A family has paid tribute to the "best son, brother and uncle in the world", who died in a car accident 13 days ago. Relatives of 21-year-old James Franklin, who died after a collision on the A415 near Ducklington, south of Witney, say they cannot imagine
Fears of a winter beds crisis at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital intensified with news that the county's main hospital was already full this week. An appeal went out to GPs across Oxfordshire, urging them not to send patients to the JR or Banbury's
Boris Johnson appears to have abandoned any hope the planet can be saved from climate chaos. The Henley MP, who only recently said it was "a very good thing we should be green", seemed to suffer a crisis of confidence when asked to name the personal
Football officials are investigating complaints a linesman was battered in a mass brawl during a youth game. The linesman was said to have been left bruised and grazed after the clash in an Oxford Mail Boys' League match between Childrey Challengers
A 43-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for life for sexually abusing children. Mark Quinn, of Hamfield, Wantage, admitted 13 sexual offences, including charges of rape and attempted rape. Police said the crimes happened in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire
RUSH-HOUR motorists faced long delays on the A34 again tonight after five separate crashes on the outskirts of Oxford. The northbound carriageway of the road was closed near the Hinksey Hill interchange to allow rescue crews to clear wreckage. It
A 43-YEAR-OLD Oxfordshire man has been jailed for life for sexually abusing children. Mark Quinn, of Hamfield, Wantage, admitted 13 sexual offences, including charges of rape and attempted rape. The crimes happened in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and
A 72-YEAR-OLD man who went missing from Barton, Oxford, yesterday morning has been found safe and well. Fletcher Andrew, who is from the West Indies, was last seen at 10am when he left a house where he was staying in Taggs Gate to go for a short walk
In my working life I have met many celebrities, from royals, actors/esses, singers, polititians, the likes of Cary Grant, Sofia Queen of Spain, Prince Michael of Kent, Rod Stewart, Kate Winslet and so on. On the face of it this famous people are just
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VANDALS have attacked ten graves leaving them covered in offensive graffiti at Tower Hill cemetery, Witney. The offenders desecrated the headstones with gold spray paint at the Curbridge Road cemetery on Tuesday. Scenes of crime officers have since
STATUS Quo's Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi will be rocking all over Waterstones' in Oxford today. The pair will be signing copies of their new book Status Quo: The Official 40th Anniversary Edition, in the bookshop at 12.30pm. The event is free to
A 54-year-old man has become the first father in Oxfordshire, and one of only a handful nationwide, to be jailed because his son's truancy. The single parent was given a two-week prison sentence by Oxford magistrates for allowing the boy to skip school
A CHIPPING Norton student has joined a circus after completing a BSc honours degree in Equine and Human Sports Science. Rosie Howard has also reached the finals of a Royal Agricultural Society of England award scheme with her thesis on how a Myler comfort
BANBURY MP Tony Baldry has described the Government's new council tax plans as a "scam". Mr Baldry has criticised new laws that give council tax inspectors the right to enter homes and fine householders. Residents face penalties of £1,000 a time,
BANBURY business leaders have been urged to make better use of their time at work. The message came from Basil Mienie, motivational expert from the BBC documentary The Armstrongs. He was guest speaker at a packed meeting of the Banbury business networking
HISTORY and heritage are more popular than ever before according to new figures just published. Yet in spite of this huge popular appeal some of the UK's most cherished historic buildings at the heart of many communities are under threat. Results from
OXFORDSHIRE Business Enterprises, which helps would-be entrepreneurs, has appointed Cherwell District Council's former chief executive, Grahame Handley, as its chairman. Mr Handley, who lives in Deddington, retired from the council in March 2006. During
AN organisation that supports people of retirement age is angry that employers can force staff to quit work at 65. Heyday, part of Age Concern, says that despite recent age discrimination laws, compulsory retirement is still legal. The group is taking
A DELEGATION from Northamptonshire County Council will fly to America next month to investigate a pioneering way of educating children outside the classroom. The group will visit Ohio to study an alternative way of teaching young people who fail at
CHANGES to Cherwell District Council's executive are being made following the announcement that Hook Norton councillor Ray Gasson is to retire. Mr Gasson, the executive member for resources, will stand down before next year's local elections. His
