A witness branded an horrific crash which killed a teenage soldier as an "accident waiting to happen". Bruce Anderson, of Oxlease, Witney, arrived at the scene moments after the crash on the A40 near Witney on Tuesday night which killed Pte Thomas Michael
A ding-dong row is growing over demands to restore the traditional chimes of a historic clock. People living within earshot of Wallingford's Town Clock - mounted on the tower of St Mary's Church - are being asked whether they want the chimes to ring out
An Oxford college has been criticised for allowing two rare medieval barns to fall into disrepair. The Wadham College-owned barns, at Abbey Farmstead in Faversham, Kent, have been named as one of the 100 most endangered architectural sites in the world
A takeaway owner has offered to help cancer sufferer Teresa Kay in her bid to cure the disease. Pizza 2 Go boss Charlie McCreedy has offered to donate money from the sale of every vegetarian pizza in his shops in Oxford, Didcot and Witney towards Teresa's
Closed-circuit cameras and park rangers could be used to stamp out the growing scourge of heroin. Police, parents and town councillors have expressed concern about the level of drug abuse in Bicester. Since the start of the summer, dozens of syringes
A funny man with a colourful hat has been bringing fresh hope to autism sufferer Annie Gomarsall. Prof Steven Wertz, an autism specialist from Florida, is spending a week at six-year-old Annie's home, in King's End, Bicester. Annie has been speaking to
People worried about the go-ahead for new homes may launch an appeal. Berkeley Homes wants to demolish Lady Place Mansion, in Sutton Courtenay, and replace it with new housing. But the parish council objected after 32 residents voiced concern that the
A bride from Oxfordshire was enjoying a dream wedding in a Florida theme park today - after Hurricane Floyd threatened to leave her plans in tatters. Julia Taylor's wedding to Andrew Hutton was due to take place at Sea World yesterday but was cancelled
Rain will clear away to leave clearer skies with a brisk south or south-westerly wind. Tomorrow Another rather breezy day with a mixture of brief spells of sunshine and showers. Outlook Increasingly windy with heavy rain moving in. Story date: Thursday
PRESTIGE car dealer Sytner reported accelerating car sales over the last six months despite nerves among British consumers over ramped-up UK prices. The price difference - which can see drivers in the UK pay thousands more than their European neighbours
HI-TECH firm Oxford Instruments today announced plans to shed 120 jobs. The company, which makes advanced scientific instruments, has been hard hit by the strength of the pound, which has affected export sales. The firm has bases at Osney Mead, Oxford
Inspector Morse star John Thaw accused a national newspaper of being "spiteful" after it revealed how the fictional Oxford detective will be killed off. Author Colin Dexter told a news conference that Morse dies in his 13th - and last - book about the
Firefighters investigated a leak of toxic chemicals on the River Thames. But river users need not worry - the accident involving a river barge containing drums of toxic chemicals was an exercise to test fire crews' ability to tackle disasters on the Thames
A world land speed record is set to fall this month when blind driver Steve Cunningham gets behind the wheel of a 180mph Chrysler Viper supercar. Steve, of Banbury, who lost his sight at the age of 12, will take on the current blind driving land speed
The managing director of a student-run radio station believes his team has had more than £1m of publicity in the last week - for free. Oxygen 107.9fm, broadcasting from its base in the Westgate Centre, Oxford, hit the headlines last week when the Radio
