A power cut in the city centre and East Oxford left more than 600 homes and businesses without electricity yesterday evening. Around 400 properties had been reconnected by 8.30pm and engineers hoped to reconnect the remaining homes by 10.30pm.
What Wimbledon When: June 25 to July 8 Where Wimbledon, SW London Drive from Oxford One-and-three-quarter hours In short Chance to see the world s best tennis players in action on grass Top tip Save yourself the hassle and expense of parking and use public
Henley Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary from 11 to 15 July with a glittering array of music, comedy, art and dance and nightly musical firework spectaculars. Musical highlights for this extraordinary event include performances from Katherine
Geoffrey Hedge reflects on the grand houses and gardens in and around the county Few counties can boast so many historic buildings as Oxfordshire, with its colleges, stately homes and famous landmarks. Within the city there is a wealth of architectural
This summer s Royal International Air Tattoo will host Europe s largest tribute to the United States Air Force (USAF) on its 60th anniversary. The airshow, which takes place on July 14 and 15 at RAF Fairford, home of the USAF s 420th Air Bas Group,
All the family will enjoy a great day out during the summer at one of the exciting places to visit in the county and beyond. There are farm attractions, theme parks, railway centres and museums which are perfect to beat the boredom during those long
Following the success of last year s production of The Merchant of Venic , respected theatre company Creation will once again be treading the boards at Oxford Castle. This summer, the open air programme has been extended to include two of Shakespeare
Oxfordshire celebrates 1,000 years in 2007, and there are a whole host of special events, festivals and cultural highlights lined up to mark the occasion in style. STEVE HAY guides you through the programme. For the kids, there s the first ever Children
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History Admission is free to this spectacular neo-Gothic museum (pictured above), on Parks Road near Keble College. The exhibits include two real dinosaur skeletons and a display of all the species of birds recorded
If you are looking for culture, sport, great attractions or eating out then Oxfordshire is the place to be in the summer. Truly there is something for everyone in and around the vibrant city. Oxford is steeped in history with many architectural
A community association in North Oxford has become the first in the country to be given special status recognising the good work staff have done. Cutteslowe Community Association has gained so-called Visible status - an acknowledgement of the association's
Police and county council officers have been targeting pubs, clubs and off-licences as part of a crackdown on under-age drinking. Sixty-seven licensed premises have been visited across Oxfordshire since the start of May. Test purchasing is being carried
A mobile climbing wall will be doing the rounds of west Oxfordshire during the school summer holidays. The 28ft structure gives children the chance to learn climbing skills, supervised by trained instructors. Details of venues have yet to be finalised
Householders living near the site of a proposed skate park at Cowley Marsh say their concerns are being ignored by Oxford City Council. Plans for the new skateboarding area are set to be submitted later this month after designs have been finalised.
Two servicemen from RAF Benson received medals in The Queen's birthday honours list. Squadron Leader Charlie Anderson was awarded the Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal and Warrant Officer Dave Smith the Meritorious Service Medal. Sq Ldr Anderson, commander
Elderly residents have labelled a housing association "a joke" after workmen trimmed a tiny section of their hedge - but left the rest overgrown. People living in bungalows in St Anthony's Walk, Bicester, said they had been asking Charter Community
The heyday of a popular children's activity centre is over, as Farmer Gow's prepares to leave the village of Appleton. The tourist attraction, which last year welcomed 30,000 visitors to its site near Cumnor, is moving from the 20-acre plot to another
A pre-Bastille Night celebration will take place at the Ferry Centre in Summertown, Oxford on Friday, July 13, at 7.30pm, with entertainment and supper. The event is being organised by Oxford City Council's International Links Committee, which embraces
The family of an NHS manager who was passionate about public transport have opened a hospital footpath named in his honour. David Edwards, who was the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust's transport director, died in January - a month before the 650m
The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open new buildings at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, on Tuesday. She will also lay the foundation stone for the next building phase of the Botnar Research Centre. She visited the city on Thursday