The business of dragging Oxford University kicking and screaming into the 21st century took a surprise turn this week. Dons young and old, traditionalist and reforming, hammered out a compromise over the university's future governance at a stormy debate
Fiona Walker secured her first book contract at the age of 23 and has since written seven best-sellers. Her latest, Four Play (Hodder, £12.99), is the second in a series set in the Lodes Valley, which bears a curious resemblance to Walker's home near
Victor Sebestyen's Twelve Days is a corker of a book - fascinating to read and obviously well-researched. On the one hand, it is a simple chronological tale about the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution against the Soviet occupation. On the other, it is
HALFWAY HOUSE Katharine Noel (Piatkus, £10.99) Before mental illness was discovered', literature had madness. From Shakespeare to Jane Bronte, fictional madmen (and women) were presented as faintly glamorous, other-worldly characters - think Miss Havisham
Winter can be a gloomy time in the garden, but Val Bourne, gardening correspondent of The Oxford Times, has plenty of good ideas in her new book. In The Winter Garden (Casell, £16.99), she looks at how to create interest during the coldest months, explaining
BORIS Andrew Gimson (Simon & Schuster £17.99) In the introduction to this frequently hilarious book on "the Boris phenomenon" Andrew Gimson tells us that the Henley MP became increasingly nervous about the idea of a biography. With typical bravado
OXFORD: Oxford BioSignals has won a global award for innovation at the Institution of Engineering and Technology's annual Innovation in Engineering Awards. The company, a spin-out from Oxford University, won the information technology award for the creation
TO find out more details of the events listed below, contact Business Link Solutions on 0845 606 4466 or visit www.businesslinksolutions.co.uk unless otherwise stated. NOVEMBER 20: Seminar, What You Need to Know About Trade Marks and Intellectual Property
OXFORD: A celebration was held at the Headington offices of market analysis firm AC Nielsen when Arthur C Nielsen junior, son of the company's founder, visited the site. Mr Nielsen, 87, who was himself both chairman and president of the business, officially
COWLEY: A new managing director is moving in to take charge of the Mini plant. Oliver Zipse will take over from Dr Anton Heiss on January 1 next year. Mr Zipse, 42, is currently responsible for strategies, targets and control of production network' for
TWO units at a Banbury business park have been bought by investment firm Avon Capital Estates. Units three and four at Compton Park, on the Wildmere industrial estate, were purchased from Parkers of Leicester for £1.05m. The industrial units, which
Property and construction consultancy Ridge has completed the design and build of its own new office at The Cowyards on the Blenheim Estate, Woodstock. The Grade II Listed building, previously a disused model farm dating from 1860, was officially opened
THE final unit of the Staplehurst Office Centre in Weston-on-the-Green has been let. Axicon Auto ID will occupy unit one, comprising 3,670 sq ft of high quality office accommodation providing central heating, double glazing, and car parking within an
Old established law firm Henmans is to switch to new offices at the Oxford Business Park. The move will mean the existing offices in St Aldates, Oxford, and Woodstock will close and all 140 staff will be accommodated under one roof. The new building
What is your website doing for your business? Is it your strongest marketing tool? Is your offline advertising spend measurable? If your website is your top marketing tool and does not cost you much, then you do not need to read any further. But if your
Research indicates that business networks play an important role in the development of clusters' of technology firms. Particularly for knowledge-intensive firms, formal and informal relationships with suppliers, customers, research institutions and even
The backbone of the collaborative process is a series of four-way meetings, involving both parties and their legal representatives. There is a minimum of correspondence, there is no preparation for court. An integral part of the process is that clients
Thanks to a couple of Oxford University students, the city's entrepreneurial light is shining as bright as ever. With a reputation for being thrifty, students like a bargain. True to form, when Kulveer Taggar needed an iron, he did not want to go out
Recruitment crisis among headteachers is looming, writes GARETH LLEWELLYN The Government was told that it must stop "overloading" headteachers with initiatives if it is to help reverse a recruitment crisis. The warning came from Dr Brenda Despontin
CHRIS KOENIG reflects on the loss of the 'iconic trees of Oxfordshire', the willows on Osney Island A butterfly flutters its wings in China and the weather changes in Europe. So runs the Chaos Theory, first adumbrated in the 1970s by Conrad Lorenz.
