   more...

Friends reunited in business

A CHANCE meeting on the Friends Reunited website has led two old friends to run a business together.   more...

The Oxford Times Sport

RACING: Webber has high hopes for De Soto

De Soto, from Paul Webber's Cropredy stables, near Banbury, is on course for a crack at the Anglo Irish Bank Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday.   more...

Witney Gazette News

Update: Flood alerts change

TWO stretches of the River Thames running through Oxfordshire were moved off flood watch alert today.   more...

Green end for Christmas trees

A GREEN end to the Christmas festivities is being urged by Oxfordshire councils which want people to start the new year by shredding their Christmas trees.   more...

MP: Buy locally produced food

WITNEY MP David Cameron has called for Oxfordshire shoppers to buy more locally produced food.   more...

Don't drive, but how will you get home?

A NIGHTCLUB manager wants bus managers to re-think controversial cuts to night services over the festive period.   more...

  
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