Weather
Bicester news, sport and information from the Bicester Advertiser
When It Happens Panel Get involved: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting 'OXFORD NEWS' to 80360 or email
Stories for 1 March 2007
Abingdon
Upheaval looms
ABINGDON is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Upheaval looms
ABINGDON is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Art
Art from Harry Potter to the common daffodil
Sketches for J.K.Rowling's books will be on sale alongside local artists' work at two events this month, writes SYLVIA VETTA Community arts are blooming early this year. We can whet our appetites before May's Arts Weeks with two events this month. One is Art on the Hill at Brill, which is in its 14th year and growing from strength to strength. The other can be found at a welcome new gallery in Abingdon, which opened its doors almost a year ago to support artistic life in the town. more...
Link: Constructions in Fabric and Fibre, Radley College
Wendy Hughes and Joanna Gilmour, textile artist and basket maker respectively, have collaborated to create an exhibition where not only does each piece speak eloquently for itself, but the pieces work well together to create an engaging whole, through which the visitor is introduced to the wide range of ways in which materials and techniques can be used to give artistic expression to ideas and aspirations. more...
Gilbert & George: Major Exhibition, Tate Modern
'Your way is as hard as we are blood-hard with rigid-brained resolution." This quote from Gilbert & George, who star in their own feature-length movie, The World of Gilbert and George, is one which aptly encapsulates the colliding energies of quotidian ambition and East End lacklustre that permeate the work of this artist duo on display at the Tate Modern. more...
Athletics
ATHLETICS: Eager Douglas to strike gold
The coach of Oxford City triple jumper Nathan Douglas believes that he can go one step further than last year's outdoor European Championships by landing gold at this weekend's European Indoor Championships in Birmingham. more...
ATHLETICS: Duoglas has gold medal chance
The coach of Oxford City triple jumper Nathan Douglas believes that he can go one step further than last year's outdoor European Championships by landing gold at this weekend's European Indoor Championships in Birmingham, writes Kieren Bushnell. more...
Bicester News
Death crash driver avoids jail
A businessman has escaped jail after causing an accident which killed his Bicester girlfriend. more...
Business Arena News
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Business News
County's challenge for growth
Oxfordshire faces the "dual challenge" of growing its economy while boosting its social and environmental needs over the next two decades. more...
Cinema
Focusing on film efforts to make a world of difference
DAVID PARKINSON takes a peak to see what lies behind the curtains of the Oxford Brookes Human Rights Film Festival Now in its fifth year, the Oxford Brookes Human Rights Film Festival has established itself as one of the city's most significant screen events. Organised by postgraduate students on the university's masters course in Humanitarian and Development Practice, the programme will be launched by the singer Billy Bragg. more...
The Illusionist and Freedom Writers
Cinema is the ultimate illusion: the creation, at 24 frames per second, of worlds both real and fantastical that transport us away from our humdrum, everyday lives. In the hands of a master director, film can be a dazzling spectacle that holds us spellbound; one wrong move, and the magic is broken. more...
Try a little old-style elegance
There's a stark contrast in styles this week between Dito Montiel's adaptation of his autobiographical bestseller A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and the Jessie Matthews season that launches at the National Film Theatre in London. The cut-glass accents heard in these 1930s British musicals have long since been abandoned for a more naturalistic argot. Yet authentic speech patterns can sometimes seem every bit as artificial, as the cast in Montiel's arch directorial debut demonstrates by working so hard on making the often banal dialogue seem spontaneous that the film feels more like a drama workshop than a slice of life. more...
Columns
The Insider
We didn't think the day would ever arrive when right-on leftie Antonia Bance - Labour's Oxford city councillor for Rose Hill & Iffley - grew tired of blogging. But it has. Ms Bance, who according to The Guardian last year was among the top female political bloggers in the country, is now bored of penning her online diary. more...
Country Matters
Cotswold ancestors revived
The rare breed of Oxford Down sheep is enjoying a new lease of life in the county thanks to the efforts of a few dedicated keepers, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS After it was in danger of becoming a very rare breed indeed, the fortunes of the Oxford Down breed of sheep are on the up. There is a good number of keepers who have concentrated on establishing pedigree flocks. more...
Dance
Coppelia: New Theatre, Oxford
Back from a long holiday, I was just in time to catch the second offering from Ellen Kent's newly formed Russian Classical Ballet Theatre. For several years Kent has greatly enlivened the Oxford ballet scene by bringing over the Chisinau National Ballet, and her new group contains several of its leading dancers. Happily included is the formidably talented and tremendously engaging Kristina Terentieva, about whom I have enthused on previous visits. more...
