Well, what a performance in the snooker on Sunday night. No, not Rocket Ronnie, but that pathetic Ding bloke who decided to make a complete prat of himself on national television. Just because he was getting thrashed, he decided to burst out in tears
Well, what a performance in the snooker on Sunday night. No, not Rocket Ronnie, but that pathetic Ding bloke who decided to make a complete prat of himself on national television. Just because he was getting thrashed, he decided to burst out in tears
Well, what a performance in the snooker on Sunday night. No, not Rocket Ronnie, but that pathetic Ding bloke who decided to make a complete prat of himself on national television. Just because he was getting thrashed, he decided to burst out in tears
Firefighters lifted residents out of their homes in Oxford after a mains pipe burst and sent one million litres of water cascading through their doors. Sixty firefighters were called to the flood in Normandy Crescent, Cowley, shortly after 12.20am when
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As a very moderate spinner – or all right then slow bowler - I am a paid-up member of the bowlers union. And in that role, I feel very strongly that one-day cricket at first-class and international level is unfair on all bowlers – not just slow ones.
As a very moderate spinner – or all right then slow bowler - I am a paid-up member of the bowlers union. And in that role, I feel very strongly that one-day cricket at first-class and international level is unfair on all bowlers – not just slow ones.
As a very moderate spinner – or all right then slow bowler - I am a paid-up member of the bowlers union. And in that role, I feel very strongly that one-day cricket at first-class and international level is unfair on all bowlers – not just slow ones.
OXFORD City Council workers today fenced off a 100m stretch of the River Thames towpath close to the spot where 15-year-old Ben Halsey-Jones is feared to have drowned. The towpath, south of Rainbow Bridge on Fiddler's Island close to Port Meadow, is
TO find out more details of the events listed below, contact Business Link Solutions on 0845 606 4466 or visit www.businesslinksolutions.co.uk unless otherwise stated. JANUARY 22: Faringdon Businesswomen's Networking Group, Faringdon Enterprise Gateway
EAST LOCKINGE: Marketing firm The Marketing Practice has celebrated its fourth year of record growth at the same time as being ranked the fourth fastest growing agency in the UK, and one of the 20 largest by turnover. Founded in 2002 by members of the
OXFORD: Furniture and home accessories store Habitat joined Modern Art Oxford as one of the gallery's select group of corporate partners. Jo Gordon, store manager at the Habitat store in Botley, said: "We are pleased to be able to play a key role in
MILTON PARK: Bosses at Microelectronics firm Toumaz Technology are celebrating after winning two major awards. The firm has been named NMI Start-up of the Year at the National Microelectronics Institute Awards which recognise companies that have demonstrated
DEDDINGTON: Mark Breton has rejoined dpa lighting consultants as an associate. Mr Breton left the company in 2003 to pursue his interest in interior design, working for a conference centre group. He said: "I am relishing the challenge of working for dpa
Just one unit is left at the Chancerygate Business Centre in Cowley, according to agents Lambert Smith Hampton. Unit six covers 3,869 sq ft, with the others sold to a range of occupiers and investors, including Lamb Catering (see right), Kennington Flooring
Developers at the Shrivenham Hundred Business Park have welcomed a major new occupier. Hazard Management Solutions (HMS) has taken 7,500 sq ft of new office space, which is currently being fitted out and will be ready for it to occupy by the end of February
A major new tenant has taken the last of the larger units at the new Witney Office Village. Windrush Frozen Foods has snapped up a 6,500 sq ft space at the £7.5m development and is due to occupy it by May. The company is a frozen and chilled supplier
About 15 jobs have been created with the opening of a new coffee shop in Summertown. The Costa store is the 500th to open in the United Kingdom and has cost more than £250,000 to develop. Manager Julia De Felice said: "We are all very excited about opening
Two more firms have chosen Howbery Park, near Wallingford, as the new location for their growing businesses. Kentech Instruments, a manufacturer of pulse generators, has taken a five year lease of 3,500 sq ft in the ISIS building after moving from South
Demand for commercial property may be outstripping supply in the South East and holding back growth. That is the conclusion of a new report published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and property advisers GVA Grimley. Thanks to higher than
Many businesses would like to set up in Oxford city centre but are being hampered by a lack of space. A survey has revealed that while 47 per cent of respondents said they would prefer to be out of town, 41 per cent indicated they would opt for a city
Three new buildings being erected on the Oxford Science Park have been named after prominent local citizens who lived centuries apart. Fletcher House is named after Professor Charles Fletcher, who in 1941, became the first doctor to administer penicillin
PARAMEDICS were called to North Street, Banbury, yesterday following an incident at 9.15am involving a car and pedestrian. One person was taken to the Horton Hospital.