Tuxedos are being dusted off, bow ties pressed and cocktails shaken as preparations for Bicester's James Bond-themed carnival hot up. Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the annual event at the Oxford Road sports ground on Sunday. This
When four former pupils of Oxford teacher David Brunton learned of his tragic death, they knew they had to do something in his memory. So ex-Magdalen College School pupils Oliver Martin-Robinson, Hal Munby, Camilo Stargardter and Fraser Birse will set
Developer Cherwell Housing has expressed disappointment at having an application to build student flats in Headington turned down. The company planned to demolish 88 and 90 Windmill Road and 1a Mattock Close and build two blocks of flats for 49 students
Primary school children can learn to read in style thanks to the donation of £4,000 of furniture from a Bicester firm. Lessons at St Edburg's Primary School have been boosted by new animal-shaped bean bags, a foam activity centre, wheeled book shelves
"Everything is cool" as far as preparations for the Cowley Road Carnival in Oxford are concerned, according to one of the events most popular stallholders. Andy Anderson, owner of the Hi-Lo Jamaican Eating House, said the road's restaurants had been
The closure of an Oxford residents association has left the area without a voice, say people in Greater Leys. The Leys Residents Association (LRA) has folded after a severe fall in numbers attending monthly meetings and in requests for help. Neighbours
Coach passengers travelling between Oxford and London were affected by diversions today after police defused a bomb in a car in the capital. The car, packed with 60 litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails, was found in Haymarket, near Piccadilly Circus
COACH passengers travelling from Oxford to London experienced diversions today after a controlled explosion was carried out on a car in the capital. The car, packed with 60 litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails, in Haymarket, was detonated near
A ruthless "conman and paedophile" who was jailed for bigamy and for swindling his vulnerable girlfriend deserved every day of his five-year sentence, top judges ruled today. American William Allen Jordan received the jail term at Oxford Crown Court
A "CONMAN and paedophile" who was jailed for bigamy and for swindling his vulnerable girlfriend deserved every day of his five-year sentence, appeal court judges ruled today. American William Allen Jordan received the jail term at Oxford Crown Court
OXFORD'S Malmaison Hotel was taking guests today for the first time since a fire that destroyed the historic former prison's electricity supply. The blaze on Monday, June 11, gutted an electrical room on the second floor and smoke spread around the
Primary school children can learn to read in style thanks to the donation of £4,000 of furniture from a Bicester firm. Lessons at St Edburg's Primary School have been boosted by new animal-shaped bean bags, a foam activity centre, wheeled book shelves
MOTORISTS have been warned to avoid the Cowley Road area on Sunday afternoon as the street's annual carnival gets under way. A number of road closures have been put in place to accommodate the 25,000 people expected to attend the event. The main road
The Domaine du Mage range is an exclusive label supplied to the Oxford Wine Company by the Domaine du Tariquet, which is owned by the Grassa family and is located in the heart of Gascony, an area well known for the production of Armagnac. In recent years
Stretching south from the Bordeaux vineyards all the way to the Pyrenees and then east towards Toulouse is an area that the wine trade refers to simply as the south west'. This is one of France's most rural and sparsely-populated regions yet it is steadily
David Yates might be best known for directing gritty television thrillers, but when the call came to go to the Hogwarts School of Wizardry, there was no way he was going to miss out on the chance to make a Harry Potter movie. Mr Yates, who has lived
A state-of-the-art playground will open in Oxford before the start of the school holidays. But an adjacent multi-use hardcourt area is unlikely to be ready. After years of lobbying, work on the new £180,000 play area at The Green in Wood Farm - which
Motorists have warned to avoid the Cowley Road area of Oxford on Sunday afternoon as the street's annual carnival gets under way. A number of road closures have been put in place to accommodate the 25,000 people expected to attend the even. Cowley
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OXFORD dons today increased the pressure on the national university lecturers' union to abandon its support for a controversial boycott of Israel. The University and College Union provoked international outrage last month after delegates at its annual
Cotswold Line rail commuters suffered a second consecutive morning of delays due to signalling problems today. A fault at Worcester meant rush-hour trains heading to Oxford from Kingham, the Wychwoods, Charlbury and Hanborough ran up to 20 minutes late
POSTAL workers manned picket lines across Oxfordshire this morning as part of a national 24-hour strike. The main Oxford mail centre in Cowley was closed, with up to 500,000 letters and parcels piled up while workers picketed outside. Communication