The Canterville Ghost: English National Ballet, Wycombe Swan
Adding a new full-length work to the repertoire is a risky venture for any dance company, and taking an unknown work on tour even more so. Despite excellent reviews from the national critics, Will Tuckett's The Canterville Ghost, for English National Ballet, played to a half-empty house at the Wycombe Swan, and on this showing I don't feel that the situation is likely to change, even though the work is performed by one of the world's leading companies. more...
Ultima Vez: Oxford Playhouse and Wycombe Swan
In his new piece Spiegel (German for mirror) the Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus reflects on the work he has created for his company Ultima Vez over the 20 years of its existence. more...
Didcot
Milestone for lifeboat supporters
THE Didcot branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution sailed a steady course to its 40th anniversary this week. more...
Rail changes: 'Just chaos'
DIDCOT'S MP, Ed Vaizey, is demanding a Government review of the First Great Western rail franchise, following three months of commuter misery. more...
MORI to knock on 1,000 doors
PROFESSIONAL pollsters have been hired to find out what people in Didcot think about controversial expansion plans. more...
Eating Out
Thai and beat that — the quickest pub service ever
Because a friend knew I enjoyed Thai food, she made it her business to tell me that the menu at The Waggon and Horses, Culham, was offering a splendid Thai menu which she was confident I would enjoy. more...
Editorial Comment
Only one place for this lout
Lewis Felton is clearly heading for a life of crime. more...
Education
Report slates school role over admissions
Researchers say choice should be offset by need for mixed abilities, writes TIM ROSS A new report casts doubt on the Prime Minister's flagship education reforms and called for schools to be stripped of their power to run their own admissions policies. more...
Entertainment
Hot issues take spotlight
ABINGDON Dramatic Club's next production is set in a major university during the days of Thatcherite free marketeering. more...
Country life from the horse's mouth
UPTON village hall is the venue the Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company have chosen to stage the world première of their new show, The Falling Sky. more...
Features
Goodbye and hello
The mood, as you might expect, was genial as the new managing director of the Mini plant in Cowley jointly hosted an official ceremony to mark his arrival with his predecessor. more...
A corking investment
These days it's not just house prices that are going through the roof, alternative investments like fine wine is also in the midst of a rampant bull run. more...
Food
Sophie Grigson's deep-fried cauliflower (serves four)
Sophie Grigson describes cauliflower as a handsome vegetable, a stalwart, a reliable friend of a vegetable, which needs to be handled with respect as it's only worth eating when it's perfectly fresh and perfectly cooked or raw. more...
Sophie's guide to the world of vegetables
Ask most people to talk about an everyday vegetable such as the carrot and they will probably use a couple of sentences to describe its colour and taste then grind to a halt. more...
Gardening
When small is beautiful
VAL BOURNE says the standard daff pales beside the massed ranks of the miniatures It may have been a mild winter on the whole but it's also been a grey one and I'm longing for some jaunty daffodils to appear and brighten up early spring. Some of the most useful in the garden setting are the miniature daffodils: they are less than a foot in height and they can withstand early-spring squalls far better than the taller forms. This isn't surprising, because most daffodil varieties are bred by amateur hobbyists for the show bench rather than the garden. more...
Golf
GOLF: Walton and Walker seal title
ERIC Walton and Terry Walker are Bicester's Winter League champions after a tense finish. more...
Gray Matter
Mixed messages on cholesterol
Readers of The Times's Saturday Body&Soul supplement are seriously, and justifiably, worried about cholesterol. This is why Kellogg's spent a small fortune last week on this advertisement which filled the back page of the section. Inside, though, was given - with lengthy testament to its healthy properties - a recipe for bruschetta of squid. more...
I think I'm being picayune again
A reader who was either too scared or too ill-mannered to sign her/his note wrote to me this week challenging my spelling of the word 'hiccough' - or rather, I should say, the word 'hiccup', if that's your preferred version. more...
Tunic fights back in wartime drama
'I am writing this letter under a haystack while my men sit round," reported 20-year-old Havilland Le Mesurier to his family from "somewhere in France" in May 1915. more...
Queen Mum backed Foot over jacket
One of the surprising revelations in Kenneth O.Morgan's new biography of Michael Foot (Harper Press, £25) is that he got on rather well with the Queen Mother. more...
Headlines
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Police name crash victim
A 67-year-old man who died after being struck by a car in Witney has been named as Alan Constable. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Police name crash victim
A 67-year-old man who died after being struck by a car in Witney has been named as Alan Constable. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Ice Hockey
ICE HOCKEY: City slickers!
English National League Oxford City Stars have done it! more...
Kids Week
Pick of the week
Green charity Earthwatch is offering secondary school pupils the chance to win up to £500 to develop an environmental project. more...