A PEDESTRIAN was taken to the Horton Hospital, Banbury, after being involved in a collision with a car in The Parade, Kidlington, shortly after 3.30pm yesterday. The patient's injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
The growth of China and India as manufacturers of high-quality, low-cost products is increasing at a daunting pace. With large sections of conventional industry moving to lower wage economies, does that mark the end of an era for Britain's manufacturing
PARAMEDICS were called to Park Road, Didcot, last night after a man fell off his motorcycle. No one else was involved in the incident. He was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Theatre is alive and well in Oxfordshire and some special productions by some of the county's smaller theatres and companies are set to entertain, stimulate and provoke audiences across the county this year. Big theatre in small spaces is the aim of
Oxfordshire boasts more than 70 festivals countywide and this is the year to celebrate their energy, range and vision. Many of them will have a theme, or an event which ties into the county millennium. These are some of the festivals taking place in the
THE UNINVITED Geling Yan (Faber, £10.99)This tells the astonishing story of how Dan Dong, a Chinese peasant recently arrived in Beijing, becomes a banquet bug - someone who poses as a journalist in order to eat sumptuous meals at state-sponsored banquets
It begins in an unpromising field west of Kemble, in Gloucestershire, and passes through some of the most built-up areas of Britain to end in one of the world's greatest cities, and the Thames has a powerful story to tell. Ashley Bryant has told it
The UK's first Children's Food Festival will be held in July at the Northmoor Trust's sustainable farm, near Wittenham Clumps, ten miles south of Oxford. Oxford Inspires consulted all kinds of people in the county - food writers, cooks, farmers, teachers
Faces of Oxfordshire is an aspect of the festival that aims to identify the wide range of people who live, and have lived in the county now and for the past 1,000 years. By discovering hidden faces, and re-assessing more well-known ones, it is hoped that
With the London Olympics only five years away, Oxfordshire is limbering up with its very own Tarmacadam version. Street Olympix is a series of fun days in three locations around the county, culminating in a grand final on May 12, in Oxford, which includes
XENOPHON'S RETREAT Robin Waterfield (Faber, £17.99)No doubt classical Greek scholars will be familiar with The Expedition of Cyrus, historian philosopher Xenophon's first-hand account of the unsuccessful attempt by Cyrus the Younger to wrest control
Canadian Matthew Skelton came to Oxford as a postgraduate 11 years ago and stayed. He received a six-figure advance for his first novel, Endymion Spring, now in paperback (Puffin, £5.99), which darts between medieval Germany and the Bodleian Library.
