Stories for 1 February 2008

Abingdon

Garage blaze inquiry starts

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

Garage blaze inquiry starts

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

Business News

Jobs boost at fleet specialist

Twenty new jobs have been created after a commercial vehicle hire firm landed a multi-million pound contract.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Twenty storm home for title

Banbury Twenty secured the Banbury Indoor League Division 2 title as they brushed aside Kings Sutton by 69 runs.  more...

Didcot

Iconic Morris marks 60 years

MORRIS Minor lovers from across the globe will descend on Oxford this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cowley-built car.  more...

Garage blaze inquiry starts

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

Iconic Morris marks 60 years

MORRIS Minor lovers from across the globe will descend on Oxford this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cowley-built car.  more...

Garage blaze inquiry starts

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

Didcot News

Cause of garage blaze probed

Police on Monday will be able to determine whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

Editorial Comment

Fighting the flab - by law

We've tackled smoking, now for childhood obesity.  more...

Outrage

The Green Party's suggestion that Oxford should sell off some of its heritage to balance its books is outrageous and should be dismissed out of hand.  more...

Feature-Sixnations

Dan the Man

Jeremy Guscott believes the sparkling form of Wasps fly-half Danny Cirpriani has given England coach Brian Aston a real RBS 6 Nations selection headache.  more...

Features

Out of the frying pan

REG LITTLE talks to Sir David King, the UK's former chief scientific adviser, who is heading Oxford University's newly-created enterprise and environment school WHEN Sir David King spoke, Tony Blair listened and then frequently acted.  more...

The spy in the cellar

Those of you with a good memory may remember the article I wrote last summer referring to the estate agent who came to value my home and invited herself to a glass or three of some of my best (unopened) Chianti.  more...

Headlines

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

It's pirate panto time

AHOY me hearties! is the call as a village drama group gets into pirate mode for their Treasure Island panto.  more...

TV man's dangerous creations

IN a quiet lane in Standlake lives international 'arms dealer' Tod Todeschini.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

14 caught in seatbelt crackdown

POLICE caught 14 motorists driving without a seatbelt in Witney.  more...

Man jailed for police assault

A MAN who punched a police community support officer in Witney has been jailed for two weeks.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

It's pirate panto time

AHOY me hearties! is the call as a village drama group gets into pirate mode for their Treasure Island panto.  more...

TV man's dangerous creations

IN a quiet lane in Standlake lives international 'arms dealer' Tod Todeschini.  more...

Deceitful travel agent's sentence reduced

A DECEITFUL travel agent who fleeced a trusting holidaymaker by conning her into paying twice for the same summer break had his sentence cut, but conviction upheld by top judges.  more...

Flood risk money

MEMBERS of the Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee have agreed a fund of £10m to be spent on local flood risk management projects over the next year.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

New hall will open in September

A NEW community hall for Carterton should be open this autumn.  more...

14 caught in seatbelt crackdown

POLICE caught 14 motorists driving without a seatbelt in Witney.  more...

Man jailed for police assault

A MAN who punched a police community support officer in Witney has been jailed for two weeks.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Ice Hockey

ICE HOCKEY: Stars lifted by Elliott return

Oxford City Stars welcome back skipper Darren Elliott as they face back-to-back fixtures against Coventry and Telford in the space of two days in South Division A.  more...

Leader

Can do better

Oxfordshire's director of children, young people and families Janet Tomlinson pulled no punches in an interview with The Oxford Times this week. She is quite clear that schools across Oxfordshire are not performing as they should.  more...

Political arts

The suggestion that Oxford City Council should sell some of its historic works of art because they are offensive is quite ridiculous. We could just about understand the argument that they should be sold to raise money for the council - although the city's record on value for money suggests there are more pressing matters that deserve the attention of councillors.  more...

All at sea

We remain sceptical about Oxford City Council's plans for wind turbines in Oxford. We all want to see alternative forms of energy that reduce our carbon footprint, but solutions need to be practical.  more...

