Oxford University has launched a legal campaign to stop activists intimidating staff, students and contractors working on its animal research laboratory. An application by the university for an injunction against violent and threatening protesters is
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott could be dragged in to the row over the Co-op's plans for a futuristic-looking new store in Abingdon. A petition signed by nearly 300 people calling for a more traditional design was presented at last night's meeting
Sir -- As a resident of Kidlington, I was absolutely disgusted with the appalling security arrangements that caused absolute mayhem in and around Kidlington on Saturday from midday well into the late afternoon. Unfortunately, your photograph would lead
Two thousand toy ducks were launched into the River Windrush at Witney to raise money for charity. The birds were placed in the water by staff from West Oxfordshire Housing, which organised a duck race in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. David Waters
Possters advertising a recruitment drive at a hospital which residents fear may have to close due to lack of staff have had to be withdrawn because they contain a mistake. Campaigners have criticised NHS administrators for the delays in producing hundreds
Morrells Sunday League: Anaclet Odhiambo was in cracking form hitting a six-timer in Nelson's 10-0 thrashing of Division 1 rivals Red Lion Yarnton. Michaes Herbert smashed a hat-trick, including a 30-yard rocket, with new signing John McMahon netting
Oxfordshire missed out on the Home Counties League title in agonising fashion - despite beating Buckinghamshire in their last game at Banbury Borough. Needing 18 points to overhaul leaders Middlesex and be crowned champions, Oxon could only muster 16
Banbury's only mental health in-patient unit will close early next year, a public meeting heard on Monday. The unit, at Orchard Lodge, will shut on or before March 31, 2005, after which mental health patients who need to stay in hospital will have to
Autotype UTV League: Matt Tomkins scored all four goals as newly-promoted AFC Oxford got their Division 1 campaign off to a flying start with a 4-2 victory at Burford United. Simon Gibbs and Leo Haines scored for Burford. Sandman got off to a winning
AN Oxford shopkeeper has condemned local youths for subjecting him to racist harassment. Naresh Kotak, 50, took over First Turn Stores, in Wolvercote, with his wife Avni, 39, in November 2002. But the couple say a gang of local youths have repeatedly
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott could be dragged in to the row over the Co-op's plans for a futuristic-looking new store in Abingdon. A petition signed by nearly 300 people calling for a more traditional design was presented at last night's meeting
A TV contestant who was seen by millions winning a cash bonanza on The Vault, had been rejected for a job with a church charity after getting pregnant, a tribunal heard. Jessica Watts, right, won more than £13,000 when she appeared on an episode of ITV's
A traditional Oxford festival will be revived next week with a variety of events around Cowley. The Cowley Feast, a celebration which last took place in 1961, will begin at the weekend -- in time to coincide with the Cowley Flower Festival, in Florence
Sir -- Well done, Andrew Smith, for quitting a Labour Government that has increasingly lost its way, on Iraq and much else. Andrew Smith has done an outstanding job with the New Deal for jobs, at the Treasury and lately for Work and Pensions. He was surely
Youths have made Wallingford's parks "no-go areas" according to the town's mayor. Theresa Jordan called for tough action after a woman told the town council how she was threatened with rape by yobs. Now the town council is leading groups of volunteers
Darren Elliott smashed a hat-trick as Oxford City Stars started their English National League campaign in the best possible way with a 6-2 victory over Cardiff Devils. In a scrappy game, both sides spurned a number of chances, before Scott Gough slid
Frilford Heath took a giant stride towards retaining their Shaw & Co Oxfordshire Foursomes League title with a 3-0 whitewash away to The Oxfordshire, the Section 1 leaders. The result enabled Frilford to overhaul The Oxfordshire, who lost two of the
A Bicester county councillor hopes to persuade colleagues to pay for a new library in the town. Charles Shouler has put forward a motion for Tuesday's full meeting of Oxfordshire County Council to call for funding to build a new library as part of the
A STANDLAKE artist and art teacher died suddenly at home with her family at the age of 53. Ariana Clarke Windle was well known for her public art projects, including a series of mosaics, and for paintings which are in collections around the world. Born
Belle Vue Aces 57, Oxford Silver Machine 38: Oxford Silver Machine's hopes of reaching the Skybet Elite League play-offs all but disappeared as they crashed to yet another heavy away defeat in Manchester last night. Silver Machine got off to an abysmal
The long journey towards a revamped Westgate Centre has started -- again. It is, of course, a path the city has already tried once -- only to find the substantial figure of John Prescott blocking its way. This time, all those involved have the benefit
Council chiefs faced villagers over an illegal travellers' encampment on the outskirts of Didcot. South Oxfordshire District Council's chief executive David Buckle faced critics at a packed North Moreton Parish Council meeting to tell residents there
THE "axis of evil" and "shock and awe" have entered the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations for the first time in a new edition published today. Former Labour minister Peter Mandelson has also made an entry -- sitting next door to Nelson Mandela and not far
Competitiors at the Blenheim Petplan International Horse Trials held a one-minute silence in memory of a rider who died at a competition last week. Caroline Pratt, a 42-year-old international eventer, was crushed by her bay gelding Primitive Streak at
More lenient penalties for speeding motorists could result in more road deaths. That is the fear of Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership (SRP) which manages Oxfordshire's speed cameras on behalf of police, councils and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Oxford Utd Res 1, Woking Res 2: A superb individual goal from in-form striker Craig Davies could not save Oxford United Reserves from defeat against Woking Res yesterday in the Pontin's Holidays Central and East League. Davies put United ahead in the
Sir -- So former Cabinet Minister Andrew Smith believes his Oxford East seat is not under threat from the Liberal Democrats. It's a shame he hasn't been able to spend more time talking to people in the constituency, then: those I've been meeting across
Developers have announced their latest £220m plans to revamp Oxford's Westgate shopping centre, with 50 new shops and a John Lewis department store. Yesterday, Capital Shopping Centres unveiled its masterplan for the centre, together with city and county
Plans for a radical transformation of Abingdon's central road network have won the backing of 64 per cent of people who responded to a public consultation exercise. The proposals have been approved in principle by the majority of the transport strategy
