There's water, water everywhere but still not a drop for Thames Water customers to use in their hosepipes. There is speculation that the hosepipe ban imposed last year was about to be lifted and although Thames Water says that it is "increasingly likely
A warning has gone out to elderly residents after three attempted distraction burglaries in Oxford on Friday night. The first burglary happened at about 6.15pm in Elsfield Road, Old Marston, when a man convinced an 85-year-old woman he was from the
Britain's first speed humps could soon removed or lowered after giving drivers a bumpy ride for more than 30 years. The speed bumps in Cuddesdon Way have been encouraging drivers to put on the brakes since 1975. But Blackbird Leys Parish Council has
Rail passengers have welcomed the reinstatement of Oxford-London rush-hour trains axed in timetable changes - but urged managers to make sure they arrive on time. Last month, First Great Western provoked fury among commuters when they axed the 6.45am
Drivers faced delays as major roadworks started on the A34 - and the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. The first day of the 10-week resurfacing scheme - combined with a car fire near Beedon - caused the rush hour chaos many had
An investigation into Oxford City Council's handling of the felling of 11 willow trees on Osney Island has found "serious failings". The council has defended its decision to chop down the trees, which lined the Thames in East Street, because its in-house
Police have uncovered a second cannabis factory in Oxford in less than a week following a tip-off from a member of the public. Officers raided a house in Meadow Lane in Iffley just before 5pm and discovered between 100 and 150 young plants being grown
SATURDAY – the best day of the week. The day when dreams come alive. And none more so than for the small-time gambler. Horse racing, greyhounds, footy, arrers, the lottery etc make it a punter's paradise. No better place to start the day than on the racecourse
SATURDAY – the best day of the week. The day when dreams come alive. And none more so than for the small-time gambler. Horse racing, greyhounds, footy, arrers, the lottery etc make it a punter's paradise. No better place to start the day than on the racecourse
SATURDAY – the best day of the week. The day when dreams come alive. And none more so than for the small-time gambler. Horse racing, greyhounds, footy, arrers, the lottery etc make it a punter's paradise. No better place to start the day than on the racecourse
POLICE have raided another house in Oxford being used to cultivate cannabis following a tip-off from a member of the public. Officers entered the property in Meadow Lane just before 5pm yesterday to discover skunk being hydroponically cultivated.
The woman found dead in an Oxford alleyway last week has been named. She was Casey Rogers, 26 and her address has not been confirmed. The cause of her death remains unknown but is not being treated as suspicious by police. She was found in Toot
WHAT a delight it was to see United put on a much-improved display against Halifax on Saturday - in a gloryhunter-free zone. Okay, so we didn't win, but at least we seemed to be more like the early season side which was storming the Conference, with new
WHAT a delight it was to see United put on a much-improved display against Halifax on Saturday - in a gloryhunter-free zone. Okay, so we didn't win, but at least we seemed to be more like the early season side which was storming the Conference, with new
WHAT a delight it was to see United put on a much-improved display against Halifax on Saturday - in a gloryhunter-free zone. Okay, so we didn't win, but at least we seemed to be more like the early season side which was storming the Conference, with new
TWO people have been charged with assaulting two police officers during an incident outside the Ocean and Collins nightclub, Park End Street, Oxford, early yesterday. Officers were called to the club at 1.56am after reports of a disturbance. Thomas
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POLICE this afternoon named the young woman who was found dead in an Oxford alleyway. She was Casey Rogers, 26, but her address has not been confirmed. The cause of her death remains unknown, but police said they were not treating it as suspicious
POLICE today released CCTV footage following an attempted robbery in Bicester. Two young men, aged between 16 and 23, entered the Halifax bank in Sheep Street, shortly before 1.50pm on December 20. They demanded money but left empty-handed. It is believed
This is a CCTV image of one of two men police are looking for in connection with an attempted bank robbery. Two men, aged between 16 and 23, entered the Halifax bank, in Sheep Street, Bicester, just before 1.50am on Thursday, December 20, last year,
A SCIENTIST who led Western interests in UN negotiations with former Communist countries, Dr Robert Roberts of Abingdon, has died. He was 81. Born in Wrexham, Dr Roberts was the son of Robert Roberts, a former town councillor and mayor of Wrexham.
