A woman was injured when animal rights extremists sent letter bombs to two Oxfordshire science firms yesterday. The woman was hurt when the device exploded as she opened the morning mail at Orchid Cellmark, a bioscience firm specialising in DNA work
Several people were injured, thousands were left without power and there was chaos on the roads when high winds wreaked havoc across the county. The injuries happened when hoardings surrounding Oxford's animal testing laboratory collapsed and gusts
Motorway nightmare the other day. Just as I was driving onto the road to hell - the M4, I glanced in my rear view and saw littl'un tugging at the hood on her top. Pulling off the slip road and into the middle lane, I looked again and she'd pulled it down
Miss England winner Eleanor Glynn has condemned the alleged racist comments made on Celebrity Big Brother and said she was no longer keen to take part in the show. Last week, Miss Glynn, 20, from Sandford-on-Thames, was asked if she would be willing
Well, they do excel themselves don't they? I was told once that the BBC were the heart of Britain's television - what rubbish! Their coverage of sport has become so poor that you almost forget to ever switch on and watch anything live. But surely they
Well, they do excel themselves don't they? I was told once that the BBC were the heart of Britain's television - what rubbish! Their coverage of sport has become so poor that you almost forget to ever switch on and watch anything live. But surely they
Well, they do excel themselves don't they? I was told once that the BBC were the heart of Britain's television - what rubbish! Their coverage of sport has become so poor that you almost forget to ever switch on and watch anything live. But surely they
A MAN died today after a tree fell on to a car as storm-force winds battered the county. Police said the incident happened shortly after midday on the A329 Reading Road in Streatley. A tree fell on to a Ford Fiesta and the front seat passenger, a 36
POLICE tonight warned firms to be on their guard after a woman was injured in an explosion while opening post at a bioscience company. The woman suffered a hand injury and was treated at the minor injuries unit at Abingdon Hospital following the incident
More people were reported dead this afternoon as gales continued to blast the country.
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Two letterbombs have been delivered to science firms in Oxfordshire today. A woman was hurt when a package exploded as she opened the post at Orchid Cellmark, in Blacklands Way, at Abingdon Business Park, at 9.15am. And at 1.45pm police were called
A Good Samaritan who saw an attack on foreign students in Abingdon has been urged to contact police. Police made six arrests after a group of Polish students were allegedly racially abused and assaulted, in Parks Road, at 11.15pm on Saturday. A man
Police have issued a description of a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in Oxford. A 25-year-old woman told police she got into a black cab at the James Street Tavern, off Cowley Road, on Friday night. The taxi stopped at garages
What on earth must Andrew Strauss do to become England's cricket captain? A proven leader of Middlesex over a number of years, Radley -educated Strauss did an excellent job for England last summer, especially in the series against Pakistan. Strauss should
What on earth must Andrew Strauss do to become England's cricket captain? A proven leader of Middlesex over a number of years, Radley -educated Strauss did an excellent job for England last summer, especially in the series against Pakistan. Strauss should
What on earth must Andrew Strauss do to become England's cricket captain? A proven leader of Middlesex over a number of years, Radley -educated Strauss did an excellent job for England last summer, especially in the series against Pakistan. Strauss should
Was it here, perhaps, at this very spot, this sylvan idyll, this sanctuary, this haven, that, all those epochs ago, that Arthur, as he lay mortally wounded from the battle with his wicked half-brother Mordred, cast back Excaliber to the Lady of the Lake
THE heated row over alleged racism on Celebrity Big Brother arrived in Oxford today. Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan made a statement about the controversy at the Said Business School in Frideswide Square as he was attending the Oxford Media Convention.
