Three youths have been arrested after a teenage girl was injured in the head by a pellet fired from an air rifle. She was walking with friends through Bullcroft Park in Wallingford when a pellet hit her forehead. She was taken to hospital for treatment
Contractors working in protective, pressurised suits have been painstakingly sifting radioactive waste and toxic chemicals yards from children running around in a school playground. But nuclear experts insist there is no danger to pupils at Chilton Primary
FOUR parish councillors from Milcombe, near Banbury, are standing down this week after notching up a total of 130 years service. Ken Wincott is calling it a day after 45 years -- including 25 years as chairman of the council. John Woolgrove has completed
More than £1.6m has been raised for green projects and recycling schemes in the county by the Hanson Environment Fund. The figure is the highest amount raised in the country from a scheme which is generated by landfill tax credits built up by the firm
A supermarket has been raided three times in two weeks by thieves who used dustbins to steal alcohol and cigarettes. The most recent burglary of the Sainsbury's store in Park Street, Thame, took place just before 3.30am on Saturday, April 27. Thieves
New staff should be recruited as soon as possible to help Oxford City Council combat the effects of climate change, according to a councillor. At Monday's council meeting, Cllr Jean Fooks asked the executive board to approve the employment of a number
Two midwives have spoken of their terror when a tree fell on them during a tornado. Lisa Spicer, 25, and Liz Kerr, 31, were trapped under a horse chestnut tree which was blown down as they were walking in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on
A prisoner told a jury how he gave his cellmate a "quick beating" after discovering he was a convicted rapist, but denied that he intended to cause serious harm. Mervyn Plummer, 20, admits hitting Martin Young with a piece of wood and punching and slapping
Two midwives have spoken of their terror when a tree fell on them during a tornado. Lisa Spicer, 25, and Liz Kerr, 31, were trapped under a horse chestnut tree which was blown down as they were walking in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on
Two midwives have spoken of their terror when a tree fell on them during a tornado. Lisa Spicer, 25, and Liz Kerr, 31, were trapped under a horse chestnut tree which was blown down as they were walking in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on
Confusion over road signs may have lead to the death of a 74-year-old woman in a road accident in Bicester. Jane Bradshaw, of Princes Risborough, had to be cut out of her Citroen Saxo car by firemen after the collision with another car on the A41 dual-carriageway
A Green candidate in the local elections has come up with a new vote-winning strategy -- putting speed humps on Oxford's Botley Road. In the run-up to tomorrow's local elections, the Green group, which currently runs the city council with the Liberal
Oxford United chairman Firoz Kassam has sold the Manor Ground for £12m -- twice the amount paid for it last year. Meanwhile, Oxford City Council is suing Mr Kassam for £494,000 which, it claims, it is owed as part of a deal struck over the club's new
A supermarket has been raided three times in two weeks by thieves who used dustbins to steal alcohol and cigarettes. The most recent burglary of the Sainsbury's store in Park Street, Thame, took place just before 3.30am on Saturday, April 27. Thieves
A top executive at struggling high-tech company Bookham Technology said he was pleased with its latest financial results, despite mounting losses. Bookham, based at Milton Park, near Abingdon, makes optical components for telephone and computer networks
FOUR parish councillors from Milcombe, near Banbury, are standing down this week after notching up a total of 130 years service. Ken Wincott is calling it a day after 45 years -- including 25 years as chairman of the council. John Woolgrove has completed
Contractors working in protective, pressurised suits have been painstakingly sifting radioactive waste and toxic chemicals yards from children running around in a school playground. But nuclear experts insist there is no danger to pupils at Chilton Primary
More than 9,000 people packed Oxford's High Street in early morning sunshine for the city's traditional May Day celebrations. High-spirited students, some in evening wear or masks from all-night balls, mixed with local revellers, tourists, and families
A jury has retired to reach its verdict in the case of two men accused of taking part in a series of armed robberies against women on the streets of Oxford. Slimane Benhalilou, 38, of Jane Seaman Court, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, and Ian James, 50, of Nightingale