Leader
No surprise at scale of vote
RWE npower should not be surprised at the scale of opposition to its activities at Radley Lakes revealed in our online poll this week. more...
Letters
Square needs a little help
Malcolm Graham is quite right to question the planned destruction of Bonn Square, Oxford, In praise of a fine underdog (Oxford Mail, February 19). more...
Kebab sale ban - what nonsense
What planet are our councillors living on? On the one hand, they want to shut all the kebab vans down at 3am to avoid 'flash points' and, on the other, they are setting up a 'wet garden' for drinkers, an area that will attract trouble. more...
High Court and truth about lake
Sir, RWE npower has repeatedly suggested to the public, the media and the authorities that our electricity supply might be at risk if they are not allowed to fill Thrupp Lake with ash from Didcot power station. more...
Poll axed
Sir, Watching the Newsquest online poll, which asked whether RWE npower should stop work whilst the Radley Lakes town green application was in pursuance, and noting the number of supporting comments tallying with the ratio of yes-no at the early stage of the poll, I became suspicious on Friday afternoon, when the margin started to swing too much in favour of npower and not in keeping with public opinion, which I know is behind the Radley Lakes campaign, with only a very few exceptions. more...
'Disturbing'
Sir, I am writing to express my concern, firstly at the determination of npower to use Thrupp Lake, an area of great natural beauty and environmental importance, as a dumping ground for noxious ash (especially as the Save Radley Lakes campaign group have suggested an alternative site for such dumping), and secondly, and most particularly, at their destruction of mature trees surrounding the lake whilst the application for town green status for the area is still under consideration. more...
'Dismayed'
Sir, I am dismayed to discover that your vote on the Radley Lakes has been closed. I feel disenfranchised. Yes, I work at Didcot power station, but surely, if your poll is to be meaningful, it should admit voting from all shades of opinion. more...
High ground
Sir, I see from The Herald of February 22 that Wantage Town Council and Grove Parish Council are accusing King Alfred's of 'skewing' the forthcoming poll on the subject of the future of secondary education in the area. more...
Traffic flows
Sir, In last week's Herald, I was interested to read the letters from Lisa Kelly, Cllr Melinda Tilley and Cllr Sandy Lovatt on the subject of the new Abingdon traffic scheme. All three are agreed that the blame for the scheme lies with the Lib Dems. more...
'Listen'
Sir, Having read the front page article on the secondary school consultation in Wantage and Grove (February 22), and several letters from readers disgruntled about the new road layout in Abingdon, the parallels and links were inescapable. more...
Implications
Sir, The Audit Commission's recent rating of the performance of local councils was excellent news for Oxfordshire County Council, which, as you reported (February 22), now becomes the only council in Oxfordshire to be given a four-star or excellent' rating, putting it also amongst the best in the country. more...
Warning
Sir, On Wednesday last week, the Vale Liberal Democrats passed their budget for 2007/8. The residents of the Vale face another 4.99 per cent increase, and increases at that rate for the next five years. At the same time, general fund balances will continue to be used up. more...
Music
Oxford Chamber Orchestra: Sheldonian Theatre
Exuberance and eloquence were the hallmarks of the Oxford Chamber Orchestra's concert on Friday. This was a well-balanced programme, which seemed to run through the whole gamut of emotions, from the solemnity and wit of Mozart's Magic Flute overture, to the haunting, evocative sounds of Silbelius's En Saga and the tragic overtones of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, the Pathétique. Under the meticulous and articulate direction of conductor Jonathan Williams, these varying emotions were conveyed with exceptional clarity. more...
Oxford Music Festival final concert: Jacqueline du Pre Building
The Oxford Music Festival is surely one of the most unsung events in the local music calendar, perhaps because it takes place in the dark months of January and February, perhaps because it does not have a big budget to advertise its attractions. more...
Blackbird Leys Choir/Oxford Philomusica: Sheldonian Theatre
The world premiere of Blackbird by Orlando Gough was the highlight of last Saturday's American-themed concert in the Oxford Philomusica's Sheldonian Theatre season. more...
Wihan String Quartet: Holywell Music Room
'A quartet made in heaven" is how the Wihan String Quartet's website describes the group, and last Sunday's concert at the Holywell proved just how apt that description is. The Wihans' reputation must have preceded them, as all tickets were sold, and there was a distinctively Proms-like atmosphere throughout the afternoon. more...
News
Bid for college campus redevelopment
RESIDENTS who live near Banbury's college campus say they want to be involved in redevelopment plans. more...
Cadet set to ship out to Canada
SCHOOLGIRL Heidi Bramwell has won an expenses-paid trip to Canada - as a guest of the Army. more...
