Shoppers are being urged to remain patient over the redevelopment of Oxford's Westgate shopping centre after another two shops closed, sparking concerns that its regeneration is taking too long. Shoppers at the Westgate read the news that the Pilot women's
Resuming on 7-0 chasing Oxfordshire's 317, Hertfordshire were eventually bowled out for 281 with spinners Chris Watling and Dickon Morris picking up three wickets apiece. With an hour's scheduled play still left, Oxon batted again in an attempt to achieve
Oxford United's new skipper, Chris Hargreaves, believes Saturday's defeat by Leicester may do the players good because they won't go into the season complacent. Hargreaves, who was handed the captain's armband by manager Brian Talbot last week, believes
Oxford City Council put up car park charges yesterday, and will no doubt be congratulating itself that more money will soon be flowing into its coffers. But what will the price be to the city? The council's policy has always been to keep city centre parking
A councillor has praised police for moving drug dealers from an east Oxford community centre and playground - but fears the problem may have been pushed to a nearby football field. Bill Baker in the community centre car park Last month, Bill Baker spoke
Thame United have been thrown a lifeline with three other Southern League clubs offering the opportunity to ground-share. It looked as if the Division 1 West outfit would have to withdraw from the league after they had their Windmill Stadium ground repossessed
Oxford United have signed Yeading midfielder Robert Hughes on non-contract forms, writes JON MURRAY. And manager Brian Talbot will make up his mind about what to do with their other triallist, Jude Stirling, after watching him play for the reserves at
The city and county councils are spending millions of pounds trying to persuade the public to travel by bus. Oxford Bus Company is cashing in on this without thinking of the consequences of its actions. The effect of the recent changes (Oxford Mail, July
Could someone from Oxfordshire County Council please tell me why they are so intent on making us all use a bus to travel to work instead of a car? I see buses as nothing more than smelly steel boxes on wheels. They have to be the most impersonal, unhygienic
People living on Oxford's Wood Farm estate are looking forward to a brighter future despite recent troubles, according to a survey which quizzed residents about life in the area. The arcade of shops where youths gather In recent months, Wood Farm has
The other day I found myself, car, et al, in the hedge, courtesy of a horse, a woman rider and an infernal mobile phone. I was driving along a winding country lane between two north Oxfordshire villages. You will have to believe me when I say I was doing
Two former Oxford students who drove their 50-year-old Morris Oxford from Oxford, England, to Oxford in New Zealand and back are to marry - in Oxford. Joanne Bowlt, 36, a public relations consultant, and chartered surveyor Tim Nicholson, 37, said: "Having
Criminals targeting Oxford's car parks are more likely to be caught, thanks to a security upgrade. City councillor Sue Brown and senior controller Denis Howard inspect the pictures from the new cameras CCTV cameras have been replaced with equipment using
Protesters have occupied a boatyard in Jericho, Oxford, in a bid to prevent the site becoming a new housing development. Matt Morton nails up a protest board at Castle Mill boatyard Steve Goodlad, 40, ran the Alchemy Boats repair business at Castle Mill
Hundreds of pubs, clubs and licensed premises in Oxfordshire have yet to apply for new licences ahead of Saturday's deadline. After Saturday, all applications will have to be treated as new ones and licensees will have to fill in further forms -- a complicated
A mother-of-three fears her children might end up in care after a form filling blunder has left her without benefits for three months. Julie Greenough children Jonnie and Jake Julie Greenough, of Meaden Hill, Marston, Oxford, first applied for child tax
