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Stories for 5 July 2007
Abingdon
High Street plan put back
PLANS to widen pavements and create single-lane traffic in Abingdon's High Street have been put on hold for at least a year - and there is a growing belief that it may never happen. more...
Notorious bend gets trial run
A TRIAL scheme to improve safety on the notorious bend in Packhorse Lane, Marcham, starts on Tuesday and will last until August 11. more...
Notorious bend gets trial run
A TRIAL scheme to improve safety on the notorious bend in Packhorse Lane, Marcham, starts on Tuesday and will last until August 11. more...
Denied drug to save sight
MORE than three-quarters of people in Oxfordshire think it is wrong for the NHS not to fund treatment to prevent blindness, according to a survey. more...
Bid stubbed out
WITH the smoking ban in force, smokers at Abingdon's Royal British Legion Club are huffing and puffing. more...
CCTV foils raiders
A RAID on Greene King's distribution depot at Abingdon was foiled when police were alerted by security cameras. more...
High Street plan put back
PLANS to widen pavements and create single-lane traffic in Abingdon's High Street have been put on hold for at least a year - and there is a growing belief that it may never happen. more...
Abingdon News
Burglar date
A man who burgled a house in Abbott Road, Abingdon, is due to be sentenced today. more...
Banbury News
£500k investment in children's playgrounds
Children across north Oxfordshire are set to benefit from a £250,000 Lottery cash injection to improve their play- grounds. more...
Bicester News
Art and soul on show
Acrylic paint, an old wardrobe, a chair and wartime photographs helped inspire an art exhibition in Bicester town centre. more...
Hospital campaigner shuns meeting
A campaigner has vowed to boycott a meeting to discuss Bicester's community hospital after labelling it a "political sham". more...
Permit parking a step closer
Bicester has moved nearer to securing north Oxfordshire's first residents' parking scheme after councillors backed the idea. more...
Bear spreads word on books
The Bookstart Bear has had a busy week visiting libraries around Oxfordshire to encourage young children to enjoy learning to read. more...
Books
Run for cover
THE OVERLOOK Michael Connelly (Orion £18.99)A novel by Michael Connelly is always a treat, and the 13th Harry Bosch is no exception. Now 56, vulnerable and aware of his age, the self-willed rogue of a cop is back, his one aim in life - to nail the killer. more...
Friends in high places
Can friendship survive the pressures of high office? This is the question posed by Graham Stewart's book Friendship and Betrayal (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, £25). more...
The end of Fran
RATTLING THE BONES Ann Granger (Headline, £19.99)Time is running out for amateur sleuth Fran Varady as she reaquaints herself with Edna, the bag lady she first encountered in a squat in Rotherhithe in her first adventure Asking for Trouble. more...
Anyone for tennis?
TENNIS WHITES AND TEACAKES John Betjeman (John Murray, £16.99)Last year saw the centenary of John Betjeman's birth, and this book brings together the best of his poetry, private letters, journalism and musings to present a fully rounded picture of what he stood for. From his arguments for new steel buildings to his amusement about the etiquette of village tea shops, it reveals the poet not just as a sentimentalist but as a passionate observer, with a wonderful sense of humour and an acute eye. more...
Conservative stalwart looks to his roots
The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd is well known for his years as a senior Conservative politician, including stints as Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary, and more locally for 23 years as an Oxfordshire MP. Less well-known is that for the past 40 years he has also had a thriving writing career. more...
Rock and roll farmer
BIT OF A BLUR Alex James (Little, Brown, £16.99)This is the autobiography of Alex James, the bassist from the pop group Blur, who made it big in the 1990s as part of the so-called Britpop movement, and is now a dairy farmer in Kingham, near Chipping Norton. more...
Dividing the spoils
RITES OF PEACE: THE FALL OF NAPOLEON AND THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA Adam Zamoyski (HarperCollins, £25) Adam Zamoyski left us recently in the iron grip of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in a book with such horrendous images that it is a wonder the emperor and his legions could survive. After exile in Elba, Waterloo made sure they didn't. more...
Paperback choice
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History Jonathan Franzen (Harper Perennial, £8.99) Readers of Franzen's novel The Corrections could not help wondering how much of the dysfunctional family story was autobiographical. Here he describes his Missouri childhood, the elaborate pranks that he and his friends orchestrated from the roof of his high school, his self-inflicted travails in selling his mother's house after her death, and the web of connections between his all-consuming marriage, the problem of global warming and the life lessons to be learned in watching birds. more...
Behind the scenes of family life
If you thought that appearing on this page was just a rite of publicity passage for an author on their way to greater glory in national newspapers, think again. When I interviewed London-based Charlotte Mendelson, she said: "I'm proud that I've become successful enough to be interviewed by The Oxford Times. It does make me feel quite famous, actually." I laugh and think: she's only half-joking. It has something to do with having grown up here and the fact that her family gets the paper every week. more...
