Stories for 12 July 2008

Athletics

ATHLETICS: England forced to wait

Oxford City athlete Hannah England finished third in the final of the 1,500m at the Olympic Trials in Birmingham today.  more...

Editorial Comment

Sorry tale of soldier's shame

David Hutchinson has gone from hero to zero.  more...

Shed heaven

Remember to check your sheds and outbuildings before you go to bed tonight.  more...

Headlines

Crash teenager flown to hospital

An 18-year-old-man was airlifted to hospital tonight after his car crashed into a tree near Chipping Norton.  more...

News

Migrant set up home in shed

A Lithuanian crane driver who found himself unemployed and destitute set up home in a garden shed.  more...

Scientists given £15,000

Dr Ashleigh Griffin, 36, a research fellow at Edinburgh University, and Dr Tamsin Mather, 31, of Oxford University's department of earth sciences, were both awarded £15,000 to further their research careers.  more...

New rules on park parking

New parking rules have been introduced at Hinksey Park, South Oxford, to stop motorists abusing free parking.  more...

Estate of the art

An Oxford art gallery is taking its show on the road by staging a day of hands-on fun for all the family in Rose Hill today.  more...

Concert played in memory of brother

A talented young musician played a touching tribute concert in Oxford in memory of her brother, a writer who died of a heart attack aged 28.  more...

Trees under threat

Health managers want to cut down three mature lime trees outside a health visitor centre in Oxford which they claim could cause structural damage.  more...

Bungalow battle support plea

Neighbours of a man who illegally built a bungalow in his back garden are being called on to cast their eye over the development today.  more...

Boatman's death stuns community

A boat dweller whose body was found in a waterway yards from where his craft was moored was an animal lover who helped everybody he met, friends said.  more...

Cyclist still critically ill

A 22-year-old cyclist is still in a critical condition in hospital after a collision with a car in Oxford.  more...

Soldier was benefit cheat

A soldier given a hero's welcome when he returned home to Oxford from Afghanistan was yesterday jailed after admitting £42,000 of benefit fraud.  more...

PC wins bravery award

An Oxford police officer has won an award at the National Police Bravery Awards in London.  more...

Global gathering in city

The costumes, sounds and colours of carnival have gone on display at Oxford Town Hall.  more...

Serial sex attacker jailed for life

A serial sex attacker whose abuse involved "every form of sexual depravity" was yesterday given 16 life sentences at Oxford Crown Court.  more...

Boatman death: tests 'inconclusive'

Police investigating the death of a 62-year-old man found in Castle Mill Stream, Oxford, have said a post-mortem examination carried out yesterday proved inconclusive.  more...

1,200 join fight to save concert venue

More than 1,200 people have joined a group campaigning to safeguard the future of one of Oxford's biggest live music venues.  more...

LA knife-killing case adjourned

The court case against a couple accused of killing an Oxford man in Los Angeles last year was postponed yesterday.  more...

Oxford News

Seven-year-old wins dance contest

An Oxfordshire girl has been crowned the North American Irish Dance Champion for her age group.  more...

Fight to save concert venue

More than 1,200 people have joined a group campaigning to safeguard the future of one of Oxford's biggest live music venues.  more...

Charity auction for cancer centre

A hotel manager is urging people to break the bank in his bid to raise funds for Oxford's new cancer centre.  more...

Serial sex attacker jailed for life

A serial sex beast whose abuse involved "every form of sexual depravity" was yesterday given 16 life sentences at Oxford Crown Court.  more...

War hero is benefit cheat

A soldier given a hero's welcome when he returned home to Oxford from Afghanistan was yesterday jailed after admitting £42,000 of benefit fraud.  more...

LA knife killing case adjourned

The court case against a couple accused of killing an Oxford man in Los Angeles last year was postponed last night.  more...

Crash man airlifted

AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been airlifted to hospital after the car in which he was driving crashed into a tree.  more...

Oxford flood fair

A FLOOD fair advising residents on how to prevent their homes from flooding is to take place in Oxford this week.  more...

Post mortem "inconclusive"

POLICE investigating the death of a 62-year-old man found in Castle Mill Stream, Oxford, have said a post mortem carried out yesterday proved inconclusive.  more...