Edward Trencom's Nose Giles Milton (Pan Macmillan, £7.99) It's almost impossible to get beyond the second chapter of this book without putting it down for a moment while you rummage through the fridge in search of a slice of stilton or a bite of exceptionally
TOMORROW Debate: Philip Pullman face-to-face with fellow author Neil Philip on January 27th at 7pm at St Nicholas Church, Chadlington. Tickets £15, (£8 under 18). Tickets on sale at Evenlode Books, Charlbury; Jaffe & Neale Books, Chipping Norton; or
Diamonds may be forever, but they have hit an avalanche of bad publicity following the release of Blood Diamond, a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a diamond smuggler in 1990s war-torn Sierra Leone. For those wanting to know the true story of these
Britain's largest supermarket chain Tesco has called in Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute to help produce a viable way of measuring the "carbon footprint" of each item sold. Tesco, selling more than 70,000 products from around the world
Here is a round-up of some of the events you can look forward to around the county this spring, so get out your diary and make a note now. Many of the events are free. Dancin' Oxford February 10-March 18, Oxford Oxford's first dance festival is designed
Punts and boats and skiffs and more exotic craft will all be out on the river during Bank Holiday Monday, May 7, when a special waterways day is planned. Go With the Flow is a festival designed to bring people to the water and give them a taste of the
Remember the charismatic choir from Blackbird Leys that hit TV screens last year? The Singing Estate, a series of programmes on Five, charted the epic journey of the choir from Oxford's Blackbird Leys estate to the Royal Albert Hall. Now, the choir
No other medium brings people together quite like music. And that is why Oxfordshire 2007 will see a musical feast like no other before in the county. Taking place in Headington's South Park, and simply named The Festival Concert, more than 800 performers
Research science is one of those paradoxical topics - in theory finding a cure for cancer or HIV sounds fascinating, but explaining the practical side poses problems and is not easily accessible. So, how can you get people interested in scientific
If you always wanted to take up a new hobby, or get involved with a creative interest, then this is the year to do it. Why put off till tomorrow what you can do today? This is the idea behind the Oxfordshire Inspires 'Can Do' Creative Challenge, and
PEOPLE today told of the misery caused after flood water up to 1.5 metres deep from a burst water main poured into about 30 homes in Normandy Crescent, Cowley, shortly after midnight. Forty residents were evacuated from their homes to a community centre
The Rhone Case contains four bottles of each of the following three wines: Côtes du Ventoux, Domaine du Vieux Lazaret 2005: Based in Châteauneuf du Pape, the Quiot family own vineyards in three different appellations and have owned their vineyards
MORE than 100 people attended a recruitment event held in Oxfordshire to learn more about becoming a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). Police personnel were on hand at the Banbury House Hotel, Banbury, yesterday to answer questions and hold preliminary
There has been an explosion of new golf courses on our green and pleasant land. Some folk say this is because of the success of British Golfers over the last twenty years, others say it is because of lucrative E.U. grants which encourage farmers to turn
There has been an explosion of new golf courses on our green and pleasant land. Some folk say this is because of the success of British Golfers over the last twenty years, others say it is because of lucrative E.U. grants which encourage farmers to turn
There has been an explosion of new golf courses on our green and pleasant land. Some folk say this is because of the success of British Golfers over the last twenty years, others say it is because of lucrative E.U. grants which encourage farmers to turn
THE first headmaster of Fitzharrys School, in Abingdon, Paul Rainey has died at his home near Winchester. Mr Rainey, who was 90, was head of the secondary school for 16 years after its foundation in 1959. During that time he saw its pupil population
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FOOTBALL. NATIONWIDE CONFERENCE Saturday Grays Ath 2, Oxford Utd 2. Tuesday Woking 1, Oxford Utd 0. BRITISH GAS BUSINESS SOUTHERN LEAGUE Saturday Premier Div: Banbury Utd 2, Cirencester Tn 0. Div 1 South & West: Hillingdon 2, Oxford C 5; Swindon
