GREENPEACE has ended its occupation of Didcot power station. The protesters invaded the power station yesterday morning to protest over the carbon emissions from the plant. Twenty-five protesters came down this afternoon and were arrested by police
THE director of the Oxfordshire Association of the Blind, who took on the role after 18 years as a newspaper editor, has died, aged 60. Laurence Cummins, known as Lou, passed away on Friday, October 13. He was appointed by the charity in 1996 following
COLIN Antrobus, the manager at the Clarendon shopping centre, Oxford, has died from cancer at the age of 70. He was working from his hospital bed until his last few days in the John Radcliffe. Mr Antrobus had managed the centre for the past five years
Sacha Baron Cohen's hysterical journey into America's heartland, in the guise of his fictitious Khazakstani television reporter, could justifiably stake a claim as the most uproariously and hysterically funny film of the year. There are moments in Borat
Katherine MacAlister finds the food a bit too luminous at Headington's Dong Dong Noodle Bar If there is a restaurant more blatantly aimed at the student market than the Dong Dong Noodle Bar I have yet to find it. With a name that hits you over the head
In the first of a two-part interview, Henry Dartnall of The Young Knives talks to Tim Hughes about fame and the importance of getting your greens on the road It's Halloween and fans of Oxford band The Young Knives are partying hard. The band have
Veteran poet, writer and broadcaster Roger McGough is careful to remain a observer of everyday life, finds Katherine MacAlister Roger McGough - poet extraordinaire, 70s icon, mixer of the stars and now autobiographer - is probably one of the most humble
Some people may have heard that certain sections of our community have been calling for so-called 'Sharia Law' to be imposed on the country. However, I feel many may have been unnecessarily alarmed by this, not really understanding what it would mean.
Managers at Didcot power station revealed today they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. Thirty Greenpeace protesters broke into the site early yesterday. Fifteen protesters chained themselves to a conveyor belt
Young people who want to "change the world" should become scientists to help find ways to combat global warming, Tony Blair told a meeting in Oxford today. The Prime Minister - in the latest of a series of speeches on the key issues facing the country
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MANAGERS at Didcot power station today disclosed they lost £500,000 when Greenpeace protesters forced them to reduce production. Thirty Greenpeace protesters broke into the site early yesterday. Fifteen protesters chained themselves to a conveyor belt
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Greenpeace protesters who spent the night up a chimney at Didcot power station enjoyed a breakfast of porridge early today - and hope they do not end up eating it behind bars. Yesterday morning, 30 activists got into the power station by walking along
A student blackmailed a former workmate by demanding cash as "insurance" to stop him telling the police about a robbery plot, a court heard. Ledion Panxa, 19, of Paget Road, Oxford, has denied demanding £100 from Haydon Scarlett after he asked him for
Oxford United's loyal fans look set to take the club into the record books tomorrow - earning them a place in the top 10 Conference attendances. More than 7,193 supporters will need to pass through the stadium turnstiles for the game against Aldershot
The Muslim chairman of an Islamic school in Oxford has been ordered to pay a woman teacher compensation after a tribunal ruled she had not been paid the minimum wage. Monique Buckner successfully sued Dr Hojjat Ramzy despite an employment panel's hearing
It has been a long and winding eight-year road, but tonight Sir Paul McCartney will finally hear his own classical piece performed at the Royal Albert Hall - with a little help from Oxford choirboys. The former Beatle will be in the audience at the
A new fingerprint scanning system used to register pupils at an Oxford school has been met with a furious response. Cheney School in Headington is testing a £20,000 biometric register and students, parents and councillors are concerned about having
MPs have demanded more speed cameras to prevent deaths on Oxfordshire's roads. The county already uses cameras at 107 sites - 74 where fixed boxes are provided and 33 covered mobile cameras fitted in vans. This week, the House of Commons transport
A woman believes a vicious dog that mauled a Shi Tzu also attacked her pet - and is worried that its next victim could be a small child. Rachel Adams, 42, got in touch with the Oxford Mail after reading about a Staffordshire Bull Terrier that attacked
Oxford's historic High Street is being overwhelmed by 2,500 bus services a day, claims a hotelier. And Jeremy Mogford, the owner of the Old Bank Hotel, says he is preparing to pay for an independent survey to highlight the damage being inflicted on
An Oxford MP has condemned faith schools for dividing society along religious and racial lines. Evan Harris, speaking in a Westminster debate, said allowing state schools to select pupils on the basis of their religious beliefs increased segregation
Skateboarders have been asked to go back to the drawing board with their plans for a new Oxford skate park. Members of the Oxford Wheels Project were hopeful councillors would nod through their proposals for a new skate park in Cowley Marsh Park.