Meet a real lifesaver
GRANDFATHER of six Dudley Folland has been honoured for giving more than 100 pints of blood. more...
Open-air pool future up in air
THE future of Banbury's open-air swimming pool might not be decided until September. more...
Open-air pool future up in air
THE future of Banbury's open-air swimming pool might not be decided until September. more...
Final figure for civic tax
COUNCIL tax bills in Cherwell district will rise by 3.98 per cent in April. more...
Man shot himself
A man accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday. more...
Man shot himself
A man accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Open-air pool future up in air
THE future of Banbury's open-air swimming pool might not be decided until September. more...
Open-air pool future up in air
THE future of Banbury's open-air swimming pool might not be decided until September. more...
Designer takes theatre 'Oscar'
FROM sweeping the stage of the Oxford Playhouse to holding theatre's version of an Oscar - that's how far a west Oxfordshire set designer has come in the past ten years. more...
Modern design contrasts with manor
PLANS to build an ultra-modern glass house in the grounds of a historic village manor house have divided local opinion. more...
'High risk' attacker wins appeal
A SEX offender potentially facing a lifetime in prison after attempting to rape a woman has won a reduction in his minimum jail sentence. more...
Man shot himself
A man accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday. more...
Man shot himself
A man accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday. more...
Police name crash victim
A 67-year-old man who died after being struck by a car in Witney has been named as Alan Constable. more...
MoD workers strike
MINISTRY of Defence workers staged their first strike in 25 years yesterday in a row over pay. more...
‘Please take knife out of my neck’
SAMUEL Marriott-Gray begged for the knife he was stabbed with to be removed from his neck before he lost consciousness, a jury was told. more...
Nuisance jailed for three months
A TEENAGER who caused years of misery for residents of an Oxford estate was behind bars today. more...
Fencing goes up after new landslip
SAFETY fencing was put up alongside Oxford's Castle Mound following further landslips on the ancient monument. more...
Pupils shine in key tests
OXFORDSHIRE'S 14-year-olds have shown they are on track for success at GCSE with some impressive test results at Key Stage Three. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Upheaval looms
ABINGDON is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Broken-down lorry causes A34 delays
RUSH-HOUR traffic was brought to a standstill today after a lorry broke down on the A34, near Oxford. more...
Soviet military maps of Oxford unveiled
KGB MAPS produced during the Cold War show Oxford was one of the cities that the USSR mapped out as part of a worldwide military operation. more...
Armed raider fled empty-handed
A KNIFE-WIELDING raider fled empty-handed after an attempted robbery at an Oxford store today. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
North Oxford rat-run to be closed
OXFORDSHIRE County Council is to ban left turns from the A40 to Jackson Road after an experimental scheme stopped it being used as a rat-run. more...
Road victim, 84, named
AN ELDERLY man who died in a road accident between Milton Common and Tetsworth on Monday was named today. more...
Four charged with car-crime offences
POLICE have charged four people with car-crime offences in Oxford. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Police name crash victim
A 67-year-old man who died after being struck by a car in Witney has been named as Alan Constable. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Upheaval looms
ABINGDON is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Obituaries
Tom Worley
One of Witney's best-loved characters, the photographer, author and collector Tom Worley has died, aged 88. more...
Lillian Bennett
A woman who credited her long life to a tipple of whisky and settling down with a copy of the Oxford Mail has died. more...
Sir Gareth Roberts
Professor Sir Gareth Roberts, president of Oxford University's Wolfson College and an eminent physicist and higher education expert, has died aged 66. more...
President of Wolfson College and eminent scientist
THE president of Wolfson College, Oxford, an eminent physicist and higher education expert, has died aged 66. more...
Battle of Britain pilot
A FORMER Battle of Britain RAF pilot has died at the age of 91. more...
Oxfordshire oldest woman
AN OXFORD woman, who was born while Queen Victoria was still on the throne, has died just weeks before her 110th birthday. more...
Offers
Pinot Grigio case, £59
The Pinot Grigio case costs £59 and includes four bottles each of Pinot Grigio Botter 2005, Italy; Pinot Grigio 2005, Nagyrede Estate, Hungary; and Pinot Grigio Pasqua Rose 2005, Italy. more...
On The Box
Scapegoat for a guilty government
As Michael Cockerell continues his brilliantly devastating survey of New Labour: Blair - The Inside Story (BBC2), other TV programmes remind us of further reasons why this government deserves our distrust or contempt (or both). more...
Other News
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Man 'fighting for his life'
A MAN is fighting for his life in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, following an incident at Dorchester in the early hours of Saturday. more...