Rachael Jefferies, from Abingdon, who is now at Cambridge and learnt her rowing at Headington, helped Britain secure six gold medals in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival at Sydney. Jefferies took gold in the women's eight and quad. Tom Lucy, a
Think Red, Think Côtes du Rhone, goes the advertising slogan. Well, a lot of red wine drinkers seem to be thinking along these lines given the fact that, last year, the vast and sprawling Rhône Valley region overtook Bordeaux as the leading French wine
Clubs in the Home Counties Premier League have strongly rejected a proposal to ban overseas players for the 2008 season. The idea came from the league committee, whose chairman, Ray Wood, said there were concerns that overseas players were taking the
Old Marston village has played a part in the history of the nation as well as Oxford, writes CHRIS KOENIG. Many undergraduates in the early 19th century probably spent more time out hunting than studying dreary old books. Among such was Jack Russell
The very first Gray Matter, in 1998, described a charity quiz at the Dragon School, at which Jeremy Paxman generously gave up his time to ask the questions. A team of which I was a member ended the evening joint winners; I probably mentioned this fact
The award-winning children's author Giles Andreae, who devised his successful Purple Ronnie character cards in Oxford, has joined forces with writer and book illustrator Nick Sharratt. Together they give us Pants (Corgi £6.99), a book created for children
SYLVIA VETTA welcomes the first exhibition in this country devoted to Hindu art of the Chola dynasty The skills of that master of bronze modelling, Auguste Rodin were celebrated in a superb exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Until the end of
There has already been massive coverage of the furore over Celebrity Big Brother (Channel4) but I can't resist putting in my own tuppence worth, even if it's only to say "Told you so!" Admittedly I was wrong to write two weeks ago that the current series
VAL BOURNE offers her growing tips among the confounding choice of potatoes If there is one vegetable that anyone of any age can grow it's the potato and the home-grown spud - one that flies between bucket and saucepan within minutes - is a culinary
From its humble beginnings in Victorian times, the Wild Flower Society has grown into the leading source of information on plants for amateurs, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS Many people enjoy looking out for wild flowers when in the countryside, but perhaps
As 2007 has been declared a landmark year for Oxfordshire, and festivities to mark the county's 1,000 anniversary are under way, I thought it might be fun to turn back the centuries and take a look at the special dishes that have originated here during
GILES WOODFORDE talks to conductor Robert Dean whose job it is to present Haydn's Creation at the Sheldonian Theatre after just a three-hour rehearsal A year ago, Robert Dean stood in front of 198 singers in the Sheldonian Theatre and conducted them
The Seville orange is only available from January to early February. So if you want to make your own Oxford marmalade, now is the time to do so. Seville oranges are far too bitter to eat raw, but because they have a higher pectin count than sweet oranges
GILES WOODFORDE talks to Alan Plater about his play Blonde Bombshells of 1943 at the Oxford Playhouse Enticingly billed as The Most Glamorous All-Girl Swing Band in the North, the wartime Blonde Bombshells have a problem. Every time the band plays
When you least expect it, cinema transcends its role as escapist entertainment and manages to spark debate and even change the world. Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 launched a blistering attack on the US government for its role in the September
Rarely has so little been said in a road movie to such poignant effect as in Old Joy, a melancholic meditation on the passage of time on both human affiliations and the vast American wilderness. Anyone who succumbed to the soulful stillness of Into Great
First, a reminder that tonight the Matt Wates Sextet are opening the new season at the Carswell Golf and Country Club, near Faringdon, and the Oxford Classic Jazz Band are doing a special fundraiser at the Holywell Music Room on behalf of CND. A couple
Oxford has one of the most important buildings in the history of museums, writes JIM BENNETT How many of us realise that most of the activities in the first public museum in Britain were what we would now think of as scientific'? A clear distinction
The organisers at the Spin Jazz Club in Oxford bravely broke new ground for their first gig of the year by putting on a double bill. Furthermore, the two groups of musicians were not long out of college rather than players who have already established
