Stories for 17 February 2008

Abingdon

Elderly woman dies in blaze

AN ELDERLY woman was killed in a fire which almost destroyed a bungalow in an Oxfordshire village.  more...

Elderly woman dies in blaze

AN ELDERLY woman was killed in a fire which almost destroyed a bungalow in an Oxfordshire village.  more...

Abingdon News

No masking pupils' artistic talent

Pupils got their hands dirty in a bid to learn about other cultures.  more...

Woman killed in house fire

An elderly woman was killed in a house fire in an Oxfordshire village.  more...

Bicester News

TV show expected to draw crowds

People living in two Oxfordshire villages are bracing themselves for a trickle of sightseers to become a flood in the wake of the BBC TV series Lark Rise to Candleford.  more...

Headlines

Skip crash driver arrested

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.  more...

Skip crash driver arrested

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.  more...

News

Police call for villagers' views

PEOPLE in Benson and Berinsfield are being invited to meet their police community support officers tomorrow and speak to them about any concerns that they might have within the community.  more...

Anti-crime advice on offer

RESIDENTS in the Wallingford area will be able to get crime reduction advice.  more...

Stepping out

THE Stepping Stones Nursery, in Edington Square, Witney, has applied for planning permission to West Oxfordshire District Council for a single-storey extension to its building.  more...

Energy tips for schools

PUPILS who want to go green can call on a team of Didcot-based Energy Busters in a bid to reduce their carbon footprint.  more...

Health diary

A PSYCHOLOGIST has helped design a set of health diaries to help patients tackle their medical conditions.  more...

Quiz call

THE Gosford Hill School Association is holding a quiz night in the school hall on Friday, February 29, at 7pm. The cost is £24 for a team of six.  more...

Running up lots of cash

SCHOOLBOYS put on their running shoes and raised more than £2,000 for charity.  more...

Aid appeal needs help

SS Mary and John Church, in Cowley Road, is appealing for someone to come forward to arrange door-to-door collections for Christian Aid week.  more...

Sailing site

PLANNING permission is being sought for a temporary building to provide accommodation for the Oxford and District Schools Sailing Association.  more...

Meet the police

POLICE have issued a series of dates where people can meet the local neighbourhood policing team in Didcot.  more...

Bank's boss moved to give

A TOP executive of one of the country's biggest banks has presented pioneering East Oxford hospice Helen and Douglas House with £10,000.  more...

RSPCA advice is lapped up

FAMILY pets lapped up the attention at an RSPCA action day on an Oxford estate.  more...

Book gifts offer hope

HUNDREDS of refugees in Chad are set to benefit from the generosity of an Oxford language college.  more...

Bend it like . . . Claire

A STUDENT at Oxford United's football academy is a step closer to making it in the top flight of the women's game.  more...

School has taste of Japan

THE country may be the other side of the world, but that did not stop youngsters at a Kidlington primary school learning about all things Japanese.  more...

Domestic abuse help pledged

A NEW charity has been launched to help victims of domestic abuse.  more...

Students enter dragon's den

ENTREPRENEURIAL students from Oxford University are to battle it out in a bid to win thousands of pounds of funding.  more...

Elderly woman dies in blaze

AN ELDERLY woman was killed in a fire which almost destroyed a bungalow in an Oxfordshire village.  more...

Skip crash driver arrested

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.  more...

Body found off Cowley Road

A BODY has been discovered in a public toilet in Cowley Road, Oxford.  more...

Russian quins leave Oxford hospital

A SET of Russian quintuplets born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital have been discharged.  more...

Stadium stages emergency exercise

A MOCK evacuation was staged at Oxford United's match with Droylsden yesterday.  more...

Oasis beats Radiohead to top spot

OXFORD rock band Radiohead have seen their 1997 masterpiece OK Computer voted the third best British album.  more...

Skip crash driver arrested

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.  more...

Police call for villagers' views

PEOPLE in Benson and Berinsfield are being invited to meet their police community support officers tomorrow and speak to them about any concerns that they might have within the community.  more...

Elderly woman dies in blaze

AN ELDERLY woman was killed in a fire which almost destroyed a bungalow in an Oxfordshire village.  more...

Non Leage

FOOTBALL: Headington made to pay for errors

Headington Ams 1 (Lovegrove 65 pen) Malmesbury Vics 3 (McCarthy 40, 64, Lang 53) Headington's good run came crashing down as they were beaten by mid-table side Malmesbury.  more...

FOOTBALL: Langford stars as Wantage end Witney's unbeaten run

Wantage Tn 3 (Langford 26, 75, Austin 36) Witney Utd 2 (Lewis 20, Younie 64) Two goals from Wantage midfielder Ellis Langford sent Witney crashing to their first Premier Division defeat since October on Saturday.  more...