Business News
Jobs lost as Fopp looks for a buyer
Five jobs have been lost at the Oxford branch of independent music retailer Fopp after it was taken into administration. more...
Cimena
Die Hard 4.0 (15)
The Die Hard franchise is back - and this time it really is with a vengeance. more...
Cricket
CRICKET: Oxon seeking home boost
Oxon will certainly have home advantage when they take on Shropshire in the Western Division at White Post Road, starting on Sunday (12). more...
Didcot
Sticking two cigarettes up at ban
REGULARS at a Didcot pub stuck two cigarettes up at the nationwide ban by holding a smoking marathon in aid of Cancer Research UK. more...
Orchard to grow?
A SECRET report into whether the Orchard Centre should be extended to create a super retail and recreation park will be discussed today. more...
Didcot News
Cab boss hit with fines
A taxi firm boss from Grove must pay out £2,000 after being convicted of two licence offences, which magistrates said had "seriously compromised " public safety. more...
Arrests after clampdown
Seven people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Eating Out
The Plough, Clifton Hampden
A READER kindly alerted me to the 'Grazing Food' now being served at The Plough, Clifton Hampden, which I assumed would resemble the mix of small dishes served when you order a tapas meal. more...
Entertainment
Much Ado About Nothing: Lains Barn, Ardington, July 10-12
THE Domino Players have chosen Lains Barn, near Wantage, for their summer production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. more...
Sunningwell Festival: July 14-29
THERE are going to be Clogs on the Pond, a Musical on the Pond, and Rock on the Pond. Last Night of the Proms and Worship will take place on the Pond too. Never has a small village pond been so celebrated. more...
Features
An enterprising lot
There were plenty of eager faces at this week's Venturefest science and technology festival, but none more so than the youngsters taking part in a special competition at the event. Modelled on The Apprentice TV programme, teenagers were set the task of approaching six different companies on Milton Park and then returning to give a "pitch" on why they would be good places to work. more...
Delights of Italian wine
Sir Terry Wogan's love affair with pinot grigio has clearly penetrated the nation's subconscious in a way that few of us in the wine trade could have anticipated. The British are drinking more Italian wines than ever and, as David Gleave MW recently said "it has never been easier to sell Italian wines especially if it's pinot grigio". more...
Football
FOOTBALL: United face 'tough start'
Jim Smith expects a difficult start when his Oxford United side kick-off their Blue Square Premier promotion campaign at home to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, August 11, writes Nick Farrant. more...
FOOTBALL Twigg deal hits a snag
Oxford United manager Jim Smith still hopes to have striker Gary Twigg on board for the new season - even though the deal to sign him has hit a last-minute snag, writes Nick Farrant. more...
Golf
GOLF: Chippy cruise
Chipping Norton will visit Shrivenham Park in the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes Knockout Cup quarter-finals after thrashing Rye Hill. more...
GOLF: Results round-up
FRILFORD HEATH Seniors Championship: 1 J Summers 77, 2 J Wilson 80, 3=I Disney & I McDougall 82. more...
Headlines
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Retirement homes spark interest
A NEW retirement development for the over-60s has already attracted inquiries from 450 people. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Brize fleet 'struggling in Iraq'
THE RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
Raiders snatch £500 from elderly woman
THREE men who stole £500 after pushing past a woman in her 80s to get into her Witney home are being hunted by police. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Thousands head for aristocrat of festivals
GLASTONBURY may have the atmosphere, while Reading has the bands. But if it's all round 'niceness' you're after, no festival comes close to Cornbury. more...
Man seeks treason prosecutions
AN OXFORDSHIRE man wants the people responsible for taking Britain into the European Union during the Edward Heath government 35 years ago charged with treason and sedition. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Retirement homes spark interest
A NEW retirement development for the over-60s has already attracted inquiries from 450 people. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Reunited after long ten years
A WEST Oxfordshire cat shelter has highlighted the importance of getting pets microchipped, after a tabby was reunited with its owner after ten years. more...
Brize fleet 'struggling in Iraq'
THE RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
One day with Sir Winston
FANCY being a member of an exclusive and nostalgic club for a day? more...
Raiders snatch £500 from elderly woman
THREE men who stole £500 after pushing past a woman in her 80s to get into her Witney home are being hunted by police. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Thousands head for aristocrat of festivals
GLASTONBURY may have the atmosphere, while Reading has the bands. But if it's all round 'niceness' you're after, no festival comes close to Cornbury. more...
Man seeks treason prosecutions
AN OXFORDSHIRE man wants the people responsible for taking Britain into the European Union during the Edward Heath government 35 years ago charged with treason and sedition. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Leader
Time is ripe to extend Orchard
There is no question that South Oxfordshire District Council should go through with the second phase of the Orchard Development in Didcot. The only question can be over the timing and the exact facilities that will be provided. more...