It is - amazingly - fully 20 years since television viewers chuckled at the wobbling sets, over-the-top acting, and hilariously unlikely story-lines of Acorn Antiques. This small-scale soap opera, which played for two years as part of Victoria Wood -
The year 1984 was once a doom-laden date. For Oxford, much more auspiciously, it saw the founding of the Oxford Sinfonia, a thriving ensemble with an eclectic repertoire giving an annual series of concerts. At St Mary's on Saturday, the marble tiled floor
I haven't in the past been a great fan of the alcoholically-named choreographer Smirnoff-Golovanov, but I have to say he's done a great job with his production of Romeo and Juliet. It's greatly enhanced, too, but the ambitious sets and costumes of Natalia
An exhibition that offers several possibilities for an interchange between art and its audiences is at the Ovada Gallery, Gloucester Green, until February 24. Meditations, features the work of eight artists from the Department of Arts at Brookes University
Edward Hall, "the man who put Shakespeare in a suitcase", brings his all-male Propeller company to London's Old Vic, presenting The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night, firmly billed as "Two Shakespeare Comedies". We had the chance to see Shrew on Propeller's
'We study in Europe to avoid only the Russian music," Atrium cellist Anna Gorelova cheerfully informed Radio 3 interviewer Petroc Trelawny. In its recital for the Oxford Chamber Music Society, the Atrium (formed in St Petersburg in 2000) did indeed offer
On the way in to the Courtyard auditorium at Stratford last August for the Henry VI trilogy, we passed a props cupboard full of helmets and swords ready for this 15th-century battlestrewn play. Yesterday, before its bloody finale in Richard III, the
Omid Djalili is a very, very funny man. Apparently, he first realized he could make people laugh when, at the age of five, a teacher asked the class to come up and make horse noises with a couple of coconut shells. All the kids dutifully did this, but
It was the most beautiful Autumn weekend at the beginning of November when my husband and I took a romantic break in Brighton; otherwise known as 'London by The Sea'. Indeed, not even the delayed rail services could put a dampener on things as I sunned
The first headmaster of Fitzharrys School in Abingdon, Paul Rainey, has died at his home near Winchester. Mr Rainey, who was 90, was head of the secondary school for 16 years from its foundation in 1959. During that time he saw its pupil population
TORY A-list candidate Carolyn Ten Holter, who came last in the city council Hinksey Park by-election last year despite running on an anti-residents' parking ticket (excuse the pun), is now the party's unofficial spokesman in Oxford. Having missed out
So now we know who was to blame. When the furore exploded over train timetable cuts in Oxfordshire, First Great Western attempted to shift the blame on the Government, claiming the level of service was in line with the franchise agreement. But now
I would like to thank the Oxford Mail for its help in raising the profile and clarifying the position with regard to the bus stop at Garden City in Oxford Road, Kidlington (Oxford Mail, January 13). I would also like to express my thanks to Carl Smith
As I walked east with my bicycle through Queen Street, Oxford, at about 1pm on January 17, I was pleasantly surprised to see a policewoman in the street. I stopped and said: "Will you stop the illegal cyclists?" "I will try to," she replied. Feeling
ACTOR Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, is joining staff at Oxford University. Mr Stewart has been named as the next Cameron Mackintosh visiting professor of contemporary theatre. Based at St Catherine's College,
TRAIN managers have said sorry to Oxfordshire commuters for the chaos caused by the reduction of rush-hour services. First Great Western's apology yesterday came just hours after the Government criticised the operator for its "disastrous" performance
Oxford author Philip Pullman has been awarded the freedom of the city which has inspired so much of his work. Mr Pullman said at a ceremony in Oxford Town Hall that the honour showed the area valued the importance of its literary heritage. He said
THE manager of an Oxford guesthouse branded the UK's "second dirtiest hotel" has defended his business. Website TripAdvisor named the Nanford Guest House, in Iffley Road, in its top 10 grubbiest UK hotels as part of its traveller's choice awards. It
A group of Didcot residents hope to resurrect plans for a new road to Oxford - 50 years after the idea was first mooted. The group is against plans for a southern road around the town and says the money would be better spent on linking the town with