Parents of children at Bicester's oldest primary school say they will fight to save it from closure. Education chiefs are examining the future of St Edburg's School, in Cemetery Road, because of possible changes to its catchment area caused by hundreds
WE HAD no-one to blame but ourselves. To leave our departure from deepest Cornwall to the final day of the half-term holiday was ill advised. The we' refers to the trail of motorists in a nine-mile queue somewhere between Bodmin and Exeter. Seeing the
The Spork is back. After seven years in the wilderness, it has taken up Dutch nationality and will soon be appearing in a shop near you. Indeed, if you live in north Oxford or in Burford it has already done so. Readers of this paper with long memories
An audit over the collection of thousands of pounds of Oxfordshire court fines is under way after allegations of abuse by bailiffs. Bailiff firm Drakes has been collecting unpaid fines for Oxfordshire's magistrates courts since April. Now Her Majesty's
Prime Minister Tony Blair has vowed to "take the heat" in order to get more of Oxford's young on the property ladder. In an exclusive interview with the Oxford Mail, Mr Blair said his Government had to make "bold decisions" about housebuilding to ease
The Didcot site is the second most polluting power station in Britain - behind only Drax in Yorkshire. Greenpeace campaigns director Blake Lee-Harwood said the station emits more than six million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year - more than the 29 lowest
Eco-activists who scaled a 650ft chimney at Didcot Power Station woke up a bright frosty morning today in their bid to bring the plant to its knees. Greenpeace campaigners scaled the tower in the early hours of yesterday morning and a second group chained
AWARD winning The Oxford Times photographer Yuri Anderegg has been to Austria to pick up two awards in an annual competition recognising the world's best photographs. Mr Anderegg, 35, who was won awards in six previous competitions, was presented in
Young talent abounded at the 40th Oxfordshire Open tournament held at Radley College. Oxon singles champion Chris Raw lost 21-16, 21-14 in the third round to the eventual winner, Hampshire's Bruce Peake. Amanda King, the county's ladies' title holder
British Gas Business Southern League Oxford City caretaker boss Justin Merritt believes it's just a matter of time before they turn their fortunes around. An upbeat Merritt oversaw City's 1-0 midweek defeat at Taunton in the Errea Cup following the
Sport Italia Hellenic League Prolific goalscorer Lee Keyes is battling to be fit for Witney United's trip to Malmesbury in the preliminary round of the Linaker Insurance Brokers Cup. Keyes is rated 50-50 after being forced off with a hamstring injury
OXFORD rail station is to be expanded as part of an £88m transport scheme to combat the city's chronic road congestion. Major improvements to the A34 and the main routes into the city also form part of an extensive package of measures allocated money
PUPILS at an Oxford school are having their fingerprints scanned to prove they are at school. Cheney School, Headington, is testing a £20,000 biometric register and will advise other schools in the county about whether the system is any good. While
OXFORD'S historic High Street is being overwhelmed by 2,500 buses a day, a leading local hotelier has warned. And Jeremy Mogford, the owner of the Old Bank Hotel on the High, says he is preparing to fund an independent survey to highlight the damage
Sir, The notion of Headington becoming a health and education zone of Oxford' as envisaged by Prof John Raftery, Brookes' pro-vice chancellor and reported by your paper on October 20 should ring alarm bells for local residents. The proposed Dorset House
Sir, Hugh Jaeger's letter (The Oxford Times, October 27, Buses in Cornmarket) interested me greatly. Not so much the comments about Oxford buses, but rather his chiding of P. Berry for an ecologically irresponsible trip to India, Egypt and back. Are such
Sir, Brenda Boardman (Business page, October 20) is correct - we can't carry on flying ever more and further. Nationally, we could use taxation to reduce flying, but as with driving, the taxes would have to be huge to have the required effect. So there
Sir, I refer to Maggie Hartford's article in your newspaper, headed The end of cheap flights? (October 20), surely Dr Brenda Boardman and her team should be persuading Boeing, Airbus and all the other smaller aircraft makers to come up with a non-polluting
Sir, May I endorse the comments made by your corespondent Annie Skinner (Letters, October20). Perhaps the council has more expertise than experts such as: Oliver Madge from the British Pest Control Assoc.: "This approach to waste collection has to increase
Sir, Half-term begins, and once again the traffic jams miraculously disappear. My experience only covers the northern routes into the city, but I imagine that others will support the link between the (private?) school run and Oxford's increasing congestion
Sir, I have been working in Russia this week and so am sorry to be rather late in responding to the criticism by A.S.H. Smyth (Weekend, October 20) of the concert by the Oxford Philomusica at Cadogan Hall, London. I must first preface this by saying that
Sir, I read the letter by Noam Bleicher (October 20), relating to the outrageous disruption caused by the roadworks at various locations in and around Oxford. The only outrageous disruption would be his proposals for the works to be carried out from
Sir, I read with interest about Oxford Brookes ambition to create an iconic site in Headington with the pledge that it will meet the needs of the local community. Whilst student numbers are up by three per cent this autumn (Report, October 20) despite