Letters

Cycle training better with us

I cannot let James Styring's comment - "in Oxfordshire, the council offers limited cycle training in about half of its primary schools" - go unchallenged (On Yer Bike, Oxford Mail, January 29).  more...

Hands off Britannia

Britannia has appeared on our coinage for more than 300 years, but now plans are afoot to replace it completely with more modern images reflecting what is good, but not necessarily great about Britain today.  more...

Shut this alleyway

Once again, the long-suffering residents of Windale Avenue at Blackbird Leys, Oxford, are forced to appeal through the Oxford Mail to Oxfordshire County Council to close an alleyway at the back of their homes, which is used as a bolt hole by drug dealers and other antisocial elements. The fact that we have been calling for this alleyway to be closed for six years speaks volumes for the effectiveness of the two county councillors for the area - New Labour's Val Smith and Barbara Gatehouse.  more...

Army rivalry

In answer to reader C Buckingham (Oxford Mail, January 9), there has always been light-hearted rivalry about the seniority of the Coldstream Guards and the Grenadier Regiment.  more...

Call to prayer in a hi-tech era

We were interested to read the joint letter by the co-chairmen of the Anglo-Asian Association of Friendship, indicating the provisional state of the leadership at the Oxford Central Mosque (Oxford Mail, January 29).  more...

Great start

Sir - You ran a story on Thames Valley Police's dismal crime clear-up rate of 25 pe rcent. Chief Constable Sara Thornton was quoted as saying that detection rates in Oxfordshire were comparatively low last year because police were chasing serious crimes rather than focusing on simpler cases'.  more...

Running down leisure sites

Sir - I was pleased to see an advert for a post to lead a preventative project aimed at tackling childhood obesity, (January 4).  more...

Will city strangle itself?

Sir - Much has been made in your columns of the removal of mature trees from Bonn Square as part of its current makeover. A less criticised feature has been the illusory depiction in the architects' impressions of a wide open space from New Inn Hall Street to the gates of the Westgate Centre.  more...

Tree-free Oxford

Sir - Following the high-profile tree-felling in Bonn Square, the culling at Osney, the big plane outside Boswell's, and the beginnings of the new Westgate, it is now clear that our enlightened city council has a previously unannounced policy of replacing old-fashioned and oversized trees with clean concrete and dainty modern treelets.  more...

Improved view

Sir - Am I alone in thinking the appearance of Bonn Square has been improved by the removal of the sycamores blocking the view of the New Road Baptist Church from the top of St Ebbe's.  more...

Standards are rising

Sir - In his annual letter about the effects of city schools' reorganization (Letters, January 25), Martin Thomas overlooks two important points.  more...

Sterile debate

Sir - A letter from Martin Thomas marks the season as clearly as the first buds of spring. The timing and content of the letter are broadly predictable, as, regrettably, is the flawed nature of the latter.  more...

Bad mistake

Sir - I agree with Martin Thomas's views on the unfortunate and unnecessary abolition of Oxford's Middle Schools (Letters, January 25).  more...

Unconvincing efforts

Sir - I hope we do not have a repeat of the problems created by alternate weekly collections (AWCs) in Oxford, with the proposals for a waste plant just outside Oxford.  more...

Parking problems

Sir - Rev Peter Doll has problems with parking for churchgoers at his church in Abingdon. (Report, January 18.) On Tuesday, January 15, I attended a funeral at All Saints Church, Lime Walk, Headington.  more...

Bring on the bins

Sir - I would like to report that in ten years of living in Iffley, I saw one dead rat (in 2003) and no live ones.  more...

Lifting spirits

Sir - On reading the item Tap-dancing Busker dies at age 97 (January 4) my memory stirred, and I would like to add this to his story.  more...

Contemptible crime

Sir - Thank you to Mrs Nelder (Letters, January 4) for bringing to my attention the fly tipping incident in Horspath.  more...