TED Johnston from Abingdon - one of the country's top scientists and first head of the Isotope School at AERE Harwell - has died at the age of 95. Born in Belfast in 1911, Dr Johnston studied at Queen's University Belfast where he graduated with a
OXFORD physician and bibliophile Dr Bent Juel-Jensen has died aged 84. Dr Juel-Jensen was the pioneer of student health in Oxford University and far beyond, and was also an outstanding benefactor of the Bodleian Library. He arrived in Oxford in 1949
A FORMER mayor of Bicester whose involvement with local politics spanned five decades has died, aged 76. Geoffrey Archer, of Hometree House, was chairman of Bicester Urban District Council - which later became Bicester Town Council - from 1969 to 1970
STAN Oswin, a well-known Oxfordshire rugby player and cricketer, has died aged 77. Mr Oswin, who lived in Appleton, was a flanker for Oxford and the county before becoming Oxfordshire RFU president from 1968 to 1970. He went on to be Oxfordshire's
FORMER Didcot mayoress Tess Daukes has died, aged 72. Mrs Daukes moved to Didcot with her husband Colin, a serving town and district councillor, in 1966. She was born in Dulwich on July 1, 1934, to parents Mary and Jim Shanks. During her late teens
I thought I would start my weekly column by just taking a little look at how our Southern and Hellenic teams around Oxfordshire are doing. Now half-way though the season and the leagues you would think would have settled down, but not so! Banbury have
I thought I would start my weekly column by just taking a little look at how our Southern and Hellenic teams around Oxfordshire are doing. Now half-way though the season and the leagues you would think would have settled down, but not so! Banbury have
I thought I would start my weekly column by just taking a little look at how our Southern and Hellenic teams around Oxfordshire are doing. Now half-way though the season and the leagues you would think would have settled down, but not so! Banbury have
The number of drink drivers involved in crashes in Oxfordshire dropped by more than half over the Christmas period compared to the previous year, according to police statistics. Nine drivers out of 176 tested positive, failed to blow properly into the
THE number of drink-drivers involved in crashes in Oxfordshire dropped by more than half over the Christmas period compared to the previous year, according to police statistics released today. Nine drivers out of 176 tested positive, failed, or refused
Marvin Robinson gets the first goal, as keeper Craig Mawson and defenders Neal Trotman and Ryan Toulson are left stranded.
PARAMEDICS were called to a three-car collision on the M40, near Bicester, today. The accident happened on the southbound carriageway shortly after 7am, between junction 10 at Ardley, and junction nine at Wendlebury. Paramedics treated drivers at
Paramedics were called to a three-car collision on the M40 near Bicester today. The accident happened on the southbound carriageway shortly after 7am, between junction 10 at Ardley, and junction nine at Wendlebury. Paramedics treated drivers at the
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FOOTBALL FA CARLSBERG TROPHY 2nd round: Oxford Utd 2, Halifax 2. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd 2, Merthyr Tydfil 2. Div 1 South & West: Didcot Tn 3, Lymington & New Milton 1; Oxford City 0, Swindon Supermarine 3;
Half a century ago, rail passengers had a huge range of destinations to choose from within easy reach of Oxford. A British Railways' Western Region poster, published in September 1952, listed the fares to 43 stations in Oxfordshire and the surrounding
The 500 pensioners who attended the annual New Year party at Oxford Town Hall 50 years ago were the lucky ones. Many more had to be turned away - mainly because of lack of food. Although the 1957 party was held nearly 12 years after the end of the
Oxford Cheetahs owner Colin Horton is set to complete his side's full line-up at tonight's forum at the Stadium (7.30pm). Cheetahs fans are eagerly awaiting the names of the final two riders, who hopefully will help lift the team out of the doldrums
A night of poetry in a pub will be held in memory of a 19-year-old girl who was killed in a car accident in Zambia. Poems will be read at the Rose and Crown pub, in Charlbury, on Monday, January 22, in an evening dedicated to Cecily Eastwood. Proceeds
