Security is being stepped up at Oxford's Westgate car park, with city councillors hiring six new customer care staff. The multi-storey car park off Oxpens Road has to be manned by staff because drivers must use ticket machines to operate exit barriers
A 55-year-old Oxford woman said she thought she was going to die when plain-clothed police officers smashed down her front door and confronted her in her bedroom. Using a ram, six officers broke down the front door of Jeanette Langlais' house early on
Sunday's tennis fixtures featuring Oxfordshire teams include the following: WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Mixed Div 1: Witney v Oxford City B. Div 2: Abingdon B v Abingdon. Div 3: Bicester B v Banbury B. Div 4: Thame B v North Oxford D. 2-PAIR
Saturday's tennis fixtures featuring Oxfordshire teams include the following: WILSON OXON LTA LEAGUE 3-PAIR LEAGUE Ladies Div 2: Banbury West End v Bicester B. Men's Div 5: Bicester D v Witney D. Mixed Div 1: North Oxford B v Bicester. Div 2: Kings Sutton
An Oxford man has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a teenage girl at a house in Oxford. Cornelius Romeo, 19, was convicted on July 26 by a jury at Oxford Crown Court, of making the girl perform a sex act on January 9. He was cleared of a charge
A 25-year-old man shot in the shoulder after being abducted in Oxford is due to be released from hospital. The man has made good progress since the shooting in Toot Baldon on July 23. He has been under armed guard in hospital, where detectives questioned
A Banbury woman who moved to Hampshire nearly a year ago has been murdered. Stephanie Hancock, 22, was found dead on July 22 at the home she shared with her boyfriend Philip Caswell, 30, and their two children. A post-mortem examination at Southampton
Parents angry at the closure of a pre-school are clubbing together to re-open it themselves. The owners of Oxford Montessori Centre, in Dunstan Road, Headington, said parents were fully consulted about its closure and claim help was offered to find alternative
There seems to be something in the air at Cowley which suits owner Ray Felmingham and trainer Brian Clemenson. The Hove partnership, successful in the Cesarewitch with Solid Magic at Oxford Stadium 12 months ago, repeated the feat with Cuba in this year's
Some of the many triallists who have been with Oxford United over the past two weeks may get the chance to show what they can do in tomorrow's pre-season friendly against Leicester City at The Kassam Stadium. Leo Roget, Adam Locke, Brian Quailey and Bradley
Council staff in Oxfordshire could strike indefinitely if they do not get the six per cent pay rise they are demanding. Workers have already held a one-day protest and union officials say the next move could be to walk out until their pay claim is met
Sunday's cricket fixtures featuring Oxfordshire teams include the following: CRICKET MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP Western Div: Oxfordshire v Wiltshire (Thame, 1st day of 3). OCA LEAGUE Airey Cup semi-finals: Westbury v Freeland, Brill v Great Horwood.
Cricket fixtures featuring Oxfordshire teams this Saturday include the following: HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Bicester & N Oxford v Slough, Henley v Banbury. Div 2 West: Oxford v Falkland. THE OXFORD TIMES CHERWELL LEAGUE Div 1: Kimble v Aston
National Lottery players in Oxfordshire are being asked to check their tickets to see if they have won £79,922. The prize remains unclaimed from the draw on June 26, when the winning numbers were 6, 7, 25, 33, 38, 43 and the bonus ball 23. The mystery
An Oxford woman has been jailed for a year for stabbing her son's childhood friend. Lorraine Bustin, 43, pierced Aaron Tasker's lip and intestine with a knife, in a fight at her Florence Park home. Mr Tasker, 22, required two weeks' hospital treatment
David Oldfield, the ex-Luton, Manchester City and Leicester striker, has played down speculation that he could be in line for a coaching job at The Kassam Stadium. Caption goes hereAustralian-born Oldfield has been a coach at second division Peterborough
