A gunman shot at a van driver in a road rage attack after following him for seven miles across south Oxfordshire. The victim believes the other motorist was angry at being blocked off at a roundabout at the M40 Oxford services, near Wheatley, and followed
HUNDREDS of customers and Mini enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the launch of the new model of the Oxford-built car tonight. About 200 people crowded into the North Oxford Garage Mini dealership at Long Hanborough to see the restyled car unveiled before
People across Oxfordshire were doing their bit for the annual BBC Children in Need appeal today, raising thousands of pounds for charity. Fundraising fever affected schools, businesses and individuals, as they dreamed up wacky ways of having fun to raise
COKETHORPE (Witney) destroyed Lord Williams's (Thame) 47-5 in rugby's Oxfordshire Under 19 Cup semi-final. They will now face Henley, who won 19-8 at local rivals Shiplake. In the Oxfordshire Under 15 Cup quarter-finals, Cokethorpe won 15-10 at Lord
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A WOMAN was pulled to the ground by a hooded youth during a robbery in Woodhouse Way, Iffley, Oxford. At about 6.15pm yesterday, a middle-aged woman was walking along the road and was approached by a man who grabbed her handbag. As she struggled with
UP-AND-COMING England football player Theo Walcott is to switch on Carterton's Christmas lights. Theo, the grandson of Joe Walcott the former chairman of West Oxfordshire District Council and ex-Carterton tow mayor, is to be the special guest at the
OXFORDSHIRE'S own naked chef bared almost all for Children in Need today, as he sold soup wearing only an apron outside a Headington pub. Lewis Measey and pub staff sold soup and fresh baguettes for £1 from a stall on the pavement of London Road.
THE woman who is accused of attacking alleged murder victim Guy Thomas with a glass told police she did not assault him, a jury heard. Sara Kingston, 33,of Forester's Tower, Wood Farm and Peter Rous, 32, of Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, have denied
WOMEN drivers are putting their lives at risk because they dislike taking faulty cars into "blokey" garages, a survey said. Some female motorists find garage staff patronising and rude and others are intimidated by the atmosphere, a survey by women
MOTORISTS are getting "greener" but are still reluctant to use public transport, according to a poll. The number of drivers prepared to switch to hybrid or electric cars is growing, as is the number now car-sharing on the way to work, according to a
NISSAN'S Micra supermini gets a new range-topper, called Active Luxury. It's available for both hatch and convertible models, and boasts a lengthy tally of luxury equipment. It's nicely priced, too, with Active Luxury tags starting from £10,995.
DIESEL versions of the 2007 Range Rover, only just on sale in the UK, get a world-first petrol fuel-guard system, which will prevent owners filling the vehicle with petrol. Land Rover's innovative system is built into the vehicle's diesel filler head
A DEVICE that fits over the seatbelt holding a child seat in place and lets you know when the belt is tight enough has been produced by a Lancashire firm. Belt Buddy beeps and flashes a green light when the belt is correctly tightened. If the belt becomes
AUDI says black is becoming increasingly popular, not only for paintwork but also for all the exterior trims normally in contrasting chrome or metal. A new version of the popular A4 2.0 TFSI S line Special Edition has been launched for the 2007 model
NEW James Bond star Daniel Craig may - briefly - drive a Ford Mondeo in the new 007 film Casino Royale but fewer than a fifth of people think it is a suitable car for the secret agent. The most popular choice for a Bond car would be 007's normal vehicle
DAIMLERCHRYSLER Group has opened its biggest 'brand experience' centre site, adjacent to the world's oldest purpose-built racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey. The firm has already opened five similar brand experience centres across the world as part
YOU might not have heard of it, and its full title is quite a mouthful, but EVS22, which has just ended in Yokohama, Japan, is now one of the world's most important motor gatherings. EVS22 - or the 22nd International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric
DO not let the size of Peugeot's 207 fool you. It might be a small car, but it is a vitally important one for the French car maker. Cars starting with the number two account for almost a third of Peugeot's total production - and most of that has been
More than £40,000 of beef has been stolen from a factory in Banbury. Police are appealing for witnesses following the raid at Tadmarton Products, in Thorpe Way, at the weekend. Between 5pm on Saturday and noon on Sunday, thieves forced a rear door