FOOTBALL: It's Nicky to the rescue for Banbury

Banbury Utd 1 (Gordon 88) Mangotsfield 1 (Griffin 31) A late goal by Nicky Gordon rescued Banbury a point from their low-key Premier Division clash at home to Mangotsfield.  more...

FOOTBALL: Under-fire Abingdon hang on for a point

Abingdon Utd 0 Hillingdon Boro 0 Abingdon United ended their run of defeats in Division 1 South & West by securing a welcome point in an entertaining goalless draw.  more...

FOOTBALL: Early misses send City slipping to another loss

Farnborough 2 (Gunn og 65, Oliver 81)) Oxford City 0 Oxford City's Division 1 South & West promotion bid continues to stutter as they lost they second game of the week against fellow contenders.  more...

FOOTBALL: Odhiambo's treble leads Didcot spree

Hayes 0 Didcot Tn 6 (Odhiambo 33, 77, 84, Bicknell 55, Bicknell 55, Hope 65) Anaclet Odhiambo scored a stunning hat-trick as Didcot made it four Division 1 South & West wins in a row with a crushing scoreline on Saturday.  more...

Oxford News

Domestic abuse help is pledged

A new charity has been launched to help victims of domestic abuse.  more...

Students enter dragon's den

Entrepreneurial students from Oxford University are to battle it out in a bid to win thousands of pounds of funding.  more...

Russian quins leave JR

A set of Russian quintuplets born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital have been discharged.  more...

Pensioner missing following blaze

Firefighters are dealing with the aftermath of a serious fire which ripped through a bungalow in Drayton last night.  more...

Body found in Cowley Road toilets

A dead body has been discovered in a public toilet in Cowley Road.  more...

Radiohead beaten to top spot by Oasis

Oxford rock band Radiohead have seen their 1997 masterpiece OK Computer voted the third best British album.  more...

Stadium stages emergency exercise

A mock evacuation was staged at Oxford United's match with Droylsden yesterday.  more...

UPDATE: Search for bungalow blaze pensioner

Firefighters are still searching for an elderly woman whose home was gutted by fire.  more...

Bikers pay tribute to 'martyr' Fred

The only sound was the hum of motorbikes as 150 bikers gathered for a minute's silence to remember a fellow motorcyclist.  more...

Radio station gets 28-day trial run

Oxford's only community radio station is to return to the airwaves for a month-long stint.  more...

One in six county pupils 'gifted'

One in six pupils in Oxfordshire is classed as gifted or talented, new figures reveal.  more...

Russian quins leave JR

Staff have said a fond farewell to a family of quintuplets given a clean bill of health by doctors at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.  more...

Tough talks over city budget

City council leaders in Oxford are expected to decide tomorrow night on a budget which could include millions of pounds worth of cuts.  more...

Oxford United

Oxford United v Droylsden

Justin Richards sees his easy chance balloon over the bar  more...

Oxford United v Droylsden

Eddie Hutchinson rises up for the header, beating Karl Munroe  more...

Oxford United v Droylsden

Matt Green takes the ball from Levi Mackin  more...

Oxford United v Droylsden

Yemi Odubade shoots at goal as Steve Halford and Ashley Burbeary close  more...

Oxford United v Droylsden

A good strike from Barry Quinn gives Oxford a winning goal  more...

Results And Fixtures

RESULTS: February 16/17

BLUE SQUARE PREMIER Oxford Utd 1, Droylsden 0.  more...

U'S News

Pace in awe of United facilities

It was only when he had experienced the Kassam Stadium's fantastic pitch and facilities first-hand that Droylsden manager Dave Pace fully appreciated what an achievement it had been for his little team to have beaten Oxford United earlier in the season.  more...

Murray's mixed feelings on United win

Adam Murray admitted it was a strange atmosphere in the dressing room after Oxford United's game against Droylsden on Saturday, because a lot of their players were unhappy - despite having won.  more...

Wallingford

Police call for villagers' views

PEOPLE in Benson and Berinsfield are being invited to meet their police community support officers tomorrow and speak to them about any concerns that they might have within the community.  more...

Police call for villagers' views

PEOPLE in Benson and Berinsfield are being invited to meet their police community support officers tomorrow and speak to them about any concerns that they might have within the community.  more...

Wallingford News

Offer of help to tackle debt

People in the Wallingford and Didcot areas sinking under mountains of debt are being thrown a lifeline by the local Citizens' Advice Bureau.  more...

Witney News

Family gets ready to run

Ann Ashdown took part in last year's Race for Life just weeks after finishing gruelling cancer treatment.  more...

Children raise £6,000 for Darfur

Students from seven Oxfordshire schools have raised £6,000 to send directly to the victims of genocide in Darfur.  more...

Skip crash driver arrested

An 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.  more...

Abingdon Herald News

Elderly woman dies in blaze

AN ELDERLY woman was killed in a fire which almost destroyed a bungalow in an Oxfordshire village.   more...