Correct injustice

Sir - In response to the letter from Bernard Greenberg (January 25) I can add further information about the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at the old East Kirkby airfield. This was home to both 57 and 630 Squadrons operating Lancaster aircraft from mid-to-late 1944 to the end of the Second World War. I was on 630 from December 43 to end of May 44. Fred and Harold Panton have created this wonderful living memorial as their own personal tribute in memory of their older brother, Christopher.  more...

Undiscovered jewel

Sir - In common with most people I've spoken to (those who knew the book and those who didn't) I found the first episode of the BBC drama series Lark Rise to Candleford very enjoyable (if a bit 'frothy'), even though it had little to do with the actual book.  more...

Arousing exhibition

Sir - I write to congratulate Andrew Nairne and his team on the stimulating Oxford Open exhibition that they have on show now at Modern Art Oxford.  more...

Motorsport

Subaru ready for icy challenge

BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team left Oxfordshire today for the long and winding forest routes of Rally Sweden ready to tackle the challenge of all-out sideways action as crews wrestle their machines across sheet ice.  more...

Subaru ready for icy challenge

BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team left Oxfordshire today for the long and winding forest routes of Rally Sweden ready to tackle the challenge of all-out sideways action as crews wrestle their machines across sheet ice.  more...

News

Cook local

A FREE half-day course organised by Tourism South East for people running tourist accommodation who want to buy, cook and serve local produce will be held at Banbury Museum between 10am and 2pm on Friday, February 15. Details on 02380 625445.  more...

Cook local

A FREE half-day course organised by Tourism South East for people running tourist accommodation who want to buy, cook and serve local produce will be held at Banbury Museum between 10am and 2pm on Friday, February 15. Details on 02380 625445.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Blaze rips through house

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no one was hurt.  more...

Blaze rips through house

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no one was hurt.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

Fight crime

ADVICE on home safety and how to thwart burglars will be given by police and firefighters at the information centre in Thame town hall tomorrow, between 10am and noon.  more...

Cook local

A FREE half-day course organised by Tourism South East for people running tourist accommodation who want to buy, cook and serve local produce will be held at Banbury Museum between 10am and 2pm on Friday, February 15. Details on 02380 625445.  more...

Cook local

A FREE half-day course organised by Tourism South East for people running tourist accommodation who want to buy, cook and serve local produce will be held at Banbury Museum between 10am and 2pm on Friday, February 15. Details on 02380 625445.  more...

It's pirate panto time

AHOY me hearties! is the call as a village drama group gets into pirate mode for their Treasure Island panto.  more...

Pet clinic scheme extended

MORE pet owners on lower incomes in Oxford can now benefit from a charity vet clinic run by the Blue Cross.  more...

Firefighters step up to a big challenge

FIREFIGHTERS from Didcot look set to conquer Wales' highest mountain for charity - but without the help of their ladders.  more...

Welcome home party is planned

TOMORROW around 300 Bicester soldiers, who have all been on active service in Afghanistan, Iraq or Bosnia, will be presented with their operation medals.  more...

Welcome home party is planned

TOMORROW around 300 Bicester soldiers, who have all been on active service in Afghanistan, Iraq or Bosnia, will be presented with their operation medals.  more...

Students turn authors for charity

A GROUP of enterprising students designed and produced their own children's book to help a charity run by a teacher at their school.  more...

Iconic Morris marks 60 years

MORRIS Minor lovers from across the globe will descend on Oxford this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cowley-built car.  more...

Pupils to clean up their patch

WHEN it comes to cleaning up their patch, the 'eco-warriors' of West Oxford Primary School have long been the pick of litter-pickers.  more...

Council urged to sell 'offensive' art

OXFORD City Council has been urged to sell two historic paintings, together worth more than £100,000, because they are "offensive, overpowering and dark".  more...

Asbo woman admits drugs charges

A 37-year-old woman from Cowley has admitted possessing Class-A and Class-C drugs with intent to supply.  more...

Deli reopens after arson attack

A WEST Oxford delicatessen is reopening today almost two months after an arson attack.  more...