Letters
Think again
Sir, I note with interest from the front page of the Wantage and Grove Herald (June 21) that planning permission has been refused for Madisons Tea Rooms to relocate to the empty site of the late-lamented bookshop in Newbury Street. more...
Why so long for town's first Asbo?
Sir, Over the years, mainly through the Herald, I have raised various issues including that of the yob culture and vandalism in Didcot and the failings, in particular, of police in dealing with it (Asbo youth's pledge, Didcot Herald, June 28). If it is true this is the first Asbo in Didcot, one cannot help but ask why it has taken so long because: I believe Asbos were first introduced in April 1999 During this period onwards, in particular, the Broadway shops have been persistently vandalised over a period and also local residents have had their properties damaged, for example, having their walls kicked down People felt very intimidated to go on foot along the Broadway from late afternoon/early evening onwards due to the yob culture that was allowed to develop. more...
Road idea
Sir, In reply to A B Beadle (Letters, The Herald, June 28), following my letters, on the subject of reversing the traffic flow in Abingdon, printed in The Herald on or around July 15 and 29, 2004, all I received was ridicule and abuse from what I have always assumed to be a name fronting for the local Liberal Democrats who were solely responsible for AbITS at the time. At a slightly later date, some councillor made a brief vague comment that it had been considered but didn't expand on that. more...
Sad to read
Sir, I was saddened to read that local councillors are not supporting the proposed new school at Grove because it will not have its own sixth form. more...
'Flies in face'
Sir, It seems that local Conservatives wish to turn the future of secondary education in Grove and Wantage into a political football. Let us be clear about the situation. There were three options considered by the county council cabinet, which all led to a school site in Grove. Option A was based on two separate schools in Wantage and Grove for 1,250 pupils, option B was for one school on two sites with a total of 2,500 pupils and option C was for a 600-place (11-16) school for Grove. more...
Lib Dem success
Sir, I doubt that opposition pleas for understanding after losing the Vale elections so comprehensively will convince many residents ('Political chess', The Herald, June 21). more...
'Delighted'
Sir, How saddening it was to read Tom Waterhouse's letter (The Herald, June 21) about the invitation to Dr Harris, our local MP, to St Edmund School's 150th anniversary celebrations. more...
Flood defences
Sir, With the flooding in the north of England uppermost in the news why hasn't the waste ash from Didcot Power Station, which is destined for landfill, been seconded by the Government for flood defences. more...
Coach ban
Sir, It's rather sad that after what must be donkey's years, holiday coaches are banned from the market place. more...
Motorsport
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Music
Just a-maizing
David Gray tells Tim Hobden he's ready to be stretched — even if it means a donkey ride more...
News
Bob sets off on ride for new home
CYCLING fundraiser Bob Campbell is planning to pedal 200 miles in aid of a new north Oxfordshire Cheshire Home. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Bob sets off on ride for new home
CYCLING fundraiser Bob Campbell is planning to pedal 200 miles in aid of a new north Oxfordshire Cheshire Home. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mayor praises service
THE town's mayor has recognised the achievements of former servicemen and women at a special veterans' event. more...
Mayor praises service
THE town's mayor has recognised the achievements of former servicemen and women at a special veterans' event. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Save the Horton campaign grows
A STINGING response to the 'new' proposals which will decimate maternity, obstetric, and children's services at Banbury's Horton Hospital has come from Banbury Town Council. more...
Save the Horton campaign grows
A STINGING response to the 'new' proposals which will decimate maternity, obstetric, and children's services at Banbury's Horton Hospital has come from Banbury Town Council. more...
All set to host world hobby horse event
A SERIES of races will take place in Banbury's People's Park on Sunday - with the winning team in each category being able to claim the title of world champion. more...
New best friend for trio
THREE Banbury house sharers saw a dream come true last week when they took ownership of their own dog. more...
The power of flowers
TIME is running out for people who want to enter this year's Banbury in Bloom competition. more...
The power of flowers
TIME is running out for people who want to enter this year's Banbury in Bloom competition. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
New best friend for trio
THREE Banbury house sharers saw a dream come true last week when they took ownership of their own dog. more...
All set to host world hobby horse event
A SERIES of races will take place in Banbury's People's Park on Sunday - with the winning team in each category being able to claim the title of world champion. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Bob sets off on ride for new home
CYCLING fundraiser Bob Campbell is planning to pedal 200 miles in aid of a new north Oxfordshire Cheshire Home. more...
Bob sets off on ride for new home
CYCLING fundraiser Bob Campbell is planning to pedal 200 miles in aid of a new north Oxfordshire Cheshire Home. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Tots sign up
BABIES are learning sign language before they can talk - to help them tell their parents what they want. more...
School opens
MP Boris Johnson is due to open the new John Watson Secondary School building on the Wheatley Park School campus today. more...
Mayor praises service
THE town's mayor has recognised the achievements of former servicemen and women at a special veterans' event. more...
