Rush-hour on-street parking charges in Oxford are set to rise by 170 per cent - and will become some of the most expensive in the country. Oxfordshire County Council wants to hike the hourly parking rate in 600 on-street spaces across the city from
Oxford's Cowley Road is to have a major festival this summer after all, thanks to the intervention of Mini plant owner BMW. The German firm has stepped up to become the lead sponsor of what will be known as the Eat the World event on Sunday, July 2,
TV wildlife man Howie Watkins will be joining the Pro-Test rally supporting the controversial Oxford University animal laboratory today (Sat). Mr Watkins, who best known for his role on the BBC's Really Wild Show children's wildlife programme, has criticised
Oxford's Bodleian Library has joined forces with Blackwell's bookshop to offer a treat for football fans a pocket-sized book of the original Rules of Association Football from 1863. The scruffy original manuscript, which shaped the modern game, was
A meat cleaver and a collection of military knives are among 196 deadly bladed weapons handed over in Oxfordshire during the ongoing national knife amnesty. Police are pleased that in Oxford alone more than 70 knives and swords have been handed in in
A campaign to stop a mobile phone mast being built at a college sports ground is finally over but residents now have a new fight on their hands. Government inspector Richard Ogierok rejected T-Mobile's appeal for consent to put a 30ft flagpole-style
Magdalen Bridge in Oxford will be closed and protected by police and security staff until 2010 in a bid to prevent May Morning revellers jumping into the River Cherwell. The 25ft-high bridge was closed between 3am and 9am this year to stop students
A helpline which has been providing support and advice to Oxford's gay and lesbian community for 25 years has become the first gay group to win the prestigious Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. Oxford Friend Lesbian and Gay Helpline was singled out
Hundreds of bellringers will strike a chord at eight different venues across the city to celebrate their club's 125th anniversary. The Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, which covers Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, will mark the
A former contestant on television's Blind Date was handed an indefinite jail sentence yesterday (Fri) for raping a 15-year-old girl after plying her with cannabis. Johnny Law, 38, was jailed for a year in 2002 after giving a 15-year-old Bicester schoolgirl
Residents who dump rubbish in a clogged-up stream have been accused of costing taxpayers and their neighbours thousands of pounds. For the past year cleaners have been forced to clear a stream leading to Northfield Brook in Blackbird Leys every week
After dominating the first two days, Oxford UCCE lost by six wickets to Durham after a pulsating match in the Parks yesterday. Following their second successful batting display, the students set the first-class county 328 to win in 62 overs and they
Horspath's Mark Boaler has been selected to ride for England at Ipswich against Poland next Saturday his full international debut. Boaler has ridden with distinction for England in the junior ranks, winning the World Junior Team Cup in Australia 2001
Weestmead Hawk is odds-on favourite for back-to-back wins in tonight's William Hill Derby final at Wimbledon. The Nick Savva-trained Hawk came with a blistering run to win his semi-final, and not too many punters will choose to ignore him in the decider
LOCAL match rod Nicky Dean is £5,000 richer after winning a series of matches called Golden Grand held at Gold Valley. By winning his qualifier earlier in the season, Nicky reached the grand final where the big prize was up for grabs. The final was
St Nicholas lifted the Oxford City Schools Under 11s' Manor Cup with a 2-0 win over St Mary & St John at the Oxford University Sports Ground, Iffley Road. Jacob Bennett and Ryan Barney were on target for the Marston school, who also captured the cup
Roger Bates and Paul Tew hit half-centuries as Oxfordshire opened their ECB 50+ Championship campaign with a six-wicket win over Herefordshire at Cumnor. Chasing Herefordshire's 154-9 off 45 overs, Oxon were reduced to 41-3. But then Bates (56) and
Todd Wiltshire (pictured) and Adam Skornicki, heroes of the thrilling victory over Swindon on Wednesday, will represent Oxford in the Elite League Best Pairs Championship at Swindon tomorrow (5pm). The pair scored 23 points between them against the
St Andrew's C of E Primary School's footballers had a day to remember on the big stage of Cardiff's Millennium Stadium despite going down 1-0 to St Hugh's (Lincoln City). Representing Oxford United, St Andrew's acquitted themselves with great credit
Oxfordshire Under 17s had the better of their two-day friendly match with Berkshire at Challow and Childrey this week. Chasing a score of 261, the home side were six wickets down when they passed their target, before batting on for extra practice and
James Hewitt was supposed to be on tour in Dubai this week after playing for Oxon at Twickenham But he is now laid up at home in Thame with his right leg in plaster following a freak injury just before County Championship Plate final. Hewitt was kicking