TV man's dangerous creations

IN a quiet lane in Standlake lives international 'arms dealer' Tod Todeschini.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Climber died 'doing what he loved'

IVAN LISSIN, the climber killed after a fall from a cliff, was last night described as an extreme sportsman who "died doing what he loved".  more...

Blaze rips through house

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no one was hurt.  more...

Blaze rips through house

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no one was hurt.  more...

Oxford returning Maori remains

OXFORD University has agreed to return to New Zealand the indigenous human remains obtained by its natural history museum during the 19th century.  more...

Garage blaze inquiry starts

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

'Trouble dropping' say police

POLICE have claimed anti-social behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.  more...

Police raid suspected brothel

POLICE carried out a raid on a suspected brothel in Oxford this afternoon.  more...

14 caught in seatbelt crackdown

POLICE caught 14 motorists driving without a seatbelt in Witney.  more...

Park-and-ride plan to cut jams

A BUS company director has welcomed the idea of using one of Oxford's park-and-rides to ferry passengers into Kidlington in a bid to reduce parking problems in the village.  more...

Man jailed for police assault

A MAN who punched a police community support officer in Witney has been jailed for two weeks.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

Complaints led to brothel raid

POLICE raided a brothel in a quiet Oxford street this afternoon as part of a nationwide crackdown on the trafficking of women across Europe for the sex trade.  more...

It's pirate panto time

AHOY me hearties! is the call as a village drama group gets into pirate mode for their Treasure Island panto.  more...

TV man's dangerous creations

IN a quiet lane in Standlake lives international 'arms dealer' Tod Todeschini.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

14 caught in seatbelt crackdown

POLICE caught 14 motorists driving without a seatbelt in Witney.  more...

Man jailed for police assault

A MAN who punched a police community support officer in Witney has been jailed for two weeks.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

Judges cut machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.  more...

Welcome home party is planned

TOMORROW around 300 Bicester soldiers, who have all been on active service in Afghanistan, Iraq or Bosnia, will be presented with their operation medals.  more...

Welcome home party is planned

TOMORROW around 300 Bicester soldiers, who have all been on active service in Afghanistan, Iraq or Bosnia, will be presented with their operation medals.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Pet clinic scheme extended

MORE pet owners on lower incomes in Oxford can now benefit from a charity vet clinic run by the Blue Cross.  more...

Iconic Morris marks 60 years

MORRIS Minor lovers from across the globe will descend on Oxford this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cowley-built car.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Garage blaze inquiry starts

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.  more...

'Trouble dropping' say police

POLICE have claimed anti-social behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Offers

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The Regional Spanish Reds mixed case includes three bottles each of La Copa Garnacha 2005, Campo de Borja; Miralomonte 2006, Toro; Calderona Roble 2004, Cigales; and Inurrieta Sur 2004, Navarra.  more...

Other News

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.  more...

Other Sport

ANGLING: Rivers getting back to normal

Last weekend once again saw more matches being cancelled or transferred to other venues because of the state of our rivers in the area.  more...

TABLE TENNIS: Fabulous Forum march on at top

Forum A extended their lead at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District Association by beating two-man Lord Nuffield A 9-1.  more...

TABLE TENNIS: Drayton booster

Drayton B beat their depleted A team 7-3 to boost their hopes of survival in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League.  more...

SWIMMING: Golden treble for Lucy

City of Oxford swimmers performed well at the Maxwell Designated Open meet in Aylesbury against stiff competition from Ferndown, Coventry and Maxwell.  more...

BOXING: Hills are alive for Blackbirds

It fell to the Hill brothers - Les and Jack - to deliver the two victories for the organising club as the Blackbird Leys gym staged their 12-bout tournament at the Oxford Centre in Summertown.  more...

GREYHOUNDS: It looks all over for Al

Owner Mike Nixon and trainer Angie Kibble are downcast after a career-shattering blow to the top-class Appleford Al.  more...