Cutpurses, pedlars, great sewafarers, wealthy merchants, cobbblers, ploughmen and even the devil himself are to be heard in Tudor Tales of Terror: Family Tales, part of a Telling Tales Weekend at the Ashmolean Museum. Performed by Past Imagined, this
VAL BOURNE finds the same problems in South African gardens as at home I've just come back from the Cape, where the azure Indian Ocean meets the roaring surf of the Atlantic under the gaze of Table Mountain. There are rugged mountain ranges, river
A MAN who was reported missing in Oxford yesterday has been found safe. Fletcher Andrew, 72, was reported missing from an address in Barton last night. A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "We would like to thank the media and members of the
A partnership of conservationists and councils has led to the creation of a county collection of trees and shrubs at Little Wittenham, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS Being able to identify trees will soon be made a lot easier thanks to one of the county's
Paul Griffith and his lovely wife, Mandy, who come from the north of England, arrived a few months back at the Carpenter's Arms, in Fulbrook, with ambitious plans for its development. They had previously been in charge of the Wellington Arms at Baughurst
A notice in Summertown library reads: Remember when you had the time to read? You still do. Try an audio book!' Many people leading busy lives, with long commutes to work, piles of ironing, or both, are rediscovering the pleasure of books through listening
Not so long ago I found myself explaining what I meant when speaking of 'food miles' - but that's all changed. The realities of global warming are becoming apparent and forcing us to examine the journeys that create the most carbon emissions. As the transportation
Taking the long view is what a trip to Egypt is all about. Looking at the abodes of the mighty who ruled all they surveyed from as early as 3,500BC, it is hard not ponder the deep questions: where we all came from and where we're all going. Such fundamentalism
NICOLA LISLE talks to the cellist Matthew Barley before his solo recital in Oxford as part of a groundbreaking tour Matthew Barley is no ordinary cellist. Not content with attracting accolades for his charismatic and virtuosic playing, he is on a mission
It was a grey wintry day, and most of the In Business team was in east Oxford, looking for a cheery lunch spot. The ever-reliable Fishers was closed (it was a Monday), and as it was one o'clock we went next-door, to a modern-looking bistro-style place
Venison is in season and is on sale at local butchers, farmers' markets and farm shops. It is a rich and tasty meat that lends itself to being cooked in beer or wine. By adding beer to this venison casserole and leaving it to rest for a day before serving
It isn't until the dying moments of Casino Royale that Daniel Craig - cruelly labelled Blond Bond - gets to utter the immortal line "The name's Bond, James Bond", and becomes only the sixth actor to don the tuxedo of the iconic MI6 secret agent on the
by Simon Davies of Wheatley-based SRD Financial Management We are moving into a new world of pensions. The time is right to revitalise, revamp and renew the world of corporate pensions. The new legislation involving Self Invested Personal Pensions
Zimbabwe choreographer Bawren Tavaziva is back in Oxford for a performance tonight, writes dance critic DAVID BELLAN Bawren Tavaziva and his company are performing a programme of four works under the title Bophelo (Life). He chose this title because
This is always one of the busiest times of the movie year, as distributors rush out pictures on the back of their London Film Festival acclaim and in time for the various awards deadlines. A case in point is Michele Placido's Romanzo Criminale, an epic
The plays of Jean Paul Sartre used to be famous but not often performed (except for Huis Clos). Now they are no longer famous, and a revival is a very rare thing indeed. The Oxford student company Kiwi Productions deserve our gratitude, therefore, for