EMERGENCY planners are warning residents not to rely on instant help from Oxfordshire County Council if there are floods over the weekend. Council officers claim there is a 60 per cent chance that up to two inches of rain will fall this weekend and
Postal workers manned picket lines across Oxfordshire this morning taking part in a national 24-hour strike. The main Oxford mail centre in Cowley was closed, with up to 500,000 letters and parcels piled up while workers picketed outside. Communication
Emergency planners are warning residents not to rely on instant help from Oxfordshire County Council if there are floods over the weekend. Council officers claim there is a 60 per cent chance that up to two inches of rain will fall this weekend and
SATURDAY CRICKET UNIVERSITY MATCH Cambridge Univ v Oxford Univ (Fenners, 1st day of 4). SOMMERS HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Div 1: Banbury v Finchampstead, Henley v Oxford. Div 2 West: Gerrards Cross v Aston Rowant, Kidlington v Tring Park,
BODICOTE Parish Council is trying to restore calm after a stormy meeting last week over an unauthorised BMX course. One councillor resigned following the meeting at which parents supported children who had chopped down trees, knocked down a fence, and
A COUNTYWIDE survey to discover how much car parking space is required on new housing estates could cast new doubts on plans to build more than 1,000 homes on Bodicote/Bankside, south of Banbury. Less than one car park space per house has been allocated
SUPPORTERS of Banbury's Horton Hospital are begging local doctors not to cave in under pressure from Oxfordshire health bosses on plans to downgrade services at the Horton. Councillor George Parish, chairman of the Keep the Horton General campaign,
Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup Challow & Childrey stormed into the quarter-finals with a convincing ten-wicket victory over Hanborough on Tuesday. Batting first, Hanborough scored 103 all out, with Matthew Busby contributing 55. Michael Phillipson
MCCA Trophy: Should it rain on Sunday, Monday is available as a reserve date. A minimium of ten overs must be bowled per side to achieve a result. If this cannot be achieved in the two days, a bowl-out will ensue with five players bowling two balls
Cockspur Cup Hosts Banbury will look for their Oxfordshire batsmen Chris Smith and Craig Haupt to dominate against Kidderminster Victoria in Sunday's regional final. The pair have been regulars for the county in recent seasons, but will be entirely
npower Village Cup Oxford Downs captain Wes Bartlett gets the home tie he wanted when they host Horspath in Sunday's re-scheduled Oxfordshire final. Last week's original clash at Horspath was postponed due to the rain, and now Bartlett hopes the
Sommers Home Counties Premier League Kidlington now face the biggest test in their history, starting at home to joint Division 2 West leaders Tring Park tomorrow. That is the view of captain Dave Taylor as third-placed Kidlington seek to underline
A MAN described as "a neighbour from hell" has been given an interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) after making life a misery for surrounding tenants. Stephen O'Leary has already been banned from using all Stagecoach buses after threatening behaviour
DOUBLE world champion Frances Houghton, of Wheatley, suffered a rare defeat in the GB women's quad scull at the World Cup regatta in Amsterdam, writes Mike Roswell. Houghton had to be satisfied with a silver, beaten by the Chinese. The Chinese also
In-form Oxford City ace Hannah England has been rewarded for an excellent season with a call-up to the Great Britain team in next month's European Under 23 Championships in Hungary. England (pictured right) will compete in the 1500m at Debrecen from
Police have appealed for help from the public to trace a missing girl. Poppy Nesteroff, 15, was reported missing from her home at White Post Road in Bodicote, near Banbury, where she was last seen at 6.30pm on Monday. Pc Jane Crump from Oxfordshire's
Penny Lloyd and Lucy Waud showed their fighting qualities to help Portcullis A to a 3-1 win over Kingston Bagpuize in Ladies Division 1 of the 2-Pair League. The Portcullis first pair of Jill Lloyd and Liz Bowles sailed through their matches, but the
North Oxford may have scratched their A team from Men's Division 1 of the 3-Pair League, but their B team is still proving more than comp- etitive. Thanks to a strong showing from first pair Richard Brailsford and Michael Thurston, who won four of their
Police said they were not treating the death of a man in an Oxford lake as suspicious. The 57-year-old man was found floating in Hinksey Lake in Hinksey Park, off Abingdon Road, on Monday. The man has not been formally identified but police have informed
A JURY has returned a guilty verdict on Stephen Mckenzie - the man charged with causing the death of Witney man Neil Thacker. Mr Thacker, 25, of Curbridge Road, Witney, was killed on March 19 last year, after his motorbike was hit by a pick-up truck