Overturned lorry causes chaos on A34
THE A34 was closed for about four hours yesterday after a lorry overturned on the northbound carriageway. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Other Sport
BOWLS: Allen's men land area fours title
An Oxford & District side stormed to a 29-5 victory over Handy Cross (Wycombe) in the English Indoor Association's Oxon & Bucks area fours final at Oxford City & County. more...
BOWLS: City trio hit by late salvo in nationals
An Oxford City & County side fell at the first hurdle in the Golden Charter English Women's National Triples first round at Loddon Vale, Basingstoke. more...
TABLE TENNIS: Forum win two-a-side clash
FORUM A had an unusual win this week as they defeated St James A 4-1 in Division 1. more...
BAR BILLIARDS: Harvey seals shock victory
DEMOCRATS B pulled off a shock win in Oxford & District League Section 1 when they defeated their A side 4-1. more...
BOXING: Tickets still available
TICKETS are still available for Berinsfield ABC's dinner show at Abbey Leisure Centre on Saturday, March 10. more...
BOWLS: Allen's men land area fours title
An Oxford & District side stormed to a 29-5 victory over Handy Cross (Wycombe) in the English Indoor Association's Oxon & Bucks area fours final at Oxford City & County. more...
BOWLS: Allen's men land area fours title
An Oxford & District side stormed to a 29-5 victory over Handy Cross (Wycombe) in the English Indoor Association's Oxon & Bucks area fours final at Oxford City & County. more...
BOWLS: Allen's men land area fours title
An Oxford & District side stormed to a 29-5 victory over Handy Cross (Wycombe) in the English Indoor Association's Oxon & Bucks area fours final at Oxford City & County. more...
RACING: Knight beats jam for victory
Racing headeree Howrwenow beats jam FOOTBALL'S Carling Cup final may have made the headlines for all sorts of reasons - but it also almost cost Henrietta Knight's West Lockinge stables, near Wantage, a winner at Exeter, writes Russell Smith. more...
Oxford News
Drivers nabbed for using phone
A motorist has pledged to keep his hands on the wheel after being caught in a police clampdown on drivers using hand-held mobile phones. more...
Search for chef widens
Police have contacted catering recruitment agencies in a bid to trace missing chef Trevor Grainger. more...
Driver punished for eating sandwich
Driver Ben Hedges found himself in a pickle when he was booked for eating a sandwich at the wheel. more...
Blair admits operations delayed
Tony Blair has admitted hospital treatments in Oxfordshire were being delayed to help health bosses balance their books. more...
Pupils shine in Key Stage Three tests
Oxfordshire's 14-year-olds have shown they are on track for success at GCSE with some impressive test results at Key Stage Three. more...
School fire blamed on arsonists
Two youths have been arrested after a Bicester primary school was the target of a suspected arson attack last night. more...
Bragg launches film festival
Billy Bragg launched Oxford Brookes University's human rights film festival. more...
Street set to be narrowed
Abingdon is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
npower denies 'hassling' birds
Energy giant RWE npower has denied disturbing wildlife around Thrupp Lake as it prepares to use the site as an ash dump. more...
Report damns train services
Time-keeping on First Great Western commuter trains between Oxford and London has been condemned as "shambolic" in a passenger report published today (Thurs). more...
Hopes rise for estate chemist
Rose Hill in Oxford could soon get its own pharmacy after a wait of nearly two years. more...
Estate gets respite
A teenage joyrider who caused years of misery for residents of an Oxford estate was behind bars last night. more...
Arson suspected over barn fire
Police now believe arsonists may have started a massive barn fire at a farm in Binsey. more...
'Please take the knife out of my neck'
Samuel Marriott-Gray begged for the knife he was stabbed with to be removed from his neck before he lost consciousness, a jury was told. more...
Gang take life savings of OAP
The 97-year-old grandfather of former Oxford United star Kevin Brock had his life savings stolen by a gang of youths who broke into his house. more...
Redundant nurses lose out on pay
A dozen nurses whose private clinic jobs were today (Thurs) axed are angry they received half the redundancy pay-offs they would have been entitled to under the NHS. more...
Accident halts traffic
Rush-hour traffic was brought to a standstill this morning (Thurs) after a lorry broke down on the A34. more...
Fame is sheer Guess work
A student from Burford has worked his good looks on the catwalk to beat 30,000 hopeful in a nationwide model search. more...
Two arrests over school blaze
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with an arson attack last night on a primary school in Bicester. more...
Fences go up at Mound
Safety fencing was put up yesterday alongside Oxford's Castle Mound following further landslips on the ancient monument. more...
Shop assistant threatened by knifeman
A woman shop worker was threatened with two large knives during an attempted armed robbery at an Oxford grocery store today. more...
Wait over petrol tests
The Trading Standards Institute has said results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East may not be available until Friday morning. more...