All eyes turned on Oxford this afternoon as the row over alleged racism on Celebrity Big Brother escalated again. Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan made a statement about the controversy at the Said Business School in Frideswide Square as he was attending
Serial entrepreneur Bruce Savage is a good example of someone making full use of Oxfordshire's "engine," the multiplicity of parts that coalesce to power life sciences in the region. Having started with Roche he then moved to military research establishment
When a neurosurgeon advised her husband to take up pilates to help him recover from a serious back injury, Vanessa Fielding was more than a little surprised. "I had heard of pilates but I thought it was just another gym fad," she said. But when she
I counted four stripes on the shoulder of the pilot as he emerged from the cockpit. "As there are no cabin crew, I'm doing the safety talk myself," he said, as he gave us the lowdown. It was not surprising that there were no cabin crew, since there were
Without naming names, many Oxford pubs in lovely riverside settings have for years apparently traded on their situations, providing bad service and disappointing food in the expectation that the punters will pile in anyway. In North Hinksey, just ten
Neil Beck, of Wellers accountants in Banbury, advises local businesses on the right time to take out dividendsFirstly, we must understand what dividends are. Companies are formed and receive money from shareholders who in turn receive shares. Dividends
After taking £1 each from myself and two others following a superb shot at a short par three hole at our local course, one of my long-standing golf buddies announced he was buying a house in Florida where he could focus on such shots full time. Several
A little rebirth does you no end of good. Cadillac, an iconic American brand with a long and proud history, will attest to that. The very first Cadillac was imported into the UK 103 years ago, but it was just last year that saw the marque truly reborn
When you have a work-out at the gym in your local leisure centre, or take the children swimming there, have you ever wondered what happens to the money you pay for admission? If you live in South Oxfordshire, Vale of the White Horse, or indeed in areas
A landscape architect who created a unique memorial after her mother died is offering her services to other people who want to remember a loved one. Mary Dale, who runs The Stile Company in Epwell, near Banbury, got the idea after her mother Brenda died
Every walker knows that even a short ramble can feel like a route march if you find yourself with a pair of badly fitting boots. Keen walkers Julia Sargent, 61, and Maureen Langston, 59, - whom generations of Oxfordshire children will remember as their
If you think an optician is someone who can test your eyesight and prescribe spectacles, the chances are you have not had your eyes checked since the early 1980s. Since the deregulation of optical services in the 1980s, the term optician applies to
Div 1: Shipton v Aston Rowant, Dinton v Banbury XX, Banbury 2nd v Challow & C, Buckingham v Milton Keynes Park, Oxford Downs v Oxford 2nd.
If you think that bunions and corns are both vegetables, Colin Martin won't be coming round to dinner. The Bicester-based pedorthist would, however, probably be delighted to be asked. Our ignorance and abuse of all things beneath our knees concerns him
It is a fact that many Indians believe in life beyond death. But it is more curious to discover a British car is having its afterlife in India. The Morris Oxford, which last rolled off the production line at Cowley 35 years ago, is still being produced
Businesses which win awards are commonplace but, for Lime Technology, taking the top prize in the Green Shoots competition last year has had a profound impact. The contest was open to companies dedicated to the environment and offered a top prize of accommodation
Oxfordshire could soon see its first zero carbon' homes, designed to help stop the process leading to climate change, according to a leading builder. Tim Fenn, managing director of Oakwood Builders in Benson, has already built his first eco-friendly
A security fence surrounding the building site of the Oxford University animal experiments laboratory has fallen on four people. Emergency crews were called to South Parks Road earlier this afternoon following reports wind had blown down the 12ft fence
A high-profile businesswoman is urging fledgling entrepreneurs to enter a competition which has transformed her company. Marneta Viegas (pictured) was the first winner of the South Oxfordshire New Business Competition which won her a free furnished office
There is still time to enter our special Business Health-Check competition to win business advice worth £3,000. We have teamed up with experts from three locally-based firms to offer an exciting opportunity for any business with an Oxfordshire base.
A business started at Oxford railway station is on track for major expansion after opening a second outlet in Reading. Vitaburst, which specialises in fruit juices and smoothies and featured in last month's In Business, has been such a success in Oxford
Businesses and secondary schools in Oxfordshire are forging successful partnerships designed to boost skills and create quality jobs in the future. A new report by the Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network (OTCN) discovered businesspeople are becoming more
WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER Elizabeth George (HarperCollins £17.99)Who murdered Detective Inspector Lynley's beloved wife and why? In Elizabeth George's 11th novel published in 2006, With No One as Witness, Scotland Yard believes a 12-year-old boy
It doesn't take an architectural expert to see that Wheatley church, with its landmark spire, is rather different from the picture produced by J. E. Robinson in 1820. The Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce (son of the slavery campaigner), who lived
AMAZING DISGRACE James Hamilton-Paterson (Faber, £10.99) Amazing Disgrace is the sequel to Cooking with Fernet Branca, in which James Hamilton-Paterson introduced Gerald Samper, a cynical, eccentric ghostwriter. A man with literary pretensions, but
Racehorse trainer Jenny Pitman, who lives near Wantage, now has a successful career as a writer of thrillers set in the horseracing world. Her latest, The Inheritance (Pan, £6.99), continues the story of trainer Jan Hardy.