It has been a taste of four seasons in one month after snowfall completed an unusual set of January weather in Oxfordshire. This was the panoramic view of Oxford in the snow, taken yesterday morning from Hinksey Heights, which showed the city in a winter
A dog locked in a sunny Bicester garden clawed desperately at the last piece of shade before dying of heat stress, a court heard yesterday. Magistrates banned William and Eva Comins, of Cosford Gardens, from owning animals for two years after they admitted
Squatters occupying a house next to a lake at the centre of an environmental storm have been ordered to leave. A judge at Oxford Crown Court yesterday granted landlords RWE npower an order to repossess the home. But the squatters have vowed to fight
Bicester's reputation as a "Tesco town" was strengthened last night after a report raised concerns about competition in the grocery industry. The interim report by the Competition Commission said it would investigate whether Tesco and other supermarkets
A father-of-three from Oxford has been jailed after taking part in a demonstration against the war in Iraq. Chris Cole, 43, of Wilkins Road, Cowley, was among four anti-war protesters who dug mock graves in a lawn outside the Ministry of Defence, in
A £20,000 lifeboat appeal has been launched in memory of two friends who died within days of each other. The Bill Stickley and "Sailor" John Beeton RNLI Memorial Appeal is being organised in Wallingford by friend and town councillor Mike Mold. He
Concerned city councillors have written to Alistair Darling, the Government minister overseeing controversial plans to close thousands of post offices, seeking assurances none would shut in Oxford. The city's two MPs - Labour's Andrew Smith and Liberal
Abingdon's new town centre traffic system has been fiercely criticised four months after it was introduced. Drivers complain of queues stretching back towards Culham on the A415, following the introduction of traffic lights near the car park at Abingdon
Four teenagers have signed a good behaviour contract and agreed to stay out of an Oxford street after a spate of Halloween egg-throwing. The youngsters - two aged 12 and 17, and two 18-year-olds - angered residents by causing trouble and throwing eggs
Villagers are celebrating after a waste firm was ordered to cut the height of a 50ft mound of rubbish. A planning inspector has told Premiere Aggregates to remove the top 16ft of rubbish from the tip at Finmere, near Bicester. Last year, angry locals
Medical researchers in Oxford are investigating whether the humble aspirin could be used to prevent throat cancer. Aspirin is being combined with an anti-ulcer drug to try to prevent a condition called Barrett's oesophagus from developing into oesophageal
A last gasp attempt has been made to block a development neighbours fear could ruin a historic green. About 40 people gathered at a planning meeting to discuss the future of Chichester House, in Wood Green, Woodstock Road, Witney. Campaigners object
Train bosses have said sorry to Oxfordshire commuters for the chaos caused by the reduction of rush-hour services. First Great Western's apology yesterday came just hours after the Government criticised the operator for its "disastrous" performance.
A stretch of the River Thames towpath in Oxford close to where teenager Ben Halsey-Jones is feared to have drowned will be fenced off with barriers today. Three days after the 15-year-old Cherwell School pupil fell into freezing waters, Oxford City
Substitute Kevin Cooper bagged a brace for Saxon Warriors as they boosted their Morrells of Oxford Sunday League Division 1 championship hopes with a 6-2 thumping of Railway Wheatley. Saxon did not break the deadlock until 15 minutes before the break
OXFORD United will find out today the full extent of injuries picked up by defenders Georges Santos and Matt Day at Woking on Tuesday night. o Both defenders were in agony with ankle and knee injuries respectively. Santos was stretchered off 12 minutes
THE amateur season gets back into gear as the Blackbird Leys gym stage their first tournament in 12 years at the Oxford Masonic Centre in Banbury Road tomorrow night. The dinner event, which was sold out weeks ago, marks a significant resurgence in
BANBURY Cross's Calvin Carpenter avenged his Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire area final defeat by David Harding of 12 months ago with a 21-16 victory in the last eight of this year's competition. Carpenter will now face Oxford & District's Dale Hall in