Mayor praises service
THE town's mayor has recognised the achievements of former servicemen and women at a special veterans' event. more...
Flat views sought
MEMBERS of the public can air their views about a plan to build a new block of flats in Sandhills, Oxford. more...
Police chief is promoted
Police chief is promoted CITY police commander, Jim Trotman, has been promoted to Chief Superintendent, head of strategic co-ordination and planning for Thames Valley Police, starting on August 1. more...
Visitors help hospice mark 25 years
SCORES of people celebrated the 25th anniversary of Oxford's internationally renowned Helen House as the hospice threw open its doors to the community. more...
Retirement homes spark interest
A NEW retirement development for the over-60s has already attracted inquiries from 450 people. more...
Welcome for US teens
TEN teenagers from small towns in the United States are in the area this week for the final days of the Wantage Summer Festival. more...
Save the Horton campaign grows
A STINGING response to the 'new' proposals which will decimate maternity, obstetric, and children's services at Banbury's Horton Hospital has come from Banbury Town Council. more...
Save the Horton campaign grows
A STINGING response to the 'new' proposals which will decimate maternity, obstetric, and children's services at Banbury's Horton Hospital has come from Banbury Town Council. more...
The power of flowers
TIME is running out for people who want to enter this year's Banbury in Bloom competition. more...
The power of flowers
TIME is running out for people who want to enter this year's Banbury in Bloom competition. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
New best friend for trio
THREE Banbury house sharers saw a dream come true last week when they took ownership of their own dog. more...
New best friend for trio
THREE Banbury house sharers saw a dream come true last week when they took ownership of their own dog. more...
All set to host world hobby horse event
A SERIES of races will take place in Banbury's People's Park on Sunday - with the winning team in each category being able to claim the title of world champion. more...
All set to host world hobby horse event
A SERIES of races will take place in Banbury's People's Park on Sunday - with the winning team in each category being able to claim the title of world champion. more...
Villagers to discuss council blunder
VILLAGERS will meet tonight to discuss a district council blunder that has given a telecom company permission to put up a mast in their community by default. more...
Plan for 'super centre' unveiled
A SECRET report into whether Didcot's Orchard Centre should be extended to create a super retail and recreation park was due to be debated by councillors today. more...
Insect-eating bloom shoots up
THE smell of rotting meat is lingering on an Oxford estate - but it has nothing to do with fortnightly refuse collections. more...
Taxpayer funded novelty Chelsea garden
COUNCILLORS said a decision to spend almost £88,000 of public money on a flower show is scandalous. more...
$12m prize on cards
POKER player Mark Rayson, of St Mary's Road, Oxford, starts his bid for a $12m prize today at the World Series of Poker in the US. more...
High Street plan put back
PLANS to widen pavements and create single-lane traffic in Abingdon's High Street have been put on hold for at least a year - and there is a growing belief that it may never happen. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
Notorious bend gets trial run
A TRIAL scheme to improve safety on the notorious bend in Packhorse Lane, Marcham, starts on Tuesday and will last until August 11. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Count dies of heroin overdose
THE flamboyant Count Gottfried von Bismarck - who achieved notoriety as a hard-living Oxford undergraduate - has died of a heroin overdose. more...
Police on mark to tackle cycle crime
POLICE Community Support Officers (PCSOs) across Oxford are being equipped with security marking kits as part of Oxford police's ongoing summer campaign against cycle crime. more...
Brize fleet 'struggling in Iraq'
THE RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
Man seeks treason prosecutions
AN OXFORDSHIRE man wants the people responsible for taking Britain into the European Union during the Edward Heath government 35 years ago charged with treason and sedition. more...
Shark netted as birthday approaches
HEADINGTON'S famous shark has caused a few jaws to drop down the years. more...
'London could be better run'
HENLEY MP Boris Johnson has said London could be better run - but remained tight-lipped on whether he is the man to do it. more...
Raiders snatch £500 from elderly woman
THREE men who stole £500 after pushing past a woman in her 80s to get into her Witney home are being hunted by police. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Thousands head for aristocrat of festivals
GLASTONBURY may have the atmosphere, while Reading has the bands. But if it's all round 'niceness' you're after, no festival comes close to Cornbury. more...
Rip tide washed doctor out to sea
AN OXFORD doctor drowned after being washed out to sea by a rip tide off a notoriously dangerous Costa Rican beach, an inquest heard. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Welcome for US teens
TEN teenagers from small towns in the United States are in the area this week for the final days of the Wantage Summer Festival. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Retirement homes spark interest
A NEW retirement development for the over-60s has already attracted inquiries from 450 people. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Brize fleet 'struggling in Iraq'
THE RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
Raiders snatch £500 from elderly woman
THREE men who stole £500 after pushing past a woman in her 80s to get into her Witney home are being hunted by police. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Thousands head for aristocrat of festivals
GLASTONBURY may have the atmosphere, while Reading has the bands. But if it's all round 'niceness' you're after, no festival comes close to Cornbury. more...