BILLIARDS: Oracle storm to the top of the pile

Oracle took over at the top of the Oxford & District Billiards League Premier Division with a 3-0 victory against Eynsham.  more...

SNOOKER: Witney are off to flier

Witney A kicked off their spring campaign with a 5-1 win against clubmates Witney F in the Premier Division of the Gentworks Oxford & District League.  more...

WEIGHTLIFTING: Birinus lads get among

Four members of the St Birinus School Club at Didcot enjoyed success at the Central Championships at Wal- sall.  more...

ANGLING: Records tumble on the Cherwell

Records were broken in the Green Road SC-sponsored Open organised by Kidlington AS fished by 15 on the Cherwell at Bransons Meadow.  more...

Oxford News

Climber died doing what he loved

Ivan Lissin, the climber killed after a fall from a cliff, was described last night as an extreme sportsman who "died doing what he loved".  more...

One in five children overweight

One in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.  more...

Pupils 'better off in Slough'

Oxfordshire's new education chief Janet Tomlinson has delivered a damning verdict on the county's under-performing state schools.  more...

Blaze rips through house

Firefighters tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no-one was hurt.  more...

Oxford return Maori remains

Oxford University today agreed to return to New Zealand the indigenous human remains obtained by its natural history museum during the 19th century.  more...

'Wrong' flood map causes insurance woe

A retired Oxford don fears homeowners who have never been flooded are now being turned down by insurance companies.  more...

Police raid suspected brothel

Police raided a suspected brothel in Oxford this afternoon.  more...

Runners gear up for OX5 run

Staff from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same.  more...

Park and ride plan to cut jams

A bus company boss has welcomed the idea of using one of Oxford's park-and-rides to ferry passengers into Kidlington in a bid to reduce parking problems in the village.  more...

Private and state schools team up

Pupils from an Oxford private school and a city estate comprehensive came together to 'do lunch'.  more...

Drivers ignore thefts warning

A police operation to tackle car break-ins has revealed motorists are making it easy for thieves by leaving valuables on display in their vehicles.  more...

Deli back in business after fire

A West Oxford delicatessen welcomed back customers today after being closed for two months following an arson attack.  more...

Young offenders' creative workshops

Child offenders as young as nine are being encouraged to 'go straight' through creative workshops while raising money for charity.  more...

Musicians to picket New Theatre show

Musicians will picket an Oxford theatre next week to protest against a touring company's decision not to employ a live band.  more...

Post Office lists 22 branches for axe

The Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, the Oxford Mail can reveal.  more...

UPDATE: Complaints prompted brothel raid

Police raided a brothel in a quiet Oxford street yesterday as part of a nationwide crackdown on the trafficking of women across Europe for the sex trade.  more...

Care home burglar avoids jail term

A serial burglar who crept into a bedroom at an Oxford care home while a patient was asleep avoided a prison sentence today.  more...

UPDATE: Post offices facing axe reaction

Twenty-two post offices have been earmarked for closure across Oxfordshire, it emerged last night.  more...

School Sport

SCHOOLS SPORT: Tourists at the double

Burford School hosted St Andrews Scots School from Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week.  more...

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AEA Technology 81.75 BMW 2805 Electrocomponents 196.75 Nationwide Accident Repair 118 Oxford Biomedica 18.75 Oxford Catalyst 144 Oxford Instruments 185.5 Reed Elsevier 615.5 RM 208.5 RPS Group 263.25   more...

Sport

Subaru ready for icy challenge

BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team left Oxfordshire today for the long and winding forest routes of Rally Sweden ready to tackle the challenge of all-out sideways action as crews wrestle their machines across sheet ice.  more...

Subaru ready for icy challenge

BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team left Oxfordshire today for the long and winding forest routes of Rally Sweden ready to tackle the challenge of all-out sideways action as crews wrestle their machines across sheet ice.  more...

U'S News

Patto's hopes scuppered

There were no further moves in the transfer market for Oxford United on deadline day yesterday after manager Darren Patterson had two incoming deals scuppered because a player didn't want to go out.  more...