Oxford University researchers have used new dating techniques on a human skull to help discover where our most recent common ancestor came from. The skull, which was found more than 50 years ago near Hofmeyr in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Jim Smith is confident he will be able to extend Danny Rose's loan after the Manchester United youngster gave a dazzling performance for Oxford United at the weekend. Although the U's were disappointed to be held to a 2-2 draw by Halifax in their FA
Headington goalkeeper Dan Bianchini saved two penalties, but they still went down to a 2-0 defeat against leaders Bisley Sports in Division 1 East on Saturday. Bisley's Cobourne volleyed over, before Bianchini made two good saves, clawing away a shot
Kevin Lewis hammered a hat-trick as North Leigh kept up the pressure at the top of the Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division with an impressive 4-1 win against ten-man Bicester on Saturday. North Leigh are now just a point behind leaders Ardley
Oxford City had to play second fiddle against visitors Swindon Supermarine at Court Place Farm in Division 1 South & West on Saturday. Without Billy Beechers, who was recalled by parent club Oxford United, City had a lack of a cutting edge, with Swindon
Abingdon United's eight-match unbeaten run in Division 1 South & West came to an abrupt halt at Paulton on Saturday. And it could have been worse for Andy Slater had it not been for a number of good saves from Simon Tricker. Abingdon were unlucky
Banbury United suffered heartbreak as a last-gasp equaliser denied them all the points in Saturday's Premier Division 2-2 draw against Merthyr Tydfil at Spencer Stadium. With just seconds left and leading 2-1 it looked as though the hosts would hold
Banbury Utd 2, Merthyr Tydfil 2 BANBURY United suffered heartbreak as a last-gasp equaliser denied them all the points in Saturday's Premier Division encounter at Spencer Stadium. With just seconds left and leading 2-1 it looked as though the hosts
HALLELUJAH - Oxford Town Hall was filled with the sound of 500 professional and amateur singers joining in Handel's great hymn of praise from Messiah. They rehearsed all day with and without Oxford Sinfonia to unite under Ivor Setterfield's baton for
A green exhibition is set to advise Oxford residents on how to cut their fuel bills and combat climate change. Community group mPower Oxford is staging the event at the Assembly Room in Oxford Town Hall on Saturday, January 20, from 11am to 4pm, to
Headteachers in Oxfordshire have welcomed plans to keep teenagers in school until they are 18. The Government's proposal would affect 10-year-olds who start secondary school in 2008. However, Education Secretary Alan Johnson said it did not mean youngsters
Thank goodness for the new year! It's a new start, and here in the United States (where I'm still on holiday), a new government. Last week saw the swearing in of a Democrat-controlled Congress, a seismic shift in the American political terrain. The November
I agree with Prof Richard Dawkins that the subject of creationism should be taught in school. However, creationism has been taught in schools across the world for many hundreds of years. The theory of the 'Big Bang' and the origin of all life from
I am complaining about the car park charges at the hospitals in Oxford. Recently, my daughter had to be admitted to the Churchill Hospital where she received the best medical treatment possible. However, to visit her cost a minimum of £3 for four
More than 1,000 people have opposed plans to erect a phone mast disguised as a telegraph pole in Marston, Oxford. Vodafone wants to put the pole in Jack Straw's Lane, near St Michael and All Angels Church, 100 yards from the site of a previous application
Drivers on the A34 were stuck in queues of up to four miles today as resurfacing work began between West Ilsley and Didcot. Work on the three-mile stretch of carriageway, near Chilton, is expected to last 10 weeks. Traffic slowed to 20mph on the southbound
The death of a "fun loving" Bicester man from a lethal combination of alcohol, cocaine and heroin should serve as a warning to others, a coroner has said. Former Cooper School pupil Martin Quayle, 21, was found dead at his flat in Market Square last