Man seeks treason prosecutions
AN OXFORDSHIRE man wants the people responsible for taking Britain into the European Union during the Edward Heath government 35 years ago charged with treason and sedition. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Mime boosts recycling
STREET performers used mime to help promote Bicester's new street recycling bins. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
A PAIR of football hooligans could be banned from Oxford United matches for up to five years after a face-off with rival fans last season. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Welcome for US teens
TEN teenagers from small towns in the United States are in the area this week for the final days of the Wantage Summer Festival. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
High Street plan put back
PLANS to widen pavements and create single-lane traffic in Abingdon's High Street have been put on hold for at least a year - and there is a growing belief that it may never happen. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
Notorious bend gets trial run
A TRIAL scheme to improve safety on the notorious bend in Packhorse Lane, Marcham, starts on Tuesday and will last until August 11. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Other News
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Moonlight strollers brave downpour
HUNDREDS of people braved torrential rain on a moonlit stroll through Oxford city centre. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Other Sport
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
BAR BILLIARDS: Dolphin sink brave Nelson
Dolphin B went a point clear at the top of Section 3 in the Oxford & District League with a 4-2 win at Nelson B. more...
BOXING: Classy Ottwell lands national title
Oxford Boxing Academy's Jordan Ottwell was crowned a national champion in only his fourth bout after claiming the Class 5 Golden Belt 52 kg title at Knottingley, Yorkshire. more...
BOWLS: It's tight at the top as Witney leap to the summit
Witney Town top Division 4 at the half-way stage, after collecting a terrific 5-1 victory over former leaders West Oxford in the Oxford & District Bowls League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre. more...
FOOTBALL: Win or bust for Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire travel to the Isle of Wight on Saturday for a must-win Middleton Cup match. more...
BOWLS: Oxon beaten by former player
Oxfordshire suffered a second successive defeat in the Home Counties League at Shrivenham BC. more...
ANGLING: Fly fishers cancel picnic
A LAKESIDE picnic for members of Farmoor Fly Fishing Club, which was planned to be held on Sunday, at Darlow Water, near Hardwick, has been cancelled due to the bad weather. more...
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
BOWLS: Oxon beaten by old colleague
Oxfordshire suffered a second successive defeat in the Home Counties League at Shrivenham BC. more...
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Oxford News
NHS parties highlight concerns
Health workers were due to celebrate 59 years of the NHS today by campaigning against privatisation across services in Oxfordshire. more...
Giant flower kicks up stink
The smell of rotting meat is lingering on an Oxford estate - but it has nothing to do with fortnightly refuse collections. more...
11-year pitch wait is over
If you thought Wembley Stadium took an age to build, spare a thought for some Oxford youngsters who have been waiting 11 years for a football pitch. more...
Cyclists offered extra security
Cyclists wanting to make their bikes safer are now able to stop police community support officers across Oxford who have been equipped with security marking kits. more...
Castle awarded for education
Oxford Castle is proving to be more than a tourist attraction after scooping an award for its work with schools. more...
Boris: 'London could be better run'
Henley MP Boris Johnson has said London could be better run - but remained tight-lipped on whether he is the man to do it. more...
Water death man's shame
A man found dead in an Oxford lake was a street drinker who was given an Asbo after two racist attacks and a series of other drunken incidents. more...
Turning screw on plate theft
Police in Oxford will be helping motorists secure their number-plates to combat theft. more...
New home hold-ups attacked
Tenants have reacted angrily to further delays to a long-anticipated redevelopment of their Oxford estate - claiming it makes the area look like a "slum". more...
Fire crews miss callout target
Fire crews in Oxfordshire have failed to met their own targets for responding to emergency calls. more...
MP backs commuter campaign
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has promised to lobby new Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly over forthcoming rail timetable changes - to head off protests from commuters. more...
It’s yellow fever time
Oxford United are aiming to make their fun day even better this year - especially for the Junior Yellows. more...
Doctor was washed out to sea
An Oxford doctor drowned after being washed out to sea by a rip tide off a notoriously dangerous Costa Rican beach, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Fire charges
James Cox, 62, of Albion Place, Oxford, is due to appear at the city's crown court today charged with murdering two people in a house fire. more...
Borrowers to pay more
Home owners in Oxfordshire were taken by surprise after the Bank of England raised interest rates by a further 0.25 per cent to 5.75 per cent. more...
Public loos become business space
Developers reckon they will be flushed with success after converting a crumbling block of public toilets into a smart city centre office. more...
Shark comes of age
Oxford's famous shark has caused a few jaws to drop down the years. more...
Transport solutions go on display
Plans aimed at improving traffic flow in London Road, Headington, Oxford, will be featured in an exhibition starting today. more...