'Can you believe it," I overheard an American student saying dismissively to his companion on a bus the other day, "When my parents come over, they wanna go hear this child choir! Apparently it's the big thing here in Ax-ford." By 'child choir' he presumably
GILES WOODFORDE enters Creation's Mirror Tent for its Arabian Nights "Ge-clop, ge-clop, ge-clop." 40 thieves appear on horseback - well actually they don't, for this is a rehearsal of Creation Theatre's Christmas show Arabian Nights, and it would be
This year sees another notable musical anniversary, besides those involving Mozart, Shostakovich and Schumann. It is 150 years since the death of the prolific French composer Adolphe Adam, who wrote more than 50 scores for the stage, only one of which
How many people, I wonder, thought long and hard about taking advantage of recent falls in the gaming sector's share prices and risk a modest punt on recovery? Quite a few, I fancy. Investors, even those with short memories, are conscious of the market's
Tilted towards us on the stage is a huge steel cube. It is a kitchen, but it has no solid walls, only girders, so that we can see inside. Within this claustrophobic, metallic cell an unhappy couple are trying to resolve their problems - mainly that, despite
Serial entrepreneur Graham Hine, a former occupant of offices at Milton Park where he has already built up one business and sold it for a lot of money', is at it again. This time the holder of a Cambridge physics PhD has acquired the rights to a so-called
It is a fact that the more hype that is stirred up about the environment, the more vehicle manufacturers and drivers refuse to be told what to do. Despite four-wheel-drive vehicles being in the firing-line of every campaigner that has wanted to jump on
Gardening can be a mixture of pleasure and frustration, as even the most green-fingered individuals will testify. It is always satisfying to watch plants grow and prosper but annoying when the opposite happens, and you are left scratching your head for
A new gardening business promises to sow seeds of hope for disadvantaged people in Oxford. Aardvark Gardeners' Co-operative aims to bring jobs to people who have suffered disabilities such as mental illness, by offering a service to homes, businesses
Like many people, Julian Tester dreamed of what he wanted to do in life but, unlike most, he has actually gone on to make those dreams come true. First, he completed a six-month trip to New Zealand, Australia and Singapore with partner Monica Choranji
When Sarah Hiner's family faced the trauma of sexual abuse, she searched desperately for help. "What we needed was some specialist help, but it was not available," she said. Faced with waiting lists that were so long that they were closed to newcomers
FIXTURES SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Gravesend & Northfleet v Oxford Utd. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier Div: Cheshunt v Banbury Utd. Div 1 South & West: Didcot Tn v Marlow, Hillingdon v Abingdon Utd, Oxford City v Beaconsfield
Turning disadvantage to advantage is the name of the game for mobility expert Peter Prentice, who has set up in business to help disabled people get out and about more easily. He is in a unique position to do so, being a spina bifida sufferer since birth
RESULTS FOOTBALL FA CUP 1st round: Wycombe Wands 2, Oxford Utd 1. PONTIN'S HOLIDAYS COMBINATION East Div: Leyton Orient Res 1, Oxford Utd Res 1. PUMA YOUTH ALLIANCE LEAGUE Southern Section Group 3 Under 18 Cup: Oxford Utd 3, Southend 1. FA YOUTH
We hear a lot about the export of our way of life to the developing world, but Pippa Hamwee believes it is a two-way process. Over the past ten years, she spent time in Belize and South Africa and brought back ideas which she is using to good effect
A hugely enlarged label from a champagne bottle greets you as you enter the auditorium. Painted on to a front cloth, it reads; "Die Fledermaus - Brut". Quite right too, for Johann Strauss II's celebrated operetta is nothing if it is not full of fizz.