'Severe force' used in knife attack
A jury has been shown the knife which was driven into the skull of a 21-year-old partygoer with "severe force". more...
MRSA leads to trust trouble
An Oxford hospital trust is on special measures over MRSA as it emerged four babies have contracted the superbug The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust - which oversees the John Radcliffe and Churchill hospitals in Oxford and the Horton at Banbury - has missed its target of 70 patients suffering with MRSA over a year. more...
£490m plan for infirmary site
Oxford University has unveiled plans to create a £490m campus in the city centre. The cost of the new complex on the Radcliffe Infirmary site is more than double original estimates of £240m. more...
Vehicles still flout traffic restrictions
More than 300 motorists have flouted the ban on vehicles using Oxford High Street since camera enforcement started on Monday. more...
Oxford United
FOOTBALL: FAN-TASTIC!
Oxford United are on course to boast the top 25 attendances of the Nationwide Conference season. more...
Pasttimes
Oxford plays its part to end 'crying evil'
A university MP made his mark in 1789 in the campaign to abolish the slave trade, writes CHRIS KOENIG Some 18 years before the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was passed 200 years ago this month, the MP for Oxford University, William Dolben, managed to push through a parliamentary bill that at least attempted to tackle overcrowding in the ghastly slave ships. more...
Recipes
Turkey meatballs stir-fry
IN the light of all the factory farming problems exposed by the Bernard Matthews case, I feel it's time to reinforce my usual message, which is BUY LOCAL. more...
Restaurants
Whistlers, Chipping Norton
It never occurred to me while I was eating in Whistlers last week to ask any of the very pleasant waiting staff about the origin of its name. more...
Results And Fixtures
RESULTS: March 2
RESULTS. more...
FIXTURES March 2
FIXTURES. more...
Rowing
ROWING: Successes from Brooks
Oxford Brookes avoided the flooded river scene by racing in the BUSA Head at Nottingham last Sunday - and had a successful day, writes Mike Rosewell. more...
Rugby
RUGBY UNION: Grove ground under threat
Grove RFC fear they may be forced to move from Cane Lane if a plan to build thousands of new homes goes ahead. more...
RUGBY UNION: Quins in battling defeat
Oxford Harlequins were knocked out of the National Under 17 Shield with a 12-0 defeat to Saltash. more...
RUGBY UNION: Chinnor march on
Chinnor Under 14s kept up their good from with a 31-7 victory at Oxford. more...
RUGBY: Penquins revel in the wet
Guest side Penguins adapted better to the muddy conditions to record a 27-19 victory over Oxford University at Iffley Road on Tuesday night. more...
Share Prices
Today's local share prices (AM)
AEA Technology 108.25 BMW 2968 Electrocomponents 269 Isoft Group 41.75 Oxford Biomedica 51.5 Oxford Instruments 258.25 Reed Elsevier 601 RM 196.5 RPS Group 298.5 Oxonica 129 more...
Today's local share prices (PM)
AEA Technology 106.75 BMW 2903 Electrocomponents 264.25 Isoft Group 40 Oxford Biomedica 50 Oxford Instruments 256.75 Oxonica 127.5 Reed Elsevier 591.5 RM 196.25 RPS Group 298 more...
Sunday Local Football
FOOTBALL: Jackass boss goal bonanza
Lee Hedges and Ricky Hogan slammed four-timers for Jackass Inn as they thrashed AFC Kidlington in an incredible 19-goal thriller in Division 1, writes TIM SIRET. more...
FOOTBALL: Super Arbour see off Railway's resistance
Morrells of Oxford Sunday League Cold Arbour had to battle back as they booked their place in the semi-finals of the President's Cup with a 5-2 victory against Railway Wheatley. more...
Thame News
Victim identified
An inquest has been opened and adjourned on the elderly man killed between Milton Common and Tetsworth on Monday. more...
Theatre
Only acting
GILES WOODFORDE talks to the director and cast of Soap, an affectionate spoof "But I thought you were interested in cultural things like opera," exclaimed The Oxford Times Arts Editor, Christopher Gray, when I confessed to being a long-term fan of Coronation Street. Chris had no doubt temporarily forgotten that the full name of a soap is a soap opera, so-called because soaps started as long-running sagas on American daytime radio. The sponsors were soap manufacturers, who were anxious, no doubt, to keep their products fresh in the minds of largely female listeners. more...
Guys and Dolls, Milton Keynes Theatre and New Theatre, Oxford
In one way, Frank Loesser's musical Guys and Dolls is like a Beethoven symphony. Each time you revisit it, you feel as if you are meeting up with an old friend. You also make at least one fresh discovery. So it's welcome back to characters like Nicely Nicely Johnson, Harry the Horse, Sarah Brown, Sky Masterson, Miss Adelaide, and Nathan Detroit - with his desperate cry of "One of these days I'll be in the money" being as hopeful in this internet gambling age as ever it was when Loesser wrote the show in 1950. more...