MP joins widow to open school site
A new building at an Oxford special school was officially opened by the widow of the man it is named after. more...
College plans £16m overhaul
Blackbird Leys could become home to a new £16m college building for aspiring brickies, mechanics and plumbers, it has emerged. more...
Postal workers to strike again
Postal workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Oxford United
FOOTBALL: U's get snagged up on Twigg
Oxford United manager Jim Smith still hopes to have striker Gary Twigg on board for the new season - even though the deal to sign him has hit a last-minute snag. more...
FOOTBALL: Tickets go past 2,000
Oxford United have received a boost after season ticket sales went through the 2,000 barrier. more...
U's snap up Twigg
Oxford United have completed the signing of Airdrie striker Gary Twigg. more...
Recipes
Summer wine fruit jellies
THIS jelly can be made with any of the summer fruits now in season, but tastes particularly good with fresh raspberries. more...
Restaurant Reviews
Switch from mono
In 1968, a certain Dr Ho Man Kwok wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine: "I have experienced a strange syndrome whenever I have eaten out in a Chinese restaurant, especially one that served northern Chinese food. more...
Results And Fixtures
RESULTS JUly 6
RESULTS. more...
FIXTURES July 6
FIXTURES. more...
Rowing
ROWING: City crews drawn together at Henley
The luck of the draw has not favoured City of Oxford for this week's Henley Royal Regatta. more...
Share Prices
Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 118 BMW 3291 Electrocomponents 269.5 Isoft Group 54 Nationwide Accident Repair 150 Oxford Biomedica 41.25 Oxford Instruments 291 Reed Elsevier 634.5 RM 209 RPS Group 353.75 more...
Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 116.5 BMW 3277 Electrocomponents 267 Isoft Group 54 Nationwide Accident Repair 150.5 Oxford Biomedica 41 Oxford Instruments 290 Reed Elsevier 636.25 RM 211.25 RPS Group 354.75 more...
Speedway
SPEEDWAY: Birthday boy is on cloud nine
Oxford promoter Allen Trump is catching his breath after having a weekend that will take some beating. more...
Sport
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessmen. more...
Wallingford
Campaign on track
AN athletics club is campaigning to build a new £90,000 athletics track in a bid to help train a new generation of record breakers. more...
Wantage And Grove
Welcome for US teens
TEN teenagers from small towns in the United States are in the area this week for the final days of the Wantage Summer Festival. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
Welcome for US teens
TEN teenagers from small towns in the United States are in the area this week for the final days of the Wantage Summer Festival. more...
Welcome for US teens
TEN teenagers from small towns in the United States are in the area this week for the final days of the Wantage Summer Festival. more...
World's loudest drumming bid
A CHAMPION drummer is out to break four world records at a pub at Grove on Saturday. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
New Grove station plan put on hold
A PLANNING application for a new rail station at Grove was withdrawn from the agenda at Monday's meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council's development control committee. more...
Wantage News
Scouts step out for sick friend
Fifty Wantage Beavers and Cub Scouts will be putting on their hiking boots tomorrow to raise money for research into a disease which has crippled one of their friends. more...
Witney News
Brize fleet is 'struggling' in Iraq
The RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, in west Oxfordshire, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
Police urge parents to watch their kids
Police say underage drinking is continuing to plague west Oxfordshire as youths 'run riot'. more...
Aiming to support war-torn nation
A West Oxfordshire woman wants to set up a support group for one of the poorest nations in the world torn apart by ethnic conflict. more...
Festival of niceness
Festival veteran and Oxford Mail music writer Tim Hughes looks forward to the "poshest" bash of all, kicking off tomorrow. more...
Abingdon Herald News
Notorious bend gets trial run
A TRIAL scheme to improve safety on the notorious bend in Packhorse Lane, Marcham, starts on Tuesday and will last until August 11. more...
Denied drug to save sight
MORE than three-quarters of people in Oxfordshire think it is wrong for the NHS not to fund treatment to prevent blindness, according to a survey. more...
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
World's loudest drumming bid
A CHAMPION drummer is out to break four world records at a pub at Grove on Saturday. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
Bid stubbed out
WITH the smoking ban in force, smokers at Abingdon's Royal British Legion Club are huffing and puffing. more...
Sticking two cigarettes up at ban
REGULARS at a Didcot pub stuck two cigarettes up at the nationwide ban by holding a smoking marathon in aid of Cancer Research UK. more...
CCTV foils raiders
A RAID on Greene King's distribution depot at Abingdon was foiled when police were alerted by security cameras. more...
High Street plan put back
PLANS to widen pavements and create single-lane traffic in Abingdon's High Street have been put on hold for at least a year - and there is a growing belief that it may never happen. more...
Orchard to grow?