Oxfordshire's first team were whitewashed 15-0 by Kent in their Inter County Championship match at Gillingham. Kent fielded a powerful side for the Division 1C contest, including three former national champions. However, there was much better news
The fact that Sonja Linden uses her personal contact with asylum seekers for her latest play lends veracity and human interest to what might otherwise have seemed like a bitter polemic. The real stories of five refugees seeking asylum status in Britain
Rover Oxford took over at the top of Division 1 in the Women's South League as they returned to form with a 1-0 win over previous leaders Havant. The only goal came in the 57th minute, when Vicky Mankelow, after being denied by the crossbar two minutes
"Pure theatrical Viagra," drooled a national critic when The Blue Room opened in London eight years ago - thereby providing a great phrase for the advertising hoardings and (as I am showing) for the start of any review that followed. Charles Spencer's
East Oxford CC have been booted out of the Oxfordshire Cricket Association. In an unprecedented move, the OCA, who this year celebrated their centenary, have refused East Oxford's application for 2007. Now the club have lodged an appeal, which it
A reading by poet Roger McGough could - and should - have been an enjoyable experience. The author of more than 50 books for adults and children, who partied with the great and the good of 1960s pop culture and was once described as "the patron saint
The Convergence Quartet at the Jacqueline du Pr Music Building were playing the final gig in a nationwide tour. It was fitting they should end up here, as bass player Dominic Lash and pianist Alexander Hawkins are both based in Oxford and it is through
Oxford United's players have not lost any confidence through suffering their first defeat of the season. That's the conviction of defender Chris Willmott, who believes last weekend's 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Wycombe will have no adverse effect on Oxford's
This is a brilliant exhibition. Brilliant for its consistently sharp and vivid images. The images themselves are 50 years old, and were taken as a very young man by Martin Karplus during his travels in North America and - as a post-doctoral fellow at
Tenor Mark Padmore is certainly a glutton for work. Not content with a performance of Schubert's Winterreise, one of the most testing song-cycles in the repertoire, at this Wotton House concert he also gave an immaculately prepared and illuminating talk
Tony McCoy was modesty personified after pulling off a tactical masterstroke to sweep to victory on Exotic Dancer in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham. writes Russell Smith. Just five days earlier, the Jonjo O'Neill-trained six-year-old had been
One of the keys to artistic expression is the use of contrast or contrasting elements within aspects of uniformity. Much mainstream jazz, with its reliance on a fairly unvarying pattern of melody, improvisation on melody and repetition of melody, has
The news of Desert Orchid's death reached me via the radio as I set off on Monday to drive to the theatre in Northampton. I was blinking away tears most of the way there. I found Clare Balding's contribution to Radio 4's PM particularly affecting. She
One disturbing aspect of the removal of the Thameside willows on Osney Island is the clear view this has afforded of the mean and ugly hovels that formerly lay hidden behind them. (Another, of course, is the thrilling arrogance and contempt for local
FEARS of a winter beds crisis at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, intensified with news that the county's main hospital was already full this week. An appeal went out to GPs across Oxfordshire urging them not to send patients to the JR or the Horton
OXFORD City Council is to ready to spend up to £200,000 in its continued quest to become a unitary council. The prospect of a wholesale reorganisation of local government in Oxfordshire looked remote after the Government gave councils until just January
2005 Domaine du Mage Ugni Blanc Colombard, Cotes de Gascogne: Domaine du Mage is actually an exclusive label for the Oxford Wine Company made by Domaine de Tariquet. The wine is made by the ebullient Yves Grassa, who owns Domaine de Tariquet, based in
The news of Desert Orchid's death reached me via the radio as I set off on Monday to drive to the theatre in Northampton. I was blinking away tears most of the way there. I found Clare Balding's contribution to Radio 4's PM particularly affecting. She