WEDNESDAY Coffee and light reading: Oxford branch of the Romantic Novelists Association introduces Susie Vereker, who will talk on Love and War. Series to be held every Wednesday, 10.30am, Mostly Books, Stert Street, Abingdon. For details, call 01235
Battle for the North Charles McKean (Granta, £20) The railway wars of the 19th century - with companies racing to build the fastest and cheapest lines - were never more intense than in the battle between two giants in Scotland. The prize was the northern
In The Oxford Times late last year was a letter from Irene Gill about the nuclear convoys passing close by her Botley home on the ring road. The name stood out as I was planning to interview Irene about her family memoir, Oma, Mu and Me. Why was she so
When Greenpeace protestors chose Didcot Power Station as the target for their climate change campaign, they were making a point that is scientifically unarguable. There is no doubt that burning fossil fuels pumps out carbon dioxide, one of the 'greenhouse
A lorry overturned on the northbound carriageway of the M40 near Oxford today. The incident occurred between junction seven at Milton Common and junction eight at Oxford services, near Wheatley. The lorry is believed to have been toppled by the strong
Two men were arrested today in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver at Oxford's Blackbird Leys estate. The driver, Mohamed Maher Al-Kotob, was robbed in Falcon Close, Blackbird Leys, on Sunday at about 3.25am. The 37-year-old was beaten and
Business students take a lesson or two from the acting profession, writes LOUISE TICKLE Business and marketing management students are pretending to be fireworks - whirring, fizzing and leaping around with energetic enthusiasm. It is not a theatrical
Among the many quaint Oxford traditions is the belief that Christmas only ended this week, writes CHRIS KOENIG Funny old thing, tradition. Most of us might think of turkey or goose as the traditional food of Christmas, but the dons of The Queen's
One of the world's greatest photographers returns to Oxfordshire, writes SYLVIA VETTA Dale Johnston, the events and temporary exhibitions officer at Banbury Museum, must have been delighted when Michael Kenna accepted his offer to mount a show at
TWO men have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver in Falcon Close, Blackbird Leys, on Sunday morning in which £70-80 of cash was taken, along with a car stereo. The men, aged 19 and 20, are being held in police custody.
There will be something to tickle the fancy of every young wildlife buff when the Ticklish Allsorts Feeders & Breeders roadshow hits Oxford next week. Feeders & Breeders is full of songs, games, comedy and competitions about the country's garden birds
After a dramatic decline, stone curlews are making a comeback on the Ridgeway, thanks to a project led by the RSPB, writes PETER BARRINGTON Stone curlews were among several species of birds that suffered from the disappearance of much of their natural
VAL BOURNE offers some tips on growing the very best asparagus I've just been listening to the radio and apparently January is a key time for approaching divorce lawyers. The catalyst is a long Christmas indoors - together! Just as well I didn't know
This weekend is the last chance to see the Velzquez exhibition at the National Gallery, writes JEANNINE ALTON There are two well-known and loved Spanish paintings to meet you just at the entrance of this exhibition: one of Melndes's homely still-lifes
FIXTURES. SATURDAY. FOOTBALL. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Grays Ath v Oxford Utd. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Banbury Utd v Cirencester Tn. Div 1 South & West:Hillingdon v Oxford C, Swindon Supermarine v Abingdon Utd, Wincherster
FOOTBALL. FA CARLSBERG TROPHY 2nd round: Oxford Utd 2, Halifax 2. 2nd round replay: Halifax Tn 2, Oxford Utd 1. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Saturday Premier Div: Banbury Utd 2, Merthyr Tydfil 2. Div 1 South & West: Didcot Tn 3, Lymington
A MAN found with serious head injuries at his home in Oxford is thought to have died as a result of a fall. Paramedics were called to the 83-year-old's home in Hutchcomb Road, Botley, on Monday night and he was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in