The American Clock: Chipping Norton Theatre
Arthur Miller's gloomy study of the Great Depression, The American Clock, was one of the playwright's many 'misses' that followed his string of early 'hits'. First seen in 1980, and repeatedly revised during the rest of its creator's long life, the play was never a critical or popular success. That it can nevertheless provide a gripping evening for audiences, and a series of challenging roles for its performers, was amply demonstrated last week in a well-managed production at Chipping Norton Theatre by students of the Woodstock-based Oxford School of Drama, under director George Peck. more...
Travel Features
Feeling sheepish in the Faroes
It's like Jurassic Park with sheep ... At least, that's what I thought an hour after landing at the Faroes main airport on Vagar and that's what I still think now. more...
Wallingford
Go-ahead for Blue Mountains homes
THE 79-home Blue Mountains development at Wallingford has been given the go-ahead - but the decision has angered Wallingford's Liberal Democrat county councillor, traffic expert Lord Bradshaw. more...
Police trail con gang
CON-MEN claiming to be from the water board robbed pensioners' homes during a five-hour spree across Oxfordshire, targeting homes in Wallingford, Benson and Dorchester among others. more...
Wantage And Grove
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Rugby club's ground fears
GROVE Rugby Football Club faces an uncertain future as plans take shape to redevelop the old wartime airfield. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Abingdon Herald News
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
Banbury Cake News
Man shot himself
A man accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Bicester Advertiser Business
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Driver escapes jail after girlfriend dies
A BUSINESSMAN has escaped jail after causing an accident which killed his Bicester girlfriend. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Bicester Advertiser News
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Driver escapes jail after girlfriend dies
A BUSINESSMAN has escaped jail after causing an accident which killed his Bicester girlfriend. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Bicester Advertiser Sport
HOCKEY: Bicester lose out
Bicester 3rd were left empty-handed as they went down to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Milton Keynes 4th in Men's South Division. more...
GOLF: Duo are crowned champs
Eric Walton and Terry Walker were crowned Bicester's Winter League champions after a tense finish. more...
BILLIARDS: Ashton retain shield
Ashton retained the Oxford & District League's Hashman Shield with a 2-0 win over Thame A in the final at the Cowley Conservative Club. more...
Oxford Mail News
Redundant nurses lose out on pay
A dozen nurses whose private clinic jobs were today (Thurs) axed are angry they received half the redundancy pay-offs they would have been entitled to under the NHS. more...
Accident halts traffic
Rush-hour traffic was brought to a standstill this morning (Thurs) after a lorry broke down on the A34. more...
Two arrests over school blaze
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with an arson attack last night on a primary school in Bicester. more...
Victim identified
An inquest has been opened and adjourned on the elderly man killed between Milton Common and Tetsworth on Monday. more...
School fire blamed on arsonists
Fire crews were called to a blaze at a Bicester primary school last night following a suspected arson attack. more...
Wait over petrol tests
The Trading Standards Institute has said results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East may not be available until Friday morning. more...
Death crash driver avoids jail
A businessman has escaped jail after causing an accident which killed his Bicester girlfriend. more...
Bragg launches film festival
Billy Bragg launched Oxford Brookes University's human rights film festival. more...
Street set to be narrowed
Abingdon is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
npower denies 'hassling' birds
Energy giant RWE npower has denied disturbing wildlife around Thrupp Lake as it prepares to use the site as an ash dump. more...
Report damns train services
Time-keeping on First Great Western commuter trains between Oxford and London has been condemned as "shambolic" in a passenger report published today (Thurs). more...
Hopes rise for estate chemist
Rose Hill in Oxford could soon get its own pharmacy after a wait of nearly two years. more...
Fences go up at Mound
Safety fencing was put up yesterday alongside Oxford's Castle Mound following further landslips on the ancient monument. more...
Blair admits operations delayed
Tony Blair has admitted hospital treatments in Oxfordshire were being delayed to help health bosses balance their books. more...
Fame is sheer Guess work
A student from Burford has worked his good looks on the catwalk to beat 30,000 hopeful in a nationwide model search. more...
Estate gets respite
A teenage joyrider who caused years of misery for residents of an Oxford estate was behind bars last night. more...
Arson suspected over barn fire
Police now believe arsonists may have started a massive barn fire at a farm in Binsey. more...
Shop assistant threatened by knifeman
A woman shop worker was threatened with two large knives during an attempted armed robbery at an Oxford grocery store today. more...