Sir, Building East-West Rail by 2011 would be welcome (Report, September 15), and in the meantime the existing Bicester Town to Oxford service should be made to run more quickly (Letters, September 15). The good news is that Bicester Village is offering
Sir, If permitted, Thames Water's proposed new dual function reservoir, about one kilometre away from the A338 in the flat country between East Hanney and Drayton, would be one of the largest in the UK. The site would cover about ten square kilometres
OXFORD United midfielder Eddie Hutchinson has turned down a loan move to League 1 outfit Port Vale. The former Brentford man, who signed a three-year contract at Oxford in the summer, has found first-team chances limited with the fine form of Chris
SATURDAY FOOTBALL NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Oxford United v Aldershot. FA TROPHY 2nd qual round: Marlow v Banbury Utd, Hemel Hempstead Tn v Abingdon Utd, Chippenham Tn v Didcot Tn. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Div 1 South & West: Oxford
Renault is taking orders for its new Megane GT models. They come with a choice of high performance petrol or diesel engines, full sport body kit (front, side and rear spoilers), twin chrome sports exhaust and 10mm lower sports suspension. Equipment
The latest version of Ford's Ranger pick-up - on sale in Britain now - gets a new common-rail 2.5-litre diesel engine, offering more power and torque, with its service intervals extended to 12,500 miles. Ranger sales have more than doubled over the last
If everything had gone according to plan, you would not be reading this. I had intended driving Skoda's most powerful car yet, the Octavia vRS, but days before it was due to arrive it suffered a crash. So those nice folk at Skoda hastily replaced it
Peugeot is introducing a new 107 entry-model called Urban Lite' providing a safe, economical and value-for-money city car, with high-quality trim. Prices for the Urban Lite' model start from £6,895 (£7,245 for the five-door), and will be in dealer showrooms
PREPARE yourselves for The Next Big Motoring Thing. Manufacturers have done carry-alls, clever convertibles, useful off-roaders, and filled just about every market niche going with any, and every, type of vehicle. Now, they could soon be turning their
AUDI is taking orders this month for the second generation TT Roadster, which is due to go on sale next spring. Initially available with the 200 horsepower 2.0-litre Turbo FSI petrol engine and front-wheel-drive, or the 250 horsepower 3.2-litre V6 with
RENAULT dealers have just started taking orders for the latest turbo-charged Megane produced by Renaultsport. The UK is the biggest market in the world for products of the car firm's subsidiary, which develops all Renault's motorsport and performance
Oxford Cheetahs co-promoter Aaron Lanney has revealed he had no choice but to sell his financial interest in the club to Colin Horton. He said: "The Elite League will be more competitive than ever next season and there are some big money people taking
FA Trophy Manager Kevin Brock says Banbury United need to toughen up as they travel to Division 1 South & West outfit Marlow in the second qualifying round tomorrow. Brock was frustrated last week as Banbury threw away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at home
THE Government looks to have buried lingering hopes of any wholesale reorganisation of councils in Oxfordshire. A White Paper says that councils wanting to create unitary councils have only until January 25 to submit proposals. The 12-week deadline
THE Sheriff of Oxford, city councillor Susanna Pressel, has been thrown out of her pool league for forfeiting a game. Trouble started when the Jericho and Osney Labour councillor, captain of the Great Western Railway Staff Association B team refused
The Government has sent a very clear message about the likelihood of new unitary authorities being created in England over the coming years. The tightness of the timetable and the strict criteria mean that few, if any authorities, are likely to further
Sir, Should we wait for an accident before taking preventive action? This seems to be the stance of our city council, two city councillors, the road safety officer and some North Oxford schools. I have written and/or spoken to them over the last two-and-a-half
Sir, A postscript to Annie Skinner's warning letter (October 27) of serious health risks that could be caused by fortnightly collections of wheelie bins and, on alternate fortnights, recycling boxes: surely there is an irony in the imminent intrusion,
Sir, The article concerning the European School in Culham, which appeared on page two of last week's issue, contained some inaccuracies. The article stated that the EC has 'pulled the plug' on funding for the school. This is not the case, since no recent
Sir, The last few weeks have seen stories filling the pages of The Oxford Times and sister papers about the trials and tribulations of the very beautiful Eleanor Glynn, the current Miss England. An obsessional fear of flying culminating in a "near death
LEADING local restaurants and The Oxford Times this week launched the 2006 StreetSmart appeal to raise thousands of pounds for Oxford homeless charities in the run-up to Christmas. Last winter, 31 restaurants helped us raise £30,000, with the money
Oxford Harlequins' South West 1 promotion bid has been boosted by the loan signing of Henley Hawks forward Carl Cimpoias. The 21-year-old Romanian sevens international starts at lock for Quins' visit to second-bottom Reading Abbey tomorrow. Cimpoias