A HARD-HITTING bus advertising campaign is being launched by Thames Valley Police in support of the International Week to End Violence Against Women. Two different advertisements will appear for a month on buses running in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and
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Apologies in advance for sneaking into Augarde on the Box territory, but it isn't often that wine gets a decent slot on the small screen. So, I'm delighted to raise a glass to BBC2 for uncorking a brand new (and almost original) wine series beginning
Chris Hooper fired a double for Abingdon Town Sunday as they leapfrogged UTV League Division 1 leaders Jackass Inn 2-0. The win maintains Abingdon's 100 per cent record after seven games, and leaves them still with two games in hand of Jackass. Two
Host club Berinsfield ABC are set to field a six-strong squad at the Home Counties finals of the Golden Belt competition at Berinsfield ABC on Saturday afternoon. Will Healy, Christy Collins, Danny Reed, Paddy Doran, John Collins and Will Joyce are
Oxford racing driver James Rossiter has been named as an official test driver for Brackley's Honda Racing F1 Team. Christian Klien moves in as the team's test and reserve driver, backing up the race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. Klien
Maximums from Karl Bushell and Ellis Bicknell helped Forum A to a resounding 10-0 victory over Morris Motors B in Division 1. Bushell was pushed all the way by Motors' Tony Wheeler, but still had too much class for his opponent. There was also a big
A PRIEST cleared of child sex allegations in South Africa could resume his duties in the pulpit of his village church near Wantage as soon as Sunday. Parishioners who have supported him since the accusation was first made last April are expected to
A SIX-year battle over plans to keep a pontoon at a riverside restaurant is set to continue in the High Court. Oxford City Council moved to stop Pandesia, formerly Aqua Vitae, at Folly Bridge, using the mooring platform for dining after complaints from
Pickpockets have been targeting elderly and vulnerable women in Didcot town centre. In the latest spate, three women - one in her 60s and two in their 80s - had purses stolen while out shopping. Thieves also telephoned one victim to get Pin numbers
A suspended priest cleared of child sex allegations in South Africa could resume his duties in the pulpit of his village church near Wantage as soon as Sunday. Parishioners who have supported him since the accusation was first made last April are expected
A murder suspect told detectives he was "brilliant friends" with the man he is alleged to have killed, Oxford Crown Court heard. Peter Rous, 32, of Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, and Sara Kingston, 33, of Forester's Tower, Wood Farm, have denied murdering
An Oxford mother has condemned proposals for premature babies born after 22 weeks not to be routinely resuscitated. The advice, part of a series of guidelines for doctors and parents dealing with premature babies, is in a report by the Nuffield Council
Family and friends have paid tribute to the bubbly and popular 12-year-old schoolgirl who died of meningitis last week. Kyomie Williams, of St Thomas Street in Oxford, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Friday, a day after being admitted to the
A schizophrenic who had slit his wrists the day before, died after apparently jumping into the path of a van on the A40, an inquest heard. Oxford Coroner's Court was told yesterday that 20-year-old Stuart Bell, of Cow Lane, Grove, was hit by driver
The unelected quango responsible for drawing up Oxfordshire's housebuilding targets has seen its running costs rise six-fold in the past five years. Figures released by the Government show the South East of England Regional Assembly - which is chaired
A pub landlord is just itching to get to the barbers after spending three weeks growing a beard for charity. Kevin McEneaney, of the Black Horse, in Banbury Road, Kidlington, is one of hundreds of people across the county who will be doing something
A former nurse from Oxford is part of a major campaign to stop the spread of HIV and Aids in the developing world by 2015. Fiona Perry is the HIV/ Aids coordinator for the charity Tearfund, as part of disaster management team based in Nairobi, Kenya
Oxford University dons have voted in favour of a string of radical reforms aimed at modernising the way the 900-year-old institution is run. The Congregation, the University's parliament - comprised mainly of dons as well as some high-ranking administrative