U's sign Blackwood

Oxford United last night signed left winger Michael Blackwood from Kidderminster Harriers on loan until the end of the season.  more...

FOOTBALL: Jim bows out in style

England's top managers described their love and affection for Jim Smith, one of the game's most enduring characters, at the Bald Eagle's special dinner at Blenheim Palace on Thursday night.  more...

FOOTBALL: Jim: My one regret

Jim Smith admits he will always regret not managing Oxford in the top flight.  more...

FOOTBALL: It's friends re-united!

Oxford United's new left winger Michael Blackwood contacted his Kidderminster teammate Justin Richards to find out whether he should join the U's - and was given an emphatic 'yes'.  more...

Wallingford

Pet clinic scheme extended

MORE pet owners on lower incomes in Oxford can now benefit from a charity vet clinic run by the Blue Cross.  more...

Pet clinic scheme extended

MORE pet owners on lower incomes in Oxford can now benefit from a charity vet clinic run by the Blue Cross.  more...

United in war on speedsters

FEARS about excessive traffic speeds causing danger and noise have prompted a group of Cholsey residents to form a new lobby group.  more...

Mother of six to challenge Boris

MOTHER of six and former South Oxfordshire District Council chairman, Sue Cooper, from Ewelme, will oppose Henley MP Boris Johnson at the next General Election.  more...

Wantage And Grove

'Trouble dropping' say police

POLICE have claimed anti-social behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.  more...

'Trouble dropping' say police

POLICE have claimed anti-social behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.  more...

Wantage News

Police say antisocial behaviour 'reduced'

Police have claimed antisocial behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

Police claim drop in trouble

POLICE have claimed anti-social behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.   more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.   more...

Help for a better future

YOUNG people looking into different career paths can get all the information they need at Abingdon and Witney College's Careers Convention.   more...

Demo planned at wind farm 'vandalism'

A PROTEST is being held at the White Horse Hill tomorrow to "mourn the vandalism of the landscape".   more...

United in war on speedsters

FEARS about excessive traffic speeds causing danger and noise have prompted a group of Cholsey residents to form a new lobby group.   more...

Mother of six to challenge Boris

MOTHER of six and former South Oxfordshire District Council chairman, Sue Cooper, from Ewelme, will oppose Henley MP Boris Johnson at the next General Election.   more...

Police investigate garage blaze

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.   more...

Runners gear up for OX5 Run

STAFF from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same.   more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.   more...

Floods: The hidden victims

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Banbury Cake News

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.   more...

Blaze rips through house

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no one was hurt.   more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.   more...

Banbury Cake Sport

Subaru ready for icy challenge

BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team heads to the long and winding forest routes of Rally Sweden ready to tackle the challenge of all-out sideways action as crews wrestle their machines across sheet ice.   more...

Bicester Advertiser News

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.   more...

Runners gear up for OX5 Run

STAFF from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same.   more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Blaze rips through house

Firefighters tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no-one was hurt.   more...

Oxford return Maori remains

Oxford University today agreed to return to New Zealand the indigenous human remains obtained by its natural history museum during the 19th century.   more...

Academy student signs for U's

Oxford United is already reaping the benefits of its new academy aimed at finding football stars of the future on home turf.   more...

UPDATE: Complaints prompted brothel raid

Police raided a brothel in a quiet Oxford street yesterday as part of a nationwide crackdown on the trafficking of women across Europe for the sex trade.   more...

Care home burglar avoids jail term

A serial burglar who crept into a bedroom at an Oxford care home while a patient was asleep avoided a prison sentence today.   more...

UPDATE: Post offices facing axe reaction

Twenty-two post offices have been earmarked for closure across Oxfordshire, it emerged last night.   more...

Police raid suspected brothel

Police raided a suspected brothel in Oxford this afternoon.   more...