Bradley Smith will fly to Barcelona this morning for treatment on his injured hand and foot following his crash in the first practice for the Dutch TT in Assen yesterday morning. The 16-year-old, from Oxford, broke a bone in both his left hand and left
Oxford United will now get their pre-season friendly programme under way on Saturday, July 21 at Didcot Town. The U's, who return to training on Tuesday, were originally due to travel to Blue Square South side Dorchester Town. UNITED FRIENDLY FIXTURES
Tim Henman says he will be reflecting on his epic win over Carlos Moya rather than his disappointing exit against fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez after departing the All-England Club last night. But Oxfordshire's British No 2 feels his 14th appearance
Oxfordshire will hope Challow & Childrey continues to be a happy hunting ground when they host Suffolk in Sunday's semi-final. Having soundly beaten Herefordshire in the championship there earlier this month, Oxon know a repeat of that form should give
Didcot Town will face their former striker Stuart Beavon when Blue Square Premier side Weymouth visit the Loop Meadow Stadium on Tuesday, July 21. The hitman signed for the Terras last season. BANBURY United host newly-promoted Blue Square Premier
Banbury United boss Kieran Sullivan's plans for the new Premier Division campaign have been thrown into disarray. Earlier this month, Jon Gardner, George Redknap, Darren Pond all joined Oxford City, Paul Lamb moved to Woodford United and striker Howard
BREAKING into a completely new sector in the market is a challenging prospect for any firm - even one with the commercial clout of the Fiat empire. So the Italian company teamed up with Suzuki, an acknowledged expert in the compact off-road market
TWO new versions of the Accord will be launched in September to help Honda battle for honours in the competitive D-sector saloon market. Bernard Bradley, head of sales for Honda (UK), said: "The Accord always finishes near the top of owner surveys
THE newly-launched £15,995 Jeep Patriot is the new, entry-level model for the Jeep brand in the UK.p> Jeep says that alongside the Compass, it will help take the firm in a new direction with vehicles that combine the packaging and interior flexibility
A YOUNG girl who claims she was made to film a woman performing a sex act was yesterday accused of lying. Christine Nicolson, 53, is alleged to have made the girl point a webcam at her while she carried out graphic acts for an Internet chatroom user
A SOLAR powered vehicle, aerial circus acts and five music and performance stages will wow crowds at the Cowley Road Carnival. More than 25,000 people are expected to visit the day-long gathering on Oxford's most diverse road on Sunday. Event organiser
A MOTHER says the outcome of an inquest into the death of her son who committed suicide at Bullingdon Prison has failed to deliver justice. Sue Woods, 51, of The Grove in Abingdon, believes her son Stephen would be alive today if a series of mistakes
UTILITY boxes covered in scruffy, torn, illegal flyposters blight many streets in Oxford - but new contracts are being drawn up to help combat the problem. Agreements could soon be in place that would allow Oxford's utility boxes to be cleared of adverts
Ambitious plans were unveiled today to knock down Oxford and Cherwell Valley College and replace it with a £70m new campus at Oxpens. The city centre site is to be completely redeveloped, with the sprawling collection of dated buildings replaced by
PLANS to build a new £70m further education college at Oxpens are unveiled today, with the existing Oxford and Cherwell Valley College buildings to be demolished. The city-centre campus is to be completely redeveloped, with the sprawling collection
A PLANT-LOVING 78-year-old has been banned from Oxford's Botanic Garden after a long-running row over a morning glory climber. Michael Hugh-Jones, pictured, has been a regular visitor to the celebrated Botanic Garden for 58 years. But his anger over
TWO Oxfordshire beauty queens are preparing to compete for the Miss England crown this weekend. In May, Tonya Iasisen, 20, from Yarnton, a former pupil at The Marlborough School in Woodstock, was crowned Miss Oxford. Miss Iasisen, who has completed
We hope Felicity Jane Lowde does appeal against her conviction and sentence for harassment. It will give the courts the opportunity to impose tougher penalties on this despicable woman. Lowde waged a year-long hate campaign by email against Rachel
A cyber-stalker who carried out a "vicious, vitriolic and vindictive" harassment campaign against a July 7 bombing survivor was jailed yesterday. Felicity Jane Lowde, 41, of Jackson Road, Cutteslowe, Oxford, used her blog and email to wage a hate-filled
THE Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, met children and young adults at Helen and Douglas House Hospice in Oxford yesterday as she opened a new garden. Helen House in Magdalen Street, east Oxford, which cares for children with life-limiting
A plant-loving pensioner has been banned from Oxford's Botanic Garden because of a long-running row over a climber called Morning Glory. Michael Hugh-Jones has been a regular visitor to the Botanic Garden, in High Street, for 58 years. But the 78-