Former Didcot town councillor Philippa Giaretta has died, aged 52. Mrs Giaretta lived in Didcot from 1978, moving to work as a floor manager in the kitchen and lighting departments at the Habitat shop in Hithercroft, Wallingford. She had worked her
Bicester Town Council has refused to contribute £10,000 to a new street warden scheme aimed at keeping the area safe. Cherwell District Council agreed last week to give the go-ahead to an £80,000 project in Bicester, which would see four street wardens
A soldier is hoping former Territorial Army medics can help to fill in the blanks about the history of an Oxford-based field hospital unit to help it celebrate its centenary next year. Former 202 Field Hospital member Corporal Tony Green, of Wantage
OXFORD CITY Thistle Cup: 1 J Scott 40 pts, 2= A Wootton & K Mobley 39. OXFORD LADIES Pat Jackson Masters: 1 T Holder 75-3=72, 2 J McCairns 81-8=73. CHIPPING NORTON Seniors' Stableford: 1 D Hopewell 48, 2 G Murphy 39, 3 B Palmer 39. Ladies' Monthly
A shopkeeper whose business has been repeatedly vandalised over the last year is furious Oxford City Council has still not put up a CCTV camera on the estate. Najibul Hoque, who owns Crown Curry takeaway in Atkyns Road, Wood Farm, has had his front
The city council is now taking the dispute to the High Court A six-year battle over diners using a pontoon at an Oxford riverside restaurant is set to go all the way to the High Court. Oxford City Council moved prevent the use of the pontoon at Aziz
People in Oxford are being urged to sleep under the stars for a night to raise awareness of the homelessness problem in the city. The mass sleepover at St Clement's churchyard also raises thousands of pounds for the charities that help those in need
Motorists in Abingdon still coming to terms with the new Stratton Way layout face more problems during the next 18 months. The town's two main roads, Stert Street and High Street, could face closure when work starts next year on the final phase of the
A PUB landlord is just itching to get to the barbers after spending three weeks growing a beard for charity. Kevin McEneaney, of the Black Horse, in Banbury Road, Kidlington, is one of hundreds of people across the county who will be doing something
PICKPOCKETS have been targeting elderly and vulnerable women in Didcot town centre. In the latest spate three women - one in her 60s and two in their 80s - had purses stolen whilst out shopping. Thieves even telephoned one victim to get PIN numbers
THE bodies of two Royal Marines and two soldiers killed in a makeshift bomb attack on a patrol boat in southern Iraq were due to be repatriated today to RAF Brize Norton. The body of Kingsman Jamie Hancock, who was killed by small arms fire in Basra
THE King of Norway was making a special visit to Oxford today to receive an honorary degree from Oxford University. King Harald, who like his father studied at Balliol College in Broad Street, is being honoured for his role as a statesman and his close
OXFORDSHIRE'S new ladies' captain Justine Lawrence is looking to inspire the county's players to new heights. And the Henley member believes she has a tough act to follow after taking over from Oxford Ladies' Margaret Hookham. Lawrence said: "Margaret's
OXFORD United's players have not lost any confidence through suffering their first defeat of the season. That's the conviction of defender Chris Willmott, who believes last weekend's FA Cup defeat at Wycombe will have no adverse effect on Oxford's bid
WAYNE Blossom and Dave Iglus both fired four-timers as Highfield got back to winning ways in the Premier Division with an 10-2 mauling of Barton United in the Morrells of Oxford Sunday League. Daniel Price added a brace, with Aaron Armstrong and Carl
FORMER Oxfordshire postman Kevin Tunstall delivered the game's greatest prize when he was crowned world champion in Jersey. The 49-year-old former Wallingford League secretary, who moved to Lancing in Sussex in February, avenged his defeat by Brighton's
CAPTAIN Darren Elliott took centre stage as Oxford City Stars beat Bracknell Hornets 10-5 in the South Division. But the talk after the match was all about the new rules that saw an incredible amount of penalties. Officials have been instructed to
A ROW of willow trees on Osney Island, Oxford, may have fallen under the axe, but campaigners are still beating the drum against the city council. This banner was put up on the bridge over the River Thames in Botley Road, looking down into East Street