Private and state schools team up

Pupils from an Oxford private school and a city estate comprehensive came together to 'do lunch'.   more...

Cause of garage blaze probed

Police on Monday will be able to determine whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.   more...

Drivers ignore thefts warning

A police operation to tackle car break-ins has revealed motorists are making it easy for thieves by leaving valuables on display in their vehicles.   more...

'Wrong' flood map causes insurance woe

A retired Oxford don fears homeowners who have never been flooded are now being turned down by insurance companies.   more...

Post problems hit city hospice

A hospice has resorted to collecting its own post after enduring months of late and lost orders, even though the sorting office is less than a five minute walk away.   more...

Deli back in business after fire

A West Oxford delicatessen welcomed back customers today after being closed for two months following an arson attack.   more...

Young offenders' creative workshops

Child offenders as young as nine are being encouraged to 'go straight' through creative workshops while raising money for charity.   more...

Runners gear up for OX5 run

Staff from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same.   more...

Police say antisocial behaviour 'reduced'

Police have claimed antisocial behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.   more...

Musicians to picket New Theatre show

Musicians will picket an Oxford theatre next week to protest against a touring company's decision not to employ a live band.   more...

Park and ride plan to cut jams

A bus company boss has welcomed the idea of using one of Oxford's park-and-rides to ferry passengers into Kidlington in a bid to reduce parking problems in the village.   more...

Post Office lists 22 branches for axe

The Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, the Oxford Mail can reveal.   more...

Oxford Mail Sport

SNOOKER: Witney are off to flier

Witney A kicked off their spring campaign with a 5-1 win against clubmates Witney F in the Premier Division of the Gentworks Oxford & District League.   more...

WEIGHTLIFTING: Birinus lads get among

Four members of the St Birinus School Club at Didcot enjoyed success at the Central Championships at Wal- sall.   more...

SCHOOLS SPORT: Tourists at the double

Burford School hosted St Andrews Scots School from Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week.   more...

TABLE TENNIS: Fabulous Forum march on at top

Forum A extended their lead at the top of Division 1 of the Oxford & District Association by beating two-man Lord Nuffield A 9-1.   more...

TABLE TENNIS: Drayton booster

Drayton B beat their depleted A team 7-3 to boost their hopes of survival in Division 1 of the Didcot & District League.   more...

SWIMMING: Golden treble for Lucy

City of Oxford swimmers performed well at the Maxwell Designated Open meet in Aylesbury against stiff competition from Ferndown, Coventry and Maxwell.   more...

BOXING: Hills are alive for Blackbirds

It fell to the Hill brothers - Les and Jack - to deliver the two victories for the organising club as the Blackbird Leys gym staged their 12-bout tournament at the Oxford Centre in Summertown.   more...

ANGLING: Records tumble on the Cherwell

Records were broken in the Green Road SC-sponsored Open organised by Kidlington AS fished by 15 on the Cherwell at Bransons Meadow.   more...

ANGLING: Rivers getting back to normal

Last weekend once again saw more matches being cancelled or transferred to other venues because of the state of our rivers in the area.   more...

GREYHOUNDS: It looks all over for Al

Owner Mike Nixon and trainer Angie Kibble are downcast after a career-shattering blow to the top-class Appleford Al.   more...

BILLIARDS: Oracle storm to the top of the pile

Oracle took over at the top of the Oxford & District Billiards League Premier Division with a 3-0 victory against Eynsham.   more...

The Oxford Times News

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.   more...

14 caught in seatbelt crackdown

POLICE caught 14 motorists driving without a seatbelt in Witney.   more...

Police claim drop in trouble

POLICE have claimed anti-social behaviour has decreased in two streets in Grove.   more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.   more...

Complaints led to brothel raid

POLICE raided a brothel in a quiet Oxford street this afternoon as part of a nationwide crackdown on the trafficking of women across Europe for the sex trade.   more...

Climber died 'doing what he loved'

IVAN LISSIN, the climber killed after a fall from a cliff, was last night described as an extreme sportsman who "died doing what he loved".   more...