DARREN Elliott scored twice as Oxford City Stars hit back from a goal behind to claim a 2-1 win in a bruising clash at Haringey Greyhounds. But the victory came at a cost with both Lukas Szabo and Dean Francis picking up bad injuries. There was nothing
GOOD causes in north Oxfordshire could miss out on funding as more Lottery cash is diverted to pay for the 2012 London Olympics. Banbury MP Tony Baldry has estimated that £13m could be cut from up to 300 local projects. He said: "Schemes being financed
BRACKLEY Rotary Club is raising money to help educate children in a poor area of Romania. It is the latest in a series of charitable projects undertaken by the club since 1973. Trevor Davies, chairman of the club's international committee, said: "
PLANS to up-date a village conservation scheme will include a public meeting and consultation session. A review of Bloxham's conservation area is under way - 32 years after the village was first declared a place of historical and architectural interest
FOR most budding actors, the chance to star in a new BBC drama series would mean a shot at fame, fortune and adoration. But for sports fan Ben Warren, the biggest bonus was not the red carpet treatment - but the chance to play more basketball. The
COMEDY duo Hale and Pace have presented local pub manager Paul Haverson with an Investors in People award. Mr Haverson runs the Deddington Arms Hotel, Deddington - a popular haunt of comic Norman Pace - who was was celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary
A STALWART of Banbury and District Model Railway Club been awarded life membership after nine years as treasurer. Robert West, a semi-retired teacher from Brackley, was given the award at the club's annual dinner by chairman John Scales. Mr West also
SINCE the American drama Prison Break broke on to the world's TV screens in August 2005, critics have been falling over themselves with praise for the star of the show, Wentworth Miller. Even the hit show's producer, Paul Scheuring, has admitted that
BANBURY MP Tony Baldry, along with two of his Oxfordshire colleagues, have backed a bid to stop local communities declining into ghost towns. They are worried about small and independent shops being driven out of business and the closure of post offices
HITS of the 50s and 60s - plus the sounds of super-band Cream - feature in a music-rich weekend at Banbury's Mill Arts Centre. The weekend begins tomorrow when seven talented singers and musicians star in The Number One Show - a nostalgic two-hour trip
A BANBURY park will be made safer thanks to a grant from electricity distribution company Central Networks. The company has donated £2,500 to the People's Park community garden committee to help fund improvements. Ann Sewell, Banbury Town Council's
PUBLIC health is under major threat from a hospital superbug, according to an Oxfordshire doctor. County public health director Dr Jonathan McWilliam has warned that health leaders need to strictly monitor Clostridium difficile, a germ more prevalent
A HEALTH trust's bid to develop Warneford Meadow in Headington has taken a new turn. Councillors at a meeting of Oxford City Council's north east area committee ignored the advice of planning officers and voted against the scheme to create a 'student
A FORMER assistant production manager, who lost his job two years after being transferred by his employer from Banbury to Coventry, has failed to persuade an employment tribunal that he was unfairly made redundant. Dominic Burton, of Bretch Hill, Banbury
A HOUSING association has been fined £14,000 for polluting a river and discharging unlawful levels of sewage. Cottsway Housing Association admitted polluting the River Dorn, in Middle Barton, with heating oil after a tank at one of its properties sprang
HOUSE of Commons leader and former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is in Oxford today to deliver the annual Cyril Foster lecture entitled Democracy and identity: building a global union. Cyril Foster left his estate to the university to "promote international
THE Randolph Hotel has bcome Oxford's first five-star hotel. Following a recent inspection, the hotel in Beaumont Street - which was often featured in the television series Inspector Morse - was awarded five stars under the AA scheme. Suzanne Lockhart
A HEALTH watchdog in north Oxfordshire has been disbanded just months after producing stinging criticisms of proposals to downgrade Banbury's Horton Hospital. A report by the Cherwell Vale Patient and Public Involvement Forum helped force the Oxford
A CHURCH is offering voice-training courses to young people who join its choir. St Mary's Church, Banbury, is looking for boys and girls aged seven to 11. Director of music Fred Riches said: "We are asking young people to help us maintain a centuries-old
