LABOUR lost its overall majority on Cherwell District Council last night after a by-election defeat in Kidlington. Conservative Maurice Billington finished ahead of Labour by just five votes to win the Kidlington South East ward. But it means the Labour
A GROUP of gipsies who set up camp on a slip road off the A34 have left - but left behind piles of rubbish. Most residents living near the site between Drayton and Steventon were glad to see the back of the group's caravans. But their joy was tempered
OXFORD student Nick Stephens, who touched the hearts of millions, has been found dead in his room at New College. The 19-year-old won a place at Oxford University despite being paralysed from the neck down by meningitis. A post mortem examination to establish
MARTIN Aldridge and Matt Murphy are vying for the Oxford United striker's position alongside Nigel Jemson in tomorrow's battle of the managerless clubs at the Manor Ground, writes JON MURRAY. Neither United nor Pompey will have a new boss in place by
KEITH Cox revealed last night that he has been working for the past three months without pay bec-ause of Oxford United's cash crisis. And the debt-ridden club's managing director said he can carry on working on that basis for only a few weeks more. He
A SCRAP broke out between two girls in an Oxford nightclub on Saturday night. But instead of two big, beefy male bouncers being sent in to deal with the problem, slim, blonde Nicki McKenzie, pictured, was summoned. The row ended in minutes. She is one
NEARLY 90 years have elapsed since the ship they thought could never sink crashed into an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The fate of the Titanic refuses to be erased from our memories, fuelled by the release of the blockbuster Hollywood movie
A PIONEERING new group aimed at getting young unemployed people into work, education or training is being launched in Oxford next month. The franchise to run the community-based Prince's Trust Volunteers programme has been won by the Oxford-based training
A SCHOOL is to change its examining board after almost one in three English literature GCSE pupils were given grades lower than they deserved. Last month the London Examining Board (LEB) agreed to re-mark more than 140 English Literature exams taken by
MALCOLM Shotton could be installed as Oxford United's manager before tomorrow's Division 1 game against Portsmouth at the Manor. United managing director Keith Cox was given permission from Barnsley chairman John Dennis to speak to Shotton, who is reserve
KIDS in Oxfordshire are top of the class after notching up record results in national tests for 11-year-olds. In English, maths and science, the number of youngsters performing well has risen dramatically over the past 12 months. The percentage of youngsters
