Tyler Black, the Bicester toddler who died after falling into a garden pond at his family home, was laid to rest yesterday. Fifty mourners gathered at St Edburg's Church in the town centre as the 20-month-old's white coffin was carried in by pallbearers
Retailers near Green Road roundabout in Oxford say they have lost nearly £500,000 in takings since the 'hamburger' £3.75m road improvement work began in April. Shopkeepers at Roundway, Headington, say takings have plummeted by as much as 50 per cent
A man who blighted the lives of residents on an Oxford estate has had a charge of breaching an antisocial behaviour order dropped, but has been jailed for assault. David Reid denied breaching an antisocial behaviour order by causing harassment, alarm
He has taken over at Oxford United and now Nick Merry could be heading for the plunge today in his home town by being 'elected' mock mayor for a day. The new U's chairman is in the running to be named Old Woodstock's mock mayor for 2006, and if picked
A backpacker who sent cocaine to Oxfordshire from Peru and his drug addict half-brother have been jailed. Daniel Randall, 25, of Pytenry Close, Abingdon, and Justin Lewington, 33, of Craufurd Road, Cowley, Oxford, both admitted attempting to possess
A battle has begun to save a historic house in Oxford's Iffley Road. The property, described by campaigners as a wonderful example of mid-Victorian architecture, is earmarked for demolition to make way for a three-storey block of nine one-bedroom flats
Royal Mail's new system for charging by the size and thickness of letters will leave many people "bewildered and confused", predict Oxford postal customers. During an Oxford Mail survey at Oxford's St Aldate's post office, some customers condemned
When Rob Challis and Katie Beswick brought their son Jayden home from hospital, it was the first ray of light after nine months of heartache and tragedy. Jayden and his twin sister Karleigh were born at just 24 weeks - three months before they were
Oxfordshire's campaign in the ECB Under-13 Cup ended in disappointment as they lost a closely-fought quarter final contest against Somerset at Cleeve on Wednesday. The day started well for Oxfordshire after they elected to bat on a good-looking pitch
Oxfordshire finished the Shrewsbury School Under 12 Festival in style with a 12-run victory against Staffordshire. Batting first, Oxon set 190-4, with Lloyd Sabin hitting 51. He was ably-assisted by Ben Boddington (39), Jai Patel (31) and a quickfire
A seven-wicket haul from Wasim Mehmood helped Oxfordshire under 15s complete their ECB County Championship season in style with a ten-wicket victory against the Isle of Wight at Northwood on Sunday. Electing to field on a good track, Oxfordshire, with
Oxford's top trainer Nick Colton has handed in a month's notice and he will join Coventry next month.
Hook Norton are celebrating after reaching the national finals of the Lady Taverner's Under 13 Girls Club Competition in Birmingham. They got through to next weekend's showdown after winning the South Region finals at Wellington School with a win against
Youngsters from North Kidlington Primary School scooped all the prizes in the Hartwell Ford Kidlington, Kwik Cricket Festival at Stratfield Brake. North Kidlington, who entered six teams won the boys' under 10 and 11 competitions, with St Thomas More