A SECRET report into whether the Orchard Centre should be extended to create a super retail and recreation park will be discussed today. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Campaign on track
AN athletics club is campaigning to build a new £90,000 athletics track in a bid to help train a new generation of record breakers. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
New Grove station plan put on hold
A PLANNING application for a new rail station at Grove was withdrawn from the agenda at Monday's meeting of the Vale of White Horse District Council's development control committee. more...
Banbury Cake News
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Hundreds expected at Hooky festival
ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Banbury Cake Sport
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessman. more...
Bicester Advertiser News
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Bicester Advertiser Sport
Hamilton ready for 'biggest test'
LEWIS Hamilton says this weekend's British Grand Prix will be his biggest race of the year. more...
Silverstone plans to go it alone
SILVERSTONE'S owners are determined to plough ahead with their own redevelopment plans for the Formula One circuit despite receiving a joint venture proposal from two prominent businessman. more...
FOOTBALL: Ardley set for derby cup battle
Ardley United travel to Sport Italia Hellenic League rivals Abingdon Town in the extra preliminary round of the FA Cup on August 18. more...
ATHLETICS: Kuester gets a booster!
Bicester Dave Kuester grabbed a bronze medal in abysmal conditions at the British Masters Weights Pentathlon in Milton Keynes. more...
Oxford Mail News
Castle awarded for education
Oxford Castle is proving to be more than a tourist attraction after scooping an award for its work with schools. more...
Cyclists offered extra security
Cyclists wanting to make their bikes safer are now able to stop police community support officers across Oxford who have been equipped with security marking kits. more...
Brize fleet is 'struggling' in Iraq
The RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, in west Oxfordshire, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
Police urge parents to watch their kids
Police say underage drinking is continuing to plague west Oxfordshire as youths 'run riot'. more...
Doctor was washed out to sea
An Oxford doctor drowned after being washed out to sea by a rip tide off a notoriously dangerous Costa Rican beach, an inquest heard yesterday. more...
Arrests after clampdown
Seven people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Art and soul on show
Acrylic paint, an old wardrobe, a chair and wartime photographs helped inspire an art exhibition in Bicester town centre. more...
Fire charges
James Cox, 62, of Albion Place, Oxford, is due to appear at the city's crown court today charged with murdering two people in a house fire. more...
Borrowers to pay more
Home owners in Oxfordshire were taken by surprise after the Bank of England raised interest rates by a further 0.25 per cent to 5.75 per cent. more...
Public loos become business space
Developers reckon they will be flushed with success after converting a crumbling block of public toilets into a smart city centre office. more...
Shark comes of age
Oxford's famous shark has caused a few jaws to drop down the years. more...
Transport solutions go on display
Plans aimed at improving traffic flow in London Road, Headington, Oxford, will be featured in an exhibition starting today. more...
Burial ground scuppers plan
One solution to ease chronic congestion caused by roadworks in Oxford has been ruled out - from beyond the grave. more...
Burglar date
A man who burgled a house in Abbott Road, Abingdon, is due to be sentenced today. more...
MP joins widow to open school site
A new building at an Oxford special school was officially opened by the widow of the man it is named after. more...
Major housing plans unveiled
Two major settlements near Kidlington are being put forward as answers to Oxford's chronic housing crisis. more...
Postal workers to strike again
Postal workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Water death man's shame
A man found dead in an Oxford lake was a street drinker who was given an Asbo after two racist attacks and a series of other drunken incidents. more...
Turning screw on plate theft
Police in Oxford will be helping motorists secure their number-plates to combat theft. more...
£500k investment in children's playgrounds
Children across north Oxfordshire are set to benefit from a £250,000 Lottery cash injection to improve their play- grounds. more...
Festival of niceness
Glastonbury may have the atmosphere, while Reading has the bands. But if it's all round 'niceness' you're after, no festival comes close to Cornbury. more...
Boris: 'London could be better run'
Henley MP Boris Johnson has said London could be better run - but remained tight-lipped on whether he is the man to do it. more...
New home hold-ups attacked
Tenants have reacted angrily to further delays to a long-anticipated redevelopment of their Oxford estate - claiming it makes the area look like a "slum". more...
Cab boss hit with fines
A taxi firm boss from Grove must pay out £2,000 after being convicted of two licence offences, which magistrates said had "seriously compromised " public safety. more...
Fire crews miss callout target
Fire crews in Oxfordshire have failed to met their own targets for responding to emergency calls. more...
Bear spreads word on books
The Bookstart Bear has had a busy week visiting libraries around Oxfordshire to encourage young children to enjoy learning to read. more...
Hospital campaigner shuns meeting
A campaigner has vowed to boycott a meeting to discuss Bicester's community hospital after labelling it a "political sham". more...
Scouts step out for sick friend
Fifty Wantage Beavers and Cub Scouts will be putting on their hiking boots tomorrow to raise money for research into a disease which has crippled one of their friends. more...
MP backs commuter campaign
Oxford East MP Andrew Smith has promised to lobby new Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly over forthcoming rail timetable changes - to head off protests from commuters. more...
