Rock singer Sting is the star of Jaguar's new worldwide television commercial for the company's record-selling S-Type sports saloon. Sting originally chose the S-Type to feature in his latest music video Desert Rose, for the Grammy award-winning album
AUDI says the future of automotive technology will become reality well before its time when its revolutionary aluminium-bodied A2 arrives in Europe this year, writes David Duffy. The remarkable new departure for the brand will take to British roads in
PINT-SIZED Aussie Garry McCoy rode the tyres off his Red Bull Yamaha to win his first ever 500cc Grand Prix at the Welkom circuit in the Orange State of South Africa at the weekend, writes John Gilbride. The diminutive Australian, who has a decade of
A long-awaited housing scheme for homeless women, including young mothers, could finally become a reality, writes David Horne. The proposal, put forward by Beacon Housing Association, would involve converting two empty shops in Witney High Street to five
People in Kidlington face a dramatic hike in their council tax due to the spiralling costs of a new sports ground, writes Richard Abbott. When demand notices drop through residents' letter-boxes, they will show an increase of 35 per cent in the parish
BANBURY'S Simon Pritchard was denied victory in his home town's 15-mile race by Aldershot runner and defending champion Paul Harwood. Pritchard clocked a fast 1.23.02 but lost out to Harwood by 13 seconds. Third place went to Vincent Clisham (1.26.48)
Powell vows to stay put, Cook grabs a late winner and Oxford United come out of the bottom four on a super Tuesday for the U's, writes Mark Edwards. Paul Powell has said that he will only leave Oxford United to join a Premiership side. The left back's
The number one priority for drugs squad officers in Oxfordshire is targeting heroin dealers, write Zahra Borno and Andy Ffrench. Police say the lethal substance has become fashionable with local youngsters in the same way that taking Ecstasy was during
It's not often that you see a dog loading a washing machine but it's a common site in the Lowe household, writes Zahra Borno. Free, a chocolate brown Labrador, is wheelchair bound Jenny Lowe's right hand man and he has been specially-trained to help out
A man in a black mask walked into the council housing benefit office, writes Amanda Castleman. A panicked employee reached for the alarm button, never guessing the head-gear concealed a community leader, whose intent was far from criminal. "It was a training
Outraged MP Evan Harris today demanded the Government step in and rescue Oxfordshire's community hospitals, after Chancellor Gordon Brown said he could afford to spend £2bn on the NHS and cut taxes as well. In his Budget speech, Mr Brown promised a boost
BUSINESS leaders in Oxfordshire welcomed Chancellor Gordon Brown's Budget for Britain's hi-tech future. They said it would encourage small firms to go for expansion and lead to more office development in the county. Mr Brown said a new small business
Special edition versions of Fiat's mid-size hatchbacks, the Bravo and Brava Trofeo, have just gone on sale. The Trofeo is based on current 80 SX and 100 SX versions, but offers a number of additional features as standard, such as a six-disc CD autochanger
JOHNSONS Honda is celebrating clinching £650,000 worth of corporate sales in a month, writes David Duffy. The deals included a package for Oxford company Switch Electronics of ten Honda Civic five-door hatchbacks for their mobile task force which travels
FANCY seeing some of the top riders in the world in action on your doorstep this season? Then the British Superbike Championship, which kicks into action on Sunday, March 26, at the world-famous Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, writes John Gilbride. It should
HYUNDAI has stepped up its presence in the mini-car sector with the launch of the five-door Amica, writes Roy Cooper. Powered by a 55 horsepower 1.0-litre engine and mated to either a manual or automatic gearbox, the Korean-built Amica is being sold alongside
WHEN it was launched in 1994, the Suzuki Bandit 600 created a class of its own, writes John Gilbride. A no-frills motorcycle using a mishmash of bits from the parts bin and put together to offer a package of hi-tech performance and handling at a knock
IT'S business as usual for the county's Rover dealers in the wake of BMW's shock sell-off, writes David Duffy and Roy Cooper. Martin Kernahan, of Rover dealership Kernahan in Witney, said: "As far as we are concerned it is business as usual. Rover is
She tasted the country air of three centuries and is believed to have been Oxfordshire's oldest woman, writes David Horne. Now tributes have been paid to Elizabeth Jones, who died in her village home aged 111. Her friend Rachel Range said: "We think she
The number one priority for drugs squad officers in Oxfordshire is targeting heroin dealers, write Zahra Borno and Andy Ffrench. Police say the lethal substance has become fashionable with local youngsters in the same way that taking Ecstasy was during