THIEVES stole more than £40,000 worth of beef from a factory in Banbury. Police are appealing for witnesses following the raid at Tadmarton Products, in Thorpe Way. Between 5pm on Saturday and 12pm on Sunday, thieves forced a rear door at the company's
THE Grove-based WilliamsF1 team has named Adam Parr as the company's chief executive officer. A Cambridge graduate, he started his career at the Japan desk of Barclays Investment Bank before joining Rio Tinto, one of the world's leading mining companies
BBC Radio Oxford presenter Sybil Ruscoe said goodbye to her listeners this morning as she hosted her last breakfast show. Ms Ruscoe, 45, has been in the hot seat for six months and was a replacement for Anne Diamond, who was in the job for 18 months
Leaders Ardley United have boosted their Premier Division championship bid after snapping up striker Luke Holden from Southern League side Abingdon United. Holden, who is set to make his home debut against Fairford tomorrow, initially joined the club
POLICE in Bicester have launched a campaign to help cut cycle theft in the town. PC Philip Lees visited Bicester Community College and Cooper School to hand out dozens of information leaflets to pupils. He also chatted to them about ways to combat
WITNEY have mixed injury news ahead of tomorrow's third round South West trip to Trowbridge, but captain Jez Hicks is full of confidence. Full back Johnny Wheater makes his first start since fracturing a cheekbone, but scrum half Gareth Campbell could
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
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
From London's Savoy to the Las Vegas Hilton - James Bond is no stranger to luxurious hotel living. And he would have had no problem at all fitting in at London's Plaza on the River. So much so that the Plaza is offering a deluxe 'Bond package' to
Does Bond eat? Presumably, but not that you'd know. Drink? Yes - martinis by the bucket, Champagne by the magnum. But food? No. Why not? Who knows? Maybe it's not considered manly enough, maybe it's hard to get out your Walter PPK when you're chowing
THE key officers involved in the felling of riverside willows in Osney Island will face questioning tomorrow from Oxford City Council's head of complaints. Mike Newman has a list of 42 questions to put to strategic director for physical environment
Fancy yourself as a 007, Bond-girl or evil villain? Like the idea of donning your elegant finery, and sipping a vodka martini while trying your luck on the roulette wheel, surrounded by the 'beautiful people'? Well, there will be Scaramanga, Moneypenny
GREEN city councillors Nuala Young and Elise Benjamin will today call on Oxford City Council to oppose the renewal or replacement of Britain's nuclear weapons. At a meeting of all city councillors today they will reiterate that the authority is a member
DETAILS about a new discount supermarket which could be built off the Botley Road, Oxford, will be discussed for the first time publicly next month. German retailer Aldi wants to create its new food store on the vacant site between Toys 'R Us and the
BANBURY teenager Jay Johnson has been given an Antisocial Behaviour Order after he was convicted of using threatening, abusive, or insulting behaviour towards police. Johnson, 18, of Mawle Court, was given a 12-month conditional discharge after he admitted
THE bodies of four British military personnel killed by a makeshift bomb on a patrol boat in Iraq on Remembrance Sunday have arrived back in Britain. The four, together with the body of a fifth soldier killed earlier this month in Basra, were flown
Oxfordshire's only Islamic school could close when its lease runs out at the end of this year. Iqra Girls School in Littlemore rents the Lawn Upton building from the Diocese of Oxford - but by January, it might be homeless. Because the building is
The consortium behind the £300m Westgate scheme has moved quickly to try to win over local cyclists. Green Party councillors had expressed concern that the massive development failed to provide adequate facilities for cyclists. But the Westgate Partnership
Kidlington gardener John Mortimer is warning adults that meningitis can affect them too - after he almost died from the disease He spoke out after the death of Cheney School pupil Kyomie Williams on Saturday. Kyomie, 12, from Barton, died at the John
Transport measures to reduce congestion in Headington are to cost Oxfordshire's main health trust more than £4m. The closure of the Radcliffe Infirmary early next year, with 1,200 staff being transferred to an enlarged John Radcliffe Hospital, has
An 11-year-old girl has been honoured for fighting for the right to help out at her grandfather's nursing home. Ashleigh Wiles, of Tristram Road, Ducklington, has been given a BT Seen and Heard Award for making a difference. More than a year ago she
Oxford City Council is prepared 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 only until January
