Tomorrow: Showery rain will continue through the morning and into the afternoon. Outlook for Monday and Tuesday: Rain on Monday, showers and sunny spells on Tuesday. Story date: Saturday 18 September Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some
Many years ago, writes George Frew, when I still required the services of a baby-sitter on a one-to-one basis, there used to be an afternoon programme called Houseparty. While the baby-sitter was calling her boyfriend on my parents' phone, I used to be
The brother of an Oxfordshire student killed in a workplace accident is battling to see his employers brought to justice. Simon Jones, 24, of Banbury, had only been working for two hours as a labourer at Shoreham Docks, West Sussex, when he was decapitated
Miracle girl Rachael Turner is about to celebrate a birthday she thought she would not live to see. Doctors at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital feared Rachael would not even survive her first year after she underwent emergency surgery within 24 hours
Pop star liam Gallagher and actress Patsy Kensit have turned their new-born son into a tribute to Beatle John Lennon and former Manchester City hero Francis Lee, now a leading toilet paper manufacturer. Little Lennon Francis has distinguished company.
A missing girl was back home with her family today after a police search. Officers found Amy, four, in Croft Avenue Park, Kidlington, 30 minutes after she disappeared from her home in Florence Close, Kidlington. Frantic mother Jo Bourton, 36, and her
Cyclists and road safety campaigners have welcomed plans to drive a national cycle route through a town centre. However, the plan to bring the Sustrans National Cycle Network through the centre of Wallingford has sparked fears among some town councillors
A school is hoping to come off special measures after more than doubling its score in national curriculum tests. Results at Pegasus First School, Blackbird Leys, Oxford are above the national average for the first time. The school hopes the success will
A body was left decomposing in a room for days - despite complaints from neighbours about a strong smell. The smell at the Birch Court sheltered housing complex became so bad that the elderly residents living above Patrick Ryan's room started having problems
Council bosses have come under fire for spending £50,000 of taxpayers' money on researching a Millennium Centre which will never be built. The decision not to build the centre comes hot on the heels of a decision by Oxford City Council to spend more than
Passers-by have been intrigued to see the front of a house transformed into a country scene. Wendy Cowley, 40, of Wessex Road, Didcot, has changed the front of her bungalow into a view of the Downs - turquoise blue skies, gently rolling hills and trees
For young Maxine it was a wish come true. A limousine picked her up from her house and ferried her around the neighbourhood for all to see. Then it was on to London to see her idol, Paul Nicholls, in the play Billy Liar at the Kings Head. More was to
Today stroke victim Sarah Chandler can finally tell her family she loves them after four years of silence. A double stroke left Sarah, 11, of Cowley, east Oxford, unable to speak and wheelchair bound. The strokes damaged her brain and meant she has only