Rover Oxford recorded a stunning 8-2 win over South League Regional Division leaders Aylesbury to take over from them at the top of the table. After going behind early on, Rover scored no fewer thAn five goals in the next 25 minutes thanks to Dan Pilbeam
Abingdon School go into the 2007 season with not too many changes to the system which worked for them well last year. Mike Martin, approaching the end of his second decade at the school, continues to be in charge of the senior crews, assisted by former
Banbury Cross's Calvin Carpenter has finally ended his Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire area final hoodoo in the English Indoor Association competitons - at the 16th attempt. Carpenter cracked his jinx in the over 50s triples final, teaming up with Alan
Oxfordshire failed to make any impression in their new year double-header in Division 1C of the Inter-County Championships. Against Hertfordshire 2nd, Oxon fell 11-4, Dave Buckingham and Dave Soanes performing well in their men's doubles to garner two
Sometimes the best-laid plans just don't work out. That was what Henrietta Knight was left to reflect on after Racing Demon - given an outing over hurdles in a bid to sharpen up his jumping technique for fences - took a crashing fall at Kempton on Saturday
Oxfordshire Cricket Academy received a timely boost when Darbys Solicitors announced they are to continue their sponsorship. The Academy, which held its first training session of the season at the weekend, is aimed at young cricketers in the county,
Oxford Cheetahs will bank on Polish ace Piotr 'Pepe' Protasiewicz in their bid to enjoy better fortune in the Elite League this season. His signing was announced before a packed speedway forum at Oxford Stadium on Monday. He comes in along with fellow
High winds and rain are lashing Oxfordshire today with damage already affecting thousands of people. The Met Office has predicted that winds of up to 80mph could be experienced, which has the potential to uproot trees, topple HGVs and pull down electricity
A pensioner found with serious head injuries at his home in west Oxford is thought to have died as a result of a fall. Paramedics were called to the 83-year-old's home in Hutchcomb Road, Botley, on Monday night and he was taken to the John Radcliffe
So cold was New Year's Eve that I think my hands and feet missed out somewhat on the experience. But what fingers and toes lost out on, eyes and ears worked to make up for. Falling into Palace Square, St Petersburg, on New Year's Eve, the noise hit
Rarely do cauliflowers and murder - or "moydah" in this setting - coincide, but Bertolt Brecht combines them in his 1941 fable about a little Chicago mobster, Arturo Ui (Robert Bristow). Brecht's play, translated by Ralph Manheim, opens with a group
Bessie Ledger, was one of the best known figures in Littlemore's community. A stalwart of local government, she served on Littlemore parish, Bullingdon district and Oxfordshire county councils over more than 30 years, taking a particular interest in
SOMETIMES one has to take the rough with the smooth - and there is no better example than the catering at Oxford City Council. The tea is drinkable - the coffee much less so - but the jewel in the refreshment crown has to be the chocolate biscuits always
I refer to your story, Animal rights activists rack up litany of unsolved crimes (Oxford Mail, January 8). Your readers must wonder why the Oxford Mail concerns itself with 20 unsolved crimes, none of which caused any harm to any living being, when
One of the reasons the so-called super-bugs are difficult to control is because some of them are endemic in the population. With such reservoirs of disease in general circulation, hospitals face continual re-infection. With the vector of transmission
So Thames Water has at last seen sense and lifted the hosepipe ban. With much of the countryside under water after recent heavy rain and more on the way, there was simply no justification for keeping the ban in place. Nobody in their right will want
OXFORD City Stars coach Darryl Morvan felt his side had given Invicta their toughest test in years and hailed his players' effort. Morvan said: "This was another game when we played very well indeed, but frustratingly did not get the result we deserved
FRILFORD HEATH Ladies' January Stableford - Div 1: 1 J Lees 33pts (cb), 2 J Manson 33 (cb). Div 2: 1 M Wilson 31, 2 A Aldred 30. CHIPPING NORTON Professional's Stableford: 1 J O'Donoghue 41pts, 2 C Murrey 38, 3 M Harvey 36.