Concrete interlocking graves installed above ground or buried in waste ground could be the answer to Bicester's cemetery crisis, according to a town councillor. Bicester Town Council leader Debbie Pickford warned this week that the town's cemetery,
A parents' action group has been formed in the bitter row over proposed changes to Dunmore Junior and Infant Schools in Abingdon. The Dunmore Action Committee says Oxfordshire County Council's consultation offers no parental choice - and they fear the
We all know how passionate many people are about football. But there can be no excuse for the behaviour which allegedly occurred in the Oxford Mail Boys League game between Leys Unity and Childrey Challengers. According to eyewitnesses, two players
I am sometimes amused by James Styring's contrived attempts to fill his column, but his quote of Dick Helling claiming that 2,500 buses per hour travel the High Street is beyond any credibility (November 14). Just imagine, somebody actually thinks there
I was on the planning committee for the Westgate. Those of us who voted against the development were not opposing the idea of a John Lewis store per se nor an upgrading of the Westgate Centre. We were just appalled at the size and mass of the buildings
THE discovery of an unexploded bomb at Osney Lock called for a detour through the streets of the island. The strong arm of the law kept the towpath clear while a bomb disposal unit did the tricky bit. I had forgotten how attractive was the mixture of
A new glossy magazine about how and where to get married in Oxfordshire should attract more brides-to-be to the county - and bring in extra revenue for businesses. Jacquie Bugeja, assistant head of Oxfordshire County Council Registration Service, believes
Having had epilepsy for 14 years, reporter Anna Dowdeswell, decided to help Nicola Hanlon raise its profile by entering the National Society for Epilepsy Journalist of the Year Award competition - an annual event designed to promote responsible reporting
Romance blossomed for Tony and Beryl Walker after a first date at the Regal cinema, in Cowley Road, Oxford. They were introduced by Tony's brother-in-law, and it proved to be the perfect match. Today, the couple, of Crotch Crescent, Marston, were
The launch of neighbourhood policing in Bicester has been further delayed, officers revealed this week. The much-publicised initiative, designed to give residents a say about tackling crime in their area, was initially due to be launched in Bicester
Oxford High School romped to victory in a literature quiz in Abingdon - and the team is now hoping to win a trip to New Zealand. It was one of 19 schools from Oxfordshire and Berkshire to take part in the Kids' Lit Quiz - open to children aged between
BBC Radio Oxford presenter Sybil Ruscoe said goodbye to her listeners this morning as she hosted her last Breakfast show. Ms Ruscoe, 45, has been in the hot seat for six months and was a replacement for Anne Diamond, who was in the job for 18 months
The woman who is accused of glassing' alleged murder victim Guy Thomas told police she did not assault him, a jury heard. Sara Kingston, 33, of Forester's Tower, Wood Farm, Oxford, and Peter Rous, 32, of Pegasus Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, have denied
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
A 43-year-old has been given a life sentence for sexually abusing children and women. Mark Quinn, of Hamfield, Wantage, was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court after admitting eight counts of indecent assault on children, one of attempting to rape a
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
OXFORD University has presented an honorary degree to an old student - King Harald V of Norway. The King was awarded a Doctorate of Civil Law by the university at a ceremony yesterday. He studied economics and politics at Balliol College between 1960
CHINNOR have sacked head coach John Brodley just seven months after he guided them into the National League. The club say they took the decision due to Chinnor's poor start in National Division 3 South, which has seen them win just twice. But Brodley
Oxford City manager Justin Merritt has praised the efforts of his players in their derby victory against Abingdon United - and urged them to keep up the good work at home to Beaconsfield in Southern League Division 1 South & West tomorrow. Tuesday's
UNITED are looking to get straight back into the groove as they return to the bread-and-butter of their league campaign at Gravesend tomorrow. As always, the FA Cup was a welcome distraction, but having seen how Wycombe were then drawn away to Stockport
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
OXFORD United manager Jim Smith strengthened his squad by signing striker Jamie Slabber on a month's loan from Grays Athletic yesterday. o And he then sprang a surprise by declaring that his new capture would go straight into the starting line-up for