Man jailed for police assault

A MAN who punched a police community support officer in Witney has been jailed for two weeks.   more...

Help for a better future

YOUNG people looking into different career paths can get all the information they need at Abingdon and Witney College's Careers Convention.   more...

Floods: The hidden victims

  more...

Demo planned at wind farm 'vandalism'

A PROTEST is being held at the White Horse Hill tomorrow to "mourn the vandalism of the landscape".   more...

Police raid suspected brothel

POLICE carried out a raid on a suspected brothel in Oxford this afternoon.   more...

Blaze rips through house

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a severe fire at a three-storey building near Banbury last night, but no one was hurt.   more...

Police investigate garage blaze

POLICE are investigating whether a garage blaze which forced 100 homes to be evacuated was started deliberately.   more...

Oxford returning Maori remains

OXFORD University has agreed to return to New Zealand the indigenous human remains obtained by its natural history museum during the 19th century.   more...

New head does his homework

TAKING over one of the country's leading independent schools is not a job for the faint-hearted.   more...

Boys chalk up Oxbridge offer record

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Drivers ignore theft warning

A POLICE operation to tackle car break-ins has shown that motorists are making it easy for thieves by leaving valuables on display in their vehicles.   more...

Runners gear up for OX5 Run

STAFF from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same.   more...

Creative help for young offenders

CHILD offenders as young as nine are being encouraged to 'go straight' through creative workshops while raising money for charity.   more...

Jobs boost at fleet specialist

Twenty new jobs have been created after a commercial vehicle hire firm landed a multi-million pound contract.   more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.   more...

Musicians to picket show

MUSICIANS will picket an Oxford theatre this week to protest against a touring company's decision not to employ a live band.   more...

State and public schools team up

PUPILS from an Oxford independent school and a city estate primary came together to 'do lunch'.   more...

Park-and-ride plan to cut jams

A BUS company director has welcomed the idea of using one of Oxford's park-and-rides to ferry passengers into Kidlington in a bid to reduce parking problems in the village.   more...

The Oxford Times Sport

Subaru ready for icy challenge

BANBURY'S Subaru World Rally Team heads to the long and winding forest routes of Rally Sweden ready to tackle the challenge of all-out sideways action as crews wrestle their machines across sheet ice.   more...

Witney Gazette News

Floods: The hidden victims

  more...

14 caught in seatbelt crackdown

POLICE caught 14 motorists driving without a seatbelt in Witney.   more...

Kids piling on pounds

ONE in five children in Oxfordshire is overweight when they start school and almost a third are classed as fat by the time they move to secondary education.   more...

Man jailed for police assault

A MAN who punched a police community support officer in Witney has been jailed for two weeks.   more...

New hall will open in September

A NEW community hall for Carterton should be open this autumn.   more...

School 'back on track'

A SMALL rural primary school is 'back on track' under a new headteacher, after a period of staff changes and uncertainty.   more...

Appeal court reduces machete man's sentence

A CHIPPING Norton man who ran amok with a machete after his ex-wife took up with another man had his sentence reduced by top judges.   more...

From the Internet down the aisle

A COUPLE who met through the Internet walked down the aisle at St Mary's Church, Cogges - and then went to their favourite Witney restaurant for a reception with 28 guests.   more...

Deceitful travel agent's sentence reduced

A DECEITFUL travel agent who fleeced a trusting holidaymaker by conning her into paying twice for the same summer break had his sentence cut, but conviction upheld by top judges.   more...

Flood risk money

MEMBERS of the Thames Regional Flood Defence Committee have agreed a fund of £10m to be spent on local flood risk management projects over the next year.   more...

Runners gear up for OX5 Run

STAFF from Oxford Children's Hospital are signing up to take part in this year's OX5 Run and are urging other teams to do the same.   more...

22 Post Office branches face axe

THE Post Office has earmarked 22 branches across Oxfordshire for closure, we can reveal.   more...

  
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