JUNIORS Nathan Gibbard and Jack Cooper leapt to the top of Bicester's Winter League with a stunning third-round performance. The pair carded 46 stableford points in very difficult conditions to finish six ahead of Tom Heasley and Daniel Scourfield
FORMER Chipping Norton champion John Evans is to play in a seniors international match just four months after undergoing major back surgery. Evans, who has won the Chippy title ten times, is in the ten-man UK Senior Golf Association team to face Argentina
OXFORD City Council will tonight publicise the findings of a report into whether it could become a unitary authority. The report - prepared by the Institute of Public Finance - will give detailed costings and the impact on taxpayers. Its publication
POLICE today issued an e-fit of a man responsible for a spate of indecent exposures in Albert Park, Abingdon. He is 30 to 32-years-old, 5ft 8in tall, and white. In each incident he was wearing a black bomber jacket with a bright orange lining, blue
This is an e-fit image of a serial flasher who has struck at least eight times in Abingdon's Albert Park. The man last exposed himself in the park, off Park Road, on Friday, January 5. The "flashing" incidents date back to April last year. The man
Sgt Graham Pink at Rose Hill where teenager Ricky Byles has been banned from parts of the estate Neighbours living in fear of yobs at Rose Hill, Oxford, last night welcomed an antisocial behaviour order banning a teenager from the estate for two years
More than £1,000 has been raised in memory of late cystic fibrosis sufferer Martin Compton, one of the oldest patients Oxford's Churchill Hospital treated with the condition. Mr Compton, of Warren Crescent, Headington, died aged 43 on January 26 last
Lottery cash is set to help preserve a collection of pictures by a renowned Oxford photographer which were found in a damp garden shed. Oxfordshire County Council has secured a near £100,000 cash boost to buy work by J W Thomas and put it on display
A man who raised nearly £27,000 for charity by cycling from London to Beijing is preparing for a second marathon bike ride. Dave Wilson, from East Hanney, is planning to travel from Tierra del Fuego, the southern tip of the Americas, to the Caribbean
Police are investigating the death of an 83-year-old man in Oxford. Paramedics were called to the man's home in Hutchcomb Road, Botley, and found him suffering from serious head wounds. He was taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, but died several
Frail and infirm patients across Oxfordshire are being left alone without food, unable to wash or get into bed after being discharged from hospital without proper home help. A report published today has warned that although more people are being released
If there's something strange in your wheelie bin, who you gonna call....? The Recycling Champions! A team of volunteers between the ages of 21 and 65 from across the city have signed up as 'recycling champions' in their neighbourhoods to provide advice
Residents are calling for action to stop drug addicts gathering around bonfires and "cooking up" heroin near their flats. People in Gibbs Crescent, West Oxford, say they are regularly plagued by addicts injecting drugs in the area. They are hoping
Every new year's the same - people make resolutions to lose weight and join gyms, both of which not many people stick to. But how many of us would consider taken up pole dancing as a form of exercise? Having just started as a reporter at the Oxford
Volunteers have been told to stop helping schoolchildren cross a busy Wallingford road because they are not trained to hold a 'lollipop stick'. A governor at Fir Tree School said children's lives were being put in danger by "farcical" rules governing
Fans of Fox FM presenter Debbie Ryan have been inundating the Oxford Mail website to find out why the popular breakfast show host is no longer on air. Debbie Ryan, who had been at the Cowley-based station for seven years, has not been on air since the
Since the American drama Prison Break broke on to the world's screens in August 2005, critics have been falling over themselves with praise for its star Wentworth Miller. Even the show's producer, Paul Scheuring, has admitted that when he met the 34
A former Oxfordshire English teacher has won the children's category in the Costa Book Awards. Linda Newbery, who taught at Wheatley Park School, has won the prestigious book award - previously the Whitbread Prize - for her young adult novel, Set in
Four minutes of silence marked each life lost as friends and family gathered at the site of one of Oxford's most tragic car crashes. Three 13-year-old boys - Marshall Haynes, Liam Hastings and Josh Bartlett - and 21-year-old student Howard Hillsdon
Former Oxford schoolboy Toby Jones is set to hit the big time with a starring role in Truman Capote biopic Infamous. The film, which opens tomorrow, is the second version of the writer's life in two years. The first, Capote, won a best actor Oscar for
Motorists and gardeners were given the all-clear to use their hosepipes for the first time in nine months today after Thames Water lifted its domestic hosepipe and sprinkler ban. The company took the decision just two days after the Oxford Mail ran
THAMES Water today lifted its domestic hosepipe and sprinkler ban. Oxfordshire has had above average rainfall since September and between December 10, and January 10,, 100.2mm of rain fell on the county - four times the amount that fell in the same
TWO men were taken to hospital with serious cuts to their chests, faces, heads and arms after a chemical explosion at Oxford University. Two ambulances and a paramedic were sent to the incident at a laboratory in South Parks Road at 4.25pm yesterday