Pupils unmask talent

PUPILS got their hands dirty in a bid to learn about other cultures.   more...

Banbury Cake News

Students raise thousands for Darfur

STUDENTS from seven Oxfordshire schools have raised £6,000 to send directly to the victims of genocide in Darfur.   more...

Oxford Mail News

Family gets ready to run

Ann Ashdown took part in last year's Race for Life just weeks after finishing gruelling cancer treatment.   more...

Children raise £6,000 for Darfur

Students from seven Oxfordshire schools have raised £6,000 to send directly to the victims of genocide in Darfur.   more...

TV show expected to draw crowds

People living in two Oxfordshire villages are bracing themselves for a trickle of sightseers to become a flood in the wake of the BBC TV series Lark Rise to Candleford.   more...

Bikers pay tribute to 'martyr' Fred

The only sound was the hum of motorbikes as 150 bikers gathered for a minute's silence to remember a fellow motorcyclist.   more...

Offer of help to tackle debt

People in the Wallingford and Didcot areas sinking under mountains of debt are being thrown a lifeline by the local Citizens' Advice Bureau.   more...

Radio station gets 28-day trial run

Oxford's only community radio station is to return to the airwaves for a month-long stint.   more...

Oxford chosen for 'inspirational' cancer centre

Maggie Keswick Jencks always used to say that the news you have cancer hits you "like a punch in the stomach".   more...

One in six county pupils 'gifted'

One in six pupils in Oxfordshire is classed as gifted or talented, new figures reveal.   more...

Russian quins leave JR

Staff have said a fond farewell to a family of quintuplets given a clean bill of health by doctors at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.   more...

Tough talks over city budget

City council leaders in Oxford are expected to decide tomorrow night on a budget which could include millions of pounds worth of cuts.   more...

No masking pupils' artistic talent

Pupils got their hands dirty in a bid to learn about other cultures.   more...

Skip crash driver arrested

An 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.   more...

Woman killed in house fire

An elderly woman was killed in a house fire in an Oxfordshire village.   more...

Russian quins leave JR

A set of Russian quintuplets born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital have been discharged.   more...

Pensioner missing following blaze

Firefighters are dealing with the aftermath of a serious fire which ripped through a bungalow in Drayton last night.   more...

Body found in Cowley Road toilets

A dead body has been discovered in a public toilet in Cowley Road.   more...

Radiohead beaten to top spot by Oasis

Oxford rock band Radiohead have seen their 1997 masterpiece OK Computer voted the third best British album.   more...

Stadium stages emergency exercise

A mock evacuation was staged at Oxford United's match with Droylsden yesterday.   more...

UPDATE: Search for bungalow blaze pensioner

Firefighters are still searching for an elderly woman whose home was gutted by fire.   more...

The Oxford Times News

School has taste of Japan

THE country may be the other side of the world, but that did not stop youngsters at a Kidlington primary school learning about all things Japanese.   more...

Domestic abuse help pledged

A NEW charity has been launched to help victims of domestic abuse.   more...

Elderly woman dies in blaze

AN ELDERLY woman was killed in a fire which almost destroyed a bungalow in an Oxfordshire village.   more...

Skip crash driver arrested

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.   more...

Tough talks on city budget

CITY council leaders in Oxford are expected to decide tonight on a budget which could include millions of pounds worth of cuts.   more...

Body found off Cowley Road

A BODY has been discovered in a public toilet in Cowley Road, Oxford.   more...

Russian quins leave Oxford hospital

A SET of Russian quintuplets born prematurely at the John Radcliffe Hospital have been discharged.   more...

Bikers pay tribute to 'martyr' Fred

THE only sound was the hum of motorbikes as 150 bikers gathered for a minute's silence to remember a fellow motorcyclist.   more...

Stadium stages emergency exercise

A MOCK evacuation was staged at Oxford United's match with Droylsden yesterday.   more...

Students enter dragon's den

ENTREPRENEURIAL students from Oxford University are to battle it out in a bid to win thousands of pounds of funding.   more...

Radio station given 28-day trial run

OXFORD'S only community radio station is to return to the airwaves for a month-long stint.   more...

Oasis beats Radiohead to top spot

OXFORD rock band Radiohead have seen their 1997 masterpiece OK Computer voted the third best British album.   more...

Students raise thousands for Darfur

STUDENTS from seven Oxfordshire schools have raised £6,000 to send directly to the victims of genocide in Darfur.   more...

Pupils unmask talent

PUPILS got their hands dirty in a bid to learn about other cultures.   more...

Witney Gazette News

Skip crash driver arrested

AN 18-year-old man was arrested after a car struck a skip early today.   more...

Students raise thousands for Darfur

STUDENTS from seven Oxfordshire schools have raised £6,000 to send directly to the victims of genocide in Darfur.   more...

  
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