Permit parking a step closer
Bicester has moved nearer to securing north Oxfordshire's first residents' parking scheme after councillors backed the idea. more...
Aiming to support war-torn nation
A West Oxfordshire woman wants to set up a support group for one of the poorest nations in the world torn apart by ethnic conflict. more...
It’s yellow fever time
Oxford United are aiming to make their fun day even better this year - especially for the Junior Yellows. more...
Oxford Mail Sport
BAR BILLIARDS: Dolphin sink brave Nelson
Dolphin B went a point clear at the top of Section 3 in the Oxford & District League with a 4-2 win at Nelson B. more...
BOXING: Classy Ottwell lands national title
Oxford Boxing Academy's Jordan Ottwell was crowned a national champion in only his fourth bout after claiming the Class 5 Golden Belt 52 kg title at Knottingley, Yorkshire. more...
BOWLS: It's tight at the top as Witney leap to the summit
Witney Town top Division 4 at the half-way stage, after collecting a terrific 5-1 victory over former leaders West Oxford in the Oxford & District Bowls League, sponsored by Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre. more...
FOOTBALL: Win or bust for Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire travel to the Isle of Wight on Saturday for a must-win Middleton Cup match. more...
BOWLS: Oxon beaten by former player
Oxfordshire suffered a second successive defeat in the Home Counties League at Shrivenham BC. more...
The Oxford Times News
MP to lobby over rail changes
City MP will lobby more...
High Street plan put back
PLANS to widen pavements and create single-lane traffic in Abingdon's High Street have been put on hold for at least a year - and there is a growing belief that it may never happen. more...
Count dies of heroin overdose
Four rivers still on flood alert
FOUR rivers in Oxfordshire were still on Flood Watch tonight. more...
Caution over dog attack
POLICE have cautioned a man after two Staffordshire bull terrier dogs escaped from his garden and darted into a youth football tournament. more...
Notorious bend gets trial run
A TRIAL scheme to improve safety on the notorious bend in Packhorse Lane, Marcham, starts on Tuesday and will last until August 11. more...
Hundreds expected at Hooky festival
ABOUT 1,800 music fans and families with children are expected at Hook Norton village's big event of the year, tomorrow. more...
Brize fleet 'struggling in Iraq'
THE RAF's ageing fleet of transport aircraft, much based at RAF Brize Norton, is struggling to cope with the pace of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, MPs warned today. more...
New settlements proposed
Pair guilty of soccer brawl
Man seeks treason prosecutions
Insect-eating bloom shoots up
Shark netted as birthday approaches
Police on mark to tackle cycle crime
POLICE Community Support Officers (PCSOs) across Oxford are being equipped with security marking kits as part of Oxford police's ongoing summer campaign against cycle crime. more...
Taxpayer funded novelty Chelsea garden
Residents grill council over roadworks
Hols off to flying start
Project given go-ahead — after 11 years
$12m prize on cards
POKER player Mark Rayson, of St Mary's Road, Oxford, starts his bid for a $12m prize today at the World Series of Poker in the US. more...
Raiders snatch £500 from elderly woman
THREE men who stole £500 after pushing past a woman in her 80s to get into her Witney home are being hunted by police. more...
'London could be better run'
HENLEY MP Boris Johnson has said London could be better run - but remained tight-lipped on whether he is the man to do it. more...
Postal workers plan second strike
POSTAL workers in Oxfordshire are to join colleagues nationwide in another day of strike action on Friday, July 13. more...
Thousands head for aristocrat of festivals
GLASTONBURY may have the atmosphere, while Reading has the bands. But if it's all round 'niceness' you're after, no festival comes close to Cornbury. more...
Vandalism crackdown leads to arrests
SEVEN people have been arrested since the start of a crackdown on vandalism in south Oxfordshire. more...
Beer depot raid foiled
Delay hits plan for new rail station
Children join world quiz
AS part of Oxfordshire 2007 celebrations, schoolchildren from across the globe will gather at the Unipart Conference Centre, in Cowley, on Monday for the Kids Lit Quiz world final - the first to be held in Britain. more...
Bed ruined
Jobs lost as Fopp looks for a buyer
Five jobs have been lost at the Oxford branch of independent music retailer Fopp after it was taken into administration. more...
New parish officer appointed
Blue plaque planned
London Road plans on show
PLANS to improve London Road with a series of transport measures will be featured in an exhibition starting today. more...
College unveils estate campus plans
The Oxford Times Sport
ANGLING: Fly fishers cancel picnic
A LAKESIDE picnic for members of Farmoor Fly Fishing Club, which was planned to be held on Sunday, at Darlow Water, near Hardwick, has been cancelled due to the bad weather. more...
BOWLS: Oxon beaten by old colleague
Oxfordshire suffered a second successive defeat in the Home Counties League at Shrivenham BC. more...