'Please take the knife out of my neck'
Samuel Marriott-Gray begged for the knife he was stabbed with to be removed from his neck before he lost consciousness, a jury was told. more...
Gang take life savings of OAP
The 97-year-old grandfather of former Oxford United star Kevin Brock had his life savings stolen by a gang of youths who broke into his house. more...
Oxford Mail Sport
TABLE TENNIS: Forum win two-a-side clash
FORUM A had an unusual win this week as they defeated St James A 4-1 in Division 1. more...
BAR BILLIARDS: Harvey seals shock victory
DEMOCRATS B pulled off a shock win in Oxford & District League Section 1 when they defeated their A side 4-1. more...
BOXING: Tickets still available
TICKETS are still available for Berinsfield ABC's dinner show at Abbey Leisure Centre on Saturday, March 10. more...
The Oxford Times News
PM admits treatment delayed
TONY Blair admitted hospital treatments in Oxfordshire were being delayed to help health managers balance their books. more...
North Oxford rat-run to be closed
OXFORDSHIRE County Council is to ban left turns from the A40 to Jackson Road, Oxford, after an experimental scheme stopped it being used as a rat-run. more...
Man shot himself
A man accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday. more...
Police name crash victim
A 67-year-old man who died after being struck by a car in Witney has been named as Alan Constable. more...
Broken-down lorry causes A34 delays
RUSH-HOUR traffic was brought to a standstill today after a lorry broke down on the A34, near Oxford. more...
MoD workers strike
MINISTRY of Defence workers staged their first strike in 25 years yesterday in a row over pay. more...
‘Please take knife out of my neck’
SAMUEL Marriott-Gray begged for the knife he was stabbed with to be removed from his neck before he lost consciousness, a jury was told. more...
Nuisance jailed for three months
A TEENAGER who caused years of misery for residents of an Oxford estate was behind bars today. more...
University's huge development in city centre
OXFORD University has unveiled its plans to create a new campus in the city centre. more...
Fencing goes up after new landslip
SAFETY fencing was put up alongside Oxford's Castle Mound following further landslips on the ancient monument. more...
Soviet military maps of Oxford unveiled
KGB MAPS produced during the Cold War show Oxford was one of the cities that the USSR mapped out as part of a worldwide military operation. more...
Pupils shine in key tests
OXFORDSHIRE'S 14-year-olds have shown they are on track for success at GCSE with some impressive test results at Key Stage Three. more...
Road victim, 84, named
AN ELDERLY man who died in a road accident between Milton Common and Tetsworth on Monday was named today. more...
Update: Two held over school blaze
POLICE are today questioning two teenagers over a suspected arson attack at a Bicester primary school. more...
Four charged with car-crime offences
POLICE have charged four people with car-crime offences in Oxford. more...
Gang stole 97-year-old's life savings
THE 97-year-old grandfather of former Oxford United star Kevin Brock had his life savings stolen by a gang of youths who broke into his house. more...
County's challenge for growth
Oxfordshire faces the "dual challenge" of growing its economy while boosting its social and environmental needs over the next two decades. more...
Sandwich brings driver close to ban
DRIVER Ben Hedges found himself in a pickle when he was booked for eating a sandwich at the wheel. more...
Armed raider fled empty-handed
A KNIFE-WIELDING raider fled empty-handed after an attempted robbery at an Oxford store today. more...
Carnival will have a parade
THE Cowley Road Carnival looks set to make a full comeback this year with the return of its colourful parade. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Upheaval looms
ABINGDON is bracing itself for more traffic upheaval this summer as work starts on narrowing Stert Street. more...
Driver escapes jail after girlfriend dies
A BUSINESSMAN has escaped jail after causing an accident which killed his Bicester girlfriend. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Passenger report criticises rail service
TIME-KEEPING on First Great Western commuter trains between Oxford and London has been condemned as "shambolic" in a passenger report published yesterday. more...
Police launch drive against vandals
AN OPERATION has been launched across the Vale of White Horse to reduce vandalism. more...
The Oxford Times Sport
RACING: Knight beats jam for victory
Racing headeree more...
ANGLING: Farmoor shakes up stocking policy
FARMOOR II reservoir has revised its stocking policy this season with larger rainbow trout being stocked. more...
Witney Gazette News
Police name crash victim
A 67-year-old man who died after being struck by a car in Witney has been named as Alan Constable. more...
Update: Petrol panic as drivers break down
THE Trading Standards Institute said today that results of tests on suspected contaminated fuel affecting motorists in the South East might not be available until tomorrow. more...
Rivers put on flood watch
FLOOD watches were in force on seven rivers in Oxfordshire today after heavy rain. more...
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