Thames Valley Police are looking for more community support officers (PCSOs) to ease pressure on council street wardens in Oxford and Banbury. The force needs 54 additional PCSOs to help with the expansion of neighbourhood policing across the county
DRIVERS on the A34 were stuck in four-mile queues on the A34 today as they struggled with new roadworks. Resurfacing work got under way between West Ilsley and Didcot, and the work on the three-mile stretch near Chilton is expected to last ten weeks
A pub landlord has seen his local council call time on an initiative aimed at driving up recycling rates. Mel Brown, landlord of The Plough, in Long Wittenham, wants South Oxfordshire District Council to put a bottle bank in the car park. He believes
Experienced 'ecowarriors' have joined squatters at an abandoned house in an escalation of the fight to stop power station ash being dumped at an Oxfordshire lake. The campaigners claim to be veterans of environmental protests over the Newbury bypass
BRICKLAYER Dave Sharp hoped to trace his real family after discovering he had been given away by his mother at a train station. But he was stunned to find his family history would make the fitting basis for a novel by his secret' real-life brother -
Military medics joined NHS hospital and ambulance staff to help transfer critically-ill patients across Oxford at the weekend as the historic Radcliffe Infirmary closed its doors. RAF doctors, nurses and paramedics helped to move 40 patients from the
Brickie Dave Sharp hoped to trace his real family after discovering he had been given away by his mother at a train station. But he was stunned to find his family history would make the fitting basis for a novel by his secret' real-life brother - novelist
A double from substitute Ross Weatherstone, saw Didcot get back to winning ways in Division 1 South & West with a 3-1 win against Lymington & New Milton at the nPower Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday. The former Oxford United man made an immediate impact
A double from substitute Ross Weatherstone, saw Didcot get back to winning ways in Division 1 South & West with a 3-1 win against Lymington & New Milton at the nPower Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday. The former Oxford United man made an immediate impact
SEVERE traffic disruption is expected when a second phase of roadworks start in High Street, Oxford, today. The work, including road resurfacing, new drainage, road markings, traffic signals and the installation of illuminated bollards between Merton
OXFORD'S Cowley Road Carnival is in need of help to make sure this year's event is as much of a success as previous years. This year, the carnival - Oxfordshire's biggest multi-cultural community event - is due to take place on Sunday, July 1. Although
HELEN and Douglas House in Oxford has enjoyed a funding boost in the days since the first part of a documentary series on its inspiring work aired on BBC2. Viewers and supporters donated £3,500 to the organisation - the world's first hospice for children
A MEMORIAL church window for a vicar of Charlbury has been smashed by vandals. About 15 panes of the window dedicated to the late Canon Martin Chadwick were damaged by stones thrown at St Mary The Virgin over the Christmas period - leaving the church
TRAVELLERS have left their campsite near Didcot after a two-and-a-half year battle - and they have left taxpayers with a bill for more than £100,000 for legal and planning enforcement costs. But the travellers, who vacated the Hadden Hill site by the
BASILDON Park, the National Trust house near Goring, is looking for people to help in the house, garden, shop and ticket office. And to recruit them, an open session will be held for volunteers on Saturday, February 17, at 11am. Rebecca Miller, house
AUTHOR Philip Pullman, best known for the children's fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, is to be awarded the Freedom of Oxford. Mr Pullman, who lives in Cumnor and has published more than 20 books, will receive the rare honour for his literary work
A great tribute was paid to Oxford United's manager in Saturday's Guardian: "Jim Smith was probably my best ever signing. Jim came in at Portsmouth with Kevin Bond and that was big for me. That first couple of years we had a fantastic time - on the football