FOUR minutes of silence marked each life lost as friends and family gathered at the site of one of Oxford's most tragic car crashes. Three 13-year-old boys - Marshall Haynes, Liam Hastings and Josh Bartlett - and 21-year-old student Howard Hillsdon
BANBURY Cross's Calvin Carpenter has finally ended his Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire area final hoodoo in the English Indoor Association competitons - at the 16th attempt. Carpenter cracked his jinx in the over 50s triples final, teaming up with Alan
OVERSEAS players could be outlawed in the Home Counties Premier League from 2008 if clubs back a proposal at the annual meeting at High Wycombe CC on Tuesday. League chairman Raymond Wood explained that the initiative had been put forward by the management
Craig Gilboy bagged a brace for Northway as they fought back from a goal down to beat Oxford City Supporters 3-1 in Division 1. Chris Baker cancelled out Wayne Sinclair's opener for Oxford, before Gilboy put Northway in charge with a double. Aaron Hall
OXFORD City Stars lost out to league leaders Invicta Dynamos for the second time in a week - this time an 11-6 home reverse. The defeat also saw Sam Keyte rtuled out for the season with a broken hand and wrist. But again there were many positives
NEW plans for a phone mast near a children's playground have been criticised by residents. And Edward Newell, who lives near the proposed mast in Abingdon Road, Oxford, is urging people to tell the council how they feel about the plans before tomorrow's
LABOUR rebel Hazel Blears has been formally asked to join the fight to save services at Banbury's Horton Hospital. The invitation came from Banbury MP Tony Baldry, during a speech in Parliament. Mrs Blears, MP for Salford and chairman of the Labour
A 60-YEAR-OLD hunt monitor said she was violently knocked to the ground by a supporter as she tried to film a hunt taking place in Oxfordshire. Judy Gilbert, a hunt monitor for Protect Our Wild Animals - an anti-hunt organisation - was filming the Heythrop
A COUNCIL has won an award for the quality of advice given to people who want to work with children. Northamptonshire County Council collected the Matrix Standard for information and guidance issued by its Early Years and Childcare Workforce Development
THE Chipping Norton Rambling Club organises walks on the first Sunday of every month. The next walk will be on Sunday, February 4. For more information call 01608 643691.
PROMISES that problems on First Great Western routes will be eased by the introduction of refurbished High Speed Trains later this year are simply not good enough, says Henley MP Boris Johnson. He met First Great Western managing director Alison Forster
A MAN who raised almost £27,000 for charity by cycling from London to Beijing is preparing for a second marathon bike ride. Dave Wilson, from East Hanney, is planning to travel from Tierra del Fuego, the southern tip of the Americas, to the Caribbean
PUPILS at a North Oxfordshire village primary school have made their own TV commercial to boost their search for a new headteacher. Hornton Primary School has been unable to attract a replacement for former head Wendy Clifford, who retired last July
BLOXHAM schoolboy Kieran Ford, who gave up his Christmas presents to raise money for the World Vision charity, more than doubled his target of £800 by raising £1,671. He asked friends and relatives to donate to his fund instead of buying him gifts -
RESTAURANTS in north Oxfordshire with good hygiene standards, healthy menus and smoke-free areas have won special praise from Cherwell District Council. The council has picked 42 food outlets from across the Banvury and Bicester area for this year's
ORGANISERS of a gardeners' question time are looking for businesses or individuals to sponsor the event - and raise money for charity. Banbury Rotary Club will be running the question and answer session at the Ball Colegrave seed premises on Milton
BANBURY United chairman David Bennett has collected a top music award by hitting the right notes with a brass band championship. Mr Bennett and co-organisers Paul and Jacqueline Beere received the British Bandsman Award 2007 after injecting new life
KATHARINE House Hospice lottery winners for the week ending January 5 are - £1,000 winner: J Drury, Banbury. £100 winners: P Garratt, Kings Sutton; D Jelfs, Barford St Michael. £50 winners: E Dean, Banbury; D Wassell, Telford. £20 winners: E Sewell
CHERWELL District Council has refused to act as the administration body for a touring rural arts programme - even though the council's officers have been involved in setting up the facility. Members of the council's executive were not convinced that
A HIGH-TECH learning centre for local schoolchildren has been opened at Silverstone race circuit by former F1 World Champion Damon Hill. The facility, the first motorsport study centre in the UK, will be used by primary and secondary schools to teach
PLANS for a new super council, which would run all local services in north Oxfordshire, have won the backing of Cherwell District Council. Councillors have earmarked £40,000 to look at the possibility of creating a unitary authority to take control
THE new headquarters for Charter Community Housing will be named after the association's recently-retired director Kate Hindle. The name Hindle House was announced last Friday at a "ground breaking" ceremony when developers Stockdale began work on the
FANS of FOX FM presenter Debbie Ryan are mystified at the departure of the popular breakfast show host. Debbie Ryan, who had been at the Cowley-based station for seven years, had not been on air since the show with co-host Adam Ball, on Friday December
POLICE today released a picture of a teenager who has been banned from most of the Rose Hill estate, Oxford, after a string of complaints about him drinking and abusing and harassing residents. Ricky Byles, 17, has been given an antisocial behaviour
